HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-12-11ANNUAL REPORT,- 1969
December 11, 1969
The activity of the Board of Appeals for 1969 has not been unusual in
the number of hearings, 84 vs 86 in 1968, but there has been much variety.
Our finding and determination decisions have been 9 in number. All
were granted and we hope will result in handsome physical and taxadvantage
to Lexington.
Our court record has been good. Permission for a nursing home granted
in 1968, taken to court by abettors and upheld in Superior Court was further
upheld by the Supreme Court in August of this year. A permission -for a
radio tower exceeding the permitted height was granted and a court suit
instituted by neighbors. The suit was withdrawn after a demonstration by
children persuaded the petitioner to abandon the project. No other court
cases have been -instituted this year.
One large PUD (cluster zone) petition was first denied, then granted
after substantial change.
We welcom our new secretary, Mrs. Robert D. Johnson.
' We deeply regret the death of our long time member, Aiden Lassell
Ripley, who served with us from 1948 until his resignation in 1967.
Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman
Charles T. Abbott
George C. Sheldon
George P. Wadsworth
Howard H. Dawes
The Board of Appeals scheduled 91 petitions during the year 1969.
Of these, 3 petitions were withdrawn by the respective petitioners,
10 were yearly renewals, and 89 petitions were brought before the Board
of Appeals for hearing.
A list of these hearings and the decisions rendered are on record.
Serving on the Board of Appeals as Associate Members were:
Mrs. Ruth Morey, Robert H. Farwell, Logan Clarke, Jr., J. Harper Blaisdell,
Jr., Woodruff M. Brodhead and George W. Emery.
LEXINGTON BOARD OF APPEALS
I-Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman