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BOA Meeting September 22, 2011 4 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall September 22, 2011 Board Members Present: Chairman - Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney, David G. Williams, Carolyn C. Wilson and Martha C. Wood Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Clerk and Zoning Administrator, David George Petition Address: 231 Bedford Street, Map 71, Lot 33 Petitioner submitted the following with the application for hearing: nature and justification of request, topographic plan, building plans, photographs and 3 letters of support. 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 Director 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. The applicant, Mary McCallum, presented the petition. The applicant is requesting a special permit in accordance with the Zoning By-Law section 135-78D to allow for more or larger signs than are permitted by right. She is looking to have 2 temporary signs: 1) A 2 ft x 3 ft sandwich board and 2) An 18 inch by 6 ft banner type sign. The applicant is also requesting a waiver from the plot plan submittal requirements. A Board member asked what signs were there now; if she was on the second floor and does the landlord have any issues with the signs. A Board member had hesitations on approving Banner signs; she did not want to set precedents. Another Board member spoke of banner signs that have been approved in the past. There was discussion between the Board and the applicant regarding awning signs over the windows, the banner, sandwich boards and the Landlord’s signs. The Chairman told the applicant in the past the Board has not allowed for any signs that had advertising on them. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the petition.