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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-05-23 Ysd 23, 1961 The aist:.oric Zi tricts Commission et %t 7: 45 P. p. = Hey °'3 in the ton Aoce.ur t u tes ciffice. Present wase Dona.,d E. D. Persons, screti,ry, Edwin B. sarthen, Cyrus 'ac-d, and Assoc ietea 410 COM4iftSIOWtr Ralph A. Z.trrtth,m. In the l“b;se;:ee yr the chairman, .ionsl.d R. arta, it vas voted to appoint Dons1d R. Tegro, Qtr,.rm :n ."ro T ^ctre. Mr. Legro read a letter from the c .s d rshal 4 40EL-1:1u th t the cor s: ior. ccnAdN+r rotiktins its chKirtenship. Upon motion cta.14, mace end seconded, it was unanimously VCT D to Bi rt DUr:3t.d Grmr:t to Continue in office ss chr irsion„ and to t the cporr'cl,,lion ot the ccax: i1,sion or the °ievotian sari hi ,h .st".,x> krd chat l .s ship be e.x reissed to hi end soreed on the mfr.-Yes t meeting. Upon notion duly .. cie e4n5 seco zed, 4 _. .4,,ted to e.-ci3 Persons secretr ^r of VV.) 1rd the, zilme ;, ' ore©a tion f'.w r his dev"'tion to 1'1`y in t'hr hi h tga.d `'"d 3 o; -ondhict of his hrfice3 be ex-ressed to him ..nd spread cci th , records ;:'f t..-sea meeting. Yr. Parsons r it -reted his rer.icY,Y for _' ci Uticss t- -Lire tta'7 reccrd of the cro :m.1.,siox a.:.d hvt sag eas:'tioi; bs amsde to carte chsi 'S r to discuss this mutter with the appropriate town offici=1; to obt€tin spaces for th.i Hearing wms held rt qc ” D. H. on the or,,el.orticn or 1=r• Ueetmno A . ca. ciaa., d/bis Z nitrary B-rber• Chep for .;ertificate of ,sporaa-:t -teeness 33°; to the cosy:laded d. a,7 y of the free standing haFrbk'r 3ols .i a. ted in the doorway t 17g6 1.fassa, :usetts P v,4;t.;s, Let.ir: :•,.-Ti, whichis vithin the 4ett1e Green i ittrict. At the hearing tAN. spel.icert described t..4a s`_ cn ,s e trees :tren.iirg b? rber ole .hie1: ro't. tod by i-, 4....e °:4L.'scr device and f,li.u:! '!'i?ted only during the hours the barber shop i vPen r.r basis-sta. Us ' .rth :r tesiartbcd thtf be^rb: r pfile to list. ncti*ve ymt"e ' of his trade rs:d tasted th t dant,' o::' hl .t :.0..p;.11rti,.•n ... :.� ,. re.suu 4 in satstrntts1 .t.aas or busie:e:es 1 ,e '.c thh f- 't that ... v-sr fifty ,er cent of nia cos tC3Ci= 1':; t:c C tranti°ry:.at3; and thc-ct sAo. teat iiy 81! oth Z' barb' ,r ;shops in ..eexin ,toa display zit:: t.kr' barber p .es. The c*nMlt';sion e.nsidered the relative site, color, style, and m tteri Is of t%e. berbsir ogle together .'3th the pu.rp. ses for ,43ch t ? s v 1 y yad. isa'a.sei,a.n we. al ,o bad $ s t the r rdehlwhich m1 ht recut to the eppittaunt if e. certif'ic ^tee of a}}proJr lttertrslza ',ran to be denied, and 4 tether the rP plic tion eruId by a:?'=z' ved -i thoat sub:;tsntiPi detriment to the wct` fare and without; :atiaaa :;,.r;'1 ailrcig tfors fro;:" the intent and pure sea of stet establisk,1r .. L:zd 4g,fir.iur th , dutis,zi or the commission. On Motion mads and d. 1y :taco?:,aei, it was deetoar:ir;ere bar the ccsmiss?; ct thlt the features of the bairber pole ere itsv :;aro rirtett tut 4hvt owing to conditions affecting thebarber pole J. L. ' eii , tut Rot *ffe ting the ::*ttle Green Wiatriot taller l.ly, fei1..a:e to e:.4tzprove the typr,lic tion ao.i1d irvi: it*sk s utt:stant i 1 h rd ahl J t t} {' s +..i r r t snd so 'rovl.. of taco cont i.tt.e3 d1 splay of thK barber pb1 a cc+d1d or. given vi thaut s4 rtsr.ti *1 detriment to the t• Iia welfrre td without ciorag tis.;i from era? intent .rd pure sea -•f t!'e act. TOWN OF LEXINGTON "r`' ' Massachusetts t 4� mar HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION • Due to the inability of commissioner Donald R Grant to act on the petitions of Sanitary Barber shop, Lexington Liquor Mart, Inc. , and St. Brigid' s Church, the chair designates Associate Commissioner Ralph A. Burnham to serve in this action. Donald E. Legro Chairman Pro Tempore May 23, 1961 •A NOT:U'F OF D7I;5PINATIOB Notice is h reby given thet et e he. rine r_ _d by the Ai '-.uric Districts Commission on Mey 23, 1961, on the eppiic�,tion of Mr . Geetenc A. Coscie, d/b/a brnitery Berber Shop, fora certificate or eeerepri teness 410 as to the continued display of tee existing free stending bcraer .;e.1e ..oce ted in the doorway et 1796 Massech'i:,,etts Avenue, elexin;Iter.;, which id Within the Battle Green District, the Corr sieeion made the eetsrminr:ticni ap3earleg in the attz; ched excerpt or the neetingt "At the hearing the aeplicent described the sign s as free eten:iing. barber pole which is roreted by a t~eeheeic-e1 .evice and ileus in€.ted only daring; the hours the barber ::hogs is open fax' busi .ess. Ae L rther described the barber pc...e e a traditional coati etive ey'-,hui of his trede and stated thEt denir l of hie eeplicetion s•eul i res sit in :u' tin:i i loss of business due to the feet th t over fifty eer eerit of hi atei. rs were transients; and ter t tubstant1 elly ell oth r to rber shoes In ex ! ,: ,( display similar brrber _©o1ee. 