HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-01-13 BOARD OF APPEALS
' January 13, 1977
The Board of Appeals held a regular meeting on Thursday, January 13, 1977
in the Town Office Building, Selectmen's Meeting Room, beginning at 7 30 p.m
Present were George P Wadsworth, Chairman
Ruth Morey, Vice Chairman
Woodruff M Brodhead
Clarence D Turner, Associate
Natalie H. Riff in, Associate
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notices having been
mailed as required by statute and hearings advertised in the newspaper
Michael L Colangelo and Josephine Colangelo - special permit to erect a free
standing sign at 12-14-16-18 Hartwell Avenue
Itek Corporation - special permit to allow for alteration of an existing pent-
house at 10 Maguire Road The proposed structure will be approximately 21' x 30'
x 15' high above the existing penthouse roof line The height above average
grade will be less than the sixty-five limit allowed under Paragraph 26 56 of
Zoning By-Law It will be used to test optical systems being developed and is
essential to the continuation of Itek Corporation Research and Development work.
Leo C. Barbarossa - special permit, pursuant to Section 25 69, to serve food to
be eaten on the premises at 46 Massachusetts Avenue
Robert P Duff - variance of Section 27 to maintain a tower of 100 ft elevation
for the purposes of supporting ham radio antennas on the property at 15 Oxford
Street This tower is presently installed on the property
They Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting See decisions
for details, all in Board of Appeals' files and also filed with the Town Clerk
Colangelo - granted unanimously
Itek - granted unanimously
Barbarosea - denied Three in favor of granting George P Wadsworth, Clarence
D Turner, Natalie H. Riff in In opposition Ruth Morey and Woodruff M. Brodhead
Duff - The Board voted unanimously to allow Mr Duff to withdraw his petition
Mr Duff had notified all persons previously notified of the hearing that he
intended to withdraw his petition. Also, Mr Duff wrote a letter to the Board
which was posted with the Town Clerk and placed on the Town Bulletin Board The
letter requested to have petition withdrawn without prejudice
Other information
It Was noted that the Planning Board had discussed the fact that Brewsters,
Inc would be requesting a new entrance to their building at 903 Waltham St
This request would be quite different from the previous request which had been
denied by the Board of Appeals November 18, 1976 The Planning Board would not
be making a formal comment, since they agreed it was substantially different and
Ch 40A, Sec 20 would not apply
Mr May (Attorney Norman T May, representing the Veldkamp's) heti lade
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application for a hearing in regard to 7 Bird Hill Rd , formerly 6 Rockville
Avenue This request is the same as one scheduled for December 30, 1976 No
one appe.red on behalf of the Petitioner for that hearing The Board decided
on the 30th to take no action and allow them to petition again
The meeting adjourned at 11 55 p m
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn F Cole
Administrative Clerk
BOARD OF APPEALS
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