MOTIONS
Town of Old Saybrook
Zoning Board of Appeals
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Old Saybrook at its Regular Meeting that was held on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, First Floor Conference Room, 302 Main Street, heard and decided the following appeals:
Seated for this evenings meeting and voting were the following members: Rexford McCall, Chairman, Dorothy Alexander, Vice Chairman, Carl VonDassel, Jr., alternate, Kenneth Mikulski, alternate and Adam Boyd, Alternate
Absent: Philip Broadhurst, Alan Spargo and Robert McIntyre
Present: Kim Barrows, Clerk
The meeting was then called to order at 7:00 p.m. The following public hearings were conducted, as well as the decision making sessions. The meeting has been recorded and the following actions were taken:
The Chairman introduced the Board members who were seated for this evenings meeting. The Chairman then proceeded to read the Legal Notice into the record.
16/17-03 - Brendan & Kimberly McKeown, seek a variance of Par 10.7.1 & 10.7.2 (non-conformity enlargement/change); Par 24.5.3 (other property line setback /15’ required/11.7’ proposed to the south and 9’3” proposed to the north); and Par 24.6.2 (maximum building/structure coverage/20% allowed/23.69 % proposed) of the Zoning Regulations to permit the construction of a 1,639 s.f. second floor addition at 27 Park Avenue, Map 9/Lot 60, Residence A District, Coastal Area Management Zone.
Discussion with respect to the public hearing that closed this evening. The proposal is to construct a second story, do first floor interior renovations and add a roof type covering over the front door. The applicant felt that the proposed addition was minimally invasive and aesthetically pleasing. The north and south facing roof lines are tipped inward. D. Alexander had a strong comment that she felt the second floor porch and gabled roof makes a heavy and imposing façade to the people on the street. Other Board members felt the proposal was straight forward.
A Motion was made by C. VonDassel, seconded by K. Mikulski to GRANT Application 16/17-03 - Brendan & Kimberly McKeown. The variances requested are granted due to the fact that the current lot and structure was built prior to the zoning regulations which leaves the applicants no choice other than to seek variances for any work done on the structure. Also the small addition to the front to cover the front door is very insignificant to the coverage percentage, plus they are also going up and not increasing the footprint in any other location. Discussion: K. Mikulski stated that he can see D. Alexander’s position regarding the “bulk” the proposed structure might have on a neighboring property, but that portion of the house faces the road and open space. A.
Boyd agreed. No further discussion and a vote was taken: In favor: R. McCall, C. VonDassel, K. Mikulski, A. Boyd Opposed: None Abstaining: D. Alexander The motion passed. 4-0-1
16/17-04 - Lesley & Scott Cika, seek a variance of Par 24.5.3 (other property line setback /20’ required/16.9’ proposed) of the Zoning Regulations to permit the construction of a 231 s.f. second story addition at 15 Crest Road, Map 64/Lot 32, Residence AA-3 District, Coastal Area Management Zone.
A letter dated August 10, 2016 from Denise VonDassel, Architect on behalf of the applicants requesting that the public hearing be opened and continued to next month and no testimony to be taken. The reason is that there would only be 4 members voting on the variance application since Mr. VonDassel would be recusing himself. It takes four (4) affirmative votes to grant a variance.
A Motion was made by R. McCall, seconded by K. Mikulski to CONTINUE the public hearing on Application 16/17-04 - Lesley & Scott Cika to the September 14, 2016 Regular Meeting (no testimony has been taken). No discussion and a vote was taken: In favor: R. McCall, D. Alexander, K. Mikulski, A. Boyd Opposed: None Abstaining: None The motion passed unanimously. 4-0-0
16/17-05 - K Brothers, LLC, seek a variance of Par 10.7.1 & 10.7.2 (non-conformity enlargement/change); Par 34.6.1(street line setback/50’ required/31.8’ proposed to canopy roof and 42.6’ proposed to building roof); Par 63.3.1(b) (width of front landscaped area/25’ required/.9’ proposed to Boston Post Rd and 15.5’ to Jade Court); Par 63.4.1(C) (perimeter buffer width/10’ required/7.8’ proposed on west side); Par 63.5.1 (interior parking lot landscaping islands minimum Area/460 s.f required/220 s.f. proposed); Par 63.5.3(D) (interior parking lot landscaping trees/3 trees required/0 trees proposed); Par 64.5.5(A)(1) (freestanding sign area/50 s.f. allowed/83 s.f. proposed); Par 64.5.5(A)(2) (freestanding sign height/10’ allowed/15’ proposed); Par 64.5.5(A)(4) (freestanding sign setback
from street line/10’ required/2’ proposed); and Par 64.5.5(b)(1) (wall sign/21 s.f. allowed/27 s.f. proposed) of the Zoning Regulations to permit the construction of a 2,184 s.f. convenience store and food service counter at 399 Boston Post Road, Map 42/Lot 9, Gateway Business B-4 District.
The applicant’s representative went over the site plan and all of the variances requested for this application with the Board. The Board felt that there was a lot of information to digest in one evening and requested that the application be continued to next month so that the Zoning Enforcement Officer could be present to provide further input on the proposed gas/convenience store in the Mariners Way corridor.
A Motion was made by R. McCall, seconded by K. Mikulski to CONTINUE the Public Hearing on Application 16/17-05 - K Brothers, LLC to the September 14, 2016 Regular Meeting at 7:00 p.m. No discussion and a vote was taken: In favor: R. McCall, D. Alexander, C. VonDassel, K. Mikulski, A. Boyd Opposed: None Abstaining: None The motion passed unanimously. 5-0-0
Minutes: A Motion was made by R. McCall, seconded by D. Alexander to APPROVE the June 8, 2016 Regular Meeting Minutes and the July 13, 2016 Regular Meeting Minutes as submitted. No discussion and a vote was taken: In favor: R. McCall, D. Alexander, C. VonDassel, K. Mikulski, A. Boyd Opposed: None Abstaining: None The motion passed unanimously. 5-0-0
Adjournment: A Motion was made by R. McCall, seconded by D. Alexander to adjourn the August 10, 2016 Regular Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals. No discussion and a vote was taken: In favor: R. McCall, D. Alexander, C. VonDassel, K. Mikulski, A. Boyd Opposed: None Abstaining: None The motion passed unanimously. 5-0-0 The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Rexford H. McCall, Chairman
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS IS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 AT 7:00 P.M., FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
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