04/25/2012 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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Town o f Nashpee a • 16 Great -jNreck Ppad ✓\ronh Mashpee, Massachusetts 02049 MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APRIL 25, 2012 MINUTES The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room #2 at the Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North. Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell, and James Reiffarth, and Associate Board Members Judith M. Horton and John M. Dorsey were present. Mr. Furbush opened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. CONTINUED HEARINGS Stephen V. Smith and Jeannette A. Hanlon: Request a Special Permit under Section 174-45.4 of the Zoning By-laws to allow for an existing accessory apartment in a dwelling located in an R-3 zoning district at 32 Popponesset Avenue (Map 70 Parcel 88) Mashpee, MA. At request of Petitioner, continued from February 8, 2012 Public Hearings. • Sitting: Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell, and James Reiffarth and Associate Members John M. Dorsey and Judith M. Horton. As they were not in attendance at the February 8, 2012 Public Hearings, Messrs. Dorsey and Furbush confirmed that they read a transcript of that meeting. In compliance with Article 21 passed at the October 16, 2006 Town Meeting, this qualifies them to vote on this Petition. Their written certifications are attached and part of this record. At the Public Hearings on February 8, 2012, Ms. Jeannette Hanlon represented her Petition and stated that she bought the home in 2004. She said that she discovered she needed a Special Permit from the ZBA to legalize the existing accessory apartment. The Board of Health memo states that "the existing leaching facility Can accommodate a four-bedroom dwelling." Although the Board of Health meeting had been canceled, Health Agent Glenn Harrington was in Conference Room #2 and agreed to join the ZBA meeting. Mr. Harrington said that the Petitioner would either have to add onto the leaching field or eliminate one of the bedrooms by enlarging the doorway. Ms. Hanlon said that she would like to continue the Petition so she and her husband could discuss their options. At the continued hearings on April 25, 2012, Ms. Hanlon said that she and her husband decided to eliminate one of the bedrooms and install a folding door or a French door. Mr. Furbush said that she would need to submit revised plans. Ms. Hanlon complained that she was not told that at the prior meeting. The Board discussed conditioning the Decision. To Mr. Reiffarth's question, Ms. Hanlon disclosed she wanted to remove the bedroom in the accessory apartment. Mr. Furbush asked her how she could have an