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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room December 14, 2017 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Martha C. Wood, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, David G. Williams, and Ralph D. Clifford Alternate Present: Norm P. Cohen Administrative Staff: Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Address: 15 Nichols Road The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan, and Floor Plans. 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 Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting a SPECIAL PERMIT in accordance with the Zoning By- Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) sections 135-9.4 and 135-8.4.2 to allow modification to a non-conforming structure. The Chairwoman opened the hearing at 7:33 pm. The applicants, Mr. and Mrs. Jose and Jennifer Dos Santos, presented the petition. They are proposing to build a portico over their front door. The only plot plan they have is outdated and they intend to obtain a new plot plan. Their contractor told them that the project would take 5-8 days to complete. The portico will be going over their existing landing. Mr. Dos Santos presented a petition with signatures from neighbors in approval of the project. The petition was entered into the file. A Board Member, Mr. Ralph D. Clifford, asked if the roof they are putting over landing will extend closer to the street (The roof line of the portico will be over the landing, not the steps. It will only extend a couple of inches over the steps). The Zoning Administrator, Mr. David George, stated that he had requested that the plot plan be enlarged and for a request of a waiver of the certified plot plan. The applicants presented a larger copy of the plot plan and indicated where the portico will be located. A Board Member, Mr. David G. Williams, asked the applicants about the proposed chimney as shown on the plot plan (that was from the original plot plan in 1985). Mr.