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LEXINGTON DESIGN ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />Meetin Minutes: <br />g <br />January 8, 2008 <br />Present: <br />Colin Smith (Chair), Alenka Slezak, Timothy Lee, Ginna Johnson <br />Scribe: <br />Colin Smith <br />Call to Order: <br />The Meeting was called to Order at 7:30PM. <br />Approvals: <br />December 4, 2007 Minutes <br />Presentations/Review: <br />125 Spring Street: Patriot Partners/Shire Lexington Technology Park <br />The DAC reviewed modifications to the PSDUP (approved by Town Meeting in 2004) for 125 Spring <br />Street, by Patriot Partners I Shire. It should be noted that the DAC is largely concerned about the proposed <br />design as it relates to Building 200 and adjacent parking facilities. <br />Building 400: <br />1. The siting and building design layout was reviewed and found to be acceptable. <br />2. The height of the proposed mechanical penthouse was reviewed and found to be acceptable and <br />there were no significant concerns with respect to the height of equipment ventilation stacks. <br />3. It was presented to the DAC that the future expansion space will not require additional mechanical <br />penthouse, an element that would become overbearing on the site if it were to expand; the current <br />design takes into account this additional lab area. <br />4. The proposed parking lotto the north of the building requires significant site grading. The applicant <br />is strongly encouraged to consider structure parking in this location to reduce the impervious area, <br />to centralize parking nearer the main entry, and to reinforce the notion of a common courtyard <br />space for all buildings which was expressed to be of concern. This parking area should be <br />considered as it relates to the concerns with Building 200 expressed below. <br />Site Issues & Building 200: <br />1. The DAC is very concerned about the impact the proposed parking lot for Building 200 has on the <br />site. While a large parking lot was approved at Town Meeting in the PSDUP, there have been a <br />series modifications made to the site plan that create an additional burden on the front lawn facing <br />Route 2. <br />a. The Gross Floor Area of the development has grown by an additional 60,000 SF since the <br />PSDUP was filed. While the net floor area may be the same as the PSDUP, there is a <br />great site impact. <br />b. Building 400 with it's expansion space has required more parking spaces be moved out of <br />the wooded area and into the front lawn. <br />c. Building 200 has rotated on the site in a way that doesn't allow for the same parking <br />spaces at the front of the building. This has increased the parking requirement on the <br />front lawn. <br />d. A "ring road" has been introduced around the development that increases the impervious <br />area and visual impact along the front lawn. <br />
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