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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF MARCH 4, 2009 <br />A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in the Cary Auditorium, Cary Memorial Hall <br />was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Hornig with members Manz, Galaitsis, Canale, and <br />planning staff McCall-Taylor, Henry, and Kaufman present. Mr. Zurlo joined the meeting in <br />progress. <br />****************************TOWN MEETING******************************* <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Article 44, CM and NFI District Changes; Article 45, Transportation Overlay District (TMOD); <br />Article 46, TMOD Zoning Map: Mr. Hornig called the public hearing on Articles 44-46 to order <br />at 7:35 p.m. There were approximately 50 people in the audience. <br />Mr. Hornig gave a presentation on the proposed articles, regarding the goals, process, guiding <br />principles, site plan review, special permits, additional uses, dimensional controls, traffic <br />(TMOD) and impacts. <br />Audience comments: <br />Nyles Barnert, Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, said abutters should get <br />?? <br />notification by mail for the public meetings with regards to site plan review and not just a <br />notice in the newspaper. The changes to the overlay district had deleted the language that <br />an applicant had to apply for a building permit. He asked if the Planning Board would be <br />the SPGA for commercial development only? Mr. Hornig said yes. <br />With the new sky view calculation what would be the slope of the diagonal and did it <br />?? <br />assume a level street? Mr. Hornig said it was a ratio of the height of the structure and the <br />centerline of the right of way. <br />The Board talked about mitigation fees and the Town’s obligation to take action to <br />?? <br />accomplish the goals for which the fees were collected. The concern was it would not be <br /> 1 <br /> <br />