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Minutes of the Lexington Board of Appeals Virtual, Via Zoom December 14, 2023 Board Members: Chair – Ralph D. Clifford, Nyles N. Barnert, Norman P. Cohen, James A. Osten, and Martha C. Wood Alternate Member: Kathryn Roy Administrative Staff: Julie Krakauer Moore, Zoning Administrator and Sharon Coffey, Administrative Clerk Address: 19 Crescent Hill Avenue The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT 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 of a nonconforming structure. The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Average natural Grade Calculations, Height Calculations, Certified Abutters List, Certified Plot Plan, Gross Floor Area Calculation, Drawings, Designs, Elevations, Floor Plan. 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 Planning Department and the Zoning Administrator. The Hearing was opened at 7:12 pm Presenter: Keith Miller Mr. Miller presented the petition. He stated the desire of the owners to add an addition to the rear of their home to allow for an open floor plan on their first floor and a master suite on the second. Examination of the neighborhood portrayed that the addition will not affect the character of the neighborhood as the A-Frame Gambrel style architecture and character that the property currently has will be preserved. Mr. Miller presented a letter of approval from an immediate abutter at 21 Crescent Hill Ave. who lives closest to the proposed nonconformance setback. Mr. Miller stated that the property runs East to West and therefore the proposed addition would not add any new shadows that would affect neighbors. Mr. Miller shared proposed building plans with the Board and stated that the setbacks from the existing roof are 7.3 Ft. on the front-left side of the house and 7.2 Ft. on the back-left side of the house, with the proposed new roof set back would be 7.0 Ft. He mentioned that no trees or shrubs would be impacted by the nonconforming structure. Zoning Administrator, Julie Moore, stated that Lexington measures setbacks from the furthest projected point of a structure, clarifying that the existing set back of the home is 5.8 Ft. on the front-left side and 5.5 Ft. for the proposed addition that was shared.