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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Charles Hornig, with members Nancy Corcoran- Ronchetti, Richard Canale, Timothy Dunn, and Ginna Johnson, and planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor, Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present. **********************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION*********************** 11 Old Shade Street, Approval Not Required Under Subdivision Control (ANR) : On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to determine that the plan did not need approval under the Subdivision Control Law and to allow the Planning Director to sign on behalf of the Board. Lexington Hills, Sign decision: The Board signed the Lexington Hills decision from August 20, 2014, that had been reviewed by Town Counsel. *****************************ANNUAL REPORT ******************************* On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to adopt the revised Annual Report for the fiscal year 2014. ***********************ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS (ZBA)********************** Comprehensive Plan at 11 Fairview Avenue: The Planning Board discussed a draft letter recommending approval of the comprehensive plan for 11 Fairview Avenue and requested the ZBA consider the following appropriate conditions:  Exclude non-native plantings from the proposal;  Require additional evergreen screening along the paper street (Colonial Avenue) and around the parking area;  Should the topography of the site allow, limit access/egress to the site through the existing driveway on Hayward Avenue; and  Confirm, in consultation with the neighbors, that the condition of Fairview Avenue is adequate for the residents’ use. Were this a normal development it is likely that the Planning Board would have required improvements such as an adequate pavement width and reconstruction of the pavement.