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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room June 25, 2015 Board Members Present: Chairwoman Martha C. Wood, Jeanne Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney and David G. Williams Associate Member Laura Hussong sat as an alternate for this hearing. Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 4 Homestead Street, Map 58, Lot 257 The petitioner submitted the following information with the applications: nature and justification of request; plot plan; building plans and photographs. 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 the Zoning By- Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section 135-8.4.2 & 135-9.4 to allow modification (addition) 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. Daryn Gladstone of Clearwater Sunroom and Window presented the petition for the owner of the property, Satish Chitnis. The applicant seeks to remove an existing deck and replace it with a 14 ft. x 20 ft. sunroom addition onto the right side of the house. The proposed addition will be located 22.3 ft. from the front lot line and 7.3 ft. from the rear lot line. The Chairwoman asked what the square footage of the existing house was. The existing structure is 988 sq. ft. and they will be adding an additional 280 sq. ft.) The Lot size is 5,662 sq. ft. A Board member questioned the elevations of the structure. (Will match the roof pitch and the finish will be clapboard.) Clarified the setbacks on the plot plan. The applicant commented there will be stairs coming out of the sunroom. A Board member didn’t see the correct numbers on the plot plan. He also asked about the existing shed set back. It was asked what a sun room is? It is a room with a lot of glass, it will be heated with no basement.