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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room December 11, 2014 Board Members Present: Chairman – Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams and Associate Member Laura Hussong. Also present at the hearing was Associate Member James Osten. Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 7 Albemarle Avenue, Map 20, Lot 112 The petitioner submitted the following information with the applications: nature and justification of request; topographic plan; plot plan; floor plans and elevations. 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, Economic Development; the Historic District Commission Clerk, Historical Commission and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner and the Zoning Administrator. The petitioner requested a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with 135-8.4.2 and 135- 9.4 of the Zoning Bylaw to allow modification (addition) of a non conforming structure. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:34 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Karen Thompson, owner of the proprty presented the petition. Ms. Thompson is seeking to remove the existing deck and stairs and then construct an 18 ft. by 30 ft. two car carport and deck addition. The Chairperson asked if the stairs on the deck would be to the side or to the rear. They will not be extending out from the deck line. A Board member asked if there would be access to the house from the carport. No, she will still need to go up the stairs to the deck to get into the house. Other Board members asked what the degree of the slope was for the driveway and did it slope around back of the house. The driveway will be flush with the street. It does not slope. A Board member questioned the chairlift on the side of the deck. Ms. Thompson answered it had been put in for her mother who had been in a wheelchair. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in opposition to the petition. The Chairwoman closed the hearing at 7:39 pm.