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Minutes of the Lexinqton Zoninq Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room September 24, 2020 Board Members: Chair— Ralph D. Clifford, Jeanne K. Krieger, Nyles N. Barnert, Norman P. Cohen and David G. Williams Alternate Member: Beth Masterman Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Zoning Administrator and Sharon Coffey, Administrative Clerk Address: 8 Rowland Avenue The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section(s) 135-9.4 and 135-8.4.2 to allow modification to a non-conforming structure. The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan and Plans. Also submitted was gross floor area calculations and elevations. 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 and the Building Commissioner. Presenter: Patrick Doherty The Hearing was opened at: 7:06 PM. Patrick Doherty, P.C. Doherty contractor, presented the petition. He stated the Special Permit request is to build a detached garage in place of an existing non-conforming garage. The current rear yard setback is 5 feet and the current side yard setback is 5 feet. The garage is in disrepair. There is no garage door and currently does not serve a purpose. The proposed garage is a single bay garage and is to be 16 feet by 25 feet. The structure is designed to fit in with the current home and the neighboring structures. The proposed garage will have a rear and side yard setback of 5 feet. There is an existing screen porch that has a slight overlap issue for the proposed garage. If the garage were to overlap the screen porch more than it already is the property owners would have to maneuver the car around the screen porch which could cause someone to back into the house. A Board Member, David G. Williams, asked what happened to the garage in the last few years since the house was purchased. It was not sold in that condition (The garage has been there for a long time). Mr. Williams questioned the second story with the dormer. Thomas Clair, Associate of P.C. Doherty Construction, stated the total height is 17.4 feet and about 7.4 feet of that is the roof area. It is not a second floor it is a storage area.