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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room February 11, 2016 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams and Associate Member F. David Wells Also present at the hearing was Associate Ralph D. Clifford Administrative Staff: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 55 Allen Street, Map 16, Lots 47 and 48A The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and justification; plot plan; elevations, photograph, request for a waiver from the plot plan requirements, letter from property owner John Carroll permitting sign installations and sign dimensions. Also received was 1) a letter from Peter Kreisky of 3 Clematis Road objecting to anything more than discreet signage; 2) e-mails from Marie Tulin of 56 Allen Street, Alan Graham of 68 Allen Street and Alexandra Schweitzer of 7 Allen Street in opposition; 3) 2 petitions in opposition signed by 23 abutters; and 4) email from Zoning Administrator to Board with zoning interpretation of a protected sign. 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, Design Advisory Committee and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received from the Design advisory Committee and the Zoning Administrator. SPECIAL PERMIT The petitioner is requesting a in accordance with the Zoning By- Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) sections 135-5.2.10 and 135-9.4 to allow more or larger signs that allowed by right. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:34 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. Coyn Bina, Vice President for Bina Farms Center, Inc., presented the petition. The applicant seeks to install the following two standing signs at the site: 1) approximately 79 in. by 60.5 in. and 2) approximately 66 in. by 52 in. The signs would be located entirely on the site. A Board member asked the applicant why signs were needed. He thought the signs were too large and didn’t think 2 were needed. (They need the signs to let their clients know where they are.)