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BOA Meeting September 20, 2015 5 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room September 10, 2015 Board Members Present: Chairwoman Jeanne K. Krieger, David G. Williams and Associate Members Ralph D. Clifford, Laura Hussong and William Kennedy Also present was Alternate James A. Osten Administrative Staff present: David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 30 Fuller Street, Map 71, Lot 173 Petitioner submitted the following with the application for hearing: Nature and justification, plot plan, elevations, floor plans, photographs and a response to Building Commissioners question on number of stories. Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Zoning Administrator, Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Health Director, Planning Director, Board of Selectmen and the Lexington Design Advisory Committee. 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 and 135-9.4 to allow modification (reconstruction) of a nonconforming structure. The Chairwoman opened the hearing by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Owner of the property, Lisa McIlrath, presented the petition. The applicant is seeking to remove a part of the nonconforming addition located on the left side of the house adjacent to Dexter Road and reconstruct the addition within the same footprint. The reconstruction element would be used as a two car garage with living space above. The structure would be 26 ft. tall and would be located 24 ft. to the front lot line and 15.3 ft. to the rear yard lot line. The Chairwoman asked for confirmation that the garage is technically a cellar. The Zoning Administrator explained the definition of a cellar and a basement. The lowest level of this home is considered a cellar because of the distance from the proposed garage floor to the average grade elevation. More than 50% of the structure is under grade level. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the petition.