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16 G°ecfl .;rlrcck�ocfrt cllarth, �� 1�'laslrpee, '�7crssr�cl�rfst'its t1�ti4�3 .. MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 25, 2017 The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the Waquoit Room at the Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North. Chairman, Jonathan D. Furbush, Board Members William A. Blaisdell, Ronald Bonvie, Scott Goldstein, and Associate Members, Brad Pittsley and Norman J. Gould were present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairman Furbush announced that this hearing was being televised live on Mashpee TV. He also announced that Board Member, Dom DeBarros was absent and that Associate Members, Norman Gould and Brad Pittsley would alternate sitting in on these hearings. 18 Shorewood Drive: Owner, John F. Gillis, Jr., requests a Written Finding under §174- 17 of the Zoning Bylaws to raze and replace a single-family dwelling on property located in an R-5 Zoning District, Map 58 Parcel 34, Mashpee, MA. 18 Shorewood Drive: Owner, John F. Gillis, Jr., requests a Variance under §174-31 of the Zoning Bylaws for setbacks and lot coverage requirements, and a Variance under §174-33 for setbacks from water and wetlands, to raze and replace a single-family dwelling on property located in an R-5 Zoning District, Map 58 Parcel 34, Mashpee, MA. Mr. John Gills represented himself for the raze and replace project. He said that he was told the existing foundation does not have any footings and would not support a new structure. He said after talking with the Building Inspector, he decided it would be best to take down the building completely and remove the foundation. Mr. Gillis said the house is in an R-5 Zoning District, and since this property was built in the early 1960's, zoning has changed in regard to lot coverage and setbacks. He said that today's standards for an R-5 District is 80,000 square feet, the existing house lot is 10,500 square feet. The minimum lot frontage is 150 ft., the existing house is 80 ft. The front setback on the current zoning is 40 ft., the new proposed will be 46 ft. The current rear setback is 25 ft., the new one will be 44 ft. The side setbacks are currently 25 ft., the proposed left side will be 13 ft., the right hand side will be 15 ft. It does meet the 2.5 stories. The minimum lot coverage of the new house should be 17.2%, the existing house is approximately 10.1°/x. He said there would not be an issue regarding setbacks from the water as noted under Section 174-33. He measured the new elevated deck from the water's edge and found it is approximately 52 ft. Chairman Furbush asked about the steps on the proposed deck depicted on the plan showing that it is 9 ft. closest to the lot line.