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M6rin-Cameron
August 1, 2017
Zoning Board of Appeals
120 Main Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Re: Variance— Patio/Fire Pit and Retaining Wall
500 Great Pend Road (Assessors Map 63, Parcel 12)
Owner/Applicant: North Andover Country Club
Gear Board Members:
On behalf of the Forth Andover Country Club our office has submitted a variance application
for the construction of a patio/fire pit with associated landscaped areas and retaining wall
within the Ikon-Disturbance Zone associated with Lake Cochichewick. This application is
scheduled to be heard at your regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 8t".
The property is located within the Residence 1 (R-1) Zoning district as well as the Watershed
Protection District. The proposed patio is located within the non-disturbance zone associated
with Lake Cochichewick, therefore, a Special Permit from the Planning Board is required. Usually
a patio is not considered a structure, however, since a portion of the proposed patio is elevated
the Building Inspector has ruled that it is considered a structure, therefore requiring a variance
from the Zoning Board of Appeals for a new permanent structure within the non-disturbance
zone pursuant to Section 4.136(3)(c)(ii)(3) of the Town of North Andover Zoning Bylaw.
This project would be considered a Minor Project as outlined in the Procedure & Requirements
for an Application for a Variance. One of the plan criteria is that the plan needs to be prepared
in accordance with the Registry of Deeds standards so that the plan can be recorded at the
Registry. In order to prepare a plan that meets the standards of the Registry of Deeds
additional field work and plan work would be required from what is normally required for a
project of this type. The variance is required because approximately half of the patio requires
fill to level the patio area. At the highest point the fill is approximately 30 inches high. Based
on the minor nature of the project we are requesting that the requirement for the recordable
plan be waived. We would recommend that if the Board voted to grant the variance we would
attach the design plan as an EXHIBIT to the decision so that when the decision is recorded the
design plan would be recorded with it. The plan is then recorded with the decision achieving
the same goal as a recordable plan would.
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66 Elm Street, Danvers, MA 01923 978.777.8586 FAX 978.774.3488
Providing Professional Services Since 1978
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Zoning Board of Appeals August 1, 2017 2
We took forward to meeting with the Board to discuss this application at your regularly
scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August Btu". ]If you have any questions prior to the meeting
please do not hesitate to contact me,
Sincerely,
THE MORIN-CAMERON GROUP, INC.
John! M. Morin, PE
Principal
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Attachment
cc: Jeff Isbell (North Andover Country Club)
XANAC03006\00house Patio And Firepit-20170ocAMA Varianc6plan waiver.doc