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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 2008 <br /> <br />A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building <br />was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Hornig with members Zurlo, Manz, and Canale and <br />planning staff McCall-Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. Mr. Galaitsis was absent. <br /> <br />************************ARTICLES FOR 2008 TOWN MEETING************************** <br />Mr. Canale recused himself from the discussion on the Special Permit Residential Development. <br /> <br />Article 49, Special Permit Residential Development: Mr. Hornig asked the Board for their reaction to the <br />public hearing and if they had any changes. <br /> <br />Ms. Manz said there was some support for further reducing the size of the required smaller houses, but no <br />other substantive changes. Mr. Zurlo said he had no substantive changes. <br /> <br />Ms. McCall-Taylor said the Board might consider the possibility of waiving the 7,200 square foot gross <br />floor area (GFA) limit on existing historic homes. Mr. Hornig said he was not sure it would be worth <br />adding complexity to the bylaw amendment since it was unlikely to occur often. Mr. Henry said it was <br />not just the exterior shell that had put the house on the list. Ms. Manz said that the change could get by <br />with just a one-line change. Mr. Zurlo said that language allowing discretion would be less desirable and <br />preferred that a house would have to be on the register to qualify. <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig said he opposed any changes that would make the bylaw more than eight pages. <br /> <br />Mr. Canale joined the meeting. <br />***************************SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATION*************************** <br />85A-87 Pleasant Street, Sketch Plan, Special Residential Development: Mr. Hornig said they would need <br />to look at the proposal using the current and the proposed bylaws because if the amended bylaw passes at <br />this Town Meeting it would apply to this development. <br /> <br />Ms. McCall-Taylor said part of the new process of sketch plan reviews would now include the Board <br />looking at the existing site and then considering how the opportunities and constraints of the site <br />influenced the site plan. Mr. Hornig suggested they try a modified version of that approach in reviewing <br /> <br />