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Meeting Minutes
THURSDAY, February 24, 2011
7:00 p.m.
120 Main Street, 2°d Floor Selectmen's Meeting Room
North Andover, MA 01845
Present: Thomas A. Trowbridge; Frank MacMillan; Larry Fixler; Susan Sawyer; Debra Rillahan; Pamela
DelleChiaie
1. CALL TO ORDER
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. January 27, 2011 Minutes to be presented for signature -the January meeting minutes were
approved unanimously and signed by the clerk..
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. Food Regulation Promulgation
This regulation has been thoroughly reviewed by the board members, and by the legal department. The
board may decide to vote on and accept tonight. If accepted, a summary will be posted in the local paper.
Motion
Dr. MacMillan made a motion to accept the State Food Code CMR 590.000 as a local North Andover
Regulation. Mr. Fixler seconded the motion. All were in favor.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. 115 Sherwood Drive — Variance request to allow utilization of the basement space without
the addition of a bedroom.
Mr. Canellakis wishes to expand his basement to become a playroom for his children. However, this would
then create a home with 10 rooms which would require the septic system to be expanded. This property
currently has a septic system that is adequate for a 9 room house only. Therefore, Mr. Canellakis is asking
to create a playroom for his children without necessitating a costly upgrade of the septic system. The
basement build out will cost approximately $25,000, and he received a verbal quote of about $25,000 as
well to expand the septic.
Ms. Sawyer provided information on the property: this home was built in the year 2000 as a 4 -bedroom, 9 -
room home. The Title 5 formula is the number of rooms divided by two, and round up. This equals the
number of rooms that the septic system must accommodate. The former Health Director, Sandra Starr,
notated on the initial building permit that this property would not be allowed to expand the number of
rooms unless the septic system is upgraded to accommodate the additional room(s). A variance is not
given on the amount of bedrooms but on the total number of rooms. The actual use of the rooms is not
evaluated. The main concern in terns of public health is any future use of the property if it changes hands
to a new owner, who may use additional rooms to accommodate additional people, such as an in-law
apartment, which would significantly impact the use of the septic system. Ms. Sawyer explained that upon
review of every building permit application that has a septic system, the Health Department requires that
the applicant have an up to date Title 5 report done to be sure that the septic system is working properly.
February 24, 2011 North Andover Board of Health Meeting — Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 7
Note: The Board of Health resen es the right to take items out of order and to discuss and/or vote on items that are not fisted on
the agenda.
Board of Health Members: Thomas Trowbridge, DDS, MD, Chairman; Larry Fixler, Member/Clerk; Francis P. MacMillan, Jr.,
M.D.; Joseph McCarthy, Member; Edwin Pease, Member Health Department Staff: Susan Sawyer, Health Director; Debra
Rillahan, Public Health Nurse; Michele Grant, Public Health Inspector; Pamela DelleChiaie, Health Department Assistant