Town of Princeton
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
June 30, 2016
Decision regarding a variance request for property at 128 Mountain Road: no variance required.
Minutes and Decision
The Princeton Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing at the Town Hall Annex, 4 Town Hall Drive, on Thursday, April 16, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. to consider the petition of Richard and Claudia Rys seeking relief from front setback requirements to construct an aerial walkway on their property at 128 Mountain Road.
Board members present were Chairman John Puricelli, member Jesse Weeks, and alternate member Larry Greene, Jr.. The Chairman opened the hearing at 7:00 PM, explained the procedure, and read the public hearing notice.
Mr. Rys presented photographs and plans for a pedestrian walkway linking the parking area along the roadway to an upper-level exterior door on the house. The house is fifty-one (51) feet from the front lot line and is built on a steep slope. The proposed aerial walkway, which is partially completed, is open on the sides with railings and would also have a covered roof. It projects thirty-six (36) feet from the exterior of the house.
The public comment of the hearing was opened. Lane Ware, 124 Mountain Road, spoke in favor of the walkway bridge. The Chairman read a letter from neighbors Diane and Brian Hobbs, 134 Mountain Road, who did not object to the bridge.
At 7:45 PM the chairman closed the public comment portion of the hearing. After deliberations, the Board voted unanimously that, because the proposed aerial walkway when completed would not have exterior walls or firewalls, it would not be a building as defined by Section X of the Town of Princeton Zoning By-Laws. Therefore, the walkway would not be in contravention of the setback requirements of Section VI, subsection 1(D) of the Zoning By-Laws.
Appeals, if any, should be made pursuant to Section 17, of the Massachusetts Zoning Act, Chapter 40A and shall be filed within twenty (20) days after the date of the filing of this decision with the Town Clerk.
Princeton Zoning Board of Appeals
Dated: ____________________________________
John Puricelli (as Chairman and Representative of the Zoning Board of Appeals)
A copy of this decision was filed with the Office of the Town Clerk on _________________(date)
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Town Clerk
The Town Clerk hereby certifies that twenty (20) days have elapsed after the decision was filed with the Office of the Town Clerk and no appeal has been filed as provided by Section 17 of the Massachusetts Zoning Act, Chapter 40A.
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Town Clerk
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