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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen's Meeting Room May 24, 2018 Board Members Present: Chairwoman, Martha C. Wood, Jeanne K. Krieger, Edward D. McCarthy, David G. Williams, and Ralph D. Clifford Alternate Present: William P. Kennedy Administrative Staff: David George, Zoning Administrator and Jennifer Gingras, Administrative Clerk Address: 23 Cottage Street The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification, Plot Plan, Elevations, Floor Plans, and Photographs. 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 Planning Office and Zoning Administrator. The petitioner is requesting TWO (2) SPECIAL PERMITS in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter 135 of the Code of Lexington) sections 135-5.1.1, 135-5.1.14, 135-8.4.2, and 135-9.4 to allow 1.) The driveway to be located 0.5 ft. from the side lot line instead of the required 5 ft. and 2.) To allow modification to a non-conforming structure. This is a continuation from the May 10, 2018 hearing. Prior to the meeting, revised plans were received on May 17, 2018 and May 18, 2018. Presenter: Colin Smith, Architect Mr. Smith stated this is a project to allow multi-generational living in the home. The Board had previously concerns about height and driveway setback. He revised the plans by lowering the height by 3 ft. He also reconfigured the driveway to a tandem arrangement and instead of requesting a 6 in setback from the property line, they are asking to continue the existing closest point, which is 3 ft. In addition, they are not planning to prune any of the plants between the driveways. A Board Member, Mr. Williams, asked Mr. Smith if he had considered moving the bulkhead to make room for the driveway (they considered that but it would create a variance situation and they didn't feel like they could prove a significant hardship to justify the variance). Mr. Williams asked if the house has a crawl space or basement (crawl space). A Board Member, Mr. McCarthy, stated that the revised plans are reasonable accommodations to the previous concerns the Board had. Page 1