FINAL
Present for the Board of Appeals and attending the meeting were: Peter Knight, Chairman, Wendy Weldon, Frank LoRusso, Chris Murphy, Barbara Armstrong, Allison Burger and Chuck Hodgkinson. Also attending were Heikki Soikkeli, Paul and Karen DiMaura and Reid Silva. Russell Maloney was absent.
The meeting came to order at 5:00 PM.
HEIKKI SOIKKELI FOR WILLIAM J. EISEN AND PAUL AND KAREN DI MAURA; Article 6 Section 6.6; 28 Basin Road; Map 27.1 Lot 124: Mr. Knight opened the continued public hearing at 5:10 PM. He announced that the Board members who are eligible to vote are himself, Wendy Weldon, Barbara Armstrong and Frank LoRusso. The plan to build a 10’ X 14’ detached art studio in a location that does not meet the minimum setback distance from the lot lines was reviewed. The Site Review Committee report was also read for the record. Chuck H. said we have received the final letter of consent for the project from abutter Everett Poole and read it aloud for the record. After brief discussion a motion was made to close the hearing at 5:15 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously
approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the plans as presented and dated 1/13/10 with the following special conditions: 1. The structure will never be used as a bedroom. 2. The Board of Health must approve the plan before obtaining a building permit. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously with four in favor.
LEV WLODYKA AND JEN JAMGOCHIAN; Article 6 Section 6.9; Map 13 Lot 43.3; # 4 Beech Grove: Mr. Knight appointed Mr. LoRusso as Chair for this application because he is not eligible to vote. Mr. LoRusso opened the continued hearing at 5:16 PM. He reminded the Board that the eligible voters for this petition are himself, Wendy Weldon, Allison Burger, Chris Murphy and Russell Maloney (who is absent). The applicants were not in attendance. After brief discussion and no additional testimony or comment from the audience a motion was made to continue the hearing to July 28, 2010 @ 5:25 PM. The motion was seconded and passed with four in favor.
REID SILVA FOR L. GEOFFREY COWAN; Article 11 Section 11.6(A)2(i)a; Map 27.1 Lot 80; 17 Edy’s Island Way: Mr. Knight opened the public hearing at 5:21 PM. Mr. Silva reviewed the plan to construct a 10’ X 25’ timber-frame, ground-level deck on the north side of the existing house and in the shore zone of Menemsha Pond. Mr. Silva acknowledged that the deck accounts for the maximum allowable expansion of 250 sq. ft. as outlined in the bylaw. The deck will be on a sonotube foundation. He added the Conservation Commission has approved the plan. The Site Review Committee report was read for the record. After brief discussion and with no comment from the audience a motion was made to close the hearing at 5:29 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously
approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the plans as presented and dated May 21, 2010. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved.
ADMINISTRATION: The meeting minutes for May 20 were reviewed. A motion was made to approve the minutes as presented with one typo corrected. The motion was seconded and approved by consensus.
The draft pool bylaw amendment will be discussed at the July 28th meeting.
Mr. Murphy volunteered to attend Town Counsel’s review of the new open meeting law on June 29 @ 10:30 am.
With no further business to conduct the meeting adjourned at 5:35 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Chuck Hodgkinson, CAS.
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