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Minutes of the Lexinqton Zoninq Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room April 8, 2021 Board Members: Acting Chair—Jeanne K. Krieger, Nyles N. Barnert, Norman P. Cohen, Martha C. Wood and Associate Member James Osten Alternate Member: Edward McCarthy Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Zoning Administrator and Sharon Coffey, Administrative Clerk Address: 1060 Waltham Street 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 135-3.4, Table 1 (Permitted Uses and Development Standards), Line H.2.03, as amended by Article 12, adopted at the October 14, 2020 Town Meeting, to allow banking service delivered on site to persons in a car, otherwise known as a drive-thru ATM. The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plans, and Plot Plan. 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, the Building Commissioner, Fire Department and the Conservation Administrator. Presenter: John Farrington, Attorney, and Joseph Kenney, engineer, on behalf of Chase Bank The Hearing was opened at: 7:00 PM. Mr. Farrington presented the petition. He stated they propose a bank office building and banking service delivery by car in way of a drive through. He then described the site and its previous use. He described the loop for the drive through. A traffic study was conducted in November 2019. The traffic impact from the proposed use is not expected to ....within the study area. The study finds the side entrance safe and more than adequate. Manages storm water run-off. Impervious surface reduction. This is a commercial area. A Board Member, Nyles N. Barnert, asked what the primary use would be for the ATM (Mr. Farrington responded it would be for typical bank transactions). Mr. Barnert asked if they expect any back up of cars while waiting in line (Mr. Kenney stated it was designed so it is a dual drive through configuration). An Associate Member, James Osten, stated there is an existing Chase Bank in Waltham. He asked if there was an estimate of traffic at that existing Waltham location (Mr. Kenney stated the Chase Bank in Waltham has minimal traffic noted on site).