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., THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS <br />TOWN <br />al - <br />OF MASHPEE <br />DOAP.D OF APPEALS <br />June 11 <br />............................. 19 73.... <br />Decision of the Board of Appeals on the appeal and petition of <br />Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy <br />Hearing: April 17, 1973 <br />Time: 7:30 p.m. <br />Place: Mashpee Town Hall <br />Petitioner: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy <br />FACTS <br />On October 25, 1972 Mr. Joseph Murphy applied for and was, issued a building permit <br />for a structure at 536 Triton Way+ New Seabury. <br />On March 28, 1973 the building inspector determined that the house was in violation <br />of Sec. 2.24 and Sec. 2.25 of the 1971 Zoning By -Laws concerning stories and Sec. 7.3 <br />concerning height restrictions. <br />On April 2, 1973 a petition was received by the Appeals Board stating that Mr. and Mrs. <br />Murphy were aggrieved of a decision of the building inspector concerning the above <br />mentioned Sections. <br />A hearing was held April 17, 1973. The Board of Appeals and the Building Inspector <br />determined that the Murphy House was 32 feet in height from natural grade and well <br />'- below the 35 foot restriction from sill to ridge. <br />Section 2.25 of the Zoning By -Laws of the Town of Mashpee states: <br />"That portion of a building next beneath a sloping roof and in which <br />there are less than 4 feet vertically between the top of the floor <br />and the intersection of the bottom of the rafters with the interior <br />faces of the wall". <br />At the time of inspection of the structure by the Appeals Board and the Building <br />Inspector, the rear knee wall was 4 feet 8 inches in height. The front wall <br />was 8 feet in height. The board directed the petitioner to move the rear knee wall <br />back to a height of four feet and to move the roof line forward 8 feet 8 inches until <br />a knee waAA of 4 feet in height was created at the front of the house. Also we <br />directed that the 12 foot slider be replaced by an 8 foot slider, thereby,bcreating <br />a reverse dormer at the front of the structure, and enclosing the sides of the <br />existing deck. <br />FORM 1095 HOBBS 9 WARREN, INC. <br />Re eel 6 - /,6- 73 <br />_94W*4_ <br />