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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF March 14, 2007 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, was held in Room 125 at Clarke Middle School, and called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chairman Manz with members Hornig, Galaitsis, Canale, and planning staff McCall-Taylor, Henry and Kaufman present. Mr. Zurlo arrived at 7:45 p.m. *************************SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATION***************************** 147 Shade Street, Extension of Time for Action: The applicant requested a 45-day extension of time from April 9, 2007, to act on the preliminary subdivision plan. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted unanimously 4-0 to grant the 45-day extension. 11 Suzanne Road, Mid-Term Review: Rick Waitt of Meridian Engineering calculated the neighborhood profile. He treated North Street and Suzanne Road as separate neighborhoods and then as a single neighborhood. The footprint for the house on Suzanne Road (Lot 1) is 2,900 square feet, which is smaller then the median of 3,278 square feet for Suzanne Road, and the footprint for the house on North Street (Lot 2) would be 2,550 square feet, which is smaller then the median of 2,793 square feet for North Street. Michael Snow, the landscape architect addressed the concerns of the Board from last meeting. He explained that the new orientation on Lot 2 was roughly the same distance from the Goldman’s house and the same distance from North Street. The driveway is more direct which reduces the Impervious Surface Ratio (ISR). There was no adjustment of the lot lines. Lot 2 now has an ISR of 11.5%, which does not include the walkway. On Lot 1 they are trying to maintain the existing curb cut, and lengthen the driveway to reduce the slope. The ISR on Lot 1 is 13.1% and the average ISR between the 2 lots would be 12.4%. The first floor elevation (FFE) was raised a half foot while the garages are lower. The limit of clearing is smaller, and the new plan keeps more of the existing vegetation. Board Comments: Mr. Canale wanted to have a better understanding of what is being proposed. Mr. Lord said he is not developing the land; he wants to sell the lots. Mr. Canale asked about how many stories the homes would be and what the visual impact of raising the first floor would be. Mr. Waitt wanted the homes to be six inches out of seasonal high ground water, and based his calculations on the soil testing. Mr. Canale