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• It is the opinion of the Board of Appeals that this lot'is protected from the provision of Section 7.7 of the Zoning By -Law by virtue of Chapter 40A, Section 6, Paragraph 4 of the Massachusetts General Laws. This statutory protection is not applicable to any change in the uses allowed on the property and is applicable only to changes in area, frontage, width, yard or depth requirements. The provisions of 7.7 of the Zoning By -Law, dealing with setbacks, are applicable to this statutory protection. In summary the Board of Appeals has determined that a variance is not required. Sincerely, William J. Hanrahan, Chairman Michael Makunas Richard Halpern Reviews Richard Halpern - Joe Murphy has said that on August I the Building and Health departments are moving to Deer Crossing. He does not know where • the Board of Appeals will be. 1 think we should be near the Building Inspector's. .The separation is due to a Union grievance that too much time was being utilizied by Building Inspector's office staff answering Board of Appeals questions and problems. Fern Anderson letter - Sunset Strip. Due to phasing schedules in the By -Laws, problems are arising as to number of permits issued per month and to whom. One developer can conceivably grab up all the available permits for that month. It is also possible for someone to walk in to the Building Inspector's office and take out permits on someone else's property. Mr. Makunas - Sunset Strip got caught in a situation where if an individual owned 3 lots or less he could subdivide those 3 lots and build on them. Because he owned more than 3 he got cought. They elected to come to the Board of Appeals for a variance rather then go before Town Meeting. The Board granted the variance on the lots. Paul Cotton didn't get a commision on those 3 lots, so he dropped them from the list. That's how they were caught. If you don't use your variance you lose it. Now they are asking for these lots to be rolled 40 over. I believe it has to be by Public Hearing and the fee is $50.00 per lot. I think they have two years to act under the variance.