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TOWr4 OF NORTH ANDOVER
MASSACHUSETTS
BOARD OF APPEALS
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NOTICE OF DECISION EXHIBIT 1
Datz_�� r- r�, 20Yo—___
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Petition No. � 19� 7 ' brJ
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Petition of_ 1•:as�Q�1�,��Qttc �istitute of Tech*�olo
Premises affected Boston Hill Iforth A mover.
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Referring to the above petition for a variation from the requirements of the
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the Totm of I�orl�h Andover
-I;@-,-s sachusetts
so as to permits Pr,ct; c"Itt in-r dar to+:vers for res Ar
-fid e�nrj re t&
TTS �o� top hpi t
excess of that r►err2itted buy, Sectioof said Zoning
Ry-Lews entitled "Building Height Permi_tted.11 n 8
After a public hearing given on the above date, the Board of Appeals voted to--GR". r _the
Vc?.IAME
and hereby authorize the Building Inspector to issue a
Permit to r_assRchusetts ?nstitute of_hnol.bgy _--for the construction of the above work, based upon the following conditions: `
Signed:
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Board of App,,als
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TOWN OF NCKTH ANDOVER ; r�
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BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE OF DECISION
Date—
Petition No___
_ • --. - Date of Hewing�uatT-2B 195? - f
Petition of iA-,peh�i��tts j�sta2te oP Techanlogv
Premises affected Heston MUO North A ndoverLl'.ss-
Referring to the above petition for a variation from therequirementa of the--
Town
h•Town of Nor,_h Andoger, I,assac;iusetts.----•— '
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so as to permit the n .cti nn of' -rtgyr, rrdar .m.re,-s fnr research }d_e�x n�+•i,�ent
ra x=..P-.q tn au ght in exrxss of that verrdtted t�v Section 8 of said Zoning
g3*—T,af!s ent{tled "Ruilding Height Peradtted."
After a public hearing given on the above date,the Board of Appeals voted to rntear the
VARUNCE _.and hereby authorize the Building Inspector to issue a
permit t0I�izssachusetts Instituteof Teclmo?��
for the construction of the above work,based upon the following rorditions:
APR 29'98 a42:05i
Signed:
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Board of.4Wals 1
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TOWN OF NORTH ANDOM
Findings and Decision of'ths Hoard of,Appeals as
Constituted under Chapter �#- Section % of the
General Laws Of.Massachusetts acting under 846-
tion.4 of said Chapterr, upon pitition .of Wa ssa-
chusetts Institute of Teohnolba dated J&WML 7's 19578
A public hearing was .held oat.Monday.:evening� Amery 280
1+ to not
dau
1957 at the Tom Dailding 1h Dorth Ando'Iertrsuan .
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giren'aocording to.law and to the Rnlea e .t ' poardy upos Petition
of tlaasaohuatt�s:Institait of Teebrii ogT �blii'l uf4er sailed the
"Iaststnts') datsed J+aan.rr i957� out.� -°moi` tbe.naard ter
A spesial.peirmit for on Exai
Exception perttitg said Jlatiiattsi
.a..:. To°srsat.and:suintain on a 'triiet of laaYd las the Boston
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Sill area of the. Tout;of ltorttt Andover the to�lotiingi
l� rk%dgg aptonns, sapport tower oonereb
ghty-tours
feet.in
d by a-NIXt m (3A) r"tgut, norwauzu
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machavisis upea► Which Will.rest•a '
ons hundred teem :.
( ) aad thing► (30) feet in
term will be meted
ane two test 'in tuightI Theby on 1W antan
total beigut of tbs &truetmre tram the
p of the I" antenna Will
p4mad *0 the, t
bo,ano hundred thirty-two (132) feet.
toot radar tower surmounted
One tort? (4si toot radoau. The caw
• b' a twoatY•si�t (26) •
biped height of the tower and fired=$ com-
prison -81xty-61M (66) feet.
34 One sixty (60) toot parabolic reflector
mounted on a six-toot pedestal. The total
height of this structure rill 'be sixty-six
-feet.
'The generators and related equipment
d r ti %J0 C Prz 12 "S.
I
rsguired to operate the two iaaller towers
will be housed in two prefabricated buildings,
each or which. x111 have -a floor .area sitentr
(70). by. fortyr 40) feet, totalling 56M square
feet. .
