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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room June 26, 2014 Board Members Present: Chairman – Martha C. Wood, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney and David G. Williams Associate Members: Ralph D. Clifford and Carolyn C. Wilson 0Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator and Building Commissioner, Frederick Lonardo Address: 55 Forest Street, Map 49, Lot 149 The petitioner submitted the following information with the applications: nature and justification of request; plot plan; floor plans; shed plans and letters of supports from abutters at 16 Forest Street, 58 Forest Street, 56 Forest Street and 52 Forest Street. Before the hearing an e-mail in opposition of the project was from Emmy Suhl of 57 Forest Street. Prior to the hearing, the petitions and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Director, the Historic District Commission Clerk, Zoning Administrator and the Communication Advisory Committee. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner, the Health Director and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:38 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. SPECIAL PERMIT The petitioner is requesting in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section 135-8.4.2 and 135-9.4.2 to allow modification of a non conforming structure. Henry Liu, owner of the property, presented the petition by explaining the project to the Board. Mr. Liu also is requesting a waiver from the certificed plot plan requirements. In answering a question from David George Mr. Liu is willing to change the requested setback from 3 ft. to 5 ft. A Board member confirmed that Mr. Liu is willing to change the setbacks. (He is.) Kevin Colburn of 49 Forest Street asked if Mr. Liu was planning to put the border plants that were removed back? (yes, waiting for landscape company to install them.) Emmy Friendlander of 57 Forest Street asked for clairification on his plans for the kitchen renovations and voiced her opposition to the project. (Not doing the 7 to 8 ft. expansion immediately, need to go before HDC for approval of the plans and get funding.) Linda Lombardi of 53 Forest Street spoke in support of the petition. On the advice of the Zoning Administrator, Mr. Liu marked up a site plan showing 5 ft setbacks instead of the 3 ft. setbacks.