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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-01-04 1972 BOARD OF APPEALS Regular Members Donald E Nickerson, Chairman Charles T Abbott, Vice Chairman George C Sheldon Howard H Dawes George P Wadsworth rno y - clp po t rted, 6//471- Associate f/471- Associate Members Ruth Morey +0 42/6/77- Haskell W Reed Logan Clarke, Jr Woodruff M Brodhead George W Emery Irving H Mabee Secretary/Clerk Evelyn F Cole Note Appointments to the Board of Appeals are made by the Selectmen on March 31st of each year Regular members are appointed for 5 year terms Associate members are appointed for one year (Only one regular member is appointed each year for a five year term so that all 5 year terms are staggered ) BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS January 4, 1972 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, January 4, 1972 at 7 30 p m in the selectmen's meeting room of the Town Office building Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Abbott, Dawes, Sheldon and Wadsworth Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been mailed to the petitioners and to the owners of all property deemed by the Board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list and also advertised in the Lexington Minute-man Eldred L Field and Walter Levison, Trustees, Tennis Club Guarantors Trust - petition to permit the present owners, their successors and assigns (1) to use the existing premises and facilities and structures located at 475 Bedford Street as a Tennis and Athletic Club; and (2) to maintain the existing sign located at 475 Bedford Street, all subject to the existing conditions established by the Board of Appeals on previous petitions of Lexington Indoor Tennis Club Corpnd/or the Middlesex Tennis & Swim Club g P and/or Thomas R Aldrich, Jr Charlotte and Murray Zelikoff - variance to maintain the dwelling at 70 Buckman Drive with a side yard of 14 ft 6 in instead of the required 15 ft Arthur and Geraldine Hardy - variance to maintain the dwelling at 6 Mohawk Drive with insufficient side yard of 14 ft 6 in instead of the required 10 ft Arnold and Amelia Falcione - variance in order to build a garage on prop- erty at 386 Marrett Road which would leave a side yard of 5 ft instead of the required 10 ft A Ben Freitas - variance in order to build a garage on property at 45 Lincoln Street which would have a 5 ft side yard instead of the required 12 ft Marilyn M. and Keith W Harrison - permission to use the premises situated at 72 Waltham Street for the Golden Hand, a retailer of dressmaking fabrics and notions, and for offices Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions in open meeting Eldred L Field and Walter Levison, Trustees, Tennis Club Guarantors Trust - granted, unanimously, to change its name as requested and to abide by the previous permissions to the Lexington Indoor Tennis Club Corp and/or the Middlesex Tennis & Swim Club and/or Thomas R Aldrich, Jr as to the follow- ' ing conditions 1 To use the existing facilities at 459-505 Bedford Street as a Tennis and Athletic Club January 4, 1972 hearings continued -2 2 Parking shall be provided for 60 cars 3 Dancing parties or similar functions are prohibited in the court area 4 Flood lighting is prohibited 5 Hours of operation of the pool shall be from 9 30 a m to 10 00 p m 5 days a week and from 9 00 to 10 00 p m on weekends 6 A trained director shall be in charge at all times 7 No exterior lighting except at the entrance and parking area is required 8 Bleachers may not be constructed for the exterior tennis courts but benches may be built inside the fence 9 Exterior lighting is not required for the exterior tennis courts 10 The premises shall be kept in a neat and clean condition 11 The existing sign on the fence at the entrance of the property on Bedford Street shall be maintained Charlotte and Murray Zelikoff - granted, unanimously, all in accordance with the drawing by Miller and Nylander dated November 24, 1971 Arnold and Amelia Falcione - denied, unanimously A. Ben Freitas - denied by a vote of 3 to 2, Mr Abbott and Mr Wadsworth voting in opposition Marilyn M and Keith W Harrison - granted, unanimously, to use the premises for the Golden Hand, a retailer of dressmaking fabrics and notions subject to the following conditions 1 That the variance be limited to the petitioners 2 That it be limited to a retail fabric store only in the existing house with no major structural changes 3 That parking be limited to 5 spaces (substantially in accordance with the planning board plan) with the idea it can be altered to save the tree, if desired, and that 2 additional spaces may be added on the south side, if possible, and eliminate the curb 4 Hours of operation will be from 10 a m to 5 p m , 6 days a week 5 Exterior lighting of the premises shall be terminated at 6 p m All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner The meeting adjourned at 10 30 p m rEvelyn F Cole Clerk