4/12/2017 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES APRIL 12, 2017 166 Wheeler Road: Owners, Stephen and Donna Barber request a Variance from the front yard setback under §174-31 (Land Space Requirements) of the Zoning Bylaws to allow for construction of a detached two car garage on property located in an R-5 Zoning District, Map 49 Parcel 9, Mashpee, MA. Mr. Collins O'Connor represented the homeowners for this project. Mr. O'Connor said the Board approved a sideline variance back last November for the garage. He said it was staked out and ready for excavation when the homeowners noticed the design was closer to the house than they wanted, and therefore would like to move it 8 ft. closer toward the street. Mr. O'Connor does not feel that it changes the character in the neighborhood. Mr. Bonvie wanted to know what the distance is between the house and the proposed garage. Mr. Bonvie thought this was a self-imposed variance. Mr. O'Connor said it will be about 18 ft., and the previous design was 10 ft. and taking away the view from the kitchen. The Board had a conversation with the applicant suggesting he could take an average setback from the street with other properties in the neighborhood. They reviewed the previous approved plot plan and compared it with the current plan and determined there was a hardship with the odd shaped typography of the lot. Mr. Bonvie read Conservation Comments and Board of Health comments into the record. Mr. Furbush read the Inspection Department comments into the record. Mr. Bonvie made a motion to issue an 8 ft. Variance for the front yard setback, and the hardship due to the typography of the lot. Referencing a prior issued 3 ft. side yard variance which will remain in existence with this issued variance. Also conditioning all department comments read into the record. A Site Pian ----Proposed Garage for Stephen and Donna Barber, 166 Wheeler Road, Mashpee, Mass. Scale: 1" = 40' Date: 8/18/2016, Rev: 310712017, by Warwick & Associates Inc., 63 County Road, Box 801, North Falmouth, Mass 02556. Drawn by: GSL, Date: 0811812016, Checked by: ____, Sheet 1 of 2, P:ILand Project 2004/BARBER/dwg/BARBERPR040.dwg., Signed by: Gary S. Labrie, Professional Land Surveyor, No. 40039, dated: 3/7/2017. Mr. Blaisdell seconded, yes. Mr. Furbush yes, Mr. Goldstein yes, Mr. Pittsley, yes. All were in favor of the garage variance. Il