HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-12-09BOARD OF APPEALS
December 9, 1976
' The Board of Appeals held a regular meeting on Thursday, December 9, 1976
in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office Building.
Present were: George P. Wadsworth, Chairman
Ruth Morey, Vice Chairman
Woodruff M. Brodhead
Irving H. Mabee
Thomas G. Taylor
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notices having been
mailed As required by statute and hearings advertised in the newspaper.
Melvin 14. Kayce and Julieanne Kayce - variance of Section 27 of the Lexington
Zoning Bylaw to enclose a porch of the existing house at 117 Kendall Road,
extending it into the side yard. This addition, which will be used as a family
room, will have a side yard of 13'3" instead of the required 15'.
Marjorie R. Bulger and Ronald M. Bulger - special permit and variance, pursuant
to Sections 30.3 and 27 of the Zoning Bylaw, to maintain the existing dwelling
at 10 Oxford Street with insufficient front yard setback and to build an addi-
tion (16' x 18', family room) which will have a front yard setback of 20 feet
instead of the required 30 feet.
' John F. Schneider - special permit for an extension of time, allowing the three
bedroom 70' trailer to remain on the property at 29 Moreland Avenue until Decem-
ber 16, 1976, to complete restoration work on house damaged by fire.
Lexington Gardens, Inc. - special permit under subsections 12.2 and 24.5 of the
Zoning iylaw to continue to store and sell in conjunction with the operation of
a nursery at 93 Hancock Street, Lexington, all of the supplementary items speci-
fied in the subsection 24.5.
The Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting. See permits
for details, all in Board of Appeals' files and also filed with the Town Clerk.
Kayce -y granted, unanimously.
Bulger - granted, unanimously.
Schneider - granted, unanimously.
Lexin t n Gardens Inc. - The Board voted unanimously to postpone decision to
12/23/76. Motion to postpone made by Mr. Mabee and seconded by Attorney Taylor.
The time was set for 8 p.m.
Other action, discussion, information:
A Oi.cture was taken at this meeting (kindness of the police department) for
the Annval Town Report for 1976, Associates Natalie H. Riffin and Clarence Turner
having ,joined the meeting.
' AnJnvitation of Mr. Richard E. Dobroth of Drummer Boy Green Trust, who has
petitioned the Board for a hearing for a special permit (Phase II for 80 addition-
al unit#) in regard to land off Bedford St. and Winter St., was accepted and four
members of the Board and the clerk agreed to go on the tour of the site on
Saturday, December 11, 1976, 10 a.m.
December 9, 1976 (continued)
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' The Board briefly discussed the letter and questionnaire received from the
League of Women Voters Land Use Workshop Chairman, Clarice B. Gordon. This
letter was dated November 24, 1976 and was received by the Board of Appeals'
office, on November 29. All Board of Appeals members had been mailed a copy of
both the letter and questionnaire prior to the December 9 meeting and were
alerted to the fact that it would be discussed. The questionnaire was in
regard to the League of Women Voters' study of the "impact of Chapter 808 of
1975, the Zoning Act on the Town of Lexington."
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Board members were requested to make known to the Chairman of the Board of
Appea16 their opinions in regard to same so that he might respond. The Chairman
and Irving H. Mabee would meet with the LWV's Committee.
The meeting adjourned at 10:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
-Ca4�e
Evelyn F. Cole
Administrative Clerk
BOARD OF APPEALS
Please see December 23, 1976 minutes for decision on Lexington Gardens, Inc.