FINAL
Present for the Board of Appeals and attending the meeting were: Bill Rossi, Chair, Wendy Weldon, Peter Knight, Barbara Armstrong, Chris Murphy, Allison Burger and Chuck Hodgkinson. Board member Frank LoRusso arrived late to participate in the McGlade hearing scheduled for 7:20 PM. Also present: Jason Napier, Heikki Soikkeli, Arleen McGlade and Bill Cunningham.
Mr. Rossi opened the meeting at 7:00 PM. Alternate member Allison Burger was appointed as a voting member for the Van Valkenburgh hearing.
JASON NAPIER FOR MICHAEL VAN VALKENBURGH; Articles 6 and 8 Sections 6.6 and 8.3; 186 South Road; Map 17 Lot 4: Mr. Rossi opened the hearing at 7:10 PM. Mr. Napier summarized the plan to add a 32 sq. ft. pantry (8’ X 4’) with a roof ridge height of approximately 11 feet above mean natural grade onto a single-family house that is on a non-conforming lot. The proposed pantry is approximately 10.4 feet from the northeast lot line and does not meet the minimum 25-foot setback distance from the lot line. Mr. Rossi read the Site Review Committee report for the record and a letter of consent from abutters Terry and Kathy Meinelt whose lot is within 100 feet of the proposed pantry. After brief discussion and with no comment from the audience a motion
was made to close the hearing at 7:15 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the site plan as presented and dated 6/17/09 and the elevation sketch dated 4/28/09. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved.
HEIKKI SOIKKELI FOR DAVID AND ARLEEN MCGLADE; Article 8 Section 8.3; 5 Four Winds Lane; Map 30 Lot 55: Mr. Rossi welcomed Mr. LoRusso and opened the hearing at 7:20 PM. Mr. Soikkeli summarized the plan to construct an arbor for an existing grapevine with a gate to the kitchen walkway on a pre-existing, non-conforming 1.8-acre lot. The proposed structure will be built approximately 17.4 feet from the west lot line. The Board determined that the arbor’s location is less than the minimum 35-foot setback distance from the lot line but is less than 50 percent of the distance from the house to the lot line and more than 10 feet from the lot line. The Board further declared that the arbor is not habitable space and is a modest open structure, attached to the main house
that will be used for agricultural purposes. Consequently, this satisfies the requirements of Article 8 Section 8.3 and Article 6 Section 6.6 does not apply to this petition. Mr. Rossi read the Site Review Committee’s report for the record. Abutter Bill Cunningham said he is in full support of the proposal. With no further comment from the audience a motion was made to close the hearing at 7:25 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the plan as presented: Area of Construction site plan dated 8/24/07 and the Plan View Elevations A and B dated 4/25/09. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved.
MINUTES & ADMINISTRATION: The June 9, 2009 meeting minutes were reviewed. A motion to approve the minutes as presented was made, seconded and unanimously approved.
The Board discussed changing their regular meeting date and time to accommodate Ms. Armstrong’s work schedule. The Board unanimously agreed to change the regular meeting date and time to the third Tuesday of each month @ 5:00 PM. Site visits will take place the day before the regular meeting date @ 3:00 PM in the fall and winter months and at 3:30 PM in the spring and summer months. This change will take effect in August 2009. The next meeting will be Tuesday, August 18 @ 5:00 PM.
Mr. Rossi discussed his 13-year tenure on the Board seven years of which have been as Chairman. He also outlined his future plans and thought the Board should appoint a Vice Chairman. He then made a motion to appoint Mr. Knight as Vice Chairman of the Board. In this role Mr. Knight will serve as acting Chairman when Mr. Rossi is absent and will eventually assume the Chair when it becomes vacant. The motion was enthusiastically seconded by Mr. Murphy and vigorously supported with unanimous approval. Mr. Knight humbly accepted the Board’s endorsement and support.
With no further business to discuss the meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Chuck Hodgkinson, CAS.
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