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2 Meeting Minutes of the Lexington Board of Appeals Conducted Virtually, Via Zoom April 25, 2024, 7:00 pm Board Members: Chair – Ralph D. Clifford, Nyles N. Barnert, Norman P. Cohen, Martha C. Wood, and James A. Osten Alternate Member: Scott Cooper Administrative Staff: Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner, and Julie Krakauer Moore, Zoning Administrator. Address: 1822 Massachusetts Avenue (ZBA-24-17) The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section(s) 135-8.6 and 135-5.2.10 to allow the reestablishment of a non-conforming use and to allow for larger signs than otherwise allowed. The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Certified Plot Plan, Floor Plan, Photographs, Elevations, Historic Districts Commission Certificate of Appropriateness Dated November 3, 2022, Proposed Sign Plan, Existing Sign Specifications, and Proposed Certified Plot Plan Waiver Request. 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, Planning Department, and Historic Districts Commission. The Hearing was opened at 7:07 PM. Petitioner: Tom Chiudina of 905 South Main Street Mansfield, MA Tom Chiudina presented the petition on behalf of Santander. Mr. Chiudina mentioned the proposed project has been planned since prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic. He described the property as being built in 1930 and has operated as a bank or financial institution since that time. The building has experienced a plethora of additions at different times and he shared a color-coded plan that outlines when each addition was completed. Mr. Chiudina outlined the requested relief for two building signs on the facades of the building facing Muzzey Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Additionally, an existing standing sign will be replaced and the lighting fixture below the sign will be removed and replaced with one that projects from above. He shared the proposed signage plans and emphasized the approval received from the Historic Districts Commission (HDC). He described how HDC requested the letters on the wall signs to be smaller and those changes were made and they also want the downward facing LED light fixture on the post sign to have a max of 3500K. Mr. Chiudina then described the second half of the proposal and requested relief pertaining to reinstating the abandoned non-conforming use of a drive-up banking facility. He outlined that the current two-lane drive-up windows were added around 1965 with two teller windows. The