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BOA Meeting October 24, 2013 3 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room October 24, 2013 Board Members Present: Chairman – Martha C. Wood, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 33 Hayden Avenue, Map 16, Lot 1C The petitioner submitted the following information with the applications: nature and justification of request; a sign site plan; sign plans; photographs, letter of support from Attorney Thomas Fenn dated October 14, 2013 and approval letter from Boston Properties for signage dated October 1, 2013. Prior to the hearing, the petitions 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 Economic Development office and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearings at 7:45 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. The petitioner is requesting SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section 135-5.2.10 to allow more or larger signs than are permitted. Attorney Thomas Fenn, representing the company, Synageva Bio Pharma Corporation, presented the petition. With Attorney Fenn was the VP of the company Chris Hagowick. Attorney Fenn explained they had been before the Design Advisory Committee but because the Committee did not have a quirum they could not have a formal vote but had liked the design of the sign. One of the Board members asked if the sign was visible from Rte. 2 and how late would they be lit. (Maybe in the winter and the lights would be off between 11:00 pm and 6:00 am.) Another Board member asked if the pictures on the panels would remain the same or would the panels change from time to time. (The panels would always be the same.) There were no questions from the audience.