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Mashpee Zoning Minutes—June 26, 2002 10 <br /> Board of Appeals <br /> I <br /> Mr. Corda submitted a proposed house plan to the Board that indicates a 3,000 square <br /> foot home, measuring 40 feet x 26 feet with a 22 x 24-foot garage on the property. Mr. <br /> Colby said that the proposed house would be similar in size and design to the other <br /> homes that have recently been built in the neighborhood. Mr. Colby said that the <br /> Petitioner wants to build a modest home on the subject property. <br /> Mr. Paul Morgenstern, an abutter at 189 Waterway, expressed distress that the Petitioner <br /> did not comply with the Board's request for submission of proposed house plans. He j �I <br /> stated that `today at 3:00 in the afternoon' that (referring to the proposed house plans) <br /> was all he received. Mr. Morgenstern said that he conducted a survey of 19 homes in the <br /> �! <br /> area on Waterway, Bright's Cove, Bluff Avenue and Bosuns Lane and came up with <br /> figures of land area and net living area of the home on each lot. He said that his <br /> calculations showed an average ratio of 13.2% between the land area and living area on <br /> each property. Mr. Morgenstern said that 13.2% of the 13,600 square-foot subject <br /> property would translate into a living area of 1,755 square feet. Based on those figures, <br /> he said that the proposal is not a modest home and would be out of scale with other <br /> homes in the area. Mr. Morgenstern requested that the Board require the Petitioner to <br /> scale down the size of the proposed home on the property. Mr. Colby asked Mr. II <br /> Morgenstern what he would consider to be a modest sized home for the subject property. <br /> Mr. Morgenstern repeated that a home of 1,700 square feet would be modest. <br /> Ik <br /> Mr. Govoni expressed disappointment that the Board did not receive a plan as had been I j' <br /> requested. Mr. Colby said that `we're here tonight' to `hopefully come to some - <br /> agreement with the Board and the abutters'. <br /> II � <br /> Ms. Gabrielle Clemens, an abutter at 196 Waterway, said that she echoed the sentiments <br /> i <br /> of Mr. Morgenstern. She said that Mr. Corda's plan does not show size, scale or any I i' <br /> dimensions and she felt that the plan was not submitted in good faith. Mr. Govoni agreed <br /> with Ms. Clemens' comment. Mr. Corda said that he was not attempting to misrepresent <br /> anything and apologized for not completing the plans with dimensions. He said that the <br /> plan was submitted for the purpose of providing `for aesthetic elevations and overviews' <br /> and was built inside `an envelope and pre-existing plan'. Mr. Corda said that a 3,000 <br /> square-foot home would be average for the property. <br /> Attorney Kevin M. Kirrane arrived at the meeting and asked for a continuance of the <br /> matter to allow him an opportunity to confer with this client. � �� <br /> Mr. Govoni said that the Board has been lenient in trying to help people out. He said that <br /> the state law considers the lot line to have been eliminated between the two properties <br /> located at 184 and 190 Waterway and considers the properties as one buildable lot. Mr. j I' <br /> Bill Mallett asked if the abutters have a figure in mind as to the size of the house that they j <br /> would agree to being built on the subject property. Mr. Govoni said that `technically and <br /> legally' a Variance granted by the Board in this matter would be overturned in court if it IIJ <br /> were appealed. Mr. Govoni said that the abutters should be <br /> pp given the courtesy of a plan , <br /> with dimensions in order to make an informed decision. Mr. Guerrera said that the <br />