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Monday - July 11, 1966
Regular Meeting
The Board of Appeals held their regular meeting on Monday evening, July 11,
1966 at 7:30 P.M. in the To~n Office Building. The following members were present
and voting: John J. Shields, Chairman; James A. Deyo, Secretary; Donald J. Scott,
Daniel T. O'Leary and Arthur Drummond.
HEARING: Agnes Mildes.
James A. Deyo read the legal notice for a variance to convert five lots, pre~iously
recorded, /nto three lots.
Atty. Charles W. Trombly pleaded the cause and developed, as sho~n on the plan of land
submitted with said application, that there existed on an older recorded plan five
lots of land, and that in 1961 a plan of land was recorded in the North Essex Registry
of Deeds as Plan #4344; that the lots trader consideration ranged from S200 sq. ft.
to 12,500 sq. ft. where the former lots contained, t~rpically, 6,000 to 8,000 sq. ft.
It was further disclosed that in 1961, at the t/me of recording said plan, and acting
in good faith, the petitioner or her agent did apply for Plan~g Board approval.
The necessary indication on the plan was that the plan did not require sub-division
control action.
Atty. Trombly further pointed out that in order to convey any one or all of these
lots, a variance was sought confi~-~ing the plan recorded in 1961; further, that the
lot adjacent to Lot A on the northwesterly side contains less than 7,000 sq. f~.
and was in existence prior to the adoption of the present Zoning By-Law. It was
further developed that there were many lots in the immediate neighborhood of much
less ~q. ft. area and street frontage than the subject lots.
Three interested property owners of the neighborhood, not necessarily abutters,
queried the frontage of Lot C on Cotuit St. and, when advised that Lot C contained
125 ' street frontage, appeared well satisfied and had no objection.
Mr. Dr,-~m~nd mede a motion to take the petition under advisement. Mr. 0~Leary
seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Tn executive session, it was determined that many typical lots of the immediate
neighborhood influence ranged from 6,000 to 8,000 sq. ft. with several lots having
apprca~m~_~tely 6Or frontage.
Hr. OtLeary made a motion to GRANT the variance. Mr. Drw,..~.ond seconded the motion
and the vote ~as unanimous. The reasons for granting are:
1. That to deny the application would create a severe hardship, both f~nancial
and otherwise, upon the present o~ner;
2. That approving of said variance would not derogate from the intent and
purpose of the existing Zoning By-Law.
3. That the granting of said variance would not be detrimental or adversely
affect the neighborhood influences or derogate from the neighborhood values.
4. That the combining of five lots into three lots reflected the most acceptable
plan of good land planning and would result in no perceptible differential of the
immediate neighborhood.
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The Chairman presented copies of the Waltham Board of Appeals Rttles and
Regulations to each of the members to be studied in order to update this Board's
present Rules and Regulations.
The members signed the necessary plans and bills.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
Chairman