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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 3, 2010 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board was held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Town Office Building, and called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Zurlo with members Canale, Manz, Galaitsis and planning staff Henry and Kaufman present. Mr. Hornig was absent. Ms. McCall-Taylor joined the meeting in progress. *************************TOWN MEETING WARRANT********************************* PUBLIC HEARING Article 43, RD-5 rezoning amendment; Countryside Manor, Woburn Street: Mr. Zurlo called the continued public hearing to order at 7:32 p.m. In attendance were Brian Kelley applicant, Alan Wrigley, attorney, Rick Waitt and Gary Larson of Meridian Associates, with approximately 25 people in the audience. Mr. Kelley presented the following updated information on the proposed rezoning amendment to RD-5:  There would be an interior sidewalk and cross walk to facilitate pedestrian access to Woburn Street;  There would be an emergency egress footpath from the rear of the building to Countryside Drive;  There would be a second emergency egress added to Woburn Street;  Surface parking altered and limited to reflect a required eight foot interior property setback;  Significant widening of interior drive at points to allow for better emergency access; confirmed with the fire department it would be sufficient;  Landscaping alterations to allow better access and visual buffers; and  Landscape plan specific to the triangle at the Woburn town line, including an internal 30 foot “No Work” buffer per the request of the adjacent Woburn townhouse development. Affordability:  Because of the small size of the units, the Manor House will offer a more attainable market rate option for home ownership in Lexington;  High efficiency of design allows for long term operation affordability;  Lexington’s current “real” affordable housing count was around 5%, while the “qualified” number was around 11.4%; the Manor House would add 11.8% (6 units) of the project to be “real” 40 B qualified.  The applicant has been in contact with consultant Judy Epstein of JTE Realty to facilitate this contribution; TDM: