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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals
<br /> Selectmen's Meeting Room
<br /> October 12, 2017
<br /> Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Martha C. Wood, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward
<br /> D. McCarthy, David G. Williams, and Ralph D. Clifford
<br /> Alternate Present: Nyles N. Barnert
<br /> Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning
<br /> Administrator
<br /> Address: 38 James Street, f/k/a 7 Rangeway Street
<br /> The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and
<br /> Justification, Plot Plan, Elevations, Floor Plans, and Photographs. Also received was
<br /> a revised plot plan, received August 24, 2017, Addendum B, entitled, "Supporting
<br /> Additional Information", received July 26, 2017, letters from abutters in support of
<br /> petition, a Street Adequacy Determination, dated September 7, 2016 and received on
<br /> September 28, 2017, a letter from John Farrington, received September 26, 2017, and
<br /> a petition in opposition with three signatures, received October 11, 2017.
<br /> Prior to the meeting, the petitions and supporting data were reviewed by the Building
<br /> Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the
<br /> Planning Director, the Historic District Commission Clerk, Historical Commission,
<br /> Economic Development, and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received
<br /> from the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Planning Office, and
<br /> Zoning Administrator.
<br /> The petitioner is requesting a VARIANCE in accordance with the Zoning By-Law
<br /> (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section 135-4.1.1, Table 2 (Schedule of
<br /> Dimensional Controls), to allow a height of a structure to be 43 ft instead of the
<br /> required 40 ft.
<br /> The applicant submitted a Request for Withdrawal without Prejudice, dated October
<br /> 11, 2017.
<br /> On a motion by Ralph D. Clifford, and seconded by Jeanne K. Krieger, the Board
<br /> voted 5-0 to grant the Request for Withdrawal without Prejudice of the VARIANCE in
<br /> accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section
<br /> 135-4.1.1, Table 2 (Schedule of Dimensional Controls), to allow a height of a structure
<br /> to be 43 ft instead of the required 40 ft.
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