03/14/2012 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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Town of Mashpee 3 • 70 Great,hreck Road -_Morth hlashpee, thTassachuseus 02649. MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MARCH 14, 2012 MINUTES The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (Conference Room #1) at the Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North. Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell, James Reiffarth and Ronald S. Bonvie, and Associate Board Members Judith M. Horton and John M. Dorsey were present. Building Commissioner Richard E. Morgan also attended the meeting. Robert G. Nelson was not in attendance. Vice Chairman Jonathan D. Furbush opened the meeting at 7:05 and announced that it was being televised. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NEW HEARINGS John F. and Norma D. Donnellan: Request a Written Finding under Section 174-17 of the Zoning By-laws to allow for construction of an attached, two -car garage to a pre- existing, non -conforming dwelling on property located in an R-5 zoning district at 59 Pond Circle (Map 64 Parcel 75A) Mashpee, MA. Sitting: Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell, James Reiffarth and Ronald S. Bonvie and Associate Board Member Judith M. Horton. Mr. Matt Costa of Christopher Costa & Associates represented the Petition. He stated that the 15,900 square -foot parcel was created as part of a subdivision approved by the Planning Board and is similar in size to other parcels in the neighborhood. Changes in the Zoning By-laws create a hardship for the Petitioner to construct the garage and meet the setback requirements. Mr. Costa stated that the project would not create an adverse nuisance to the neighborhood. He said that his company was involved in a comparable project on the neighboring lot at 55 Pond Circle. In 2006, the ZBA granted Variance relief to allow for the project on that property. The Board reviewed the plans. Mr. Bonvie questioned measuring the setback to inland bank versus edge of vegetated bordering wetlands. Richard D. Hall and Julie A. Hall, direct abutters at 63 Pond Circle, sent a letter in favor of the proposal. The Conservation Commission approved the proposal and issued an RDA on February • 10, 2012. The Board of Health has approved the proposal contingent upon the following: • Lot is restricted to four bedrooms. • Storage only above garage is allowed.