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BOA Meeting June 26, 2014 8 Submitted by: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room June 26, 2014 Board Members Present: Chairman – Martha C. Wood, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney and David G. Williams Board Members Present: Chairman – Martha C. Wood, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney and David G. Williams Associate Members: Ralph D. Clifford and Carolyn C. Wilson Address: 40 Hancock Street, Map 56, Lot 39C The petitioner submitted the following information with the applications: nature and justification of request; plot plan and floor plans. Prior to the hearing, the petitions and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Director, Economic Development; the Historic District Commission Clerk and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner; the Historic Districts Commission; Historical Commission and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 9:22 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. SPECIAL PERMIT The petitioner is requesting in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section 135-6.7.8 to allow construction of an accessary apartment in an existing accessory structure. Architect Sally Gann presented the petition for the owner of the property Jane and Stephen Williamson by explaining the proposed project; converting the accesssory structure – barn into a 1,882 sq. ft. accessory apartment. She presented the Board with new plans. Seeking to convert the existing barn to a 1 story apartment on the first floor and a garage with a second floor family bonus room. The apartment will have it’s own means of egress and is not accessed by the garage. A Board member asked for clarification of what the applicant was asking for and what was the square footage of the apartment. The Architect’s Staff was confused when they met with the Zoning Administrator and thought entire structure (1,882 sq. ft.) was part of the application. The apartment is separate from the garage with 615 sq. ft. The garage will be 905 sq. ft. and the second floor bonus room will be around 1100 sq. ft. with access from the garage only. They did not need to come before the Board for a Variance for square footage for over the 1,000 sq. ft maximum allowed. They need only the special permit for an accessory apartment in an accessory structure. On a motion by Jeanne K. Kriger and seconded by Leo P. McSweeney the Board voted 5-0 to withdrawn the request for a variance to allow a 1,882 sq. ft. accessory apartment.