} ' The land in questSomr.of which Boston gill ie a parto
ie Iodated'in a Rurs3 Residence .bistrict. is. shwa► oa t3 BttS-e tai
s�cning j4 dated t �. b ''.� ams dsd 'db:t :the
F, 0i 95 �•. ; �(lii�-with
Towt.,:1 lirki `and,::pLa .q,'' Mand ia•question rsh"ilsg'tbe proposed
1n#talldtZan tete` i��it S tom`;the ' s itd rRs Y�1�itfe�i�.
`;IV* mia*ers of ,tbq:;)`orad,were .prisiint. st` the. 1lasar3rs$:
' - . ' .�' ;.f'''�hai aurmber��q�::.t3sf`�"tl�oard dire ltitiy,iar with �thi lii�itiori
i iridirra iou;dud its ahirait s6ie � ,I�t i Lt
tbt''itt'3y0i1AdSill�pod�`
a :.thi bitrIsg;• 'i$.Itpp, J.
atNd:tai! t1M :Yustita.
<< ' s a non• �t ; Attonal {city
A"t•�� .. ' • e•d ;:a _�r• � rt,.'i'a ,�.y.. d6s• .e•.3t r,;!} ,e ;.di ell.t y',r•�^� ,r"�3:..ri,• r.i;.tF':.
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the 'i4,uttr;: # �}OUnt2'�'::1fil�l 1Yo,1 �11a'i�' t �,'c ;• !
:f .� .. .- •:v::ii ,: i..�,".-. .... �•r:, ._ fir:: ,�l•�: .L. ii; ;�..
O '• itr X;-. > 31 irora3'ti :Ol'.g drd llil�� le i ;
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brogrizi iiii:,4! {. ped to be vital t0 the 1ai� `y •c;r,. .;: ,i
M '�: •,, N4• _ y}-fit•:,:yS. 1R':
..����• •_ sand fc3i� :�i:��ir#� :oi':the •es�eaee. E�ioe , •ismt�r''e!�'i'"' `�
reesi►i!a2i;i'tstiit].11�$! (' �'
•=g�-: ,�,_ ons-of Mous si:es, aDolwtSttr..3s��1iall:
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beau arieiti¢:aidiitais}eQ'brLincoln Laboratory'of athe
al6ag:', :tsatst�n ieibOsl'd':-X*m'*ki=u to Georgia, with 'pa+1s
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conoenti4ti,oa or -such inst"tions in Massachusetts. At
or the 2+etitiont pians had been oomgletad whereby Lincoln I-Ab `
of the Institute was to undertake- to erect and maintain sno p.:
.radar research installation. Aoeoirdingl?, numerous sitelr �
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u y .iewad. :and studied dobe the eastern seaboard, partiauia�+l
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DK, 5035 PG 279
New EsnRland area, before the Poston Hill site in North Ando-ver
was chosen.as the most advantageous location for oonducting this
radar research prosect.. Wepy tactors entered into this decisions
among which were the following principal 011=11: i
1•. The crest of HOSton Bill is flat
and affords.an unobstructed view in all directional
2, The surrounding area is, relatively free �
of habitation . Hats pstsittit g the exeralse or
maxiUMS security precautionso and
3. The site is 11641V anal to Libcoln
Labcrat�r�r Of the Inatitia"% leidted in Lexingtonr
thus resulting 131a reia$!iti- sri�ll secures of lima
beim lest trare313�
ng .to tad the propond In-
eta teen.,
M" Institut• baa entered Into. di Informal agreitmsAt to
lease the prodaes upon which the r48iareh field 11tatioii is to
be located, and it intends to s=couts, a tormal lease of the premise
it a fav:r is desisicu. is issued by 'the Hoard. The lease will
provide for a tern of six years with a right of the Institutes at
its options, to.renew for a further term Of sia-Tearf.
A"ther teetimny at the hearing-brought out the fvUmfing
additional is fermatIOU relating to the concrete antama support
towers which will be the principal and tell at structure located
an top of - %Ston Hills
1, The to*" wil2 •donsist or six floors and it In
opposed to mAke use of the space provided as
First floor - liestric power and boiler room
second floor - niaplay (seope) room and
associated equipwant
Third floor - Laboratory
Fourth floor - Receiver equipreent
rifth -floor - Transmitter and air conditioners
Sixth floor - storage
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Operating personnel will ordinarily oarry on their
research and experimental work on the lower levels
at a height of not more than forty-eight feet above
the p4mnda -3-
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it is proposed to Mot initunT the foregoW tower and
at a later date tv ereet the two..UWII :? Cowers hisr43abo
deseribeds
In addition to tjw lowers and portablo.bailditop the '
Institute. alsd prepor>ts lo.'iwwwasiet a roe* i466e w*ait!'leadK.
