HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-05-19BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS
May 19, 1964
A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held
on Tuesday, May 19, 1964, at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Room,
Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson and regular
members Hoyt, Abbott, Ripley and Wadsworth.
The following petitions were heard:
John L. Meaney for permission to erect a dwelling at 49 Ward
St. which would have an 8 ft. side yard instead of the required 10 ft.
John H. Devine for permission to divide existing lot at 19 Slocum
Rd. into three lots, each of which would have the required area but orae
would have only a 15 ft. frontage.
William A. Oliver for permission to erect a garage at 106 School
St. which would result in a 2 ft. side yard instead of the required 10
ft.
Joseph F. Hill, Jr. for permission to build and conduct a nursing
home at 178 Lowell St. of class two construction conforming to the re-
John L. Meaney - granted
John H. Devine - denied
William A. Oliver - denied
Joseph F. Hill, Jr. - granted
Charles H. Drake - granted
All pertinent material with regard to the above petitions is on
file under the name of each petitioner. The meeting adjourned at
10:30 p.m.
Louise M. Macomber,
Clerk
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quirements of Chap.
277, Acts of 1964.
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Charles H. Drake for permission to maintain
a porch at 33 Wachu-
setts Dr. which has
a 9 ft. side yard inttead of
the required 12 ft.
At the close of the hearings an Executive Session was held dur-
ing which the above
requests were discussed, and
the following deci-
sions reached:
John L. Meaney - granted
John H. Devine - denied
William A. Oliver - denied
Joseph F. Hill, Jr. - granted
Charles H. Drake - granted
All pertinent material with regard to the above petitions is on
file under the name of each petitioner. The meeting adjourned at
10:30 p.m.
Louise M. Macomber,
Clerk
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JOSEPH F. HILL, JR.
May 19,1964
Mr. William Madden for Joseph F. Hill, Jr., presented a set of
drawings, plot plan, basement, 1 and 2 floor plans, shown located on the
lot with setback of several hundred feet from Lowell St. and a building
to be used in connection with the home. Plans were drawn by Lester H.
Lechter & Associates, Architects.
Mr. Madden: I have three copiesof survey which had been prepared by Mr.
Hill and which goes into the thing quite fully and gives what we really
think are all the material aspects of the proposal. In addition to that
I have also petitions which have been signed by 93 residents in the imme-
diate area who wish to be recorded in favor. I thought also it was
material to point out to guide your Board the identity, background, and
experience of the petitioner in this field. (See exhibit in folder.)
Ripley: I assume there is a sewer connection?
Hill: There is a sewer which can be connected from Pearl St.
Nickerson: You seem to have given study to the economic phase and have no
fear of being able to fill up 100 bed capacity. -I have heard from the
Fairlawn people that they have not yet filled their addition. Lo you
think you will fill your beds on account of lower rates?
'g Hill: We are doing our projection at $70-$90 rate. These are average
figures.
Nickerson: Do you go into how marry patients per nurse?
Hill: Our projection is one nurse for every five patients. This will be
the new standard that will be enforced throughout the Commonwealth anyway.
Nickerson: Do you go into how many patients per nurse?
Hill: We haven't broken it down in that way. If you have two floors with
50 patients on the floor, on a normal day you wouldhave five R.N. on a
floor. If we are going on the basis of five, half would be R.N.
Nickerson: That is a lot of nurses.
Wadsworth: How many people do you contemplate would be visiting on a
week -end?
Hill: Visiting is unfortunately not a major problem in a home of this type.
The visiting is not what you and I might expect. It is a light traffic
sort of situation.
Nickerson: Are you aware of the fact that this Board has given a permis-
sion to a nursing home in Lexington of approximately 50 beds?
' Hill: We have discussed this point very carefully with a number of people,
including people in the. State. When this amount of money is involved you