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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room November 10, 2016 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, David G. Williams, Martha C. Wood, Ralph D. Clifford, and Associate Member Nyles N. Barnert Also present at the hearing was Alternate Hank Manz Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 8 Taft Avenue The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan, Elevations, Floor Plans, and Photographs. Also submitted was a Petition in support of the application, received November 7, 2016, Applicant's response to the Zoning Administrator's comments, received November 7, 2016, and Gross Floor Area Calculations. 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, Planning Department, and 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 extend the non - conforming building height to include a 3 -story addition. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:44 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Mr. Stephen Hamilton, the architect on the project, presented the application. The proposal is to build an addition of 318ft per floor at the rear of the house. The issue is that it currently has a basement of 7'4" that is uninhabited. They are proposing that the floor will be the same size. They are proposing a garage in the basement but they need a minimum head foot of 7'10 ". This is a two -story neighborhood and the issue is that this is a three -story house because of the basement height. They want to extend the same configuration that exists and extend the garage to 7'10 ". They need approval to extend the non - conformance of the three - stories. An audience member, Mr. John Jackson of 10 Taft Avenue, spoke in support of the application. A Board Member, Mr. David G. Williams, asked about the interdepartmental notes from the Planning Department about the square footage calculations. (The Zoning Administrator, Mr. David George, stated that it is in compliance. The applicant submitted the information for the Gross Floor Area and the proposed and it's in compliance and is less than the allowable. The applicant confirmed that it is correct).