HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-08-12 BOARD OF APPEALS
August 12, 1976
The Board of Appeals held a regular meeting on Thursday, August 12, 1976,
beginning at 7 30 p m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building
Present were Chairman Nickerson, Vice Chairman Wadsworth, Ruth Morey, Woodruff M.
Brodhead and Irving H. Mabee Also present were a room full of townspeople, a
Lexington Minute-Man Reporter and a representative of the League of Women Voters
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notices having been mailed
to the proper persons and notices having been advertised as required by statute
Dorothy G Levine - variance of section 27 and the minimum side yard requirement of
15 ft set forth therein The building is a garage located at 58 Buckman Drive and
is located only 9 2 ft from the side yard in violation of this section The Peti-
tioner requests a variance of 5 8 ft in order that the building conform to the ex-
isting zoning bylaws
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory - special permit under
section 30 of the zoning bylaw in order that it may erect on premises, owned by it,
at 238 Wood Street, a tower, located and described on plans and exhibits filed with
the Board The tower including the antenna will be 88 ft above ground level
Ronald K. Hagopian and Artemis M. Hagopian - variance of section 27 in order to
build a porch attached to the rear of the house at 46 Chase Avenue, which addition
will result in a six foot instead of fifteen foot rear yard
Lexington Savings Bank - special permit to erect two free standing signs on property
at 421 Lowell Street
Richard R. Corazzini and Frederic D: Corazzini, d/b/a Corazzini Bros - renewal of a
special permit for the retail sale of nursery products at 7 Blossom Street, in accord-
ance with the regulations set forth in the zoning bylaw, section 24 5 The sales area
will be in a portion of the existing building as shown on the Plot Plan previously
submitted
The Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting See permits and
denials for details
Levine - granted 4 to 1, George P Wadsworth voting in opposition
M I T - granted unanimously
Hagopian - 3 in favor, 2 in opposition (Ruth Morey and Irving Mabee)
Lexington Savings Bank - granted 4 to 0 (directional signs) , Mr Mabee abstained
Corazzini - denied, 3 in favor, 2 in opposition (I Mabee and R. Morey)
All pertinent material is on file in Board office Meeting adjourned at 11 25
p m.
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn F Cole
Administrative Clerk
BOARD OF APPEALS