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September 27, 2007 Minutes 5 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: 6 Moon Hill Road The relief sought is for a variance in accordance with section 135 -35, Table 2 Dimension Control of the Code of the Town of Lexington to allow a front setback of 19 -feet instead of the required 30-feet. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:13 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, Board of Selectmen, Zoning Administrator, Planning Board and the Historic District Commission. Comments were received from Engineering, Conservation, Health and the Zoning Administrator. Architect Nick Winton, presented the petition for the owners, Linda and Allessandro Pagani. Mr. Winton explained that the petitioner had come before the Board in 2005 and had been approved for a Variance. However the variance lapsed before building construction began. The petitioner is seeking the same as previously approved. The Board had questions regarding the tree in the front and the new retaining wall. The petitioner answered that they will need to take the tree down since it will not survive the construction and they have plans for significant plantings to be done in its place. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor of the petition. No one spoke in opposition. The hearing closed at 8:24 pm.