Town of Rutland
Zoning Board of Appeals
Minutes: December 5, 2018
Meeting Opened: 6:31 P.M.
Attendance:
Board Members Present: Richard Surrette (Chairman), Chris Senecal (Vice Chairman), Paul Kirrane, Jacob Morris Board Members Absent: Robert Paulsen, Arthur Wells Guests: Gail Johnson, Charles R. Williams, J. Robert Haines, George A. Johnson
Application Submissions:
None
Votes:
Motion to amend meeting minutes to reflect updated hearing date for 21 & 25 Finn Park Rd.—Motion made by Paul, seconded by Jacob; vote unanimous at 6:58 P.M.
Motion to accept meeting minutes from November 28, 2018—Motion made by Paul, seconded by Jacob; vote unanimous at 6:58 P.M.
Motion made to close the meeting--Motion made by Jacob, seconded by Paul; vote unanimous at 7:04 P.M.
Hearings:
Application for Variance: Haines Realty Trust (Gail Johnson & Robert Haines): 8 Glenwood Rd.
No concerns raised by Board of Health or Planning Board.
Notes: Owners Gail & George Johnson were present. Also present were Dick Williams and one abutter, J. Robert Haines (who was also on application for the variance). No other abutters were present. Owners are seeking a variance to convert a single family home into a 2-family home to be used as an investment property. The property is located in the RD-40 Zoning area, which according to Section 15 of the bylaw, requires 1.5 acres for a two family home. Currently there is only 0.6 acres. Hearing was continued to this meeting so that the board members could conduct additional research. Jacob and Rick explored case law for similar circumstances, but found none that would be in the favor of the applicant. The hardship reason provided by the applicants does not comply with the statute, so they made
the decision to formally withdraw their application.
Discussions:
None
Respectfully Submitted,
Tomeca Murphy
Secretary
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