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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF JANUARY 22, 2014 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Vice Chairman Michelle Ciccolo, with members Richard Canale, Greg Zurlo, and Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti and planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor, Aaron Henry, and Lori Kaufman present. Charles Hornig was absent. ************************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION********************* Lincoln and Middle Street/Ponywold modification: Ms. Ciccolo called the public hearing to order at 7:06 p.m. There were three people in the audience. Present were Mark Barons, applicant, John Farrington, attorney, and Gary Larson, landscape architect. Mr. Farrington explained that a special permit was granted for this site located at Lincoln and Middle Streets on June 19, 2013 for an eight unit Balanced Housing Development (BHD). The original submission made some representations and one item was inaccurate. The project was allowed 36,000 square feet for Gross Floor Area (GFA) and the original submittal requested 26,400 square feet. When plans were submitted by the architect there was a misunderstanding of the definitions for Gross Square Footage and Net Square Footage. The new figures requested in the modification would increase the GFA from 26,400 square feet to 29,987 square feet and also shifted the designation of which house would go on each lot. Board Comments:  This modification was requested because of a misunderstanding? Mr. Farrington replied yes and suggested giving applicants a schedule on how to do the calculations to provide clarity.  What was the status of the project? Mark Barons said one house was up and framed, a second foundation was in, and a permit for a third house was pending, the road and infrastructure were in except for drainage.  Would the foot print change for the houses? Mr. Farrington no, the changes would be within the structure, the only foot print changes would be based on the relocation of some of the houses onto different lots.  As long as footprints would not be increased this would be an acceptable modification to the original project and decision.