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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-07-14BOARD OF APPEALS ' July 14, 1970 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, July 14, 1970, at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's temporary meeting room, The Bird Room, Cary Memorial Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Dawes and Wadsworth and associate members Reed and Brodhead. The following petitions were heard: Charles J. Abate - variance of the Zoning By -Law to maintain a 15' x 1513n one-story glassed porch addition attached to the dwelling at 7 Blueberry Lane which would have a side yard of 11.5 feet instead of the required 15 feet. -.Fred E. and Margaret M. Hastings - to appeal the decision of Donald K. Irwin, Building inspector of the Town of Lexington, dated June 5, 1970, refusing to issue a permit to build a single family frame dwelling on a lot situated on Waltham Street and shown as lot 17 on the Assessors Plan 49 on the ground thatthe lot is not a legal building lot for which a building permit can be issued. Robert L. Lyon - permission to maintain the existing free standing sign measuring 2 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. as it now stands ' in front of the building at 55 Waltham Street. Dunkin Donuts - permission to install two 3 ft, high by 2 ft. wi a double face plastic internally illuminated signs, over- all height 9 ft, to be located at 373 Waltham Street. Lexington G rd�ens Inc. - permission to erect an addition, 12 ft. 9 in. x 20 ft. 2 in, onto the existing boiler room located at 93 Hancock Street for the; purpose of installing an anti -pollution type boiler. Hartwell Lexington Tru t - additional finding and determination that the proposed light manufacturing and research use of the building located on the northeasterly side of Hartwell Avenue on the north- westerly side of the Boston and Maine Railroad tracks will constitute a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood. At the close of the hearings, an executive session was held during which the above requests were discussed and the following decisions reached: Charles J. Abate - granted. Fred E. and Margaret Hastings - appeal denied and Building 'Robert L. Lyon - granted. Inspector's decision upheld. Dunkin Donuts - denied. Lexington Gardens Inc. - granted. Hartwell Lexington Trust - granted. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. R. Dean Johnson Clerk