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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall July 10, 2008 Board Members Present: Chairman — Arthur C. Smith, Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney Carolyn C. Wilson, and Associate Member Jill Hai Staff present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: 18 Bates Road, Map and Lot: 67 -13 The relief sought is for a variance in accordance with section 135 -1OB with 135 -35A, Table 2 of the Zoning Bylaw to allow a front yard setback of 14.5 feet instead of the required 30 feet front yard setback.. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:30 PM by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petitions. Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Health Agent, Board of Selectmen, Zoning Administrator, and the Planning Board. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner and the Zoning Administrator. Robin Lovett, owner of the property, presented the petition. Also present at the hearing was Charles Hagenati, Architect for the project. The petitioner seeks a variance from the front -yard setback. The applicant seeks to construct an enclosed porch as part of a plan to convert the front entrance into a handicapped accessible ramp. Because the proposed addition intrudes into the front -yard setback, a variance is required. The relief is only for the porch. The dimensions of the porch appear to be approximately 6 -ft by 8 -ft. No relief is required for the handicapped ramp; it is exempt under Mass. General Zoning Laws. The structure as originally constructed is non - conforming with respect to front -yard setback. The petitioner gave the placement of the house and the topography of the front of the house as the hardship for the variance. The Board asked the petitioner to clarify the design of the porch and landing and asked if they had considered moving the stairs. There were no questions from the audience. Charles Husbands of 16 Bates Road spoke in favor of the petition. No one spoke in opposition of the petition. The hearing closed at 7:38 PM.