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Mashpee Zoning <br /> Board of Appeals George Adams <br /> 2V-05-103 <br /> Section 174-32 Fire Protection Access <br /> VARIANCE CRITERIA <br /> Section 10 of Chapter 40A requires that the permit granting authority determine <br /> that there are circumstances relating to the shape and topography which affect this lot and <br /> not the district in which it is located and that a literal enforcement of the By-laws would <br /> involve hardship to the petitioner. <br /> GENERAL FINDINGS <br /> 1. that the subject property is located at 47 Cove Road and contains 60,199 <br /> square feet. <br /> SPECIFIC FINDINGS <br /> The Board determined that: <br /> 1. the unpaved road affects the topography of this lot and not the district in <br /> which it is located. <br /> 2. Fire Department apparatus and other emergency vehicles can safely access <br /> Cove Road; therefore, relief may be granted without derogating from the <br /> intent or purpose of the By-laws.. <br /> 3. Cove Road is accessible to vehicular traffic and is typical of many unpaved <br /> roads in the Town*of Mashpee. <br /> 4. the lot has been maintained as a separate buildable lot on the Assessor's <br /> Records and is subject to betterments from the Water District; therefore, a <br /> literal enforcement of the By-laws would involve hardship to the Petitioner. <br /> In view of the foregoing, the Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals found that the <br /> applicant met the criteria necessary for the granting of a Variance. Upon motion duly <br /> made and seconded, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously on September 14, <br /> 2005 to grant a 5-foot variance from the Fire protection by-law.. Said variance is <br /> conditioned on plans from Cape & Islands Engineering, dated <br />