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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room February 25, 2016 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney, Martha C. Wood and Associate Member James A. Osten Also present at the hearing was Associate Member Nyles A. Barnert Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 269-277 Bedford Street, Map 71, Lot 88 The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and justification; plot plan; site plan, layout, elevations, floor plan, landscape plan, copies of Zoning Board of Appeals decisions and e-mails from Attorney Grant with updating information. Also received was 1) Email in opposition from Frances Gillespie of 47 Gleason Road; Email from Katherine Ackerman of 46 Gleason Road in opposition and a letter in opposition from Matthew, Peter, Martin and Margaret Saradjian of 259 Bedford Street. 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 Design advisory Committee, the Building Commissioner, the Conservation Commission, the Planning Board, Economic Development and the Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting FIVE SPECIAL PERMITS in accordance with section 135- 9.4 and the additional sections of the Zoning By-Law, (CH 135 of the Code of the Town of Lexington), listed below, to allow: 1) A takeout food service, per section 135- 3.0, Table 1: Permitted Uses and Development Standards, Line J.1.03; 2) Modification of the 1985 special permit for a standing sign, per section 135-5.2.4.1; 3) An internally illuminated wall sign, per section 135-5.2.4.1; 4) 0 loading bays instead of the required 1 loading bay, per section 135-5.1.14; and 5) 10 parking spaces instead of the required 17 parking spaces, per section 135-5.1.14. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:34 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Attorney Edmund Grant presented the petition. Also presenting with Attorney Grant was the applicant and business owner Carl Erickson, Chris Tymula, engineer of MHF Design; Leo Vercollone, site consultant and Jeff Kwass of Viewpoint Sign. The applicant seeks to discontinue the nonconforming auto repair use and renovate the structure for a convenience store and takeout food use, while maintaining fuel sales, as is. The building footprint would not be increased. Minor aesthetic changes would occur to the building’s exterior.