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BOA Meeting, November 12, 2009 3 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall November 12, 2009 Board Members Present: Chairman Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney, Arthur C. Smith, Martha C. Wood and Associate Member Leo P. McSweeney Staff Present: Dianne L. Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David L. George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: 268 Bedford Street, Map 71, Lot 67B 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, the Planning Administrator and the Historic Districts Commission Clerk. Comments were received from the Conservation Administrator and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:40 pm by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petition. Charles Rzepka, owner of the property, presented the petition. The applicant is requesting a special permit from section 135 -39 B (1) to allow an 8 -ft. tall fence to be located on the southern lot line instead of the maximum 6- ft. -6 -in. fence. At the hearing Mr. Rzepka presented photographs of parked and stored vehicles on their next door neighbor's property. He is requesting the fence to insure privacy from this property. The Board asked how long the applicant had lived at the address, how long had the neighbor had been storing cars there and if the neighbor was running a business out of the house. The applicant told the Board there has been a problem with the additional vehicles for about two years and that the neighbor is an electrician. The Board asked the Zoning Administrator if he knew how many, if any, illegal vehicles were parked there. The applicant did not seek an enforcement action relative to the condition of the adjacent property. The Zoning Administrator had no reason to investigate this. The Board had confirmed the railing fence would be taken down and that there were no trees being removed. There were no questions from the audience. No one in the audience spoke either in favor of or in opposition to the petition. The hearing was closed at 7:46 pm.