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<br />PLANNING BOARD MINUTES <br />MEETING OF MAY 18, 2016 <br /> <br />A meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room was called to <br />order 7:01 p.m. by Chair Nancy Corcoran-Ronchetti, with members Charles Hornig, Tim Dunn, <br />Richard Canale, and Ginna Johnson and planning staff Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present. <br /> <br />****************************STAFF MEMBER REPORTS************************** <br />General updates: <br />The open space plan has been accepted by the state. <br />Next Wednesday evening there will be a meeting at Clarke School regarding traffic calming <br />related to the East Mass Ave. project. <br /> <br />475 Bedford Street <br />: <br />The owner of the property wants the community’s preliminary thoughts on a potential plan for a <br />mixed use development if the existing tenant Boston Sports Club does not renew their lease. The <br />Economic Development Advisory Committee was hoping for a proposal incorporating more retail <br />instead of all residential or office use. Board Members felt commercial use might be a good idea <br />for this site, which is currently in the RO District. The Board liked that the applicant is putting <br />this forward way in advance to allow time for review and process on designs of the proposals that <br />might come up. Board Members should forward comments to staff. <br /> <br />GFA Special Permit Request <br />: <br />The first application to exceed the FAR limits has been filed. Staff will forward a summary to <br />Planning Board Members of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) application to allow for <br />discussion and comment as needed prior to the ZBA meeting. <br /> <br />************* UPCOMING MEETINGS AND ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE************** <br />Discussion of upcoming meeting schedule and known agenda items: <br />Tuesday, June 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. there will be a meeting during the day for staff <br />and Board Members in Parker Room. The next meeting will be June 1 and look to finalize the <br />next section of the regulation that will be forwarded to the Board for review. The following <br />meeting will be Wednesday, June 15 and continue with the Development Regulations and <br /> <br />