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Minutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Lexington Town Hall May 10, 2012 Board Members Present: Chairman – Carolyn C. Wilson, John J. McWeeney, Leo P. McSweeney, David G. Williams and Associate Member William Kennedy Staff Present: Dianne Cornaro, Administrative Clerk and David George, Zoning Administrator Petition Address: Hazel Road, Map 88, Lot 36/37 This petition was continued from the April 12, 2012 hearing to receive additional information requested by the Board and continued from the April 26, 2012 hearing to give the owner, Ashok Patel, time to review his options after purchasing additional property on Hazel Road. th Prior to the May 10 hearing the Board had received a letter from George Johannesen of Allied Engineering requesting the petition to allow a Special Permit for removal or placement of soil be withdrawn without prejudice. At the May 10, 2012 hearing the petitioner, Ashok Patel, was represented by Attorney John Farrington and George Johannesen of Allied Engineering. Attorney Farrington spoke of a meeting they had with the Building Commissioner, Garry Rhodes, the Zoning Administrator David George and members of the Lexington Engineering Department along with the petitioner and his Engineers. The petitioner would like to withdraw the application without prejudice and be under the jurisdiction of the Building Commissioner to comply with the enforcement letter issued by Mr. Rhodes. There was a discussion between the petitioner and the Board with many questions as to what would be done to the site, how would conditions be enforced and by who and what was being done for the erosion on the site. The Chairwoman explained to the Board they had 3 options; they could vote to accept the withdrawal without prejudice; vote not to grant the special permit or they could approve the special permit so that they could enforce conditions. There were no questions from the audience. No one spoke in favor of the petition. The following spoke with concerns for the petition: Gertrude Sadeghpour of 5 Pine Knoll Road, Denise Dube of 11 Pine Knoll Road and Diane Learned of 32 Winter Street. The hearing was closed at 8:30 pm.