FINAL
Present for the Board of Appeals and attending the meeting were: Wendy Weldon, Vice Chairman, Frank LoRusso, Barbara Armstrong, Russell Maloney, Allen Healy and Chuck Hodgkinson. Also attending were Billy Meegan, Walter Teller, Peter Rodegast, Chuck Sullivan, Robin Cullen, Patrick Crosgrove and Linda and Donald Schapiro. Chris Murphy and Allison Burger were absent.
The meeting came to order at 5:00 PM. A motion was made to appoint Vice Chairman Wendy Weldon as acting Chair for the evening’s agenda. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. Ms. Weldon then appointed Alternates Russell Maloney and Allen Healy as voting members. The site visits for this meeting took place on August 21.
BILLY MEEGAN FOR WALTER TELLER; Article 6 Section 6.6 and Article 8 Section 8.3; 11 Lovey’s Cove Rd.; Map 33 Lot 125: Ms. Weldon opened the public hearing at 5:10 PM. Mr. Meegan explained that this is a new application for a previously permitted plan that has some changes. Mr. Teller would like to rebuild a pre-existing, two-bedroom guesthouse that does not meet the minimum 35-foot setback distance from the southwest lot line. The new guesthouse will conform to current guesthouse specifications. The roof ridge height will be lowered and not exceed 13 feet above mean natural grade.
Ms. Weldon read the Site Review Committee report, a letter from the Board of Health and the required three letters of consent from the abutters whose property is within 100 feet of the structure. The Board agreed that all seems to be in order.
With no public comment a motion was made to close the hearing at 5:17 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the plans as presented and dated 7/11/12 with the following special conditions: 1. This Special Permit nullifies and voids the Special Permit issued on August 25, 2010. 2. The deck may never be enclosed. The motion was seconded and with no discussion passed unanimously with five in favor.
PETER RODEGAST FOR ROBIN CULLEN; Article 8 Section 8.3; 31 Shadbush Hollow; Map 11 Lots 10, 12, 40: Ms. Weldon opened the public hearing at 5:20 PM. Mr. Rodegast introduced Robin Cullen to the Board. He then summarized the plan to build an addition and deck onto a pre-existing, non-conforming single-family residence that does not meet the minimum setback distance from the lot line. The addition will have a full-basement foundation and its closest point will be 19 feet from the northeast lot line. The finished house will have a total of two bedrooms and the Board of Health has approved the floor plan accordingly. The Board discussed the site visit and confirmed the plan meets the setback requirements of the bylaw. With no comment from the public a
motion was made to close the hearing at 5:25 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the site plan as presented and dated 7/23/12 and the revised architectural plans dated 8/16/12. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved with five in favor.
CHUCK SULLIVAN FOR LINDA SCHAPIRO; Article 8 Section 8.3; 20 Quitsa Lane; Map 33 Lot 39: This application was postponed from July 25 to allow the applicant to meet with the Site Review Committee. Ms. Weldon opened the public hearing at 5:30 PM. Mr. Sullivan reviewed the plan to renovate and expand a pre-existing, non-conforming single family residence that does not meet the minimum 50-foot setback distance from the lot line. A portion of the current structure that is only 4 feet from the lot line will be removed and replaced with an addition that is 10 feet from the same lot line. The section below a second-story bedroom will also be filled in to the support post as living space. The existing garage will be removed. A basement foundation will be installed below the main
house and addition.
Ms. Weldon read the Site Review Committee report for the record. She also read a letter of approval from abutter Tony Orphanos, whose property abuts the house and addition on the other side of the stone wall.
With no discussion from the public a motion was made to close the hearing at 5:38 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the site plan as presented and dated 8/8/12 and the architectural plans dated 7/24/12. The motion was seconded and with no discussion approved unanimously with five in favor.
ADMINISTRATION: The July 25, 2012 meeting minutes were not ready and deferred to the next meeting. Chuck H. reminded the Board that they were invited to the Planning Board meeting on Monday, August 27th @ 4:30 PM to review the draft interim residential house bylaw.
With no further business to conduct the meeting adjourned at 6:48 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Chuck Hodgkinson, CAS.
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