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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1936-11-20238 BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING November 20, 1936. A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, at 8:00 P. M. Messrs. Glynn, Kim- ball and Robbins and Associate Members Lyons and Steeves were present. The Secretary was also present. Mr. Glynn acted as Chairman Pro -tem in the absence of Mr. Maddison. At 8:00 P. If. hearing was declared open upon the application ` of Charles E. and Charlotte.E. Hadley for permission to main- tain a carpenter shop at 6 Oak Street, Lexington, Mass. The notice of the hearing was read by the Clerk, Mr. Robbins. Mr. and Mrs. Hadley appeared in favor of the petition. Mr. Hadley stated that he wanted to put a wood -turning shop in where the printing establishment used'.to be. He -said that Frank Thompson of Smythe Street was going to run the shop. The Chairman pro -tem asked what Mr. Thompson made, and Mr. Hadley said that he made screens, doors, and`was engaged in ' general furniture repairing. The Chairman pro -tem asked if Mr. Thompson was going to establish a sort of factory, and Mr. Hadley said that he was not but that he would do the same work that any carpenter did. The Chairman pro -tem asked Mr. Hadley if he knew what kind of machinery Mr. Thompson was going to have and Mr. Hadley said that he was not going to have much as he was going to get his power from a light socket. He said that the building was sixty feet by thirty feet and 1hompson would not occupy all of it. There is hot water heat which is run by oil. The Chairman pro -tem asked if the heating plant was in the basement and Mr. Hadley said that it was but was not under the shop. The shop will be unheated. The Chairman pro -tem asked how safe a thing a stove in a car- penter shop would be. Mr. Hadley said there would be plenty of room to put the shavings away. The Chairman pro -tem asked if Mr. Thompson planned to keep all of his lumber and unfin- ished materials inside of the building and Mr. Hadley said that he did and that there would be no materials outside. Mr. George F. Mellick of 252 Mass. Ave. was present at the hearing. He said that he did not want to oppose the petition in any way but wanted to get some information on a non -conforming use and Mr. Glynn explained the matter to him. Mr. Lyons asked if there would be any saws or noise from the saws. The Chairman pro -tem said that all the machinery would be run from one light so there would be no large power machinery. �. The hearing was declared closed at 8:15 P. M. PTS IUpon motion of Mr. Kimball, seconded by Nr. Robbins, it was unanimously voted to grant the permit in the following from: BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT The Board of Appeals, acting under General Laws, Chapter 40, Sec. 27, having received a written petition addressed to it by Charles E. & Oharlotte E. Hadley, a copy of which is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereon of which notice was mailed to the petitioner and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -Man, a newspaper published in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the Town Office Building on the 20th day of November, 1936. Two associates and three members of the Board of Appeals were present at the hearing. A certificate of notice is hereto annexed. At this hearing evidence was offered on behalf of the petitioner tending to show: That they wished to rent the shop at #6 0`ak Street, Lex- ington, to Mr. Frank J. Thompson, to be used as a woodworking shop for the purpose of taking care of odd jobs, repair work, and not to be used for general manufacturing purposes; that all materials would be stored inside of the building and none outside, and that the machinery to be used would not be large or noisy; that the shop is 301 by 60' in size. No persons appeared in opposition. At the close of the hearing the Board in private session on November 20, 1936 gave consideration to the subject of the petition and voted unanimously in favor of the following findings: 1. That in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will be substantially served by the making of the exception re- quested. 2. That the exception requested will not ten to impair the status of the neighborhood. 