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BOA Meeting April 26, 2012 5 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall April 26, 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 Garry Rhodes, Building Commissioner Petition Address: 23 Ridge Road, Map 62, Lot 55A Petitioner submitted the following information with the application: nature and justification of request; topographic plan; plot plan, elevations, floor plans and 4 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, the Health Director and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 8:17 pm by reading the legal notice and described information from the petitioner relative to the petition submitted. The applicant is requesting the following relief: 1) 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 frontage of 0 ft instead of the required 125 ft.; 2) a VARIANCE from section 135-35A., Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls to allow a front yard setback of 1.4 ft instead of the required 30 ft.; and 3) a SPECIAL PERMIT from section 135-29A to allow enlargement or extension of an existing nonconforming structure. Owners of the property, Ralph A. Bitsko and Virginia L. Johnson, presented the petition and explained the hardship as being the topography of the lot. Letters of support were received from: Donna and David Burns of 138 Laconia Street, Charlie and Elaine Brenner of 109 East Emerson Road, Ginna John of 14 Ridge Road, Elizabeth and Nark Burnett of 115 east Emerson Road and Guangwen Tang of 14 Ridge Road. Board members asked if the property was on septic, where did the water come from and had asked for clarification from the Building Commissioner for the 0 frontage and what kind of improvements were required on an unaccepted street. There were no questions from the audience. Evan Bitsko, son of the petitioners, spoke in favor of the petition.