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Minutes of the Lexinqton Zoninq Board of Appeals Virtual, via Zoom August 12, 2021 Board Members: Acting Chair— Jeanne K. Krieger, Nyles N. Barnert, Norman P. Cohen, Beth Masterman and James Osten Alternate Member: William P. Kennedy Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Zoning Administrator and Sharon Coffey, Administrative Clerk Address: 50 Hancock Street The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section(s) 135-5.1.11 and 135-5.1.14 to allow a driveway to be 0 feet from the property line instead of the required 5 feet. The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan and Plans. 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 Zoning Administrator, Historical Commission, Building Commissioner and Conservation Administrator. Presenter: John Vining, Feinmann, Inc. architect, on behalf of Anne and Adam Broun. The Hearing was opened at: 7:00 PM. Mr. Vining presented the petition. He stated they propose a rear addition adding a kitchen, dining room and two car garage. In order to access the garage they need a special permit to have the driveway on the property line. The Board stated concerns for snow removal and water runoff(As the driveway goes down toward the rear yard there is an area they can push the snow. They are creating a better situation now. They are in the process of working with a landscape architect. The driveway will have some sort of water retention systems based on conservations requirements. They fully expect either dry wells or water retention system to be installed). A Board Member, Norman P. Cohen, questioned if the project was in the Historic District Commission and if the material of the driveway will stay the same (It is in the Historical Commissions purview and yes). Acting Chair, Jeanne K. Krieger, questioned tree removal (That is open for debate. They love the trees). There were no further questions from the Board.