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March 26, 2009 ZBA Minutes 2 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall March 26, 2009 Board Members Present: Chairman —Nyles N. Barnert, Arthur C. Smith, John J. McWeeney, Judith J. Uhrig and Carolyn C. Wilson. Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: 1 Vinebrook Road, Map 48, Lot 78B Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Health Director, Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Administrator and the Planning Administrator. Comments were received from the Historic Districts Commission and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:31 PM by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petition. The applicant had requested and the ZBA granted a postponement, from the March 12, 2009 hearing, so that the five - member board could hear the application. Paul Rovenelli, Architect for the project presented the petition for the owner Christian Johnson. The applicant seeks a variance to allow a rear -yard setback of 10.4 ft. instead of the required 15- ft. rear -yard setback. The owner would like to demolish then rebuild the rear stairs in a different location and construct a new trash enclosure. The house is currently nonconforming with respect to front and rear yard setbacks. Because the garbage enclosure would encroach into the rear -yard setback and because the proposed stairs would encroach further into the setback than existing stairs, a variance is required. The reconstructed stairs would be 6.0 ft. by 5.0 ft. and would be located 12.6 ft. from the affected lot line. The trash enclosure would be 6.5 ft. by 3.3 ft. and would be located 10.4 ft. from the rear lot line. The current distance from the rear yard deck to the lot line is approximately 13.0 ft. The applicant indicates the hardship for the variance is the small lot with the existing house constructed in the rear yard. The dwelling is located in a Historic District. The Historic District Commission has approved the submitted plans. The board had no questions for the applicant. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the petition. The hearing closed at 7:36 pm.