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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-09-25BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS ' September 25, 1973 A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday, September 25, 1973 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, regular members, G. Sheldon, W. Brodhead, G. Wadsworth and Ruth Morey, a Minute -man Publications' reporter and a large audience of townspeople. 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 and officials who will or might be affected by decisions made and also advertised in the Lexington Minute -man newspaper. Adriaan E. Schrauwen - variance from the provisions of Section 27 and other applicable sections of the zoning by-law, so as to allow for a side yard of ten feet on each side of the proposed dwelling, instead of the required 15 ft. The address of this lot is 17 Green Lane. Honeywell, Inc. - special permit under Article III, Section 2 (g) (1) of the sign by-law of the town of Lexington, and other applicable provisions of the sign by-law and zoning by-law, to erect and maintain an addition to the appli- cant's existing sign at,2 Forbes Road. The addition to the existing sign shall conform with the plan submitted. ' William C. Gottlieb - special permit under Section 25.21 of the zoning by-law to establish a gourmet cooking school. Classes would be held five days a week, Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and possibly 7 to 9 p.m. on the same evenings. Each class attendance would be limited to eight enrollees. Various items of food would be prepared for the "class". Food would not be served, nor would it be sold. No exterior signs of any kind are desired. There is more than adequate parking space in the driveway, so that street parking would not be required. W. R. Grace & Company - finding and determination concerning the proposed con- struction of (1) an office building and (2) an addition to the existing re- search laboratory building on the property owned by W. R. Grace & Company at 55 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, and requests issuance of a special permit as specified in Section 25 of the Lexington zoning by-law. Johnson Brothers Greenhouses, Inc., by its President (Vice) General Manager, Frederick T. Johnson - special permit under Section 25.31 of the zoning by-law of the town of Lexington, entitled "Commercial Greenhouses" to erect and main- tain commercial greenhouses on a parcel of land containing 6.83 acres more or less situated southeasterly of the existing greenhouses owned by the petitioners, numbered 31 East Street, substantially in accordance with a plot plan filed with petition. Said greenhouses to be erected to be "Superlite Plastichouses." The petitioners own and operate the existing greenhouses situated at the inter- section of East and Adams Street and the means of entry and exit utilized for the existing greenhouses as shown on the plan, will serve the proposed green- houses. The existing boiler room will provide heat for the proposed greenhouses. Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in puplic meeting: F11 1 1 September 25, 1973 (continued) -2 Schrauwen - Granted unanimously with the following variances: The right hand corner of the house, as you face it from Green Lane, may have a setback of 25 ft., the left hand side of the house a side yard of 15 ft. and the right hand side of the house a side yard of 12� ft., subject to verification by the Engineer. Construction must be started within a period of one year. A building permit is necessary and the variance must be registered at the Registry of Deeds. Honeywell, Inc. - Granted unanimously. Must be done in accordance with plans and specifications submitted to the Board of Appeals. Gottlieb - Granted unanimously, subject to the following conditions: 1. No signs shall be displayed. 2. All parking must be on the owner's driveways. No parking on Concord Ave. 3. Hours of operation shall be Mon. through Fri., 9:30 to 11:30 a.m, and possibly 7 to 9 in the evening. 4. Each class shall be limited to 8 enrollees. W. R. Grace & Co. - Granted unanimously, subject to the following conditions: 1. Construction must be started within one year from date. 2. Materials must be similar to those in the present building and construc- tion shall be accordance with drawings submitted. (see folder) 3. The statements included in the letter of August 16, 1973 from W. R. Grace and Company, signed by Van T. Boughton, shall be part of this special permission. (letter is appended to the permit & is in the folder) Johnson Brothers Greenhouses, Inc. - Granted unanimously, subject to 13 conditions. See permit in folder. All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner in the Board of Appeal's office. The meeting adjourned at 12:30 �. Z"r�� Evelyn F. Clerk Cole The Board has been threatened with suits on the Johnson Brothers Green- houses, Inc. decision. The decision was not posted with the Town Clerk until October 17, 1973. The decision was discussed again in open meeting after the regular hearings scheduled for October 2, 1973 and the permit was held until the write-up was approved by Town Counsel. Approval was obtained and the permit was posted (filed) with the Town Clerk as stated.