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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-01-25 BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS January 25, 1972 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, January 25, 1972 at 7 30 p m Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Dawes, Sheldon and Wadsworth and associate member Brodhead A standing room only audience crowded the selectmen's meeting room of the town office building 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 Mobil Oil Corporation - permission to erect and maintain a free-standing sign on the property located at 396 Waltham St Mrs Jack Radlo - variance in order to replace an existing porch with an addi- tion of same width but which overhang will leave a side yard of 18 ft instead of the required 20 ft John and Rosina Busa - permission to continue operation of a roadside stand on the premises at 52 Lowell Street Lexington Professional Building Trust Alfred P Tropeano, Trustee - petition to amend the permit of and for the premises at 114 Waltham Street, entered on June 10, 1954, by deleting that portion of the permit limiting the use of the offices to "physicians, dentists and other professions", and to amend the permit entered on May 12, 1959, extending and enlarging the use for the building by deleting all references that the use of offices be limited to physicians, den- tists and other professions and the use of said offices be limited to that set forth in section 25 40, 25 41 and 25 42 Norman L Paul - special permit under section 25 81 to use part of residence at 26 Barberry Rd as a part-time office for the practice of medicine His perman- ent office is at 51 Brattle St in Cambridge Practice is limited to family psychiatry Permission specifically for a multiple-family group meeting on Thursday nights between 7 30 and 10 30 p m If the meeting does not occur on Thursday there may be a substitute meeting on another week day night There may be a maximum of 30 people in 12 cars attending Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions in open meeting Mobil Oil Corporation - permission unanimously granted to erect and maintain a free-standing sign in accordance with drawings submitted Mrs Jack Radlo - variance unanimously granted to build a glazed in porch (24'x 14') to replace the present screened in porch leaving a side yard of 18' instead of 20' , all in accordance with plot plan and drawings submitted John and Rosina Busa - permission unanimously granted to continue operation of a roadside stand on the premises for one year with the following conditions 1 Sale of products shall be in conformity with section 25 33 of the zoning by- law 2 This permit shall expire on January 25, 1973 3 Only one sign shall be used and that on the front of the building The sign January 25, 1972 hearings continued -2 shall be no longer than 20 ft and no higher than 2 ft , containing the words "SUN VALLEY FARMS" 4 No sign shall be erected on Lowell Street 5 The stand shall be operated from 9 00 a m to 8:00 p m six days a week, and from 9 00 a m to 7 00 p m on Sunday 6 The lights on the parking area shall be shielded so that they do not shine at neighboring houses 7 Sufficient parking space will be available for 20 cars 8 The premises must be kept in a neat and orderly condition and no empty boxes, barrels or similar material stored outside the building 9 Access to the premises shall be from Lowell Street and no traffic shall be routed over Lillian Road 10 No increase in the candlepower of the lights shall be allowed 11 Soft drink vending machine shall be not exposed on the outside of the building Lexington Professional Building Trust, Alfred p Troneano, Trustee - granted subject to the following conditions 1 No veterinarians, opticians and other offices engaged in retail sales shall be permitted on the premises 2 Studios, banks, finance companies, car rentals and similar businesses shall not be considered among uses falling within the above definition of permitted offices Norman L Paul - voted 4 to 1 (Mr Nickerson voting in opposition) in favor of the following findings 1 That in its judgment the public convenience and welfare will be substan- tially served by granting the permission requested 2 That the permission requested will not tend to impair the status of the neighborhood because no undue noise will be involved and parking will be kept to a minimum 3 That the permission requested will be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the regulations in the Lexington Zoning By-Laws even though the number of people attending will be large This is counter balanced by there only being one meeting per week Pursuant to the said findings above, the Board hereby in a vote of 4 to 1 decides to permit Special permission to Dr Norman L Paul under section 25 81 to use part of his residence at 26 Barberry Road as a part-time office for the practice of medicine, practice to be limited to family psychiatry, subject to the following conditions 1 This permission will expire January 29, 1973 2 This permission shall be specifically to use this office for a multiple family group meeting on Thursday nights from 7 30 p m until 10 00 p m If the meeting does not occur on Thursday night there may be a substitute meeting on another week day night 3 A maximum of 30 people may attend 4 Dr Paul 's statement that no off street parking will be allowed will be accepted by the Board of Appeals providing that all visitors' cars be parked in his driveway which he states will accomodate six cars All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner The meeting adjourned at 10 30 p m Evelyn F Cole Clerk