03/14/2001 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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• TOWN OF MASHPEE Minutes — Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday, March 14, 2001 The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals held Public Hearings on Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at 7:30 P.M. at the Mashpee Town Hall. Board Members present were Chairman Edward M. Govoni, and Associate Members Richard T. Guerrera, Zella E. Elizenberry, Frederick R. Borgeson and Marshall A. Brem. Building Commissioner Russell W. Wheeler also attended the meeting. Vice Chairman James E. Regan III and Clerk Robert G. Nelson were not present. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mark & Susana L. Gorstein — Request an Appeal of the Building Commissioner's Decision to issue a building permit to Frederick R. and Lois S. Glass to allow for construction of a single-family home on property located in an R-3 zoning district at 133 Tide Run (Map 120 Block 180) Mashpee, MA. At the request of the attorneys, the Board voted unanimously to continue the Petition until the March 28, 2001 Public Hearings. PAL Trust — Requests a Variance from Section 174-31.4. of the Zoning By-laws for • permission to use the proposed new finish grade elevation combined with the existing grade elevation to allow for construction of a single-family home on property located in an R-3 zoning district at 157 Monomoscoy Road (Map 114 Block 23A) Mashpee, MA. Sitting: Edward M. Govoni, Richard T. Guerrera and Frederick R. Borgeson. Mr. Paul Lalito, owner of LEC Environmental, represented the Petition. Architect Terry Luff and new owner, Ralph A. Cook, also attended the meeting. Because placement of the septic system had to be elevated from the original grade, the ' Petitioner is requesting a height Variance. Mr. Lalito said that a very small portion of the house, approximately 5% of the roofline, exceeds the 35 -foot height restriction. Mr. Luff said that the extra room on the third floor would be a lookout room. He stated that the foundation elevation had to be brought from elevation 6 to elevation 13 in the flood plain. Messrs. Govoni and Borgeson remarked that the proposal is a three-story construction. Mr. Govoni said that in the 15 years he has served on the Board, the Board has only granted a Variance from the height requirements for a commercial building in Mashpee Commons to allow for a parapet. Messrs. Guerrera and Borgeson said that the lookout room is not an essential part of the proposal and does not constitute a hardship for the Petitioner. 0