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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room April 27, 2017 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Martha C. Wood, Edward D. McCarthy, David G. Williams and Associate Member James A. Osten Also present at the hearing was Alternate William P. Kennedy Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 29 Ames Ave The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Topographic Plan, Plot Plan, Floor Plans and Photographs. Also received were three (3) letters of support from the abutters. 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 Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT 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 a non -conforming structure. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:33 pm. The applicant, Ms. Pamela Brown, Esq., presented the petition along with the property owner, Mr. Arvind K. Venkatesh. They are proposing to build a mudroom addition on the existing home. The home is currently non -conforming. They looked at various options on where to add the mudroom, including putting something in the front of the property, but it would have required a variance. They are seeking relief into the side - yard setback to be 7 ft instead of the required 10 ft. It will remain a single family home. The Chairwoman, Ms. Jeanne K. Krieger, asked if the extension of the porch will be going into the side -yard. (That is all existing. They currently have a building permit to build a conforming structure. They are planning to build an addition in the back and the deck will be torn down and be re -built as a wrap-around deck. The addition is compliant and doesn't require zoning relief). A Board Member, Mr. David G. Williams, asked who owns the hedge to the right of the property (the property line runs through it). A Board Member, Mr. James A. Osten, asked the applicant if there has been a problem with drainage due to the slope of the property (He does not know of an issue). 1