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BOA Meeting March 8, 2012 7 DRAFT Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall March 8, 2012 Board Members Present: Chairman – Carolyn C. Wilson, John J. McWeeney, Leo P. McSweeney, Martha C. Wood and Associate Member Jeanne K. Krieger Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: 68 Shade Street, Map 26, Lot 446 Petitioner submitted the following information with the application: nature and justification of request; topographic plan; plot plan; elevations and floor plans. 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 Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:19 pm by reading the legal notice and described information from the petitioner relative to the petition submitted. The applicant is requesting a Variance from section 135-35A, Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls to allow a front yard setback of 23 ft. 8 in. instead of the required 30 ft. front yard setback to add a landing and steps for a secondary entrance and a small roof over the 2 car garage. Alisa Cohen, owner of the property presented the petition. Attending with Mr. Anderson was her architect Bill Hubner. Ms. Cohen explained the project and spoke of the topographic issues of the lot. A Board member asked if they had considered moving the wall back and if there was a way of getting into the house from the garage. They could not move the wall back due to the topographic issues and there are stairs in the garage into the house. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the petitions. The hearing was closed at 8:24 pm