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HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES April 17th 2019 Call to Order: A public meeting of the Historical Commission was held in the Parker Room of Lexington Town Office Building located at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue. The meeting convened at 7:30PM. Historical Commission Members in Attendance: David Kelland, Chair, Wendall Kalsow, Marilyn Fenollosa, Samuel Doran AGENDA ITEM #1 (7:30 PM) Public hearing on the partial building demolition and roofline change at 53 Grant Street. APPLICANT (S) PRESENT: Thara Pillai and Joel Abdinoor, Homeowners Amy Nastasi, Architect ABUTTER(S) PRESENT: Pamela Lyons, 51 Grant Street Edward Lidman, 64 Grant Street DOCUMENT(S): Proposed Plot Plan Proposed Plans Dates 3/15/2019 Photos of the existing house SUMMARY: Ms. Pillai told the Commission she had come to a meeting a few years ago to start the clock to get the option to tear down or renovate the house. A one year delay was imposed at that time. Mr. Kalsow at the previous meeting gave a few recommendations of Architects that specialize in preserving historic homes. Ms. Pillai is now working with Amy Nastasi, her plans have kept the historic integrity of the home. Ms. Pillai said her family needs more space, one set of parents plan to live with them in the near future and they have two children and only one full bathroom. Ms. Nastasi went over the plans of the home. There is a non-conforming shed in the back corner of the property that they would like to remove. It is also in disrepair. The front porch of the home is not part of the original home and is also non-conforming. They are proposing to add a larger family room on the first floor full bathroom and bedroom, on the second floor adding two additional bathrooms and then a two car garage in the basement.