07/14/1993 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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3. V is 40' but the lot predated zoning and was 20'. Mr. Makunas • stated that where it was a non -conforming, pre-existing use the setbacks of the non -conforming, pre-existing structure apply and not what the zoning was. If it was a stand alone vacant lot you can go back to the original zoning. Mr. Makunas said the Board should determine what was there and what the expansions are. Mr. Mindick asked if the proposed foundation plan would be an allowable use if they were starting with a vacant lot. Mr. Ford replied that the answer is "yes". Mr. Makunas asked for the calculations on lot coverage for the previous structure and proposed structure. Andrew Zalesky, architect, said he had not calculated the existing structure. He said the proposed foundation is 1,263sf and with the deck is under the 20% or 1,400sf. Mr. Ford said he would address correspondence in the file when the Board wished. Mr. Mindick questioned the height of the building in that zone. Mr. Makunas said this was an expansion of a non -conforming use. Mr. Zalesky said the height was 29 1/2' and was a 1 1/2 story cape. Jack Laronde said he was representing his sister Janet Bosse and her husband who live at 20 Starboard Lane and said they could not be present but wanted him to express their total agreement with the structure and they consider it an asset to the neighborhood. • Elizabeth Stefos said she lived at 22 Starboard Lane and was not opposed to the house but to certain aspects of the house. She said she had tried to discuss issues with Mr. and Mrs. Crescenzi. Mr. Makunas said he would acknowledge receipt of corresondence from her. She said she first became aware of the building on May 22 and she called Mrs. Landry to find out about it and why she was not notified as an abutter. She said she phoned Mr. Crescenzi and left a message. She was concerned that this was an expansion of the previous non -conforming house and she wanted to know exactly where the stakes were. Mr. Crescenzi said he would speak to his architect. She said she was concerned that it was a very large house for such a small lot and the markers looked as if they were 14' from the front and 4' over on the side by her property from the pre-existing foundation. She showed photographs of the area and said the original house on the lot had a 26' x 33' foundation. She said she could originally look out of her Tiving room and see the first house which was Fred Biles and the next house had a deck. Mr. Govoni questioned the views in one of the pictures and said he had visited the site today. She presented pictures overlooking the adjoining property which had been taken from her roof. Mr. Makunas questioned which roof she had been standing on. She referred to the atrium on the Crescenzi house and asked where grade had been measured for height of foundation. • Mike Lablanc, the builder, said the foundation was poured to the exact height of the pre-existing foundation. Mr. Makunas reviewed pictures taken from Ms. Stefos' dining room and she