7/8/2020 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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a Town of Mashpee) 16 Grout J ,ck&M.N'�rrth e � Washpee,Massachusetts 02649 MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING MINUTES JULY 8,2020 The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, July 8,2020, 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, Scott Goldstein, Norman J. Gould, and Associate Member Sharon Sangeleer and James Reiffarth were present. Charlie Maintanis, Building Inspector was also present. Board Member, Ron Bonvie was absent as well as Associate Member, George Ganzenmuller. Chairman Furbush opened the meeting at 6:00 pm and announced that the hearings were being televised live on Mashpee TV as a remote virtual meeting. He would take public comments after each petition. NEW HEARINGS 53 James Circle: Owners, Cindy L. True and Michael Woodcock request a Written Finding under §174-17 of the Zoning Bylaws to allow for reconstruction of an existing deck on property located in an R-5 Zoning District, Map 71 Parcel 43,Mashpee, MA. 53 James Circle: Owners, Cindy L. True and Michael Woodcock request a Variance under §174-31 and §174-33 of the Zoning Bylaws to vary the lot coverage and setback from the wetlands to allow for reconstruction of an existing deck on property located in an R-5 Zoning District, Map 71 Parcel 43,Mashpee, MA. Cindy True represented herself for the proposed project. Also present was her builder/contractor. The lot contains 11,070 sq.ft. and is located on the waterfront of John's Pond immediately adjacent to Front Beach and that parcel is owned by John's Pond Estates Association. She is seeking approval to replace the existing deck structure located at the rear of the property facing John's Pond as shown on the plan provided by Coastal Engineering. The existing deck was built 4.5 ft. over the property line, and is clearly non- conforming per zoning codes as it pertains to the minimum side setbacks, and the lot is shared with the Association. She is proposing to improve the non-conformity by replacing the deck onto her property,but still seeking zoning relief given the location of the home as outlined on the plan. Removing the deck off the house would still fall within 1 ft. off the side setback. Given the property's location on John's Pond, she concurrently submitted materials to Conservation, and did not require a permit or any further action. 1