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BOA Meeting June 26, 2014 12 Rhonda Cohen asked what prevents the applicant from making the 51 apartments into condominiums in the future.(It is written into the re-zoning, it would take having to go back to Town meeting to change.) Donna Cheryl of 500 Lexington Street, Unit 1, Woburn, she is the abutter closest to driveway and would like to ask for a landscape buffer since the lights from the driveway will go directly into her bedroom. (Gary Larson the Landscape Architect spoke of the lighting and landscaping that is proposed for the area.) Ms. Cheryl also would like to see the hours of construction be 7 to 3:30, 5 days a week. A Board member commented as a point of clarification is that this is not proposing, this has already been aproved by Town Meeting. Another Board member commented that the Noise By-Law says that construction can begin at 8:00 am on Saturday. Joe Colosino of 24 Peachtree Road spoke in opposition to the project. Starla Colosino of 24 Peachtree Road would like to see a downsizing of this development. The Chairwoman advised Ms. Colosino that the number of units was approved by Town Meeting in 2010. Sylvester Modoonoo of 378 Woburn Street spoke in support of the project. The Chairwoman closed the hearing at 10:38 pm. On a motion by Leo P. McSweeney and seconded by Jeanne K. Krieger, the Board voted 5-0 Special Permit with Site Plan Review to approve the (the “SPS”) for certain new uses, and other site improvements, pursuant to sections 135-12, 13, and 14C and the Amended Preliminary Site Development and Use Plan (the “Amended PSDUP”) approved for the site by an act of Town Meeting commencing March 22, 2010; and (b) approval of the Definitive Site Development and Use Plan as consistent with the Amended PSDUP, pursuant to sections 135-42C and section 135-42F with the following conditions: (Conditions will be added once decision is finalized.) Submitted by: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk