HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06-18BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS
June 18, 1974
A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Tuesday,
June 18, 1974 at 7;30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office
Building. Present were five regular members; Donald E. Nickerson, Chairman;
George P. Wadsworth, Vice Chairman; Ruth Morey, Woodruff M. Brodhead and new
regular member, Logan Clarke, Jr. Also present were; a Minute -Man reporter,
LWV Observer and an audience of townspeople who overflowed the room.
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been
mailed to those who should legally receive them and to town boards and offi-
cials who will or might be affected by decisions made and also advertised in
the Lexington Minute -Man newspaper.
William L. Shaw and Janice M. Hardy - pursuant to Section 12.3, for a vari-
ance of Section 27 to maintain the existing dwelling at 6 Revere Street with
a side yard of 13.9 ft. instead of the required 15 ft.
Scottish Rite Masonic Library and Museum Inc. and The Supreme Council -
special permit to install signs consisting of cast bronze letters on the
brick walls flanking the entrance gate on Marrett Road. The signs are for
identification and are to be installed on either side of the entrance gate
to enable visitors approaching from either direction of Marrett Road to
identify the complex.
Robert T. Dunham, Robert T. Dunham Jr., Paul Shea and Barbara F. Shea pur-
suant to Section 12.3, for a variance from the provisions of Sections 26 and
27 of the Zoning By-law and other applicable sections so as to allow for the
consolidation of three lots on Leonard Road into two lots having 30,143 sq.
ft. and 30,063 sq. ft., respectively, as shown on "Plan of Land in Lexington,
Mass." dated 3/25/74, David W. Perley, Civil Engineer, and to allow for con-
struction of single family residences on said two lots, said lots having
frontage on the unaccepted section of Leonard Road. The applicants are the
owners of the property involved.
Martin Bernard, as Trustee of Burlington Arcade Associates;- (a) variance
from Section 25 of the Lexington Zoning By-law (i) to permit the Premises on
Lowell Street, consisting of approximately 5 acres more or less, and shown on
the proposed site plan attached to the petition hereto (the "Premises"), to
be used for a banking business with parking for customers of the bank and the
adjoining Burlington Arcade Shopping Center, and (ii) to permit a road on the
Premises to allow access to the bank and to the adjoining Burlington Arcade
Shopping Center, (b) To confirm under Article XXIX of the General By-laws
of the Town of Lexington the action previously taken by Petitioner in moving
soil from the Lexington portion of Petitioner's Land (designated herein as
the Premises) to the Burlington portion of Petitioner's land in connection
with Petitioner's construction of the Burlington Arcade Shopping Center.
The Premises include the property on Lowell Street (shown as Lot #11A on
Assessors' Map X675) owned by petitioner and the easement for slope and round-
ing purposes over a portion of the adjacent property on Lowell Street (shown
as Lot X15 on Assessors' Map X675), all as shown on the proposed site plan.
The owner of said adjacent property has agreed to grant said easement to the
Petitioner. (Withdrawn by letter at the hearing.)
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Following the hearings the Board made the following decisions, all in
public open meeting:
Shaw and Hardy - granted unanimously.
Scottish Rite etc. - granted unanimously.
Dunham & Shea - denied unanimously. *
Martin Bernard - withdrawn by the petitioner at the hearing. (see letter)
All pertinent material is on file in the Board of Appeals' office.
The meeting adjourned at 10 p.m.
Evelyn F. Cole, Clerk
* Although the Planning Board letter was not read into the record it should
be recorded and a copy of the wording follows:
Dear Mr. Nickerson:
The Planning Board has reviewed the petition of Robert T. Dunham, Robert T.
Dunham, Jr., Paul Shea and Barbara Shea, for a variance from the provisions
of Sections 26 and 27 of the zoning by-law, for the consolidation of three
lots into two lots.
These lots have no frontage as required under Section 27 of the zoning by-
law. The Planning Board recommends that this petition be denied, and that
the owners of the land apply to the Planning Board for a two lot subdivision.
Under the Subdivision Control law, adequate frontage will be required to
service these lots. However, the extension of Leonard Road will reduce the
areas of the lots below those required to meet the Subdivision Regulations.
Therefore, the developer should first apply to the Board of Appeals for a
variance to allow reductions in lot sizes, with the stipulation that he
then apply to the Planning Board for the development of land in accordance
with the Subdivision Control law.
Sincerely,
LEXINGTON PLANNING BOARD
/s/ Eric T. Clarke, Chairman