11/8/2017 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 2017 Mr. Frank Westgate represented the homeowner's application for a Variance request for the reconstruction of their driveway that is within the 50 ft. buffer setback from the wetlands. He said the driveway slopes down from the road at a 28 foot length and is 12 to 14 feet wide, and slopes under the basement which is the existing garage. There are two concrete retaining walls and the fill will not go above those walls. There will be no need for a curb cut, and it will have no drainage issues. There will be a slight pitch toward Little Neck Lane with gravel fill and a pea stone finish that will control the drainage. Mr. Bonvie read the Conservation Department and Inspection Department comments into the record. Mr. Blaisdell read the Board of Health comments into the record. There are no issues. There were no more comments from the Board or audience. Mr. Bonvie made a motion to issue a Variance based on a Plot Plan--Proposed Driveway Reconstruction, 18 Little Neck Lane, Mashpee, MA, Pd. LD., 105-6-0, L.C. Cert 183848, Owner/Applicant: Stuart & Christine Nixdorff, Scale: F'= 16', June 8, 2017, from the office of Westgate Survey & Engineering Associates, 60 Summer St., Kingston, MA 02364, Signed by: Robert A. Junior, No. 18921 Registered Land Surveyor. Revised 09/19/2017 to depict septic system. The Board issues this Variance in regard to the setback from the wetlands under Section 174-33,as depicted on the submitted plot plan which does not indicate any specific dimensional information. Mr. Blaisdell seconded, yes, Mr. DeBarros, yes, Ms. Sangeleer, yes, and Mr. Furbush yes. All were in favor of the Variance reconstruction to the existing driveway. 29 Overlook Knoll Road: Owners, Frederick J. and Linda Naddaff request a Written Finding under §174-17 of the Zoning Bylaws to raze and replace a single-family dwelling and deck on property located in an R-3 Zoning District and the Popponesset Overlay District, (Map 118 Parcel 33), Mashpee, MA. There was no representation present for this hearing. Chairman Furbush read comments into the record from the Conservation Department stating that the project was approved however, the abutters have appealed the Commission's approval to Mass DEP. The process typically takes more than a month. Mr. Furbush said that they will be continuing this hearing because the Board reviews the applications based on Town department commcnts. Attorney Alexander Joyce represented the abutter at 25 Overlook Knoll Road,John Lynch who was also present. Attorney Joyce said he filed an appeal with Barnstable Superior Court seeking judicial review of a construction permit issued by the Board of Health. 6