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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room August 24, 2017 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, David G. Williams, Martha C. Wood, and Ralph D. Clifford Alternate Present: Nyles N. Barnert Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 34 Arcola Street The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan, Elevations, Floor Plans, and Photographs. Also submitted were updated plans, received on August 17, 2017 and August 18, 2017, and a letter from the applicant regarding the heights of nearby properties, dated August 22, 2017. 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, Engineering Department, Planning Office, and Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting a TWO (2) SPECIAL PERMITS in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) sections 135-4.3.5 to allow a height of a structure to be 33 ft instead of the required 25 ft; and 135-9.4 and 135-8.4.2 to allow modification to a non-conforming structure. The hearing was a continuation from the July 27, 2017 hearing. The applicants, Mr. and Mrs. Aravind and Karuyna Srinivasan, presented the petition. They are allowed by right to have a height of 25.6 ft for the addition. They have provided updated plans showing that the proposed height is now 27 ft, as opposed to the 33ft that was originally proposed. They were able to reduce the height by removing the attic and reducing the roof pitch. A Board Member, Mr. David G. Williams, asked if the neighbor that opposed the hearing last time is in attendance. An audience member, Ms. Chen of 38 Arcola Street, asked the applicants what the proposed height of the addition is (the applicants responded it will be 27 ft and they are allowed 25.6 ft by right). The applicants provided a copy of the plans to Ms. Chen. Ms. Chen responded that she is no longer opposed to the addition after viewing the updated plans. The Chairwoman, Ms. Jeanne K. Krieger, stated that the updated plans have met the majority of the concerns the Board had. Ms. Krieger asked the applicant to clarify how