3. That the exception requested will be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lex- ington Zoning By-law. 4. That owing to conditions especially affecting the said parvel but not affecting generally the Zoning district in which it is located, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the locus in question would involve substantial hardship to the petitioner and that desirable relief may be granted without substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of such Lexington Zoning By-law. ' Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby unanimously decides.that the application of the said Lexington Zoning By-law 240 1 is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to:permit upon the premises at #6 Oak Street, Lexington, owned by Charles E. & Charlotte E. Hadley, the maintenance of a carpenter shop, to be operated by Frank J. Thompson, and under the following conditions: There shall be used no large or noisy machinery; such.machinery as is used shall be only such as is necessary to take care of local odd jobs, carpentry work, and repairs, and shall be run by electric power; that all lumber and other materials, either raw or finished shall be stored inside of the building, and none upon the outside; that the shop shall not be used for general manufacturing purposes; that no signs shall be displayed. This permit to expire Nov. 21, 1938. The Board hereby makes a detailed record of all its proceedings relative to such petition and hereby sets forth that the reasons for its decision are its findings herein- before set forth and the testimony presented at the said hearing, including that herein summarized, and directs that this record immediately following this decision shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk of Lexington and shall be open to public inspection and that notice of this deci- sion shall be mailed forthwith to each party in interest. I BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTON (Appointed under G. L. Ch. 402 Sec. 27) 0. Edward Glynn Edward W. Kimball Clyde E. Steeves Howard r. Robbins John A. Lyons I. Howard W. Robbins, Clerk of the Board of Appeals of Lexington, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 27, hereby certify that I sent by postage certificate of mailing on the 2nd day of November, 1936, to John C. Russell# Howard S. 0. Nichols, Cambridge frust Co., Mary Palladino, Adeline Maruzzo, John & Isabel Harwood, Joseph and Nella Cristalo, Clotilde Bertini, Isaac S. and Annie I. Weaver, Elsie M..and George L. Faulkner, Mary r1. Manning, George F. Melick, Adeline & Tony Zarrella, Hildur Schiorring, Elizabeth J. Dunn, Mary G. N:ullen and Mary A. Welsh, Raphael and Maria luongo, Francis J. and Mary E. Nevinpc,'Helen and Emily M. Burke, Everett Bank and Trust -Co., James F'. and Annie.M. Prend- ergast, Herbert F. Taylor, Jr., and Edmond F.'Dagnino, Harry Sandler, Mariano Zarella, Medway Savings -Bank, Ragnhild S. Garfield, Peter and Bertha Salvucci, Harold H. and Martha F. , Hookway, Edith M. White, Calvin W. Childs, Lexington Co-op. L C Bank, Boston & Lowell R. R. Corp., Essala C; Foster and Harriet Green, Miles L. F. and Fredericka x. Jones, Pauline H. Care, Stephen J. and Hilda B.,Dolan, Watertown Co -op- erative Bank, Theresa Be Cummings, Frank C. Friend, Mabelle S. Peavy, Frank R. Hadley, Martin J. Carrigan, James A. Bailey, Carlotta H. Brander, Katherine Jacobs, Arlington Five Cents Savings Bank, Henry P. and Lleanor W. Clark, Charles R. Joy, heirs of, Ellen A. Stone, Trustee, J. Alexander Wilson, Edgar W. Harrod, and also advertised in the Lexington Minute - Man on October 29th, 1936, a notice of which the following is a true copy. Howard We Robbins Clerk, Board of Appeals. October 23, 1936. Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals Town Office Building. Lexington, Mass. Gentlemen: The undersigned hereby petition the Lexington Board of Appeals, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 27, to vary the application of section 9(a) of the Lexington Zoning By-law with respect to the premises at 6 Oak Street owned by Charles E. and Charlotte Be Hadley of Lexington by permitting the following: Maintenance of a carpenter shop. Charles. Hadley Charlotte E. Hadley Signature 502 Mass. Ave: Address. N 0 T I C E Lexington, Mass. October 28, 1936. The Board of Appeals will hold a hearing on the matter of varying the application of the Zoning Law by permitting on the premises owned by Charles Be and Charlotte E. Hadley and located at 6 Oak Street, Lexington, the maintenance of a carpenter shop, under the -"exington Zoning; Lair or in accord- ance with Chapter 40, Section 27A of the General Laws and amendments. The hearing will be held at the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, on November 20th, 1936 at 8:00 o'clock P. M. Arthur N. Maddison, Chairman, Hoard of Appeals. 241 242 The meeting adjourned at 8:40 P. M. ' A true record, Attest: Clerk. 1 1