09/25/2013 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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• r� J `I"own. of Mashpee 16 Great.Neck'ltoad blashpee, Massachusetts MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 .MINUTES The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. in the Ockway Conference Room at the Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North. Present were Board Members, Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell, Ronald S. Bonvie, and Associate Member, Domingo K. DeBarros. Also present was Building Commissioner, Richard E. Morgan. Board Member James Reiffarth and Associate Member Richard Jodka were absent. Jonathan Furbush opened the meeting at 6:00 pm and announced that Board Member, John Dorsey retired from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Sitting on this hearings are the three regular Board Members and Dom DeBarros, Associate Member. Board Members Jim Reiffarth and Richard Jodka were absent and one member retired. There are normally seven members. Every petitioner is entitled to have five zoning members present. As with every petition to pass there must be four positive votes. When all five members are present you can have four positive votes and one negative vote, and the petition can pass. But with only four members, all four must vote positive to pass. He also stated the Board can grant a continuance to the petitioner until the next meeting. Arthur R. and Darlene E. Joia: 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 pre-existing, non -conforming structure to relocate a shed on property located in an R-5 Zoning District at 49 Somerset Road, (Map 16 Parcel 11), Mashpee, MA. Arthur R. and Darlene E. Joia: Request a Variance under Article VII §174-31 (Land Space Requirements) of the Zoning By-laws to vary the rear and side setback requirements to relocate a shed located in an R-5 Zoning District at 49 Somerset Road, (Map 16 Parcel 11), Mashpee, MA. Mr. Joia stated he is seeking a Variance for the front and side setback rather than the rear and side setback. The plot plan shows he has a non -conforming lot and his property is on a cul-de-sac called Somerset Road. The left side property is a "paper road" called Tobeys Back Road and is a dirt wooded road. There are seven homes in this area, and the back of the lot is narrow and triangular shaped and abuts conservation land along the left side. He stated he was granted a variance at a meeting back in 1995 to move his garage, and is requesting the same relief of 3 foot 3 inches for his shed. He purchased the shed fully assembled to store his yard tools and lawn mower. The shed is 10 feet by 18 feet (180 square feet) and is currently stored on top a trailer.