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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MAY 21, 2014 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Chairman Charles Hornig, with members Nancy Corcoran- Ronchetti, Richard Canale, Greg Zurlo, and Timothy Dunn and planning staff Maryann McCall- Taylor, Aaron Henry, and Lori Kaufman present. **************************SPECIAL TOWN MEETING**************************** PUBLIC HEARING 430 Concord Avenue, PSDUP: Mr. Hornig called the public hearing to order at 7:06 p.m. There were approximately 40 people in the audience. Present was Ed Grant, Attorney, Jay Hicks, Senior Vice President of Artis Senior Living, Mike Novak and Rick Waitt of Meridian Associates, and Gary Larson, Landscape Architect. Mr. Hicks said the proposed facility would be a 34,500 square foot single story building, with 72 units for residents, and 35 parking spaces. There would be three rotating shifts per 24 hours with a maximum of 18 employees per shift. The building would have a central core with four wings on a 5.5 acre site. There would be barber and beauty services, and nursing staff on site, but no on- site rehabilitation services. The existing access would be maintained and transition to a circular drive. The applicant met with the Fire Department and was advised that a wider circle would be needed for emergency access and provide adequate space to allow the fire trucks make their turns. There would be a perimeter fence around three sides of the property and substantial screening would be done to hide the parking lot and building from the abutter’s view. The applicant would do a restoration plan of the wetlands with DEP, and remove the existing mound on the site. The building would comply with all noise and lighting bylaws. Board Comments:  There was concern that the screening would not be enough for the abutters and a 3-D model would be helpful.  How would off-site landscaping be guaranteed? The MOU would usually address items like off-site agreements? Where does the Town stand with the MOU process? Ms. Deb Mauger, chair of the Board of Selectmen (BOS) responded that the BOS were waiting to hear more at the public hearing and from the Planning Board before starting that process.