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2 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room December 8, 2016 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, David G. Williams, Martha C. Wood, and Ralph D. Clifford Also present at the hearing was Alternate William P. Kennedy Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 132 Marrett Road The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan, Drawings, and Photographs. 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 Engineering 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 -9.4 and Article 40: Amendment to Zoning By -law, Accessory Apartments, 135 -6.7.7 to allow an accessory structure apartment. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:38 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. The Chairwoman read the described information received from the petitioner. Ms. Eve Isenburg, the architect for the project.and Fred Gutierrez with Shepherd PMC presented the petition. They are requesting a special permit for an accessory apartment. There is a detached garage across from an attached garage. The original builder built out the space above the garage. It's framed out and the owners would like to finish the space and build it up to code. Ms. Isenberg submitted additional documents. In regards to the question about the FAR with the accessory apartment, it comes to 12,052, which is under the gross floor area. The Chairwoman, Ms. Jeanne Krieger, asked if Ms. Isenburg agrees with the 16,696 listed by the Assessor's office as the Gross Floor Area (GFA). The Zoning Administrator, Mr. David George, stated that the garage was built prior to the GFA by -law being passed, so it's a non - conforming situation. Mr. McCarthy asked who the owner is (Doug and Vicki Mattscheck).