08/27/2014 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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Town of Mashpee 76 Great J\reck Read vVorth ,a, wry hlashpee, Wassachusetts 02649 MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS AUGUST 27, 2014 MINUTES The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. in the Waquoit Room at the Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North. Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell, James Reiffarth, Richard Jodka, Associate Members Domingo K. DeBarros and Scott Goldstein were present. Building Commissioner Michael Mendoza was also present. Board Member, Ronald Bonvie was absent. Jonathan Furbush, Chairman opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. and announced the meeting was being televised live on local Mashpee television. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NEW HEARINGS • Michael Moskowitz: Request a Written Finding under Article V § 174-17 of the Zoning By-laws and M.G.L. Chapter 40A §6 concerning continuance, extension or alteration of a pre-existing, non -conforming structure to allow for construction of a 528 sq. ft. addition and living space above garage on property located in an R-3 Zoning District at 146 Popponesset Island Road, (Map 112 Parcel 10), Mashpee, MA. Michael Moskowitz: Request a Variance under §174-31 (Land Space Requirements) of the Zoning By-laws and M.G. L. Chapter 40A § 10 for relief from the front yard and lot coverage requirements to allow for construction of a 528 sq. ft. addition and living space above garage on property located in an R-3 Zoning District at 146 Popponesset Island Road, (Map 112 Parcel 10), Mashpee, MA. Attorney, Kevin Kirrane represented the petition for Mr. Moskowitz regarding a specific finding and variance relief at 146 Popponesset Island Road. He provided the Board with a narrative, photos, and a plot plan that highlights the existing structure. The additional living space above the garage is not increasing the footprint of the building, and is 528 square feet. The property has 125 feet of frontage on Popponesset Island Road and the lot is about 17,300 square feet, abutting Popponesset Bay. The structure fails to conform to the side line setback criteria at 10 feet, and fails to conform to the 50 foot setback criteria of the wetland, and 21 feet from the seawall. The existing house occupies about 16.67% of the lot, at 17.14% if you include the dock on the outland section of the property. The building is currently setback at 43.7 feet from Popponesset Island Road, and 25 feet from the • southerly sideline. The applicant is proposing a modest addition on the southerly side of the building and adding living space above the garage. The new residence will occupy 19.72% of the site. The lot coverage rises to 20.19% if including the dock complex.