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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF APRIL 12, 2012 A regular meeting of the Lexington Planning Board, held in Cary Auditorium, Cary Memorial Hall was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Richard Canale with members Greg Zurlo, Michelle Ciccolo, Wendy Manz and Charles Hornig and planning staff Maryann McCall-Taylor, Aaron Henry and Lori Kaufman present. ********************************TOWN MEETING******************************* CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING Article 34, 2027 and 2013 Massachusetts Avenue/Dana Home: Mr. Canale called the continued public hearing to order at 7:32 p.m. with approximately 75 people in the audience. Present at the meeting were Trisha Kennealy, the applicant, Gary Larson, landscaper architect, Rick Bryant, traffic consultant, Ed Grant, attorney, and Howard Levin, attorney. Ms. Kennealy presented a power point with updated information and Rick Bryant addressed the revised parking, circulation, and safety issues that were raised by staff, the Town engineering department and the MDM report commissioned by neighbors. There would be no parking on the street, the circulation was improved for on-site parking areas, signs and relocation of the cross walk are being done to address the safety issues. Board Comments:  Board concerns included circulation, water management, conservation issues, intensity of use on the site, buffering, viewscapes, and compatibility with the surrounding area.  The proposal has a plan B for residential use; what is that for? Mr. Grant said that was a backup plan if for some reason the applicant chooses not to continuewith the proposed use as an inn and restaurant. The Plan B proposal keeps the Dana Home close to the current use. It appears that all the uses could occur simultaneously. Mr. Grant said that the intent was to allow the applicant if unable to continue with the inn to have the option to convert to the use permitted by current zoning. The main objective is to get the project approved as an inn. People need to know that even if this gets approved as a restaurant and inn, that might not be built. Those residents that are opposed to the inn might support the residential use.