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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-01-02r 1973 BOARD OF APPEALS Regular Members Donald E Nickerson, Chairman George C Sheldon, Vice Chairman Howard H Dawes George P Wadsworth Ruth Morey Associate Members Haskell W Reed Logan Clarke, Jr Woodruff M Brodhead George W Emery Irving H Mabee Robert Cataldo Secretary/Clerk Evelyn F Cole Note For clarification it is here stated that Mrs Morey, formerly an associate member became, officially, a regular member on June 20 1972 On that same date Mr Cataldo was appointed an associate member Both were appointed to these positions by the Board of Selectmen (see May 23, 1972) The annual organization meeting for 1973 was held January 30, 1973 IL BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS January 2, 1973 At 7 15 p m regular board members, Nickerson, Sheldon, Wadsworth and Mrs Morey, and associate members Brodhead, Reed and Clarke met in public session in Room G 15 of the Town Office Building The first order of busi- ness was to continue discussion of the Albert R. Piantedosi petition for a variance from the zoning by-law to allow for the temporary parking of not more than fifteen (15) motor vehicles on the lot owned by the applicant at 443 Lincoln Street The Board voted unanimously on December 12, 1972 to grant the petition subject to town counsel's reviewing of the wording of the permit Advice from Town Counsel indicated that the Board had the right to make the decision The permit will be filed as usual with the Town Clerk At this meeting a picture, which was later rejected, was taken for the town report At 7 30 p m. hearings were held on the following petitions, notice hav- ing 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 and officials who will or might be affected by decisions made, and also advertised in the Lexington Minute-man The Lexington Professional Building Trustees, Alfred P Tropeano and Gladys E Tropeano, Trustees - permission to maintain two approximately 24" by 29" two faced hanging signs, one bearing the inscription "The Professional Building" and the other being a directional and parking sign, as presently exists at the land with the buildings thereon numbered 114 Waltham Street This petition is filed to vary the applicable provisions of the Town of Lexington Sign By-Law The 115 Kendall Corporation - permission to erect a standing sign at 27-29 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington Alan W Ricketts, Jr and Anne Ricketts - permission to vary the zoning by-law so as to maintain on the property known as and numbered 90B Hancock Street an existing dwelling house 12'8" from the northwesterly side line instead of the required 15' and an existing attached greenhouse 8'8" from the said northwesterly side line instead of the required 15' Louis W Slocomb and Pauline J Slocomb - variance from the present zoning by- law requirements, allowing the petitioners to obtain a building permit to con- struct a single family residence on a parcel of land at 54 Dexter Road Said parcel is shown as lots 36 and 37 on Block 22, on a plan of land recorded in the Land Court All of said boundaries are determined by the Court to be loca- ted as shown on a subdivision plan, as approved by the Court, filed in the Land Registration Office, a copy of which is filed in the Registry of Deeds for the South Registry District of Middlesex County in Registration Book 118, Page 85, with Certificate 17512 Malcolm Keljikian - permission to park vehicles on a parcel of land consisting of 22,700 square feet, more or less, and located to the rear of numbers 7 and 27 Massachusetts Avenue and to the north of the Boston and Maine Railroad right of way, as shown on plan submitted The applicant has an option to purchase this property (This petition was withdrawn prior to any decision ) Pr" -2 Marion H Snow - permission to subdivide property located on a right of way now know and numberel 197 Woburn Street, having frontage of 332 3 ft and a total area of 54,200- square ft into two (2) lots as follows (a) a lot having an area of 27,180- sq ft instead of the required 30,000 sq ft , on which permission is requested t maintain the existing dwelling house; (b) a lot having an area of 27,020- sq ft instead of the required 30,000 sq ft Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting The Lexington Professional Building Trustees - granted unanimously with the following conditions 1 The 3'10" high sign shall be protected by bushes 2 Both signs shall be fixed instead of swinging 3 No lighting shall be permitted The 115 Kendall Corporation - granted unanimously Signs shall be in accord- ance with drawing submitted by Metal Letters Corporation and located as shown on the drawings Alan W Ricketts Jr and Anne Ricketts - granted unanimously Louis W Slocomb and Pauline J Slocomb - denied unanimously Kellikian - withdrawn Marion H Snow - granted unanimously, after much discussion and deliberation and with the provision that we receive a letter from the Planning Board stat- ing that this is not a subdivision The Chairman left the Board of Appeals' meeting to request the letter from the Planning Board, who were meeting in regular session No letter was forthcoming The Chairman wrote a letter to the Planning Board requesting that they comment on the Snow petition A let- ter was received but did not contain what the Board of Appeals had requested The permit was held and not filed with the Town Clerk pending further discus- sion by the Board of Appeals On January 30, 1973 the decision was discussed again at length and finally the permit for variance was filed with the Town Clerk allowing Marion H Snow to subdivide her property located on a right of way The Planning Board letter was attached as part of the decision and the following statement is on the permit This decision is rendered by the Board of Appeals because it believes Mrs Hagedorn's (attorney) statement that a hardship exists Furthermore the Board believes that because of lack of any opposition no detriment to the neighborhood will result All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner in the Board of Appeals' office The meeting adjourned at 11 50 p m Evelyn F Cole Clerk