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Home My WebLink About1961-04-24~ba~ay, April 24, 1961 Special Meeting A special meetAm~ el' the Beard ef APpeals was held ea Menday, April 24, I9~1 at the Tewt OffiCe B~Idiag, Members preseat add veting were: Daniel Ti O,Leary, Ohairnen, HeBry L~Ud, Heward Gilmaa, Rebert B~rke a~d Asaeciate Member Hareld MerleY Jr. Mr. o'Le~ designated Mr. Merley tc sit in place ef Charles Fester~ regular men~er wke was abseut. Mr. Gilman reeved the ~etimg be held at the meeting teen ef the Fire Horse d~e te the cumber ef peeple preseat fer the heariug. Mr. Lund seceaded %he metiea. ~aanineua vets. The ~ertR Aadever Shepping Oemter Imc. requested a variatie~ ef Sectiem 7.3 ef the zaning By Law se as te permit t~e erectiem efa s~epping tearer em the premises lecateA at t~e Seut~erly- side· ef Main Street frem First Street te Seheel Street aa~ kuewu as cumbers 101, 103, 105, ~33, 115 a~d 125 Maim Street. Francis B. Kittredge~ ~sidemt, represeuted the Nerth Andever Sheppimg Ceater iud ~oi~ted cut th~ is actually ~rbaa redevelepmeat being accemplished by iudividuals. He acid the shepping cemter weuld imcrease the tax revenue te the Tewa, it weuld increase the servica- bility ef the area and weuld eacourge more capital investmeat ia the area. There weuld be parking spaces fer 225 cars. Mr. Kittre~g® said the varianCes requested are enly en SCheel and FirSt streets. He said all the uBleading will be ~e~e in the back ef the ~m~ilding. He said aeegetiatieas are u~derway with a supermarket. Atterneyl John J. Willis, represewting a group ef dowatewu marcheats, appeared in eppesitien. He said the prepese~ ceater weuld create the same type ef cemgestian that already exists ia the area by being se close te the si4e lire. He said the statutes require literal eafercememt ef the zeaing By Law ~aleas a hardship weald be impaseA. Mr. Willis said a 25 foet distance frem the side lines aS required in the ~y Law weuld met ~m~ose a hardship em the eer~eratiea but be an ecenemic risk. Mr. Willis &Ice peinted cut the- statute says variaaces ca~ be granted enly if it weuld he a hardship em the Petitieuer, there weuld ~et be a detriment te the public geed er would met s~bstantially deregate frem the inteat a~d purpese ef the ~y Law. Mr. Willis said he felt by reducing the side lines from 25 feet to 3 feet weuld be substantially deregating from the iutemt and pmpese ef the ~y Law and the variance being seught is fer an eceaemic reauea se there weuld be ne hardship en the pa~itiener. Leuis H. McAleea, Directer and steekhelder ef the ~hePPing center UUil APril 13, 1961 stated he had been veted Cut ef the cerperatien because he ebJected te selliug this land. He said he wa~ eppesed te this variance. Planniag Beard 0hairma~, James M. ~a~na-said his ~eard veted ~aanimeusly %e eppesa this variance aa they felt this was reseaing. Fire Chief James P. Daw Said the Beard ef Fire Emgineers eppesed the Shepping Center because the traffic neviag ia and cut ef the parking let weuld create an ebstacle te vehicles leavimg the fire .heuse acresa the street. Alee eppesiag the variance vere: Katherine Midgeley, 22 Maple Avenue crated there was ne meed fer this type ef stere in Tewn. A. Victer Smitk, 101 Su%ten Hill Read said this type ef Shepping Center we~Lld create ad~itienal traffic especially en Waverley R. ad. Mrs. Wilfred Leve, 17 First Street Said this veuld create a let ef traffic es Firs% Street and t~at there are eneugh steres in Tewa. Mr. Burke ~ved te take t~e matter ~der advisement. Mr. Land secended the motion. Unanimous ve%e. The meeting continued at the Beard's meeting recto in the Tewa Office Building at 8:20 PM. A dis~ussien was held on the evening's hearing. Mr. ~erke reeved %e deny the variance as it weuld substantially deregate frem the intent a~d purpese ef the By Law. Mr. GilmAn secended the metien. O~ooLimeus vete. Mr. O'Lear~ shewed the Beard applicatieu received frem Reher~ Skinner and Ar~h~Lr Hedgden. He pointed ou% the applicatiens were net cemple~ely filled eat. The Beard decided the applica%ieaa should be returned fer further infermatie~. A bill was signed fer $22.75 fer Mary Deherty. Mr. Gilman reeved the meeting ad,earn at 9:15 PM. Mr. BurEe secended the-ruction. 'Onanimeus vote. Clerk