HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-05-13BOARD OF APPEALS
May 13, 1976
The Board of Appeals held a regular meeting on Thursday, May 13, 1976, begin-
ning at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building.
Present were: Chairman Nickerson, vice chairman Wadsworth, R. Morey, I. Mabee,
and associate member Robert Cataldo. Also present were a room full of townspeople,
a representative of the League of Women Voters and a Lexington Minute -Man Reporter.
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notices having been
mailed to the proper people and advertised in the newspaper as required by law.
James V. Cosgrove - renewal of a special permit, pursuant to Sections 12.2, 25.33
and 25.34 to continue to operate a roadside stand at 307 Wood Street for the pur-
pose of selling poultry, eggs, plants, produce and wood and also to sell Christmas
trees and wreaths in season.
Millipore Corporation - permission to erect a sign on the premises located at 35
Hartwell Avenue and permission under Section 25.84 and other applicable provisions
to allow for the operation of an employees' cafeteria.
The Toad Stool Boutique - permission to erect a sign to be hung from the soffit of
the porch at 1632 Massachusetts Avenue.
Liberty Realty Trust - permission under Section 12.2 of the zoning bylaw to
enlarge the building numbered 15-17-19 Depot Square by addition of a second floor.
Said building being a non -conforming building this request for a special permit is
under the provisions of Section 30.3. The proposed addition will be conforming
with plans and drawings submitted with this petition and as previously approved by
the Board of Appeals on June 25, 1963. (Building Commissioner refused a building
permit.)
John P. Carroll - permission to continue to pick up and keep cars, without allow-
ing them to be taken from the trucks overnight on the premises known as 31 Allen
Street, away from the abutters and the street so as not to constitute an eye sore,
as more particularly spelled out in a permit issued on or about June 7, 1973.
The Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting with spectators
remaining to hear the verdicts. See permits for details.
Cosgrove - granted unanimously.
Millipore - granted unanimously.
Liberty Realty - granted unanimously.
Toad Stool - granted unanimously.
Carroll - granted on a 4 to 1 vote, Mrs. Morey voting in the negative.
All the above permits were granted subject to certain conditions.
All pertinent material is on file in the Board of Appeals' office under the
name of the petitioner.
The meeting adjourned at 12:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn F. Cole
Administrative Clerk
BOARD OF APPEALS