HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963-11-1231
?he ~eard of Appeals held their regular mthly meting ~ ~y e~,
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Approx. S people were present for the v~ous
1. HEARING: WT~.T.IAM E. MELVIN: ~;30 P.M.
Seeretary Morton read the legal netiee in the appeal of ~ I. Melvin who
requested a variatic~ of See. 6.3, 1~. 2 of the Zoning ~y-Lav aa as to permit
the division of aa exist4nZ lot into two Iota; one lot to contain 25,000 sq. ft.
and o~e lot to contain 1~,700 sq. ft. as per attached plaa, un the premises,
located at the west side of Stevems Street, approx. 2~ feet distant fr~ the ocrner
of Pleasant Street and known as No. 271 Stevens Street.
1~. 1~1~ exp~a4ned that he ~mnted to divide the lots ~ u~.-~ato the ~ ~
set up legal boundaries. There wore no abutters present and there wes no oppc~,sition.
~r. ~rke made a notion to take the petition umder advis_-m~ut. Mr. P~rton eeeeaded
the ration.
Since there was still time ~atil the next hearing, the ~ocrd voted :Lm,-,M. ately en
this petition.
Mr. ~arke ,,-de a motioa te GRA~T the variance. Mr. Morton aeecaded ~he motion an~
the vote was m~-~w~us. The ~oard signed the necessary plaua.
Atry. Vincent O~eleat and Mr. ~ertclino were present and asked the ~ocrd several
questioas regarding the S~ property off 0sgced Street. They desire to b~Lld a
Nursing Hca, that plaas, eta. have -~eady heea okaytd by the F~A, which would
cost over a million dollars. Alot of money has already beea spent on the pre-
~-~-~ry work. They stated they received a letter from the ~d.lding Inspector
advi~Lug t_he_m it wes all right to bat~d. A week later, they received anotha~
letter f~ the ~,,.!1,.t~.8 Inspector saying they would require ~oard of Appeala
acti°n before they ccatld do ~. The Ioard eheoked the files on the Shann
property and fmmd that in April, 1~61, the Board had granted 8~,m a variance.
allowing ~m to use the lot for one single residence.
Atty. Cselest explained they plan to to~r down the house that ia there nee. They
~ the land .on the premise that everytM-5 was clea~ fox' them to go ahead.
Mr. O'Leary e~p~ned that a hearing would he neceasa~ and the nooeasa~ appliea%te~
were given to t~
2. HEARING: F, ALICE MOI~IS: 7:45 P.M.
Secretary ~orton read the legal no+~ice in the appeal of M. Alice l~rria ~ ~eq~aste~
a variation of See. 7, Para. 7.23 of the 2,m~,~ ~y-~v a~ as to permit t~e a~dition
of an enclosed porch ca the existing residence on the premises, located at east aide
of Waverl7 Read, 268.55 feet distant from the earner of ~ain Street and ~wc~n am No.
38 Wave~ly Road.
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Alfred ~oeglin represented Miss Morris, and explA;-ed that she lived alone -_~
was 72 years old and that he ~as the only direct abatter A_,~.. was in favor of it.
There were no other abutters, present and there was no oppe~ition.
D~. Morto~ -~e a motion to take the petition uader advisement. Mr. Burke seconde~
the motion and the vote was unanimous.
Since there was still time uatil the next hearing, the ~ voted immediately
this petition.
Mr. Morton made a motion to GRANT the variance. Mr. Burke seeoaded the motiom a~d
the vote was ~nim~us. The ~ signed the necessary plans.
3. ~EARING: EDWARD SAUL: 8:00 P.~
~eeretary M0r~m re~l the legal, notiee in ~ a~
~~ of ~. 6, ~. 6.33 ~ ~ ~ ~-~w
of resid~ ~
~ ~th a lot of ~
~ss ~ lot ~
~-~w ~ t~ ~s, ~a~d at
1~7 T~ S~et.
Atty. W--old Morley represented the petitioner. Mr. Saul was al~o present. Atty.
