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BOA Meeting October 25, 2012 7 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room October 25, 2012 Board Members Present: Chairman – Carolyn C. Wilson, Jeanne K. Krieger, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams and Martha C. Wood Associate Member Ralph D. Clifford also sat for this hearing. Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 292 Massachusetts Avenue, Map 13, Lot 338A The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: nature and justification of request, topographic plan, plot plan, elevations, floor plans, a copy of a quick claim deed dated May 25, 1989 and letters of support from 6 abutters. Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Director and the Historic Districts Commission Clerk. Comments were received from the Planning Director and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:50 pm by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner. The applicant is requesting 6 Variances in accordance with section135-35, Table 2, Schedule of Dimenensional Controls and section 135-36 to allow: 1) Lot area of 8,066 sq. ft. instead of the required 15,500 sq. ft.; 2) Frontage of 73.34 ft. instead of the required 125 ft.; 3) Front yard setback of 16.8 ft. instead of the required 30 ft.; 4) Rear yard setback of 9.1 ft. instead of the required 15 ft.; 5) Minimum width for area in which a circle has a diameter of less than 80% of the minimum lot frontage; 6) Minimum lot width in which contiguous developable site area is less than 90% of minimum lot area. Attorney Edmund Grant presented the application for the applicant Bergland Enterprises, Inc. Also present was the owner of the property, Macy Delong and the architect for the project, Bert Hamel. Mr. Bergland has entered into an purchase and sale agreement with Ms. Delong to buy this property with a contingencey of being able to build this structure.