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BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING
' March 14, 1947
A meeting of the Board of Appeals was held in the Select-
men's Room, Town Office Building,on Friday evening, march 14,
1947. Chairman Locke, Mr. Brown, Mr. Redman and Associate
Members Ripley and Ballard were present at the hearing.
The Clerk -.was also present.
At 8:04 P.M., hearing was declared open upon the petition
of Francesco Massimilla to alter the dwelling at 114 Bow Street
to accommodate two families.
Notice pf the hearing was read by Mr. Brown. There were
two persons present at this hearing. Notices of the hearing
have been mailed to the owners of all property deemed by the
Board to be affected thereby, as they appear on the most recent
tax list.
Mr. Massimilla explained that the dwelling had been used
as a two family some ten years ago. It had been owned by his
father previously. The petitioner has bought the house from his
father, and now would like to use it as a two family dwelling
again. He will have to put in a rear egress. All the plumbing
' connections are there now, and only need to be connected.
Mr. Locke: This building was used about ten years ago
for two families.
Mr. Massimilla; Yes. There is a sink there nowt' also
tiolet facilities.
Mr. Locke: Would facilities be placed back there.again.
Mr. Massimilla; Yes
Mr. Locke: Are there two faimly houses in.that neighborhood
now.
Mr. Massimilla; There are many in that section - not only
two family but three family dwellings.
Mr. Locke stated that if the permit were granted Mr.
Massimilla would have to comply with the Building and Plumbing
Laws of the town. Mr. Massimilla stated that he would.
The hearing was declared closed at 8;15 p.m.
The Board considered the application of Mr. Francesco
' Massimilla. Upon motion of Mr. Brown; seconded by Mr. Redman,
it was unanimously voted that the application of Mr. Massimilla
be granted in the following form:
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BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT '
The Board of Appeals, acting under the Lexington
Zoning By-law and General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections
25 to 30A as amended, having received a written petition
addressed to it by Francesco Massimilla, a copy of which
is hereto annexed, held a public hearing thereof 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 pub-
lished in Lexington, which hearing was held in the Select-
men!�s Room, in the Town Office Building on the fourteenth
day of March, 1947.
Three regular and two associate 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 Francesco and Eleanor Massimilla wished to alter
the dwelling located at 114 Bow Street, Lexington to
accommodate two families. The petitioner stated that the
building had previously been used as a two-family dwelling;
that some of the plumbing fixtures had been removed,
and that he is willing to provide a stataway in the rear '
of the building as an egress.
No-one appeared in opposition.
At the close of the hearing the Board in private
session on March 14, 1947, 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 requested.
2. That the exception requested will not tend
tb 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 Lexington Zoning By-law.
4 That owing to conditions especially affecting the
said parcel but not affecting generally the Zoning district
in which it is located, a literal enforcement of the pro-
visions of the Lexington Zoning By-law as to the locus,
in question 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.
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Pursuant to the said findings, the Board hereby
unanimously decides that the application of the Lexington
Zoning By-law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary
to permit Francesco and Eleanor Massimilla to alter and
use the premises located at 114 Bow Street, Lexington
as a dwelling to accommodate two families.
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 summaripedand 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 the decision shall be
mailed forthwith to each party in interest.
BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTON
(Acting under the Lexington Zoning
By-law and General Laws)
/s/ Errol H. Locke
Aiden L. Ripley
J. Milton Brown
Lester T. Redman
Walter C. Ballard
I, Virginia B. Tarbell, 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 mail-
ing on the twenty-seventh day of February 1947 to Francesco
Massimilla, Edward G. & Susan M. Dattoli, Elvie H. & Chester E.
Swenson, Richard J. & Mary C. Scannell, Charles A. & Helen Finney,
Vito U. & Catherine V. Pierro, Gustaf S. & Vaja Julin, Peter
Penta, Joseph F. Dettoli, Charles S. & Hattie N. Squires,
Carmella Moretti, Marie G. Santosuosso, Nicolena & William
A. Galarneau, Anthony & Madeline R. Mongelli, Sabino San-
tosuosso, Donizio & Annie DeMartines, Elizabeth Tribuna, Marie
Videtta, Donatg & Auguria Pierro, Guiseppe & Anne Milillo,
Guisseppina Vitale and also advertised in the Lexington Minute
Man on February 27, 1947, a'notice of which the following is
a true copy.
/s/ Virginia B. Tarbell
Clerk, Board of Appeals
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N O T I C E
February 27, 1947
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 Francesco and Eleanor Massimilla and
located at 114 Bow Street, Lexington, the alteration of the
dwelling to accommodate two f amiles, under the Lexington
Zoning By-law and in accordance with General Laws, Chapter
40, Sections 25 to 30A as amended.
The hearing will be held on March 14, 19473, at 8:00 p.m,
in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building, Lexington,
Mass.
ERROL H. LOCKE
Chairman, Board
of Appeals.
February 24, 1947
Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals
Town Office Building
Lexington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen;
The undersigned hereby petitions the Lexington Board
of Appeals, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections
25 to 30A as amended, to vary the application of section ,
9c of the Lexington Zoning By-law with respect to the
premises at No. 114 Bow Street, owned by Francesco and
Eleanor Massimilla of Lexington by permitting the follow-
ing: Alteration of dwelling to accommodate two families.
