HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-07-11BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS
' July 11, 1972
A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday,
July 11, 1972 at 7:30 p.m. in the selectmen's meeting room of the Town Office
Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members Dawes, Wadsworth
and Mrs. Morey and associate member Logan Clarke, Jr.
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been
mailed to the petitioners, to the owners of all property deemed by the Board
to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent local tax list, to
town boards who will or might be affected by decisions made, and also adver-
tised in the Lexington Minute -man:
Norman C. and Marjorie Fletcher - petition for variances of the Lexington Zon-
ing By -Law in order to build an addition to an existing dwelling at 36 Moon
Hill Road and to add a third floor to part of the present building. The new
addition will have a sideyard of 7 ft. 7' in. instead of the required 15 ft.
and the new third floor will have a sideyard of 5 ft. instead of the required
15 ft.
Arthur N. Landry, Jr. - petition for permission to build a house on Lot 145
which has an area of 90,187 sq. ft. and is located between house numbers 3 and
5 on Minute Man Lane with a 40 ft. frontage instead of the required 150 ft.
1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory - petition for
special permission under Section 30 of the Zoning By -Law of the Town of Lex-
ington in order to erect on its premises at 238 Wood Street an experimental
antenna tower located according to drawings submitted. It will consist of a
round (10k ft. diameter) steel tower with a spherical dome (26� ft. diameter)
housing the antenna. Total height to top of dome will be 80 ft. The tower
will be set back about 800 ft. from Wood Street.
Ralph D. Cataldo - petition for a variance in order to create a separate lot
of part of property at 61 Bow Street with a frontage of 105 ft. instead of the
required 15,500 sq. ft. for the purpose of building a single family house
according to plans submitted.
Ambassador Tuxedos, Inc. - petition for a variance from the zoning by-law to
allow for the maintenance of a store for the sale and rental of formal wear
and related goods on the first floor of the building at 703 Massachusetts
Avenue and for permission to change the lettering on the existing sign on the
front of the building from "McGee Flooring" to "Ambassador Tuxedo's". The
petitioner has an option to lease the front portion of the first floor of the
building (approximately 1,200 sq. ft.) at 703 Massachusetts Avenue.
The 115 Kendall Corporation - petition for (1) site plan review and approval
for a special permit pursuant to Section 13 and related subsections of the
Zoning By -Law of the Town of Lexington, and to make a finding and determina-
tion that the proposed placement of buildings, major topographic changes, pro-
visions for waste disposal, surface and ground water drainage, erosion control,
parking areas, loading areas, maneuvering areas, driveways, and the location of
intersections of driveways and streets will constitute a suitable development
and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood; and (2)
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approval of sign as shown on submitted plans. The proposed use of the building
is office and research and development. The property frontage is located on
the Northwest side of Hartwell Avenue (across from Hinchy Road) and extends
through to Westview Street. The address of the front portion of the building,
occupied by Signatron, Inc., is 27 Hartwell Avenue. The number of the premises
for which this application is submitted is 29 Hartwell Avenue. This applica-
tion is for a building, construction of which has already commenced.
Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in open
meeting and all unanimous:
Norman C. and Marjorie Fletcher - granted.
Arthur N. Landry, Jr. - granted, subject to the following conditions:
1. One residence only would be built on the approximately 90,000 sq. ft.
and the present barn would be maintained and used by the owners for
horses.
2. Services including sewer would be run up the 40 ft. driveway, under-
ground, between the street and the main part of the property.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory - granted.
Ralph D. Cataldo - granted, to build and maintain a residence on so-called lot
"D", which would be separate from his present lot "B". The new lot "D" would
have a frontage of 125 ft., the legal requirement, a depth of 91 ft. and a rear
lot length of 115 ft. and the lot area will be slightly less than the 15,500
sq. ft. required.
Ambassador Tuxedos, Inc. - denied.
The 115 Kendall Corporation - granted, subject to certain conditions.
All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner.
The meeting adjourned officially at 10:55 p.m.
Evelyn F. Cole
Clerk
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