05/23/2012 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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m • Town of Nashpee n h x Greai d\ick Road:i\oah Maslipee, Massachusetts 02649. MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MAY 23, 2012 MINUTES The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (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 Member Judith M. Horton were present. Board Member Ronald S. Bonvie and Associate Member John M. Dorsey were unable to attend. Mr. Furbush opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and gave the Petitioner the option of continuing the hearing until there was a five -member Board sitting. The Petitioner chose to have the three Board Members and the Associate Member hear his Petition tonight. CONTINUED HEARINGS Carol MacRae: Requests a Variance from Section 174-31 of the Zoning By-laws to vary the rear setback requirements to allow for construction of a pool house on property located in an R-5 zoning district at 14 Michelle Lane (Map 37 Parcel 133) Mashpee, MA. Continued from April 25, 2012 Public Hearings to allow Petitioner an opportunity to consider relocating the proposal. Revised plans submitted. Sitting: Board Members Jonathan D. Furbush, William A. Blaisdell and James Reiffarth and Associate Member Judith M. Horton. At the Public Hearings on April 25, 2012, Project Designer Steven Cook of Cotuit Bay Design, LLC. represented the Petition for construction of a pool house. Homeowner Martin MacRae was also present. The Board acknowledged the difficulty that the sloping topography creates for location of the proposal. However, the Board was worried that the proposal would create even more of a non -conformity, as well as a potential nuisance for neighbors. Building Commissioner Richard Morgan strongly recommended relocating the pool house further away from the abutter's property line since the Petitioner plans to use the pool house for a gathering place. Mr. MacRae said that he explored other options, but feels the proposed location is ideal for his family's needs. An email dated April 24, 2012 from direct abutters, Tim and Pam Cline expressed concern that the pool house would be a place for entertaining and asked for reassurance that appropriate times and respect shall be given to the abutting neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Cline requested that the Petitioner guarantee that noise will not become a problem. The Board indicated that it would not vote for the proposed location and recommended a revised plan relocating the pool house. The Board voted unanimously to continue the Petition until May 23, 2012 to allow the Petitioner an opportunity to submit a plan relocating the proposed pool house.