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Present for the Board of Appeals and attending the meeting were: Bill Rossi, Chair, Peter Knight, Frank LoRusso, PersonNameWendy Weldon, Chris Murphy, Barbara Armstrong, and PersonNameChuck Hodgkinson. Also present: Ron Rappaport, Rob McCarren, Riggs Parker, Frank Fenner, PersonNameTim Carroll, Laurel Wilkinson and John Abrams.
Mr. Rossi opened the meeting at 5:30 PM.
MINUTES: The March 11, 2008 minutes were reviewed. A motion to approve the minutes as presented was made, seconded and voted unanimously in favor.
JOHN ABRAMS AND LAUREL WILKINSON FOR DIANA T. VAGELOS, TRUSTEE; Map 4 placeLot 22.2; Article 11 Section 11.6A2b(i)a: Mr. Rossi opened the hearing at 5:30 PM and appointed Ms. Armstrong as the fifth voting member. Ms. Wilkinson reviewed the revised site plan indicating a shorter, 8’ X 16’ (128 sq. ft.) covered porch extension for the beach house. She added that the Conservation Commission has approved the plan. Mr. Rossi read the Site Review Committee report and a letter from abutter Mr. Kenney for the record. Chuck H. mentioned that he sent Mr. Kenney a letter outlining the specifics of the by-law and a description of the revised plan. There was no follow up response. After brief
discussion a motion to approve the site plan dated 4/3/08 and elevations dated 3/10/08 was made, seconded and unanimously approved.
SACKS BUILT-IN SWIMMING POOL; MAP 24 LOTS 209, 216; ARTCLE 4 SECTION 4.2A3: Mr. Rossi opened the continued hearing at 5:45 PM and read a letter requesting a continuance to May 13, 2008 @ 7:10 PM. A subsequent motion to accept the request was made, seconded and unanimously approved.
FOLLOW UP GOLDSTEIN OUTDOOR SHOWER; ARTICLE 6 SECTION 6.6; MAP 24 placeLOT 143: Chuck H. shared a proposed landscape plan that was a condition of approval for this special permit. The Board reviewed the plan and a motion to accept it was made, seconded and unanimously approved.
FOLLOW UP NIXON BUILT-IN SWIMMING POOL; ARTTICLE 4 SECTION 4.2A3; MAP 21 placeLOT 79: Chuck H. reviewed a proposed landscape plan that was a condition for approval. The Board reviewed the plan and a motion to accept it was made, seconded and unanimously approved.
DRAFT MASTER PLAN INPUT: Chuck H. distributed a revised draft of the Board’s input for the Master Plan update. After discussion with some edits and additions the Board approved the draft for submission to the Planning Board.
6:30 PM: LIFESTYLE DEVELOPMENT CO., LP; INN AT BLUEBERRY HILL; MAP 3 placeLOT 2: Mr. Rossi officially opened the public meeting at 6:30 PM to review the special conditions as follow up to the Board’s decision on October 9, 2007. He appointed alternate PersonNameWendy Weldon as the fifth voting member. Mr. Rappaport summarized the purpose of the meeting, the October 9, 2007 decision and the written list of special conditions he prepared for the Board’s review titled “Decision of the Chilmark Zoning Board of Appeals on the Application of BHMV Property Company, LLC”. Tonight’s agenda is for the Board to review the conditions and vote on the document. Mr. Rappaport reminded the Board that the October 9, 2007
hearing is closed and it may ask for clarification from the audience.
Mr. Parker added it was his understanding this was a joint meeting between the ZBA and the Board of Selectmen. Chuck H. clarified that the meeting must be publicly posted as an assembly of the Board of Selectmen if a quorum of this Board is present. Mr. Rossi added that it is the ZBA’s intent to inform the Board of Selectmen on the conditions the Zoning Board is imposing on this decision. The zoning official is the monitoring official for this decision not the Board of Selectmen.
After reviewing the written conditions the ZBA agreed the list accurately reflects its discussion. A subsequent motion was made to accept the proposal as written. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved with a vote of five in favor.
Mr. Fenner asked for an updated status of the applicant’s appeal of the ZBA’s May 9, 2006 decision. Mr. Rappaport summarized the history of the appeal and subsequent events leading to tonight’s agenda. Mr. Parker asked if the conditions are subject to public comment. Mr. Rappaport advised that the ZBA would need to re-advertise the public hearing to re-open it for public comment.
After brief discussion the meeting closed.
With no further business to discuss the meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM.
Respectfully submitted by PersonNameChuck Hodgkinson, CAS.
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