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U MASHPEE BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes August 23, 1989 The Mashpee Board of Appeals held a meeting on Wednesday, August 23, 1989 at 7:30 P.M. at the Mashpee Town Hall. Board members present acting throughout were: Cheryl A. Hawver, William J. Hanrahan, Michael A. Makunas, Richard E. Halpern and John J. Friel. Douglas S. Boyd, Building Inspector, was in attendance. Shirley Silver - Requests a Special Permit under Section 6.3.1.9 of the Land Use Regulations for permission to construct a walkway, dock, ramp and float in an R-3 zoning district on property located at 43 S. Waterline Drive (Map 120, Block 148; Map 120, Block 147) Mashpee, MA. Shirley Silver - Requests a Variance under Section 6.3.I.9 of the Land Use Regulations for permission to exceed a dock length of 70 feet in an R-3 zoning district on property located at 43 S. Waterline Drive (Map 120, Block 148; Map 120, Block 147) Mashpee, MA. . Members sitting: Cheryl Hawver, Michael Makunas and William Hanrahan Attorney Richard Dubin and John Slavinsky, Cape and Islands Surveying, represented the applicant. • Mr. Hanrahan notified the Board that Attorney Dubin is a customer of his employer and asked if there were any objections to his hearing the petition. He stated he would sit on this petition since Mr. Dubin was representing a client but would not sit on the next hearing since Mr. Dubin is co-owner of the property. Mr. Dubin presented the Board with a letter from New Seabury authorizing Shirley Silver to cross the reserve land owned by New Seabury for the use of the proposed walkway, ramp and float. He reviewed plans and explained that the dock would be 122' from mean high water. When the Silvers purchased the land the 70' zoning rule was not in effect and they assumed they had waterfront property. Mr. Dubin expressed the opinion that the dock would minimize the impact on the wetlands and would cause less damage than if people walked on the marsh. Mr. Makunas asked if there was a path to the water at present and Mr. Dubin responded that there was not. Ruth Zuckerman, a resident of the area, stated that she was • in favor with staying with the standard of 70'. She described the area as a unique marsh and scenic area and would prefer to have it left in a natural state. She presented the Board with photos of the area. •