HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-12-22 BOARD OF APPEALS
December 22, 1977
The Board of Appeals held a regular meeting on Thursday, December 22, 1977,
beginning at 7 30 p m. , in the Town Office Building, Selectmen's Meeting Room
Present George P Wadsworth, Chairman
Woodruff M. Brodhead
Irving H Mabee
Thomas G Taylor
Natalie H. Riff in, Associate
Public hearings were held on the following petitions, notices of the hearings
having been mailed and hearings advertised in the Lexington Minute-Man newspaper
as required by statute
Florence Baldwin Trust - variance from the provisions of Sections 26 and 27 and
other applicable provisions, so as to allow for the construction of a single
family home on a lot containing 168,450 sq ft , more or less, said lot being
bounded generally by Spring Street, Concord Avenue and the Route 2 Interchange,
and having 71 15 ft of frontage on Concord Avenue and 96 feet of frontage on
Spring Street The applicant is the owner of the property
Instrumentation Lab - special permit to erect two permanent enclosed walkways on
the property located at 113 Hartwell Avenue
Diran D Keshian - special permit, pursuant to Section 30 3, or a variance of
Section 27 to re-construct and/or erect a chimney at 455 Lowell Street which would
have a 14 4 ft set back from the front property line
Harry Knight - variance to allow for the premises located at 235 Bedford Street,
awned by Harry Knight to be used for general office purposes as provided in Sec-
tions 25 41 and 25 42 and other applicable sections of the zoning by-law This
property is presently being used for general office purposes as a non-conforming
use under Section 30 of the zoning by-law
Lexington Gardens, Inc - renewal of the special permit granted December 23, 1976,
under subsections 12 2 and 24 5, to store and sell in conjunction with the opera-
tion of a nursery at 93 Hancock Street all of the supplementary items specified in
24 5, paragraph 1
DECISIONS The Board made the following decisions, all in open meeting See
decisions filed with the Town Clerk and in Board of Appeals' files for more details
Florence Baldwin Trust - granted four to one, Mrs Rif fin voting in opposition
Instrumentation Lab - granted unanimously
Keshian - granted four to one, the Chairman voting in opposition
Knight - variance denied; non-conforming status confirmed allowing all present
uses to be continued and any or all uses under Section 25, CN district, designated
"Yes" as shown in the current by-laws Note current by-laws contain 1975 date
Lexington Gardens - unanimously granted for one year, subject to conditions
The meeting adjourned at 10 30 p m.
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn F Cole, Administrative Clerk