'The Comelesion censi.dered the rete=tine eize, color, style, end rnFterials of the barber pole together with the purposes for wh1ee it to displayed. Discassion was also had ae to this hardshieeich ei;_t t reset to the epplicent if a certificate of eppreprietenesa 'were to be le:Jed, and vheth r the a.ppliertion could be approved without sub tantsei detriment to the public .'elfere and without substantial derogation t'rcm the lets t and hurpesee of the rct est-sbl.i .'_Ling and de.fi .in , the :1 ties or. tee commission. "On motion made and d,:ly ee ndee, it eas Aeterruined by the Commission thio t the features of the berber ,7ci ere 5nreeer, erte t , rat that owing to conditions affecting the berb} r eo: e as f. Sian, bat not affecting the Bettie Green Distr:.ct generally, fh.it.'are to ein eve the plication 'roued in solve sut't wtiel h, rdshie to the e p Iii. .et and approval of tie ccs tinued dl spicy of the barber e ceeid e ee v, n without substenti:.e letreaent t. the pab.sic ielfEre end without e roee loss from the intent and ure:.ses of the cots' tll :TORIC DISTRICTS COelMieeI N (Signed) Donald E. eegro Ghnir, Yen pi's, eee :ere NOTICE OF DETP I4INATIQN Notice is hereby giver' that at a meeting of the d.istcric Districts Commission held en Tuesday,, Ma•. 23, 1961, the Commission 'unanimously voted to deny the application of Lexington Liv.uor Mart inc. for a certificate of epprcpristeness for the continued display of the neon 410 sign located over the door at 1349 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexiegton, which is within the Battle Green District. Participating in this dec sion were Commissioners Donald Z. negro, Chairman Pro Tempore, Philip B. Parsons, Fdwin B. Worthen, Jr. , and Cyrus Wood, and Associate Conai ssiomer Ralph A . Burnham. A st.: talent of the reasons of the action of the commission is to be found in the pertinent portion of the minutes of tee meeting, a cce y of which is es follows% "Frank Liooiardi appeared at the hearing in behalf of tie applicant and identified the sign shown on slide No. 18 in the fsles of the commission and bearing the legend ' Lexington Liquor mart inc. eic;ucrs, Wines, Beer' as the sign referred to in the app. ication and the notice of haring. Mr. Licciardi further stated that the sign had existed in. its present location for apprcelmetely ten years and that it would be costly to replace. 'Mir. Edward J. Ltcciardi also with Mr. Licciardi appeared in favor of the petition. No other persons appeared at the hearing either in favor of or against the application. The chairman pro tempore read a cozrmanication purporting to be signed by jliss aatherine Harrington' 'Wish sign would conform to others on the block. Object to extra lighting ' at eany time. I have to look at it. Also object to any blinxing signs not in keeping with historic location. "After considerable discussion Motion was made and duly seconded that the commission determine that the continued display' of the sign would be inappropriate within the meaning of the act establishing and defin ng the duties of the commission, that the commission determine that the failure to approve the application would not involve a substantial hardshi.a to the applicant, and that the commission further determine that aper- -ral of the application could not be made without substantial detriment to or derogation from the purposes of the act. ',Further discussion was had as to the lack of any historical va;. te er significance of the building to which the sign es attached, Ls to the genera, design, texture, material and color of the features of toe sign, including the neon lettering, and as to tee rel 'tj ,n of tease factors to similar factors of other .buildings, structures and signs in the immediate surroundings, especially the other buildings, streztvres and signs for which the commission has a1 r ee dy issued certificates of aepropriateness in the Battle Green District and e fain vie of the premises and sign location in question. "The motion was then put to a vote and was carried unanimously." HISTCRIC Di` TRI Ie COMMISSION (Signed) Donald E . Legre 411 Chairman pro Tempore May 24, 1961 y4 S CERTIFICATE OF I+P:PROPTtI.-TENEV.zS This cer t' fic to is Issued .,ursuant to Lhwpter 447, Acts and Feso7.ves cf Massachusetts, .;'r56, as -mended, to Saint Brigid' s Ch ,rch -ith respect to the continued d1 s,,Tyy of the two fo Io ing described sig. , r:.£ noted 1977 Massaeha_ etts Aven :e, wbic is nitclu the 137,`tie Green: Di strict. 1. A ' hi to wr;oder sign Ioc 'teci on the :_nun in front of the rectory ' es!1lig the ^1 n sho. n on s1ie ©. 66 in the records of the commission end bsc.:ring the legend on each side of the sign "Saint Brigid! Church ilunde�y h ses lt3C 1^t7.5 11: 30. Daily 4a;50 7:15. C�'onfessions a.t ard�•y 4 - 6 7: 30 - 9 '0 2. A b«-relief of Saint !3 i'id in vh1te with t" .orda Saint Brigid in gold letters ...oca.ted f ;c e the ;)ortico r rd affixed to the far nt 11 of the el-Lurch. RI TORIC tI4 TR' CTS by (Signed) l: GAi:' d F. Legro Chairman ,•u `. El!PO :u Date May 24, 1961 C rtificate No. 72 i