Francesco Massimilla
114 Bow Street
Lexington, Mass,
At 8117 p.m., hearing was declared open upon the
petition of Samuel Sanders for permission to have a road-
side stand for the sale of produce on the premises located
at 404 Bedf ord Street.
Notice of the hearing was read by Mr. Ballard. The
petitioner was the only person present. Notices of the
hearing have been mailed to the owners of all property
deemed by theBoard to be affected thereby, as they appear
on the most recentt;tax list.
Mr. Locke stated that the Board was well aware of the
fact that a year ago Mr. Sanders was granted permission
to operate a roadside stand. He asked the petitioner if
he had built and operated this stand. Mr. Saunders '
answered in the affirmative.
Mr. Locke; Have you had any complaints from the
neighbors.
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Mr. Sanders; Not that I know of.
Mr. Iipcke; Do you intend to make any changes.
Mr. Sanders; No. I merely want to sell my own produce.
Mr. Locke asked the location of this stand, and Mr. Sanders
described where the stand was situated.
Mr. Locke then read the petition of last year.
The hearing was declared closed at 6:20 P.M.
The Board then considered the application of Mr. Samuel
Sanders. Upon motion of Mr. Ripley, seconded by Mr. Ballard,
it was unanimously voted that the application of Mr. Sanders
be granted in the following form;
BOARD OF APPEALS PERMIT
The Board of Appeals, acting under the Lexington Zoning
By-law and General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 25 to 30A as
amended, having received a written petition addressed to
it by Samuel Sanders, 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 advertiled in the Lex-
ington Minute Man, a newspaper published in Lexington,
which hearing was held in the Selectmen's Room, in the
Town Office Building on the fourteenth day of March, 1947.
Three regular and two associate 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; Mr.
Sanders stated that following the permit granted March 1, 19462
he had erected a roadside stand in accordance with the restric-
tions mentioned in the original Permit; that he was making no
alterations in the present structure, and that all conditions
would remain the same as during the past year.
At the close of the hearing the Board in private session
on March 14, 1947, 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 wel-
fare will be substantially served by the making of the except-
ion requested.
' 2. That the exception requested will not tend to impair
the status of the neighborhood.
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3. That the exception requested will be in harmony with '
the general purposes and intent of the regulations in
the Lexington Zoning By-law.
4. That owing to conditions especially affecting the' 'said
Parcel but not affecting generally the Zoning district
in which it is located, a literal enf orcembnt of the pro-
visions 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 unna-
imously decides that the application of the Lexington Zoning
By-law is hereby varied so far as may be necessary to permit
Samuel Sanders to maintain a roadside stand for the sale
only of produce grown on his land subject to the following con-
ditions; That no flood lights shall be provided; that the
Premises shall be kGbpt in a neat and clean condition at
all times, and that this Permit shall expire March 140 1948.
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 here- ,
inbefore 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 the decision
shall be mailed forthwith to each party in interest.
BOARD OF APPEALS OF LEXINGTON
( Acting under the Lexington Zoning
By-law and General Laws)
/s/ Errol H. Locke
Aiden L. Ripley
J. Milton Brown
Walter C. Ballard
Lester T. Redman
I, Virginia B. Tarbell, Clerk of the Board of Appeals
of Lexington, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40,
Section 273 hereby certify that I sent by postage cer-
tificate of mailing on the twenty-seventh day of February ,
19479 to Samuel Sanders, Dennis J. & Annie J. Kelley,
Minnie Seymour, David Buttrick Co., William M. & Marjorie
' W. Van Scoyoc, Edward G. Bunzel, Agnes M. Commons,
Raymond J. & Catherine C.�Turcott, John & Doris M. Guest,
Leslie L. & Rita B. Curtig,Allan R. & Bertha L. Browne and
also advertised in the Lexington Minute Man on February 27
1947, a notice of which the following is a true copy. ,
/s/ Virginia B. Tarbell
Clerk, Board of Appeals.
N O T I C E
February 27,1947
The Board of Appeals will hold a hearing on the matter
of varying the application of the Zoning By -Law by permitting
on the premises owned by Samuel Sanders, and located at 404
Bedford -Streets Lexington, a roadside stand for the sale of
produce, under the Lexington Zoning By-�,aw and in accordalce
with General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections 25 to 30A as amended.
The hearing will be held on March 14, 1947 at 8;15 p.m,
in the SelectmenisRoom, Town Office Building, Lexington, Mass.
ERROL H. LOCKE
' Chairman, Board of Appeals
February 26, 1947
Lexington Board of Zoning Appeals
Town Office Building
Lexington, Massachusetts
Gentlemen;
The undersigned hereby petitions the Lexington Board of
Appeals, appointed under General Laws, Chapter 40, Sections
25 to 30A as amended, to vary the application of section 9f
of the Lexington Zoning By-law with respect to the premises
at NO -404 Bedford Street, owned by Samuel Sanders of Lex-
ington by permitting the following; To maintain roadside
stand for sale of farm products.
Samuel Sanders
404 Bedford Street
Lexington, Mass.
The meeting was adjourned at 8;30 g.M.
A true record, Attest
II
Clerk, Board of Appeals.