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Lexington Planning Board Meeting Minutes June 28, 2023 Page 1 of 4 Minutes of the Lexington Planning Board Held on Wednesday June 28, 2023, Virtual Meeting at 6:00 pm Planning Board members present: Robert Peters, Chair; Michael Schanbacher, Vice-Chair; Melanie Thompson, Clerk; Robert Creech, Charles Hornig, and Michael Leon, Associate Member. Also present were: Abby McCabe, Planning Director; Sheila Page, Assistant Planning Director; Molly Belanger, Planner; Carol Kowalski, Assistant Town Manager for Development; and Kiruthika Ramakrishnan, Planning Coordinator. Robert Peters, Chair of the Planning Board, called to order the meeting of the Lexington Planning Board on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. For this meeting, the Planning Board is convening by video conference via Zoom. LexMedia is filming this meeting and will record it for future viewing here. Detailed information for remote participation by the public may be found on the Planning Office web page. Mr. Peters conducted a roll call to ensure all members of the Planning Board and members of staff present could hear and be heard. Mr. Peters provided a summary of instructions for members of the public in attendance. It was further noted that materials for this meeting are available on the Town's Novus Packet dashboard. Board Administration 1-3-5 Hartwell Place (fka 91 Hartwell Ave.) – Request for an extension of 2020 Site Plan Review approval Ms. McCabe gave a brief overview of the project at 1-3-5 Hartwell Place, formerly known as 91 Hartwell Avenue. Ms. McCabe reminded the Board about the approval of the applicant’s Site Plan Review application from August 2020, which would expire in August 2023 if a building permit was not issued prior to that and hence the Applicant is seeking an extension of the approval. Mr. Adam Myers, the applicant explained that due to the high interest rates and construction costs, the lab life science tenant space has gone through a lot of changes and requested the Board to extend the permit. They still intend to proceed but won’t have a building permit for the building prior to August. They have a building permit for the parking garage. The Board asked about the timing for an extension. Mr. Meyers responded they are requesting two additional years and that they feel that is realistic time frame. Mr. Schanbacher moved to extend the Site Plan Review and Special Permit approval granted on August 26, 2020 for 91 Hartwell Ave./1-3-5 Hartwell Place until August 26, 2025. Ms. Thompson seconded the motion. The Planning Board voted in favor of the motion 5-0-0 (Roll call: Creech – yes; Peters – yes; Schanbacher – yes; Hornig-yes; Thompson – yes). MOTION PASSED