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BOA Meeting April 12, 2012 4 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall April 12, 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: 17 Winthrop Road, Map 40, Lot 24 Petitioner submitted the following information with the application: nature and justification of request; topographic plan; plot plan, floor plans and photographs. 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 Health Director and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:35 pm by reading the legal notice and described information from the petitioner relative to the petition submitted. The applicant is requesting a VARIANCE in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section 135-35A, Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls to allow a side yard setback of 9 ft 1 inches instead of the required 15 ft side yard set back. Lauren Aguirre, owner of the property, presented the petition and explained the proposed project to the Board. Board members asked how much land would be between the house and the garage, if the driveway would be staying as it currently is and it why the garage cannot be moved closer to the tree so that a variance would not be needed. A Board member asked the petition what was the hardship to grant this variance. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition to the petition. The hearing was closed at 8:48 pm.