01/08/2025 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 8, 2025 MASHPEE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 17 Monomoscoy Road West: Owners, Biria D. and Elaina C. St. John, Trustees of the Biria St. John Trust request a Special Permit under §174-17.1 and §174-33 of the Zoning Bylaws to raze a pre-existing, nonconforming single-family residential structure and replace it with a new single-family residential structure on property located in an R-3 Zoning District, Map 114, Parcel 20, Mashpee, MA. (Continued from 12111124 hearings). Attorney Kirrane represented the homeowners. Also present was the homeowner, Ms. St. John, and Mike Borselli, Engineer with Falmouth Engineering. At the last meeting on December 11, 2024, the Board had a concern with the narrow area of the road, and wanted comments from the Fire Chief regarding emergency access. Attorney Kirrane reached out to the Fire Chief. Consequently, Attorney Kirrane, Mr. Borselli, the homeowner, and Building Commissioner met with the Fire Chief at the site. Attorney Kirrane provided a revised site plan that depicts the measurements required under the bylaw §174-32 Fire Protection. A measurement was taken from the furthest point of any structure of the access, and measured 150 ft., and at the 150 ft. point has a width of 16 ft., and complies. Mr. Ganzenmuller read a letter submitted by the Fire Chief into the record dated December 19, 2024. "I met with the Building Commissioner, the owner, her engineer, and her lawyer at the address mentioned above. We walked through the area to address the fire department's needs. After the meeting, I believe that all issues were resolved, and a new plan will be submitted reflecting these changes." Mr. Furbush read the Building Commissioner comments into the record dated January 8, 2025. "For 17 Monomoscoy, the Chief does mention in the letter regarding that he understands that there will be changes made in the plan to illustrate to the Board compliance to 174-32. His and my concerns were satisfied at the site visit. Not a perfect scenario but enough." Mr. Furbush read Attorney Kirrane's letter dated December 30, 2024 into the record. "Attached are the revised existing and proposed conditions plans for 17 Monomoscoy Road West. These plans were updated to show the 150' distance from the furthest corner of the new structure to show compliance with the bylaw. I have copied David and Chief Peltier on this email so that they both have the opportunity to review the revised plans. If I have missed anything or there are any further concerns, please let me know."