06/13/2001 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decisions

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Town o Mash ee sy MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 16 Great Xeck pad Xorth 'Utz `� Mashpee,Massachusetts 02649 Decision for a Variance RE: Thomas F. &Bonnie A. Smith V-01-71 266 Monomoscoy Road Map 120 Block 57B A Petition was filed on May 22, 2001 by Thomas F. and Bonnie A. Smith of Mashpee, Massachusetts for a Variance from Sections 174-31 and 174-33 of the Zoning By-laws for permission to vary the front setback requirements,the `*T k`:z setback requirements to water and wetlands and the height requirements to allow for construction of a single-family home on property located in an R-3 zoning district at 266 Monomoscoy Road(Map 120 Block 57B)Mashpee, MA. Notice was duly given to abutters in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A. Notice was given by publication in The Mashpee Enterprise, a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Mashpee, on May 25 and June 1,2001, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. A Public Hearing was held on the Petition at the Mashpee Town Hall on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at which time the following members of the Zoning Board of Appeals were present and acting throughout: Edward M. Govoni, Robert G.Nelson , and Marshall A. Brem. The Mashpee Zoning Board of Appeals issues this Decision pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A Section 10 and the Town of Mashpee Zoning By-laws. i Mr. Ed Pesce of Pesce Engineering represented the Petition and stated that the subject property predates zoning. He said that the actual building height of the home would not exceed the allowed 35 feet in height;however, construction of a proposed turret would exceed the allowed maximum by one foot. Mr. Pesce said that the purpose of the turret is an "architectural aesthetic dressing on the home and to allow ambient light into the center of the room"and that there is no access to the turret. The Conservation Commission and the Board of Health have approved the proposal.