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BOA Meeting December 13, 2012 6 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room December 13, 2012 Board Members Present: Chairman – Carolyn C. Wilson, Jeanne K. Krieger, Leo P. McSweeney, Martha C. Wood and Associate Member William P. Kennedy Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 1726 Massachusetts Avenue, Map 48, Lot 33 The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: nature and justification of request, a plot plan, awning design and photographs. 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 the Historic Districts Clerk and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:55 pm by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner. The applicant is requesting a SPECIAL PERMITin accordance with the Zoning By- Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section 135-78D to allow for more or larger signs than are allowed under the Lexington ByLaw. Amar Hirani, Operating Manager of Orange Leaf presented the application requesting permission to have the company’s logo on each side of the awning. The applicant is also asking for a waiver from the plot plan requirement. The Historic Districts Commission had given their approval for this awning. The Board had no questions. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in opposition or in favor of this petition. The hearing was closed at 8:59 pm. On a motion by Jeanne K. Krieger and seconded by William P. Kennedy, the Board voted 5-0 to waive the plot plan requirement.