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excavated. Applicant is also restricted to maintain twenty <br /> feet from the Division of Responsibility Line. He stated <br /> as much natural vegetation as possible would remain between <br /> the buildings . Some of trees will have to be limbed as <br /> they overhang the roofline of the building. The 'Majority <br /> of new plantings will be in the front, with very little <br /> landscaping towards the back as it will be left natural <br /> woods. <br /> The Town Planner informed the Board that the plan <br /> being shown could not be built. According to Special <br /> Permit Modification By-lags if a project is increased over <br /> ten (lo ) percent the current zoning regulations would <br /> apply. Th.e o IDBy-law would apply in this matter. <br /> If Applican' t intends t - tary under the to , <br /> approximately 19 ,.00 square feet, which would involve the <br /> elimination of garages, possible redesign of the buildings <br /> to incorporate the garages into the buildings, which would <br /> require a different site plan. <br /> Attorney Typelie commented on this issue stating he <br /> has compared provisions of the ZoningBy-law to the Special <br /> Perrin-its granted over the years. He spoke to the <br /> definitions of "structure" and "building" . The Special <br /> Permit issued in 1999 allows an increase in the- number of <br /> garages by "not more than fifty ( 0 ) percent" and <br /> substituting the garages for impervious surface. <br /> He suggested the Board adopt a broader interpretation <br /> of "structure" to include all impervious coverage of this <br /> project . The total impervious coverage does not increase <br /> by ten (to ) percent; it increases by approximately 10, 000 <br /> square feet. He questioned the need for complete redesign <br /> of the project . The proposed project is consistentwith <br /> the project that has been built to date, buildings and <br /> garages of the same design. <br /> The Town Planner disagreed that imperviou-s -surface is <br /> equivalent to structures. Porches, decks, etc. were not <br /> counted in the original numbers. He stated the project is <br /> currently at a twenty-one 2 1 ) percent increase in <br /> building coverage. <br /> Attorney Telie argued that the original Special <br /> Permit envisioned the option of creating additional garages <br /> on impervious surfaces, which is essentially what has been <br />