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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room April 13, 2017 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Martha C. Wood, Edward D. McCarthy, David G. Williams and Ralph D. Clifford Also present at the hearing was Alternate Nyles N. Barnert Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 6 Hancock Avenue The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan, Elevations, and Floor 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 Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Historic Districts Commission, and Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting THREE (3) SPECIAL PERMITS in accordance with the Zoning By -Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) sections 135-9.4 and 135-8.4.2 to allow modification to the non -conforming principal structure, to allow modification to the non -conforming garage structure; and section 135-5.1.14 to allow modification to a non -conforming driveway. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 8:25 pm. Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Deborah Fortin presented the petition. The house is 1200 sqft, not including the basement, which is an extra 200 sqft. The front porch is small and deteriorating so it needs to be replaced. They have a small driveway and 1 car garage that they are unable to drive to because they don't have a driveway that goes to it. They only have 1 bathroom upstairs so they would like to add a downstairs bathroom and increase the bedroom size upstairs, also enlarge downstairs kitchen. In order to do that, they want to add on the back of the house but keep the same width of their current house. Most of their neighbors are agreeable with a larger front porch. Lastly, they currently have a 1 car garage they can't access so they are proposing a 2 car garage. A Board Member, Mr. David G. Williams, asked for clarification on what they are doing with the garage (they will be tearing down the cinderblock garage and building a new garage). 9