05/09/2012 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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' F Town of Mashpee s ,b '16 Great.)lreck Road _Yonh • v w Alaslipee, Massachusetts 02640 MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MAY 9, 2012 MINUTES The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in Conference Room #1 at the Mashpee Town Hall, 16 Great Neck Road North. Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell and James Reiffarth and Associate Member Judith M. Horton were present. Board Member Ronald S. Bonvie and Associate Member John M. Dorsey were unable to attend the meeting. Mr. Furbush opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and informed the Petitioners. that any Decision rendered at tonight's meeting would require a unanimous vote from the Board. Mr. Furbush gave the Petitioners the option of continuing their hearing until there was a five -member Board sitting. The Petitioners chose to have their Petitions heard at this meeting. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NEW HEARINGS Shelley Santucci: Requests a Written Finding under Section 174-17 of the Zoning By- laws for permission to construct a garage and mudroom/breezeway onto a pre-existing, non -conforming dwelling on property located in an R-5 zoning district at 20 County Road (Map 71 Parcel 147) Mashpee, MA. Sitting: Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell and James Reiffarth and Associate Member Judith M. Horton. Ms. Santucci represented her Petition and submitted photos of her property. She said that she would like to add a 12x16 foot mudroom/breezeway and 24x24 garage onto her pre- existing, non -conforming dwelling. At 32 feet from the front setback, the dwelling does not conform to the 40 -foot setback requirements. The proposal will be 36 feet from the side setback requirements. At 11.9% lot coverage, the proposal will be well below the 20% maximum. Mr. Blaisdell read the Board of Health memo dated May 9, 2012: "Not in Zone I1. Due to the size of the soil absorption system, the dwelling is restricted to three bedrooms. The applicant has two options for the "space" above the garage. The first option is creating a 6' entranceway in the "space", the second option is the "space" cannot be heated." Ms. Santucci stated that her immediate plans for the space above the garage are for storage purposes only. She said that the mudroom will be heated. No comments were received from abutters • Mr. Blaisdell made a motion to grant the Written Finding. The proposal will not be substantially more detrimental than what currently exists due to the following findings: the proposal meets the side, rear and lot coverage requirements; the proposal will be an improvement to the property and to the neighborhood; there is sufficient parking and setbacks as may be required. This is conditioned upon compliance with Stephen J. Doyle