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April 27, 2006 Minutes 11 DRAFT MINUTES of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals April 27, 2006 Present: Chairman — Judith J. Uhrig, John J. McWeeney, Maura L. Sheehan, Arthur C. Smith and Daniel A. Lucas Petition Address: One Ames Avenue The relief sought is for a Variance from Section 135 -35 to rebuild stairs with a set back of 11.5 - feet instead of the required 20 -feet to Carville Avenue. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:40 PM by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petition. Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Health Director, Zoning Enforcement Officer, Planning Board and Selectmen's Office. No comments were received. Faye Helen Lieb, owner of the property, presented the petition explaining that the stairs that had been rebuilt in 1986 need to be replaced again because they have rotted out. The Board had no questions. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition of the petition. The hearing was closed at 8:43 PM. Discussion: The Board felt the request was reasonable. Decision: On a motion by Arthur Smith and seconded by Maura Sheehan, the Board voted 5 -0 to APPROVE a variance to allow construction of an overhang over the front steps with a front set back of 20.4 feet instead of the 30 -feet required.