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BOA Meeting February 25, 2016 6 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room February 25, 2016 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney and Associate Members James A. Osten and Nyles A. Barnert Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 5 Fuller Road, Map 71, Lot 127 The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and justification; topographic plan; plot plan; elevations and floor plan. Also received was 1) Applicant responses to Zoning Administrator’s questions; 2) letters of support from 3 abutters: Clifford and Madelyn Atwood of 18 Bridle Path, Cynthia Bares of 14 Bridle Path and Gordon and Elizabeth Conrad of 16 Bridle Path and 3) a letter of concern from Eileen Thompson of 7 Pleasant Street. 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 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 to allow modification (addition) to a nonconforming structure. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 9:12 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Scott Sutton, owner of the property, presented the petition. The applicant seeks to expand the nonconforming structure vertically with a full story addition. A Board member asked what the existing square footage was and what will it be after the project. (Currently the house is 1300 square feet, it will be 1800 square feet after the project.) There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the petition.