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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 14, 2012 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Richard Canale with members Greg Zurlo, Wendy Manz, Michelle Ciccolo and Charles Hornig and planning staff Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present. ************************DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION********************* PUBLIC HEARING 186-192 Woburn Street, Definitive Site-Sensitive Development (SSD): Mr. Canale called the public hearing to order at 7:32 p.m. with six people in the audience. The applicants Steven and Jackie Hamilton and their engineer Fred Russell, Luke Sotir and Steven Cupp were present. Mr. Hamilton said the following updates to the plan were based on input at the last meeting as well as discussions with the Fire Department.  The water main system is looped from Woburn Street and connect to the Dunham Street water main.  The fire hydrant relocated to the center of the subdivision to be more accessible.  The width of the private way will be 18 feet, but the stone walls at the entrance way will be modified and placed further apart to allow easier emergency vehicle access. The Fire Department suggested that sprinkler systems should be added to homes on lots two and three. This is not currently part of the building code and could cause a problem in selling homes to potential buyers. It is too much of a burden and not appropriate for this development.  Lot three will have a sewer pump system installed and will not add to the existing sewer problems on Dunham Street.  The Board requested the angle of the two houses on Woburn Street face into the development, which would leave the backs of the homes turned to Woburn Street. The applicant is requesting the Board allow them to retain the original orientation to keep with the existing streetscape.  The Planning Board wanted a walking path through the subdivision to give access to the paper street, but concerns were raised that requirements could make it 8 feet wide with a