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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room August 27, 2015 Board Members Present: Chairwoman Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams and Associate Member F. David Wells. Administrative Staff present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk, David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 12 Crescent Hill Avenue, Map 20, Lot 5 and 0 Madison Avenue, Map 20, Lot 2 These hearings were postponed from July 23, 2015. The applicant requested and it was agreed that the Board would hear both applications together. The petitioner submitted the following information with the applications: nature and justification of request; topographic plans; plot plans; letter from Attorney Edmund Grant dated August 18, 2015 regarding meeting with abutters on July 30, 2015; Letter from Attorney Grant dated July 23, 2015; Letter from Matt Hakala, past Zoning Enforcement Officer dated March 11, 2005. 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, Planning Director, Historical Commission Clerk and the Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting 2 variances in accordance with section 135-4.4, Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls of the Zoning Bylaw to allow a lot size of 7,500 sq. ft. instead of the required 15, 500 sq.ft. and a frontage of 50 ft. instead of the required 125 ft. frontage at 12 Crescent Hill Avenue; and The petitioner is requesting a variance in accordance 135-4.4, Table 2, Schedule of Dimensional Controls of the Zoning Bylaw to allow a frontage of 120 ft. instead of the required 125 ft. at 0 Madison Avenue. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:34 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Attorney Edmund Grant presented the applications with the owners of the property, John and Maureen Levangie, and Mike Novac from Meridian Engineering. The applicant proposes to formally divide or reconfirm the historical lot lines to create a new buildable lot on the vacant lot, 0 Madison Avenue. Because the lots are held in common ownership, or merged, the lots can only be considered buildable through the formal creation of two new buildable lots-with each lot complying with the current by-law minimum area and frontage requirements. The lots have been held in common ownership since at least 1940.