HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-09-13-ZBA-minMinutes of the Lexington Zoning Board of Appeals
Virtual, Via Zoom
September 13, 2022
Board Members: Chair – Ralph D. Clifford, Nyles Barnert, Martha C. Wood and Associate
Member William P. Kennedy
Administrative Staff: Jim Kelly, Building Commissioner, Julie Krakauer, Zoning Administrator
and Sharon Coffey, Administrative Clerk
Address: 39 and 43 Blossomcrest Road
The petitioner is requesting a special permit in accordance with the Zoning By-Law (Chapter
135 of the Code of Lexington) section(s) 135-6.2 [Historic Preservation Incentives], 135-4.0
Table 2 [Schedule of Dimensional Controls], and 135-9.4 [Special Permits] to relocate the
historic Hammond A. Hosmer House presently at 1557 Massachusetts Avenue to 39 and 43
Blossomcrest Road Assessor’s Map 16 Lots 18 & 19A. Proposal will subdivide the two lots to
create a third lot to front on Waltham Street in the RO Zoning District. Petitioner seeks relief
from minimum required lot area, frontage, and front setback for the new lot and to reduce the lot
areas for 39 & 43 Blossomcrest Rd.
The petitioner submitted the following information with the application: Nature and Justification,
Plot Plan, Plans, Gross Floor Area Calculations and Plans. Also submitted was Hosmer Exhibit
Material Color, ZBA Special Permit Supplemental Findings, Hosmer House-Fletcher Field
master Plan, HDC COFA, House Relocation Lot Visuals, and 2010 Historic Hosmer House
Report.
Prior to the meeting, the petitions and supporting data were reviewed by the Building
Commissioner, Conservation Administrator, Town Engineer, Board of Selectmen, the Planning
Director, the Historic District Commission Clerk, Historical Commission, Economic
Development, and the Zoning Administrator. Comments were received from the Historic District
Commission, Historical Commission, Select Board and the Building Commissioner.
Applicant: Rosaline Carroll on behalf of John P. Carroll
The Hearing was opened at 7:00 pm.
The Planning Board members were also present for their hearing on the special permit
application for the Hosmer House relocation proposal.
Abigail McCabe, Planning Director, reported that the Applicant is still working on plan revisions
requested by staff for both the Board of Appeals and Planning Board and staff recommends
continuing the Planning Board public hearing to Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 6:00 pm on
Zoom and continuing the Board of Appeals public hearing to Thursday, October 13, 2022 at
7:00 pm on Zoom to allow more time for plan updates.
The Planning Board voted 5 in favor to continue the definitive subdivision Hearing to October
19, 2022. (a roll call vote was taken: Hornig – yes, Peters – yes, Schanbacher – yes, Thompson
– yes, Creech - yes).
The Board of appeals voted four (4) in favor, zero (0) opposed, and zero (0) in abstention to
continue the Hearing to October 13, 2022 (a roll call vote was taken: Ralph D. Clifford – Yes,
Martha C. Wood – Yes, William P. Kennedy – Yes, and Nyles N. Barnert – Yes).