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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-05-22 • • MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON MAY 22, 1968 The Lexington Historic Districts Commission held a meeting on Wed- nesday, May 22, 1968, in the Selectmen' s Room, Town Office Building. Members present were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B. Parsons, Secretary, Ruth G. Bevan, George E. Graves and Max H. Straw and Associate Commissioners George W. Emery and Donald B. White. Hearing was held at 7:30 P.M. on the application of RHD Realty and Development Co. for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the erection and display of a sign for the Battle Green Inn on the premises at 26-32 Waltham Street, which is within the Battle Green District. David W . Pierce, Manager of the Inn and Harry Priest of Astro Signs appeared. Scale drawings submitted to the Commission were not complete and the location of the sign on the premises was not definite . The Chairman will check with the Building Inspector with regard to the Sign By-Law on this sign and will ad- vise the applicant. No other persons having appeared, the hearing was adjourned at 8:35 P.M. Commissioners Bevan and Straw retired from the meeting at this time . The Chairman dictated to the Clerk the following paragraph for inclusion in the Minutes: on the applications filed by Howard W., Jane A. and Mary H. Foley on December 29, 1967 on which a hearing was held on February 7, 1968 and which hearing was adjourned to allow submission of additional data at a later date and the time for acting on the applications was successively extended to June 1, 1968. the Chair- man read copies to the Commission of letters sent by Attorney May to Dr. Foley on March 7, 1968 and April 2L1., 1968, a letter to the Chairman from Attorney May, dated April 24, 1968 and the Chairman' s letter to Attorney May of May 9, 1968. In the letter the Chairman informed the applicant that final action on the application would be taken by the Commission at the May 22, 1968 meeting unless a representative of the applicant was present at the meeting or the application was withdrawn. No withdrawal of the application was made before the meeting and no representative of the applicant ap- peared at the meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously VOTED that the applications of the Foley:: filed on December 29, 1967 be denied for lack of prosecution of said applica- tions and without prejudice to the filing of a new application at a later date." Commissioners Bevan and Straw returned to the meeting and plans for the Shell Oil Company demolition and new building were reviewed by the Commission in preparation for the hearing to be held on June 12, 1968. At 9:30 P.M. William P. Kenealy of 7 Hancock Avenue appeared to in- formally discuss with the Commission plans for the demolition of a porch and the erection of an addition to the dwelling. A formal hearing on this application is scheduled for 9:00 P.M. at the next meeting night which will n be on Wednesday, June 12, 1968, in the Selectme ' sy.!�� own 4glat Bldg. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. `�' Philip B. Parsons May 30, 1968 Secretary • • 1641 Due to the inability of Commissioners Ruth G. Bevan and Max H. Straw to act on the petition of Howard W.-,Jane A. and Mary H. Foley the Chair designates Associates George W. Emery and Donald B. White to serve in this action. May 22, 1968 14/ t,4 Date ,Chairmen Wilbur M. Jaquith 1-SI TOWN OF LEXINcON • Massachusetts 02173 N:;1_7-// HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION NOTICE OF DETERMINATION Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Historic Districts Commission held on Wednesday, May 22, 1968 the Commission voted to deny the application of Howard W. Foley, Jane A. Foley and Mary H. Foley for a Permit for demolition or removal of the barn at 5 Harrington Road, and their application for a Certificate of Appropu. riateness to move said barn to • new site on said premises, to erect an addition to said barn, and to erect a fence along proposed new boundary lines for said premises for the lack of prosecution of said applications and without prejudice to the filing of a new applica• tion at a later date. Participating in this decision were Commissioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman, Philip B. Parsons, Secretary and George E. Graves and Associate Commissioners George W. Emery and Donald B. White. HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION By Wilbur M. Jaquith Chairman May 23. 1968