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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-09-13BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS I September 13, 1966 A regular meeting of the Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, September 13, 1966 in the Selectmen's Room, Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Hoyt, Sheldon and Wadsworth, and associate member Morey. Also present was the secretary, Mrs. Macomber. Hearing were opened at 7:30 p.m. as follows: Evert N. Fowle - to vary the Zoning By -Law in order to construct a two -car garage on property at 12 Winthrop Rd. which would have a 12 ft. side yard instead of the required 15 ft. George T. Sullivan - to vary the Zoning By -Law in order to build a two -car garage at 60 Burlington St. which would be 12-1/2 ft. from the rear lot line instead of the required 15 ft. Caryl E. Gleason _ to vary the:ning By -Law in order to create a buildable lot at the corner of Green Lime and Concord Turnpike which would have insufficientfrontage and area due to a Town and State taking. Muzzey Corporation, by Norman T. May - to vary the Zoning By -Law At the close of the hearings an executive session was held dur- ing which the following decisions were made: Evert N. Fowler unanimously granted George T. Sullivan - unanimously granted Caryl E. Gleason - unanimously granted Muzzey Corporation - unanimously denied John H. Millican - granted, four in favor, Mrs. Morey abstaining All pertinent material with regard to above petitions is on file in each individual folder. A letter from the Planning Board was read which referred to the codification and rearrangement of the Zoning By -Law, and it was decided that the Board of Appeals had nothing to offer in this regard. See Addenda for correspondence re: Muzzey and Millican petitions. The meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m. Louise M. Macomber, Clerk in order to allow the use of the premises at No. 24 and No. 26 Muzzey Street, which is in an R 1 district, for professional office use. ' John 11. Millican - for permission to continue retail sale of nursery stock and allied products, such as small hand tools and plant containers, at 93 Hancock Street; and also to sell Christmas trees, wreaths, etc. from December 10 to December 24 inclusive. At the close of the hearings an executive session was held dur- ing which the following decisions were made: Evert N. Fowler unanimously granted George T. Sullivan - unanimously granted Caryl E. Gleason - unanimously granted Muzzey Corporation - unanimously denied John H. Millican - granted, four in favor, Mrs. Morey abstaining All pertinent material with regard to above petitions is on file in each individual folder. A letter from the Planning Board was read which referred to the codification and rearrangement of the Zoning By -Law, and it was decided that the Board of Appeals had nothing to offer in this regard. See Addenda for correspondence re: Muzzey and Millican petitions. The meeting adjourned at 10:05 p.m. Louise M. Macomber, Clerk 9-13-66 'Lexington Planning Board September 14, 1966 Town Office Building Lexington, Mass. Gentlemen: S.9 With reference to the hearing we held last night on the petition of the Muzzey Corporation for use of their property at 24-26 Muzzey St. as a professional building, we were faced with a rather difficult de- cision. We denied the petition because we do not wish to have the continued reputation of being a zoning board, but we do feel that they have a right to expect some action from you in this area, because we believe they bought the property thinking that it would have been rezoned long before this. We urge you to bring this matter of rezoning in this general area before the town meeting which will be held sometime subsequent to the March meeting in 1967. If you do present an article this should solve a situation which is confusing to say the least. Respectfully, /s/ Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman September 14, 1966 Mr. Donald K. Irwin Building Inspector Lexington, Mass. Dear Don: John Millican's hearing was held last night and we granted another year's use of his property on Hancock St. for selling of nursery pro- ducts, with an added condition, that being that we are going to ask you, or a hoped-for assistant, to inspect this property bi-monthly with the hope that this may cause him to terminate the selling of debateable items. We felt that your report of August 30 showed that he is tending toward conformity with our conditions but as usual, slowly, and with no par- ticular effort to clear up the situation. If you will attend to this bi-monthly inspection, or have your assistant do so, we will appreciate it. Respectfully, /s/ Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman