HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-11-13 BOARD OF APPEALS HEARINGS
November 13, 1975
A regular meeting of the Lexington Board of Appeals was held on Thursday,
November 13, 1975 at 7 30 p m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Office
Building Present were four regular members and one associate member Chairman
Donald E Nickerson, vice-chairman George P Wadsworth, Ruth Morey, Woodruff M.
Brodhead and associate Natalie H Riff in Also present in addition to petitioners
and/or their attorneys, were a Lexington Minute-Man reporter, two representatives
from the League of Women Voters, and a room full of townspeople
Public open hearings were held on the following petitions, notice having been
mailed as required by law to abutters, etc and to town boards and officials
Notices were published in the Lexington Minute-Man newspaper as required See
copies of the permits and denials which were issued for these hearings for more
details
Robert and Dorothy Little - variances to maintain existing buildings at 18 Whipple
Road with insufficient setback as follows (1) garage - 27 7 ft instead of 30 ft
(2) house - 29 7 ft instead of required 30 ft
Betty P Pious - special permit, pursuant to Section 25 15 (dwelling conversion to
two-family) The address of the property is 255 Bedford Street The property
formerly contained the office of Dr Pious (by special permit of the Board of
Appeals) and also part of the property was used as a residence
Harry B Dunn - variance from the provisions of Sections 26 and 27 of the Lexing-
ton Zoning By-law, and other applicable provisions, so as to allow for the con-
' struction of a single family house on a lot containing 30,143 sq ft , more or
less, said lot being located at the end of Leonard Road; said lot not having the
frontage on an accepted street as required by the provisions of the By-law
George W Pauff - variances of Section 27 with respect to property at 7 Boulder
Road; the land being parcels 57 and 58 with a frontage of 60 ft and area of
5,770 sq ft
Hearings were not held in the order they appear here The attorney represent-
ing the petitioners whose hearing was scheduled for 7 30 did not arrive on time
If it is important that the scheduling be noted, they were held in the following
order Dunn, Pious, Pauff, Little No hearing was held before the time scheduled
The Board made the following decisions, all in open public meeting
Little - granted unanimously
Dunn - granted unanimously subject to certain conditions (1) The house shall be
set back at least 50 ft from Leonard Road so that, if another "taking" is made and
Leonard Rd is completed as an accepted street, it will have more than the required
30 ft setback (2) The construction of the house shall be started within one
year from date (3) Water and sewer extensions from Leonard Road shall be at the
petitioner's expense
Pious - denied unanimously
Pauff - denied unanimously
U All pertinent material is on file in the Board of Appeals' office The meet-
ing adjourned at 10 35 p m.
Respectfully submitted,
Evelyn F Cole, Administrative Clerk