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Minutes of the Lexinqton Zoninq Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room September 12, 2019 Board Members: Chair— Ralph D. Clifford, Jeanne K. Krieger, Martha C. Wood, David G. Williams, and Norma P. Cohen Alternate Sitting: Nyles N. Barnert Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Zoning Administrator and Sharon Coffey, Administrative Clerk Address: 32 Bedford Street The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) sections 135-5.2.10 to allow more or larger signs than are allowed by right in the Stop and Shop parking lot. The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification and plans. Also received was a letter from the Historic District Commission. 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 Historic District Commission and the Zoning Administrator. Presenter: Christina Morrow from Agnolia Sign Company and Ken Staff from VHB The hearing opened at 7:42 PM Ms. Morrow stated Stop and Shop has a new online pick-up service. There is a parking area for each customer to park and there is a directional sign to lead them to the parking area. These signs are for customer safety and for the attendant that brings the groceries out to the car. This is merely a directional area and the signs lead them to that area in the parking lot. They need to have signs so they know where to park. They got approval from the Design Advisory Committee. A Board Member, David G. Williams, asked what will happen with the spaces they are taking away (Mr. Staff stated about 70 to 80 percent of the people using this service are existing customers. So they are already coming to the store. The goal is to reduce time in the parking lot, which will create more efficiency in the parking. This doesn't affect parking requirements. They are maintaining other spots and not moving them). Mr. Williams stated his concern for traffic on Worthen Road (Mr. Staff responded he's not sure how it would change, people are parking in those spaces anyhow). Mr. Williams stated the lot to left of the parking lot is owned by Stop and Shop. The back of that lot is full of trash. He wondered if there could be a condition to clean up that mess.