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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-06-13153 Monday- June 13, 1966 Reg,,1-r Meeting The Board of Appeals held their regular meeting on Monday evening June 13, 1966 at 7:30 P.M. in the Town Office Building. The following .Members were present and voting: Daniel T. O'Leary, Chairm-~, James A. Deyo, Arthur Drummond, Donald J. Scott and John J. Shields. There were over 75 people present so that tha meeting was adjourned to the Fire Station meeting room. 1. HEARING: North Essex Realty Trust. Mr. O tLeary read the legal notice and the letter of refusal from the Building Inspector. The application was for a special permit under Section ~.? to erect three structures, to consist of 12 liveable units at 812 Osgood Street. Attorney Harold Morley, Jr. represented the petitioner and presented his plea for adoption of the application and dwelt at length upon the plans and architectural rendering with relation to said apartment structures stipulating that only the entrance available from Osgood Street would be utilimed and that only a fire road would be constructed from Colgate Drive in accordance with the plan of land of North Essex Realty Trust, dated May, 1960, of Brasseur Associates, Laud Surveyors, haverhill, Mass. He also plea~ed that the variance granted in 1961 limited the use of the land to that of a single residential structure, which was, in his opinion, illegal. Attorney Donald F. Smith represented a sizeable portion of the objectors present and presented a petition signed by approximately fifty objectors, for the most part abutters end residents of the immediate area. Attorney Smith included in his objections to the granting of the application several contentions wherein its was his legal belief that the petition ~ustified denial. Mr. Shields made a motion to take the petition under advisement. Mr. Drummond seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. The Board then returned to the office at 8:30 P.M. to take care of other matters before them. MERP~IMACK MATERIALS, INC.: A letter was received from Merrimack Materials for renewal of their b~nd for earth removal . Mr. D~ummond m~de a motion to renew the permit subject to the condition that plans showing bounds be filed within 90 days. Mr. Shields seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. GILBERT REA PERMIT: · Gilbert. Rea requested renewal of this earth removal permit. The Building Inspector~ s report was read. )~. Dr~.~nd made a motion to renew the permit since he is complying with the coudtions. Mr. Deyo seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. REORGANIZATION OF BOARD: A lengtby discussion was held about the election of officers and reorganizing the Board. 154 The election of officers was then held. Mr. Deyo nominated Mr. Shields for Chairm~n; Mr. Scott seconded the nomination. It was discussed that the Chai~-~= should be given 2 years limited office and then let somebody else have a turn at being Chairman. Mr. Dx.~.,ond nominated Mm. O'Leary. There was no second. A vote was taken on the first motion and John J. Shields was '~-~usly elected Chairman. ~ai ~r~an Shields then appointed James A. Deyo as Secretary. NORTH ESSEX RF.~LTY TRUST: Mr. Drummond made a motion to table a decisio~ until an examination of the site was made. Mr. Deyo didn't think it was necessary. Mr. Shields seconded the motion 4 9oted in favor and Mr. Deyo did not vote. The Board will meet again on June 27th~ The necessary bills were signed. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M.