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BOA Meeting, February 10, 2011 Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall February 10, 2011 Board Members Present: Chairman - Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney, Carolyn C. Wilson, Martha C. Wood and Associate Member Nancy M. Adler. Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David L. George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: 56 Adams Street, Map 63, Lot 110 Petitioner submitted the following with the application for hearing: nature and justification of request; plot plan; topographic map; floor plans; photographs; parking plan and copy of 2006 Decision. A petition in support signed by 13 neighbors was also received. 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 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. Francesca Anderson, owner of the property, presented the petition. The applicant is requesting to renew a special permit in accordance with section 135-11 to operate an art gallery in a residential neighborhood. The applicant explained she would be closing the gallery for 16 to 18 months and when she reopened she will be having 4 or 5 shows a year by invitation only to approximately 50 to 75 people. At the hearing she presented the Board with an example of an outline of her receptions and a brochure of her gallery. She will have 1 part time employee 2 days a week with operation hours being Wednesday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm. A Board member clarified the hours she would be opened. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor or in opposition of the petition. The hearing was closed at 7:36 pm.