HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-12-18BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS
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December 18, 1973
A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday,
December 18, 1973 at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town
Office Building. Present were Chairman Nickerson, Vice Chairman Sheldon,
regular members W. Brodhead and R. Morey, associate member Robert M. Gary, a
Minute -man Publications' reporter, a League of Women Voters' observer and an
audience of townspeople.
At the beginning of this meeting a photograph was taken for the Annual
Town Report.
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been
mailed to the petitioners, to the owners of all property abutting the petition-
er's land and to all abutters of the abutters 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.
Follen Church Society - permission, as required under section 25.34 of the
Lexington zoning by-law, to sell Christmas trees on the premises at 764 Massa-
chusetts Avenue.
Sun Valley Farms, John and Rosina Busa - permission, as required under section
25.34 of the Lexington zoning by-law, to sell Christmas trees and wreaths on
the premises at 52 Lowell Street.
Emilio Lyons - variance from the Lexington zoning by-law to build a pool 20 ft.
by 40 ft. which will have a front yard setback of 21 ft. instead of the required
30 ft. The easement going through the yard on this property at 4 Hickory Street
does not allow for placement of the pool in any other direction. The small
house which is behind the proposed pool is on a foundation and has flagstone
patios around it.
Middlesex Hellenic Orthodox Association (St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church) -
permission to build an addition to the existing non -conforming building at 17
Meriam Street which will have insufficient side yard.
Trustees of Lexington Office Center Trust, Boston, Mass. (Cabot, Cabot, & Forbes)
- reference is made to Petition of the undersigned dated September 15, 1972 and
Board of Appeals' Permit and Finding and Determination granted October 17, 1972
and Petition of the undersigned for Variance from the Lexington Building By -Law
and Board of Appeals Permit therefor granted November 28, 1972, said Finding
and Determination and said Permits having been granted after hearings duly held
and persons entitled to notice properly notified, except certain abutters to
abutters of the premises in favor of which said Permits and Finding and Deter-
mination were granted as required by General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 17.
Accordingly, in order to afford such parties proper notice, the undersigned
hereby repetitions the Lexington Board of Appeals appointed under the General
Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 13 to 19 as amended, for the followingiPermits and
Variance as previously granted: (a) a Special Permit (Sec. 12.2 of the Lexing-
ton Zoning By -Laws) permitting the construction and use by Honeywell Radiation
Center of the premises shown on the Site Plan enclosed, (b) a Finding and Deter-
mination that the 18,070 square foot (2 -story Building) located on a 15.2 acre
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lot, southwesterly side of Forbes Road in the Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Minuteman
Research Park, all as shown on plans submitted herewith, constitutes a suitable
development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood,
in accordance with Section 13 of said Zoning By -Laws, and (c) for a variance
from Article 10 of the Lexington Building By -Law and other applicable provisions
thereof, to permit construction and use on said lot of said 2 -story building of
Second -Class construction with an area between firewalls not exceeding 40,533
sq. ft., the area limit now being 16,667 sq. ft. when certain sprinklers and
exterior fire fighting space are installed and provided as set forth in said
Article.
Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in
public meeting:
Follen Church Society - Granted unanimously for December 1973 and December 1974.
Sun Valley Farms, John and Rosina Buss. - Granted unanimously for December 1973
and December 1974.
Emilio Lyons.- Granted unanimously.
Middlesex Hellenic Orthodox Association - Granted unanimously.
Trustees of Lexington Office Center Trust, Boston, Mass. - Granted unanimously.
All pertinent material is on file under the name of each petitioner in the
Board of Appeal's office.
The meeting adjourned at 11 p.m.
q�_/ e4,ee,
Evelyn F. Cole
Clerk
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Howard H. Dawes (1950 photo)
Howard Dawes,
Active in Town,
Affairs, at 72
Memorial services for Howard
H. Dawes, 72, former service
»<_manager of the General Radio
Company of Concord until his
retirement in 1986, were held on
Monday, December 17, at the First
Parish Church. Rev. Robert
Zoerheide officiated.
Mr. Dawes, who lived at 10 Bar.
as st., had resided in Lexington
for 92 years. A graduate of
Arfl4iion High hool, he was a
member of M.I. T. Class of 1829 and
attended Boston University College
of Business' Administration. A
*member of the First Parish
Church, he had served as its
treasurer and finance chairman.
He. was active in town affairs,
having served as Community Fnnd ,
chairman in 1950, Chairman of the
.Ward of Public welfare (ltd
preeidenp of tjo.4,exingto. .
Visiting Nurse A
• 1162), a tit her't ga (#
Lexington and the AI Temple
of the Mystic Shrine fn Boston.
Active in the field of electronics,
he was a life member of the IEEE
and chairman of NEREM in 190
and 1956.
Mr. Dawes is survived by his
wife, Mildred (Salmon) Dawes and
a daughter, Priscilla, both of Lex.
ington; a son, David C. Dawes and
three grandchildren of Pepperell;
a brother, Chester L. Dawes, of
Winchester; and five sisters, Ethel
Smeaton, of Quincy, M a r f a n
Roberts of Plymouth, Hazel Price
of Andover; Ruth Dawes and
Dorothy Dawes of Lexington.