02/24/1999 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Decisions

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Town ofMashpee BOARD OF APPEALS 16 Great Xeck �koad Xorth Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649 D Decision for a Variance RE: Bartley&Martha M. Sullivan V-99-16 416 Monomoscoy Road Map 124 Block 47 A Petition was filed on January 20, 1999 by Bartley & Martha M. Sullivan of Braintree, Massachusetts for a Variance from Section 174-31 of the Zoning By-laws for permission to vary the lot size and frontage requirements on properties located in an R-3 zoning district at 416 Monomoscoy Road (Map 124 Block 47) and 422 Monomoscoy Road (Map 124 Block 48), Mashpee, MA. (Owner of record of 422 Monomoscoy Road: James B. & Margaret Reiffarth). 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 February 5 and February 12, 1999, 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, February 24, 1999, at 7:30 P.M. at which time the following members of the Board of Appeals were present and acting throughout: Edward M. Govoni, James E. Regan III and Richard T. Guerrera. This Decision is issued by the Mashpee Board of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 40A, Section 10 and the Town of Mashpee Zoning By-laws. Attorney Leslie-Ann Morse represented the applicants and stated that they wish to convey a ten-foot strip of land to their abutting neighbors,the Reiffarths. Attorney Morse submitted an enlarged copy of the plan and a copy of the 1947 Land Court subdivision plan. Mr. Govoni inquired if the applicants had gone to the Planning Board to change the lot sizes. Attorney Morse said that after discussion with Town Counsel, the Town Planner told the applicants to request a Variance from the Board of Appeals because they are reducing the frontage and lot size of the Sullivan's non-conforming lot.