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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall January 14, 2010 Board Members Present: Chairman Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney, Arthur C. Smith, Carolyn C. Wilson and Associate Member David G. Williams Staff Present: Dianne L. Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David L. George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: 5 Tucker Avenue, Map 13, Lot 214A Prior to the hearing, the petition and supporting data were reviewed by the Building Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Health Director, Board of Selectmen, the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Administrator and the Historic Districts Commission Clerk. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner, Planning Administrator and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:30 pm by reading the legal notice and described information received from the petitioner relative to the petition. Kevin Kieler of Brady Built Sunrooms presented the petition with the owner of the property, Juliette Zener. At the hearing Mr. Kieler presented to the Board a letter of support from Frances Daveta of 9 Tucker Avenue. Ms. Zener is requesting a variancefrom section 135-35, Table 2 of the Dimensional Controls to allow a side-yard setback of 10 ft. instead of the required 15 ft. side-yard setback. Mr. Kieler explained the applicant is requesting to demolish an existing side-yard porch and replace it with a 5-ft. ramp connected to both the main portion of the house and to a proposed 13-ft. 8-in. by 16-ft. 4-in. addition to the rear of the property. The ramp (structure) would be enclosed and a portion of the structure would be used for storage. The applicant believes the hardship is the unique shape of the lot and the placement of the house on the lot. The Board asked if they would be taking any of the hemlocks down. The applicant is not planning on taking any of them down. The Chairman confirmed that the owner would submit a certified plot plan. There were no questions from the audience. No one in the audience spoke in favor or in opposition of the petition. The hearing was closed at 7:36 pm.