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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room April 16, 2015 Board Members Present: Chairman Martha C. Wood, Jeanne Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney and David G. Williams Also present at the hearing was Associate Member James A. Osten Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 12 Reed Street, Map 64, Lot 59 and 60 The petitioner submitted the following information with the applications: nature and justification of request; plot plan; floor plans; elevations and photographs. Also submited was a proposed parking plan; a copy of a ZBA decision dated August 8, 2013, narratives from Attorney Fenn dated April 3, 2015, March 20, 2015, March 6, 2015 and February 26, 2015 and e-mails in support of the project from Jonathan and Brenda Friedman of 6 Reed Street and Kerry Emauel of 9 Reed Street. 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, Historical Commission and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner and the Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with 135-8.3 of the Zoning Bylaw to allow expansion of an existing non conforming 3-family dwelling. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:36 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. This hearing was postponed from March 26 and April 9, 2015. Attorney Thomas Fenn representing the homeowners, Rasco and Mijana Boven, presented the petition. Attorney Fenn explained the 3 narratives he submitted prior to the hearing, the reasons for the postponements and the history of the 3-family structure. At the hearing an updated plot plan was submitted and Attorney Fenn answered questions and concerns from the memorandum he received from the Zoning Administrator. He also presented to the Board: assessor’s list of 3 family homes in Lexington; assessor’s lists of homes in the neighborhood and a chart with homes sizes in the area and explained the changes to be made from the original plans submitted. The Chairwoman asked who owned the fences on each side of the property. (The fences will be replaced with another fence or shrubs.)