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Minutes of the Lexinqton Zoninq Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room May 13, 2021 Board Members: Chair— Ralph D. Clifford, Jeanne K. Krieger, Nyles N. Barnert, Martha C. Wood and Norman P. Cohen Alternate Member: Beth Masterman Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Zoning Administrator and Sharon Coffey, Administrative Clerk Address: 5 Constitution Road The petitioner is requesting TWO (2) SPECIAL PERMITS in accordance with the Zoning By- Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section(s) 135-9.4 and 135-8.4.2 to allow modification to a non-conforming structure and 135-5.1.14 and 135-5.1.10.4 to allow a driveway slope of 16% instead of the required 12%. The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, plot plan, floor plans, elevations, and gross floor area calculation. Prior to the meeting, the petitions and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the Planning Director, the Historic District Commission Clerk, Historical Commission, Economic Development, and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner, Engineering Department and the Zoning Administrator. Presenter: Rick Ames, The Hearing was opened at: 7:23 PM Mr. Ames presented the petition. He stated presented a slide show and explained the plan. The garage is 12 ft below the first floor deck. It is a steep site. They are adding a bedroom above the garage and extending the garage to get a full car inside. They have been to Historic Commission and going back to them next week. A Board member, Nyles N. Barnert, stated there is a discrepancy between survey and plans in regards to steps (The survey is accurate and new plans have been resubmitted to correspond. That is landscaping to get to rear yard). Chair, Ralph D. Clifford, stated they are walking a fine line. It is okay to have landscaping, it is not okay to have a set of steps. The Zoning Administrator stated steps that are not attached to a structure can be considered a landscape feature. If the steps are not part of the principle structure then they can be within the setback. Mr. Clifford confirmed they are not building set of steps and not attached to the house (Correct).