HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-12-01BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS
December 1, 1964
A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held
on Tuesday, November 10, 1964, in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office
Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Abbott,
Hoyt, Ripley and Wadsworth.
The following petitions were heard:
American Legion, Stanley Hill Post #37 for permission to sell
Christmas Trees and decorations at P—o—s—t-E—ea—Cquarters, 3 Fletcher Ave.
Bruce Currie for permission to vary the zoning By-law in order
to erect a garage at 7 Abbott Rd. one corner of which would result in
a 13 ft. sideyard instead of the required 15 ft.
Anthonyand Gabrielle Mazza for permission to vary the zoning
by-law in order to extend present garage and porch foundations at 12
Green Lane which would result in an 11-1/2 ft. side yard instead of the
required 15 ft.
Mrs. K. Paul Y hantis for permission to vary the Zoning By-law
in order to re of lots 45 and 47 Ledgelawn Ave. by increasing the front-
age of lot 47 and decreasing the frontage of lot 45 by 1.6 ft. in order
' to move the line which at present runs through the driveway on lot 47.
At the close of the hearings an Executive Session was held dur-
ing which the above requests were discussed, and the following decisions
reached:
American Legion - unanimously granted
Bruce Currie - unanimously granted
Anthony and Gabrielle Mazza - unanimously denied
William F. Fitzgerald - unanimously granted
Mrs. K. Paul Yphantis - not acted upon
With regard to the Yphantis petition it was decided that the
petition had not been properly worded since an insufficient side yard
was also involved. As this was an unintentional error it was decided
to re -advertise the hearing at no cost to the petitioner.
All pertinent material with regard to the above petitions is on
file in each individual folder.
Following the decisions a discussion was held regarding letters
received in reply to an inquiry sent out by the Board as to what other
Boards charged for hearings. Replies were received as follows: Arlington -
$25.00; Bedford - $15.00; Belmont - $27.00; Concord - $10.00; Needham -
Cost of ad and mailing; Stoneham - $15.00; Wakefield $30.00; Winchester -
' None. Since the Lexington charge is at present $20.00 it was considered
a good average. Louise M. Macomber, Clerk
ANNUAL REPORT - 1964
December 31, 1964
The Board of Appeals reports that hearings were
scheduled for 110 petitions during the year 1964. Of
these, 4 petitions were withdrawn by the respective
petitioners, 15 were yearly renewals, and 91 petitions
were brought before the Board for hearing. Of these
59 were granted and 32 denied. A list of these hear-
ings and the decisions rendered are on record.
The Board is deeply grateful for the assistance
' of Mrs. Ruth Morey and Messrs. J. Henry Duffy, Howard
H. Dawes, Nathan Ricker and Robert W. Farwell as
Associate members of the Board.
Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman
Charles T. Abbott
Lewis L. Hoyt
Aiden L. Ripley
George P. Wadsworth
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