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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room September 22, 2016 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, David G. Williams, Martha C. Wood, and Ralph D. Clifford Also present at the hearing was Alternate Nyles N. Barnert Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 27 Muzzey Street The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan, Drawings, and Photographs. Also received was a Request for Waiver of a Certified Plot Plan, dated September 7, 2016. Prior to the meeting, the petitions and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the Planning Director, the Historic District Commission Clerk, Historical Commission, Economic Development, and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received from the Engineering Department and Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with sections 135- 5.2.8.3 and 135 -9.4 of the Zoning Bylaw (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) to allow a free standing non - illuminated sign. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:33 pm by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner. The applicant, Mr. Donald and Sandra Kurson, presented the application. They would like to put a sign in front of 27 Muzzey Street. The Chairwoman, Ms. Jeanne K. Krieger, asked if they had been to the Design Advisory Committee (yes, they went 2 days ago). The Board hasn't received anything yet. A Board Member, Ms. Martha C. Wood, asked for clarification on how many signs there are currently on the property (there are two (2) signs and they will be changing the direction of their sign so that it's parallel to the other sign). Ms. Wood asked why there couldn't be a sign listing all tenants (the other tenant's sign is existing). A Board Member, Mr. David G. Williams, asked the applicants why they can't create one sign with both tenants listed (the sign has been there for 28 years and they only want to replace the sign). Mr. Williams stated that it would better suit the Town to have one sign listing all tenants. The applicant, Ms. Kurson, stated that the signs are far apart from each other.