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BOA Meeting March 22, 2012 2 DRAFT Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall March 22, 2012 Board Members Present: Chairman – Carolyn C. Wilson, John J. McWeeney, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams and Martha C. Wood Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: 23 North Hancock Street, Map 71, Lot 107 Petitioner submitted the following information with the application: nature and justification of request, topographic plan, site plan, floor plans and a request to waiver the plot plan requirements. 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 hearings at 7:37 pm by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner. The applicant is requesting 2 VARIANCES in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington): 1) from section 135-38A to allow a side yard setback of 6 ft instead of the required 12 ft. side yard setback and 2) From section 135- 35A, Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls to allow a 7 ft rear yard setback instead of the required 15 ft rear yard setback George Au and Elizabeth Tse-Au, owners of the property, presented the petition. At the hearing they presented a letter of support from 257 North Hancock Street. There were no Board questions. Peter Saradjian of 259 Bedford Street questioned the applicant on the use of the garage as work space, the length of time and hours of construction and Matt Saradjian of the same address asked the applicant to be mindful of the noise by-law during construction. Amy Mahoney of 21 North Hancock Street asked if a proposed addition was going to be done at the same time. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the petition. The hearing was closed at 7:38 pm.