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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall September 8, 2011 Board Members Present: Chairman - Nyles N. Barnert, John J. McWeeney, David G. Williams, Carolyn C. Wilson and Martha C. Wood Staff Present: Zoning Administrator, David George Petition Address: 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Map 13, Lot 368 Petitioner submitted the following with the application for hearing: nature and justification of request; site plan; planting plan; photographs; letters from Ed Grant dated July 21, 2011 and August 4, 2011; Letter to Enterprise from Zoning Administrator dated July 12, 2011, letter of Complain from Brian Susnick dated June 12, 2011; letter of complaint from Cynthia Johnston dated September 1, 2011 and a copy of the decision for the last renewal dated July 24, 2008. 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 Director and the Historic Districts Commission Clerk. Comments were received from the Building Commissioner, the Conservation Administrator, the Health Director and the Zoning Administrator. The Chairman opened the hearing by reading the legal notices and described information received from the petitioner relative to two petitions received from the applicant for 301 Massachusetts Avenue. In an application postponed from July 28, 2011 the applicant is requesting to renew a special permit previously renewed on July 24, 2008 to allow vehicle rental. The applicant filed a second application to request a modification of the same special permit renewed on July 24, 2008. Attorney Edmund Grant presented the petition for the owner of the business, Enterprise Rent A Car Company of Boston, LLC. Also present at the hearing was David Eagle and Jack Maloney on behalf of the property owners and Fred Resnick, Regional Vice President of Enterprise Rent a Car. Attorney Grant presented the history of the property and modifications they would like to make. He spoke of a meeting with the Zoning Administrator concerning the modifications to conditions from the original special permits: Condition # 2 (landscaping); #3 (tandem parking area); #4 (parking of rental vehicles on Fottler and Massachusetts Avenue); #5 (Advertising); #6 (car washing) and #7 (lighting). Fred Resnick gave a summary of the operations and policies to the Board and spoke of the issues of parking vehicles and moving cars off site during overnight hours. The Chairman asked the petitioner where the employees park. They have 3 employees; the Manager uses a rental car; another employee parks his vehicle on the side of the building and the third employee works part time and uses a bike to and from work.