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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room May 14, 2015 Board Members Present: Chairwoman Martha C. Wood, Jeanne Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney and David G. Williams Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 4 Upland Road, Map 56, Lot 151 The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and justification; site plan; elevations; floor plans and a copy of the existing conditions. Prior to the meeting, 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 Applicant is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with the Zoning By- Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) sections 135-8.4.2 and 135-9.4 to allow modification (reconstruction and expansion) of a non-conforming structure The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:36 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. William McKinley, owner of the property, presented the petition with his Architect, Steve Hurley. The applicant seeks to: 1) Demolish the existing deck; 2) Demolish the existing garage; 3) Construct a new 2-car 30 ft. by 30 ft. garage with a living space below the garage and; 4) Construct a new approximately 24 ft. by 31 ft. pergola/deck with living space below the pergola/deck. A Board member asked if you would be able to get from the underground rooms to the deck. (No) A Board member asked if the applicant had received permission from the HC to demolish the garage and questioned how the water run-off would be handled. The Chairwoman reminded the applicant that under the Lexington By-Laws any water run-off must stay within the property lines. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the application.