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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 18, 2009 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board in the Cary Auditorium, Cary Memorial Hall was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Vice Chairman Zurlo with members Manz, Galaitsis, Canale, and planning staff McCall-Taylor and Henry present. Mr. Hornig joined the meeting in progress. ******************************MINUTES*************************************** Mr. Galaitsis requested the minutes for February 18, 23, and 25 be deferred. Mr. Galaitsis said this new system would take him more time to use; he will try it but may have to go back to the attachments. Ms. Manz requested that they defer the minutes as well since she did not review them. Mr. Zurlo said to give the new system a few weeks then decide how to proceed. Mr. Hornig joined the meeting. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to approve the minutes of February 11, 2009 as amended. **********************SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATION************************* Porter Lane Easement: Porter Lane subdivision abuts the Fiske School, which was trying to make a handicapped accessible ramp. Because of slope issues the Town proposed to take an easement from a private residential lot on the back corner for the ramp, but that would put this lot above the impervious surface ratio (ISR) of 12%. Staff believes the right course of action would be to go to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a variance. The owner was willing to give an easement, but did not want to be non-conforming or in violation of their special permit. Mr. Hornig said if they do not want to be non-conforming they would need a variance and a modification to the special permit. On motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to recommend the Zoning Board of Appeals grant a variance and the Planning Board then modify the special permit. Journey’s End: Mr. Henry said that a condition of the SPS had been that if the Town determined within a year of the approval of the development that certain improvement on Shade Street were