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BOA Meeting September 12, 2013 6 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room September 12, 2013 Board Members Present: Chairman – Carolyn C. Wilson, Jeanne K. Krieger, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams and Associate Member Richard A. Michelson Staff Present: David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 5 Rumford Road, Map 46, Lot 18 The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: nature and justification of request, topographic plan, plot plan, elevations, floor plans, photographs and e-mail dated August 21, 2013 from Carl Toumayan confirming the rear yard setback. Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Acting Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Director, Economic Development and the Historic Districts Commission Clerk. Comments were received from the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman duly opened the hearing by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner. The applicant is requesting a VARIANCE from section 135-4.1.1, Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls and 135-9.2.2 to allow a rear yard setback of 2.4 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. rear yard setback. Attorney Carl Toumayan representing the owners of the property, Tomasz Nowina- Konopka and Malgorzata Zurakowska-Konopka, presented the petition. At the hearing Attorney Toumayan explained the proposed addition and the owners wish to keep the integrity of the house as it was designed in the 1950’s. A Board member asked Attorney Toumayan to explain the paper street. He answered title search had not been done, according to the deed the paper street is outside the owners locus. Dimitri Vlachos of 286 Woburn Street asked the Board member for clarification of the paper street, the abutters are not clear as to who owns it and asked how wide the paper road is. The Board member suggested he consult a real estate lawyer. Attorney Toumayan answered Mr. Vlachos the paper road is 20 ft. wide. Without doing a title plan it is difficult to say. Mr. Vlachos asked to see the plans.