Morley explained that Mr. Saul ~sires to sell the gasoline station, which is on
let 1 and the lot -~-ked 2B will go with lot 1 which ~ straighten, out the let
line A-d supply a buffer z~ne to be used ~ith the business. Mr. Saul ewp?.~w~
that he v~ eontinue to live en lot A. No b-~,~ is to be erecte~ aud they .
are not asking to change the use of it. This ~ emt do..in area, but w~]~ not
Mr. 0,Leafy questicaed whethe~ or n~t the ~mrd had the right to ohaago ~._e.
Atty. Morley said you are.mot chaugi~g the ~o~ing. Mr. Saul explained further
that the house lot wall be smaller because he is s~w~{-ff an extra X5 feet f~r a
buffer to the ]5 feet alread~ there. It has bo be 30 feet l~--r~a his lot line to
eonfor~ to the regolati~ as set by the toga.
Mr. Evan C. ~eees, representing the State Dept. of ~atural Ree~ureem, asked if it
~o~ld affeot State la~. D~. Saul stated that State ~A~ would not be affeeted at
all. Mr. ~awes asked if the new o~ner you,d boded ~ ma +~his station. Mr. Saul
said he ooald not ~,~ to the north, east or west. Mr. Bawes said he had n~
objections, that his questions had Been ans~red satisfaetorily.
Mm. ~urke made a motion to take the petition ~ader advisement. Mr. ~kn-t~m seconded
the motion and the v~te ms
Mr. 0'I~ary said that a stipulation QNald be m~e that tbs lead w~? ~tay
which is zoned residential. If we don't do that, somebody else ~an ec~e in
eh--~-e things. Mr. Saul said he would rather have it that way, that the ~mrd
· such a stipulation, that the 30 feet cannot he utilized. The Board ~ig~ed the
necessary plans.
4- ~ARING: O~AELES T. MATS~S: 8:15 P.M.
~ a ~a~on of ~
~ of t~ ~$ for f~
St~e~, 25~ feet ~s~t
Atty. ~arold Morley ~ep~esented the petitioaer, w, exp.~-4-ed that thAs ope~atioa
would take place in the red frm~ building to the easterly side of ~h~_ right ef way°
The gaacl4-e statio~ is to the west aide. This building is not to be a~_l&~ it ie
to beets, a part of the Industrial Park. ~e eoaducts an Industrial eater~ ~erviee.
The manufacturing part ~'~1 he ~ i~ the hasem~t and he wanto ~o sell mind, lobes,
coffee, etc. and fish and chips ~ Friday. ~e dee~ztt need a permit to -=~ufacture
~ut needs per~esion to sex,~ sandwiches, ets, The parking area is all the ~ay back
to the rear of the b~8 and to the side. ~e plans t~ h~t-te~ ~ha% sec~n ~hen
they het-to~ the sexwioe statics. There v~l~ be interior changes anti ~eatiem
of the exterier. . ·
There were no abutte~ present smd there ~a8 ne oppssitioa. ~r. ~ ~ a ratios
to take the petitAc~ ~,~*r adviseme~t. Mr. l~rtca eeemnded the moti~ and the vote
Mr. Mor~n ques%icaed the tvo drive,aye. ~r. Morley said he Sh~n~a ~hey will retain
open. They ~ sake a fence if theyf~d it neeessax~ fo~ thei~ mm prote~tioa.
Mr. Mortea sede a motion to GRA~T .the vax~__a~ee. ~r. ~urke seccaded the ~otioa and
the vote wee ~. The ~ signed t~e necessary plans.
The usual reasons for g~ant~ will apply to all fou~ petitions.
.Yohn Farre~l, the North Andovex- reporter, asked the Board several q~sticas regardi~
the recent dseisien ~ t~ ~ Tow. ~e stated they g~t a pex~t fX~a
the Selee+~_~ to r~a a ski shop in the Farnzm S~hool and ~anted to ~ if that
permieeable sinee the variance that was granted tham '~/'as liMA' the ~ 'sh~l~ ~. '~
c~pssite side of the ~treet.
A short discussion wqa held and it was brought out that the Yarnu~ fiehool ~ had
Been resoaed to ~n~-eaa and the ski shop was peraisaable.
A abort discussioa was held as to whether or not to set ~hm 34w,4%s ~ .variances
granted. The general feeling of +~he ~oard was that it was not a good idea aad
no~w_a definite was decided.
The ]oard signed a bill for
The aeet4-~ adJcmraed aT, 9:00