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BOA Meeting March 27, 2014 10 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room March 27, 2014 Board Members Present: Chairman – Martha C. Wood, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams and Associate Member Carolyn C. Wilson Staff Present: David George, Zoning Administrator OTHER BUSINESS: 1.106 Blake Road – Mallikarjuna R. Putta requested determination from the Board that modifications to a special permit granted on September 12, 2013 are minor in nature and would not require an advertised hearing. Mr. Putta would like to change the approved dimensions of the proposed garage from 26 ft. 10 inch x 22 ft. x 3 inches and a 7 x 7 ft mud room to be slightly larger. He would like the garage to be 29 ft. 10 inches x 22 ft. 5 inches and the mud room as 11 ft. x 8 ft. A Board member said she was comfortable making this a minor modification since she had read the minutes from the original hearing and there were no comments from any abutters regarding this project. The Chairwoman asked if he had contacted the neighbors of the changes he would like to make. Another member felt that Mr. Putta should go to the neighbors to let them know of the changes being made. He had asked the Zoning Administrator if the abutters had the same ability to appeal this decision. On a motion by Jeanne K. Kriger and seconded by Leo P. McSweeney, the Board voted 5-0 to determine proposed changes to the special permit dated September 12, 2013 are minor and no formal advertised hearing is required. 2.Zoning articles - Jeanne Kriger spoke to the board and gave an update to the Zoning articles that were approved by Town Meeting. The one that will affect this Board the most was the rezoning for Music and Art Schools as allowable with a special permit and the use and businesses in the CN zone allowed increasing from 15,000 to 35,000 sq. ft. 3.Hearing times – David George spoke to the Board about not setting times for each hearing; each hearing would be listed as 7:30 for the hearing times. The Board had a brief discussion with the pros and cons of setting times and not setting times. It was decided that we will have no scheduled times for a trial basis. Will follow up in 3 months to see how it works. The meetings will be advertised as 7:30 pm.