HomeMy WebLinkAboutOwner Letter - Correspondence - 18 COTUIT STREET 10/26/2019 Joseph & Margaret Lynch
18 ("ohift Street
North Audover, MA 01845
October 26, 2019
D. Paul Koch, Jr. Esq. - Chairman
North Andover Zoning Board of Appeals
120 Main Street
North Andover, MA 01845 RE: Petitions for Special Permit
Side- and Rear Yard Variances
18 Cotuit Street
Map 024.0, Parcel 0001
Dear Mr. Koch;
The foregoing is provided as an update to matters discussed at the October Ist Public Hearing of
the Z.
• Stormwater Runoff- Mr. Robert Norbedo, an abutting property owner of a duplex
rental property located at 36 & 38 Cotuit Street, raised concern over a potential for
impact on his property as a result of stormwater runoff from my proposed project.
• The flooding issues at Mr. Norbedo's property originate from the street itself and
have existed longer than I have lived in my home, more than 28 years, August
1991,
0 1 have been friends with every neighbor that has lived at 436. Every one of
them have experience flooding. All of it from the street.
W The driveway at 4 36 Cotuit is four feet lower than the street, and has only
a minimal raised apron, causing water running down the westerly street-
gutter to funnel into the driveway during heavy rains.
0 The house configuration at# 36 is a garage-Linder, which is also four feet
lower than the street.
a No runoff from n-iy lot towards # 36 Cotuit Street contributes to the
existing issue at the Norbedo property.
• Regardless of the invalidity of Mr. Norbedo's assertions...
0 The proposed construction on my property is on the opposite side of my
lot and some 135 feet from the Norbedo lot line and 175 feet from the
garage at #36.
ff All of the rainwater from the proposed driveway and roof will be collected
into gutters and downspouts and will then be collected into an
underground cistern and infiltrator.
The plot plan has been i-evised to show the collection system. There will be no increase
in i-unqff associated ivith the proposed. Tivelve copies of the revised plan have been
submitted.
■ If revised floor plans are not necessary for
consideration of the two variances, then we
respectfully request that both variances be granted.
Ike ctfully a fitted,
Jo.eph ynch