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S Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room February 26, 2015 Board Members Present: Chairman – Martha C. Wood, Jeanne Krieger, Leo P. McSweeney and Associate Members Laura Hussong and Ralph D. Clifford Also present at the hearing was Associate Member James A. Osten Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 32 Percy Road, Map 40, Lot 79 This petition was postponed from January 22, 2015 The petitioner submitted the following information with the applications: nature and justification of request; plot plan; floor plans; elevations and photographs. 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 Historical Commission and the Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting SPECIAL PERMIT, from Ch. 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington (Zoning By-Law) in accordance with §135-8.4.2 and § 135-9.4, to allow modification (addition) of a nonconforming structure. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:35 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Architect Colin Smith presented the petition for the owners of the property, John and Gail Langevin. Mr. Smith explained the proposed addition. Although the structure is not on the HC list of home of historical value, they had gone before the Historical Commission to get their imput on the plans and had been encouraged by the HC to consult with a preservation consultant, which they did. The consultant found that most of the original home has been altered so many times that not much of the original house was left. The applicants also met with the neighbors to discussed their concerns. Modifications were made and new plans dated February 20, 2015 were presented to the Board before this meeting. A Board member asked what was the existing square footage and what is the proposed. (The current is 3,072 and the proposed will be 3,476. Bill Irving of 31 Percy Road asked how is the footprint on the garage on the new plans different from the original. (They pulled the second floor back.)