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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room March 24, 2016 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Martha C. Wood and David Williams Also present at the hearing was Associate Member Nyles N. Barnert and Alternate F. David Wells Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 6 Candlewick Close The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and justification; plot plan, elevations, floor plans and photographs. Also received was letters from abutters approving of the project. Applicant also submitted a drawing entitled “Neighborhood Plan, A0.5” dated December 5, 2014. Prior to the meeting, the petitions and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Director, the Historic District Commission Clerk, Historical Commission, Economic Development, the Design Advisory Committee and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner, the Conservation Commission, and the Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) section 135-8.4.2 and 135-9.4.2 to allow modification (addition) to a nonconforming structure. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:32 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Charles Rollinger and Robin Pike presented the petition. Also presenting with Charles Rollinger and Robin Pike was the architect Cheryl Lion. The applicant seeks to tear down the current 1 car garage and add a 2 car garage and extend the kitchen. The project would correct the existing side non-conformity and increase the existing front non-conformity. Candlewick is a dead-end cul-de-sac and this would have no impact on the neighborhood. A Board member (Mr. McCarthy) asked how close to the road the garage will be. (Ms. Lion, the architect, answered A.0.2 shows 18.7 from front of garage to end of driveway. The property line is at the end of the driveway.