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June 1~., 2963
The historic Districts Commission met at the time and place
specified in the public notice of the hearing on the application
of Donald R. Grant for a certificate of appropriateness with respect
to the exterior architectural features and colors of the dwelling
with attached garage and the fencing on the premises at 23 Somerset
Road and for the continued existence and maintenance of the same, which
dwelling, garage and fencing are within the Hancock-Clarke district.
Present. were Wilbur Aq. Jaquith, Philip Parsons, ~ ecretary,
Ruth Bevan, George Graves and A ssociate Commissioner Gilliam B . Hoyt.
The Chairman being absent from the meeting as a member of the
Commission, upon motion duly made and seconded, Wilbur M. Jaquith
was unanimously effected Chairman ~'ro Tempore for the meeting.
The Chairman read a portion of the letter of applic~:tion,
dated may 2, 1963, received from the applicant. Donald R. Grant
appeared in behalf of the application. Also present were g~ancis
K. Smith, attorney for Louis Stoico, Inc., the builder and previous
owner, anal Mr. and Airs. Milton H. Bretseher of .~3 hancock Street.
Mr. Grant summarized the factual situation regarding erection
of the dwelling, garage and fence without applying for a certificate
of appropriateness and submitted to the Commission the following items;
1. Copy of undated Plan No. 52, Sheets loos. 1, 5 and 6,
Louis Stoico Designer, showing the easterly, southerly
northerly and westerly elevations respectively.
2. Four photographs showing two views of the easterly and
northerly elevations, one view of the southerly and
easterly e'~vation and a portion of the fence and one view
of the westerly elevation.
3. dopy of Plot Plan for Lot 2, dated Nov. 29, 1962, and
certified by &~ilbur C. Nylander.
4• Copy of Plan showing locus and entitled nSubdivision Flan
of Land in Lexington Fred A. Joyce, Surveyor," dated
July l2, 195. filed with Middlesex South Registry District
on Jan. 21, 1857 in Book 572, Page 27 and filed with the
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L ffi e on Feb. 2 1 6 as Plan No. 7
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(The applicant requested and was granted permission to
withdraw this plan after the hearing).
Available at the hearing on loan from the ]3u.ilding Inspector
were the .original Application for Permit to Build, dated pctober lb,
1962 and .granted October 1$, 1962, and the plans filed with the
application, neither of which showed that part of the buildings
were within an historic district. Also available was a copy of the
plan of the Hancock-Clarke Historic District prepared by .chard
Gayer, Town Engineer, dated March, 1957. It was noted that this
• plan did not show the locus as a lot separated from ~o. lyl Hancock
gene 4,1963
Street although the subdivision plan showing both ~o. 45 hancock
S treat and the locus as separate lots had been filed with the
Middlesex.Kegistry District on January 21, 1957. the commission
members asked various questions and discussed various aspects of
• the application.
On motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED
that the exterior architectural and color features of the existing
dwelling, attached garage and the fencing on the premises at
23 Somerset Road are appropriate for the purposes of Chapter /~,t+.7,
as amended, and are appropriate for the Hancock-~ larke District,
and that a certificate of appropriateness be issued for said
architectural anal color features and for the continued existence and
maintenance of said dwelling, garage and fencing as now erected.
The Commission then discussed the possibility of additional
building permits being granted in historic districts without
certificates of appropriateness being first obtained. dpon motion
duly made and seconded, it was VOTED that the Commission bring to
the attention of the building Inspector the fact that a building
permit has been issued for the erection of a dwelling in one of
the historic districts without a certificate of appropriateness having
first been issued, and that this be done in form of a letter signed
by the secretary with copies to the hoard of Selectmen and Manning
B oard, and request that steps be taken to prevent a repetition of a
similax error in the future.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25
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TOV~N OF LEXINGTON
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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
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Due to the interest of Commissioner vonald R.
Grant in the application of Donald R, urant, 23 Somerset
Road, for a certificate of appropriateness filed by him
an May 3, 1963, the chair designates associate
commissioner William B. Hoyt to serve in this action.
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