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Cape Cod "Tag Your Cat" Campaign. The yearlong the Zoning By-laws of the Town of Mashpee. The campaign offers free cat collars, identification tags, Zoning Board of Appeals has the following powers: and "Cat Collar Common Sense" brochures to Cape Cod cat owners. A snug collar and a tag will greatly 1. To hear and decide Appeals in accordance increase the chances that a lost cat will be recovered with Chapter 40A Section 8 by any person and reunited with its owner. aggrieved by reason of his inability to obtain a permit or enforcement action from The voters approved a new barking by-law at the any administrative officer, by the regional May Annual Town Meeting. planning agency, or by any person includ- ing an officer or board of the city or town, In July,I appeared as a guest on Janice Walford's or of an abutting city or town aggrieved by community access television program "Mashpee an order or decision of the inspector of Focus". buildings, or other administrative official, in violation of any provision of this chapter In December, I attended a workshop on or any ordinance of By-law adopted there- Bioterrorism and Animals: Awareness and Response. under. The department's most unusual case in 2003 2. To hear and decide Petitions for Special involved a screech owl that had been caught in a pipe Permits in accordance with Chapter 40A for a week. The owl was ultimately returned to its Section 9. The Board may grant Special I' indigenous environment. Permits to authorize specifically itemized uses after weighing the benefit or detriment At this time I would like to thank all of the of a proposal. Special Permits allow for, Town's boards, committees, departments, personnel but are not limited to, the following: and citizens for their continued support of this depart- • Construction of piers, ramps and floats. j ment. • Commercial development of property. • Extension, alteration or change of a non- Respectfully Submitted, conforming structure. Demolition of an existing structure (to j June M. Daley Antinial Control/Special Police Officer allow for rebuild) • Conversion of an existing dwelling to accommodate an in-law apartment • Development within the Groundwater Protection District. r; E 3. To hear and decide Petitions for Variances as set forth in Chapter 40A Section 10. The Board may grant Variance relief from the following: ' Setback requirements. • Frontage requirements. • Land space requirements. • Lot coverage requirements. 3 The Board may grant a Variance only if it finds e that the following three "Required Findings" have 'r been found in the affirmative: S Report of the Zoning Board of Appeals • That there are circumstances relating to the soil conditions, shape or topography which affects the subject lot and not the ndistrict in which it is located. h To the Honorable Board of Selectmen That a literal enforcement of the By-laws e and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee would involve substantial hardship to the e Petitioner. it The Zoning Board of Appeals is appointed by the . That desirable relief may be granted d Selectmen and acts under the authority of Chapters without substantial detriment to the pub- 40A and 40B of the Massachusetts General Laws and 107