hrort Roston 81s eel► .x0 the yrep"dd instanatim. Md trill Of"t a
itiws 1lsa1[. d; esr Meslr�it�. sea srem# ,: rdiab� a Ns
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ob3•#tiiwlLo, ! ebiooe rill 's ,17asa. !t ""
io►to- will nostoutfiast
•�� ;i°;:' - •� ::� riilt8ellbir�.��*�.� diesSt :�'a',•,
�:on th �i � !l
p
atOlrT• of yptie �iZwitt•�w- . . '��"'`�
stittZi.:All.no..1aterfersaM with t$30 ;
"�!; sis3:oa<:.. .. • ��-•• � ' the ua aq:ot.` ' .,.���
lair at rhiohtbs e.4a3e
x321 ti'asr� �� t? the loAwal ceisanaAk
��'�•� CosaNir Vis• . .�•-c_
,_ "7o sawiee now f asrnisbsd to mW or a?t of
the'•S#a �y�itants of the Ttm of 'aos*h Andover will be
regtai:ret df the Tom by the Instltats Vnlais the
the Town.
are pild for bT the Institate to
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The applicants the Institute, seeks a special permit
under SECTION 8 of the Zoning Bylaws of the Town, as most recently
aaendedi entitled BUILDING MIONTS P88MITTED• Subsection 8.5
thereof 7"'OAM, in part as Sgllowss
"8.5 ..., no structural feature of Azy non-
mm fae build2r>d ,hall'smoead a he
of
a3�cty-five ( S) asst a� the grand ... except by.
ptrgsgjcm of the. Board.of Appeals acting trader
G* �:Atm.40A as $Almsd."
The Hoard clad t Amm toties ,of 9BCTIOM 1} of said Dy-Lams
intitua.*�viLD1Xa'AAV UM P=Mri"1'g AVD ►PPLIMION Or mm"..
: 1bW.3#"R moire.pia"tistiilar#.T siibredtioa 1 .15 therao! rhlah pes�sllis,
intoug oldsir i is;..la.Resident Dislxiets; �' ti�lo$$rigs
radg ri teletrisien W Vadio-tohtphgs� '
.tliilag os►"Toaread�lastiiaN i$nat�rsi bat!not tbif*,
=T •sWile .0fftdsa .106" a
Tuts;r on, the lidlts.In'this,auris r
and anter Bivin� ';.
:ptsrposid of tai
Zen
Vii �Nd`+�►tf. `- :,fir"':,'. .' -: -• • • .. ' Ee►ws std ia'
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t t" iris;�tal�d bTw
:s aptirp`�i �o3_.-tom.central Lawes. iii #iiid: ai:+l+bilwssl.
'the Institsita it a i[oa+•pi%fit_
dsa*AVisitul iustituttan=
That the proposed use 'of tho Woverty
in quiition-is .tbr reeearoh Of- a 2160 V►it&l lilnkorw.
to %i national defense progress and to the iscarity:
•of ami. *amtirT3
3. jftt the radar towers which the Inst tti s
seek$ eiuitsion to stoat will not contain studios
!�• Vbat 40u property sought to be -used is it► ' • `'' 's
Rural Residsaos District of the Townt and r
5. That the proposed use of the property }�
In question will not be 1nJurious, noxious affOnsits
or detrismintal to the neigWmvhogd in question.
AND$ the Iiayrd YDted unanimously to the special
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permit -as applied for by the Institute in its Petition dated
J '"=i >s on•the follow conditions$
anuat? r' 957;. p �6 .,.
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1. That no more than one tower not
exceeding one hundred forty (2 0) .feet in
hiioti vith or without rejUatsrs, and
hp: ores,' than two additional'XOdlWT tOwOr•
! : Mit e�osseding """jt {70 ;'r"t: in height
will be created o=i' t11
2. That ae >0 `- .
sfabri6s"d
-baildipgo to he444� IWOVa ro''ond relatrid .
e fpment• with,i'ileor.kjolk:z of to ez3"d
IML ognaiy.tairlr r33I'tiro:#ssbtsd on tits rEit+i.
3, That' th n idmv- of personnel a�3,e jtiid
or'raat t�, esils ;dt :.oaspletlon b!: . '
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