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September 27, 2007 Minutes 3 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals September 27, 2007 Board Members Present: Chairman — Arthur C. Smith, Nyles N. Barnert, John McWeeney, Judith J. Uhrig and Associate Carolyn C. Wilson Staff present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk. Petition Address: 20 -24 Garfield Street The relief sought is for a special permit in accordance with section 135 -29 of the Code of the Town of Lexington to allow the reconstruction after demolition of the premises and section 135 - 32-C of the Code of the Town of Lexington to allow reconstruction of the premises in a new location. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:50 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 Conservation, Planning and the Zoning Administrator. Attorney Alan Wrigley presented the petition for the owners, Richard and Ann Crogan. Attorney Rigley explained the lot contains one two - family dwelling and one single - family dwelling and a garage. The lot size is 26,147 sq. ft. with 250 ft. feet of frontage. The petitioner seeks to demolish the single - family structure located in the southern section of the lot and then construct a larger new single - family dwelling on the eastern section of the lot. Both, the existing two - family and single - family structures are pre- existing non - conforming structures on the lot. Also, presently, more than one dwelling is not allowed on a lot by right. The applicant indicated that the proposed change would make the property more conforming. The Board asked to clarify the layout of the front elevation and if the 2 large trees would be saved. They also questioned the reason for putting 2 houses on one lot rather than splitting the lots. There were no questions from the audience. Ann Crogan, owner of the property, spoke about her concern for the neighborhood and her neighbors. She also told the Board she had approximately 19 trees on the property when she