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4 DRAFT MINUTES of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals August 11, 2005 Present: Chairman Judith J. Uhrig, Arthur C. Smith, Nyles N. Barnert, Maura L. Sheehan and John J. McWeeney Petition Address: 30 Greenwood Street The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:58 pm by reading the legal notice and described information received from the Petitioner relative to the Petition. No comments from any Board or Commission were received. James and Constance Cooper, owners of the property, presented the petition along with a petition of support signed by 10 abutters and photographs of their home and homes in the neighborhood. The relief sought is to allow a variance from front set back requirements as defined in Section 135 -35, Table 2, Dimensional Controls of the Lexington By -Laws. Questions from the Board: Arthur Smith: Do you need a variance for the plans on the back? Answer: No because my frontage is less than 100 feet I only need 12 -foot variance. Maura Sheehan: Asked to verify which house was theirs. Nyles Barnert: Shed is non - conforming. Answer: Yes, it is coming down. Judy Uhrig: What did you mean by the topography of the front, didn't think the grade was an issue on the front. Answer: In order to be able to have enough room to get on the porch they need to raise the grade in the front. The porch is actually 1 -foot less non - conforming then the stairs were. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor of the petition. No one spoke in opposition. The hearing was closed at 8:09 pm. On a motion by Arthur Smith and seconded by Nyles Barnert, the Board voted 5 -0 to APPROVE the variance for a front setback of 27.82 feet. Submitted by Dianne Cornaro, Clerk