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January 10, 2008 ZBA Minutes 13 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall December 13, 2007 and January 10, 2008 Board Members Present: Chairman — Arthur C. Smith, Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney, Judith J. Uhrig and Carolyn C. Wilson Staff present: David George, Zoning Administrator and Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk. Petition Address: 33 Centre Street; Map and Lot: 0072000445 The relief sought is for the following relief from the Zoning By -law (Ch. 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington: A VARIANCE in accordance with section 135- 32(C1) to allow additional gross floor space of approximately 1,100 square feet in a reconstructed non - conforming structure, a VARIANCE in accordance with section 135 -35, Table 2 Dimensional Controls to allow a front yard setback of 17.3 feet instead of the required minimum 30 -foot front yard setback, and a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with section 135 -32 (C) to allow reconstruction after destruction of a portion of the home at 33 Centre Street. This hearing had been postponed from December 13, 2007 due to bad weather. Chairman Arthur Smith and associate members Jill Hai and David Williams had met to postpone the hearing until January 10, 2008. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:47 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 Agent, Board of Selectmen, Zoning Administrator, Planning Board and the Historic District Commission. Comments were received from the Conservation and Zoning Administrators. Attorney Tom Fenn presented the petition for the owners of the property, John Baron and Jennifer Jordan. Tom Harden, the architect for the project was also present for questions. The petitioner seeks to demolish and reconstruct a portion of the existing principal structure, add additional floor area to the reconstructed non - conforming structure, and construct a new deck. Attorney Fenn explained how the non - conforming structure was situated on the lot and how the owners had been entering the structure through the back door because the house has no front door.