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BOA Meeting June 9, 2011 5 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall June 9, 2011 Board Members Present: Chairman - Board Members Present: Chairman - Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney, David G. Williams, Carolyn C. Wilson and Martha C. Wood Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and Zoning Administrator, David George Petition Address: 25 Theresa Avenue, Map 21, Lot 94 Petitioner submitted the following with the application for hearing: nature and justification of request; plot plan; floor plans; a letter from the applicant requesting a waiver from the plot plan requirement with the proposed addition be included in plot plan submitted and a petition in support signed by 6 abutters. 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 Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:05 pm by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petition. The Contractor for the project Angelo Busa presented the petition for the owners of the property, Paul and Janet Rahilly. The applicant is requesting the following relief to add a first floor bathroom: Variance: 1.To allow a side-yard setback of 4 ft. 4 in. instead of the required 15 ft. side- yard setback. Variance: 2.To allow a front-yard setback of 24 ft. 7 in. instead of the required 30 ft. side-yard setback. Special Permit: 3.To allow modification of a nonconforming structure. Board members asked if the gas meter would be moved; if the bathroom was handicapped and asked if there would be a handicapped ramp. There were no audience questions. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the petition. The Chairman closed the hearing at 8:10 pm. On a motion by Carolyn C. Wilson and seconded by John J. McWeeney, the Board voted 5-0 to approve a Variancefrom section 135-35, Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls to allow a side-yard setback of 4 ft. 4 in. instead of the required 15 ft. side-yard setback.