7/26/2017 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ZBA Decision

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Town of Allay hpee 16 0,6111t,-Aleck- �kpad ;1 boh. �'��«��' �'llrxshpre, ��nssctcizi�setts.0?G��J MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION FOR A WRITTEN FINDING FINDING-2017-40 Dean Schaffer and Doc. #: 1184272 Linda Schaffer Ct£ #: 196307 133 Popponesset Island Road (Map 112 Parcel 17) Mashpee, MA 02649 A Petition was filed on June 13, 2017 by Dean and Linda Schaffer requesting a Written Finding under §174-17 and §174-33 to raze and replace a single-family dwelling on property located in an R-3 Zoning District, 133 Popponesset Island Road, (Map 112 Parcel 17), Mashpee, MA. Notice was duly given to abutters in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A.Notice was given by publication in The Mashpee Enterprise, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Mashpee, on June 23,2017 and June 30, 2017 a copy of which is attached hereto and made.a part hereof. The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals issues this Decision pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A §6 and the Town of Mashpee Zoning By-laws. Public Hearings were held on the Petition at the Mashpee Town Hall on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at which time the following members of the Board of Appeals were present; Chairman, Jonathan Furbush, Vice Chairman, William Blaisdell, Board Members,Ron Bonvie, Dom DeBarros, and Associate Member Norman J. Gould. Attorney Benjamin Losordo represented the applicants for the raze and replace project. He provided the Board with a narrative of the proposed project, a plot plan and house plans, and photographs of the adjacent properties. The existing house is currently 30 feet from the wetlands,and the new home will be relocated 32 feet away from the wetlands. He said that the homeowners would like to move the deck closer to Popponesset Creek. The current deck is 15 feet from the coastal bank and the applicant would like to extend the deck approximately 5 feet toward the coastal bank. The project was approved by Conservation back in 2014, and they currently approved the amended conditions with a number of concessions for the homeowners which are; moving the house back toward the street, removing part of the lawn and all the ornamental shrubs and replacing them with native species. The homeowners also agreed to restore 4,000 feet of wetlands on their property. The Board wanted to make sure that moving the deck from 20.7 to 15 ft. closer to the wetlands would not be an issue with Conservation. 1