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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-03-08106 March 8, 1965 ~ Regular Meeting & Hearing The BOARD OF APPEALS held their regular meeting on ~ evening, March 8, 1965 at 7.'30 P.M. in the Town B,,~lding. · The following members were present and voting: Daniel T. O'Leary, C~-~rean, Arthur Dm~-~nd; Associate Member Robert J. ~ke who sat in place of regular member John J. Shields a~d Associate ~mber Alfred Boeglin who sat in place of regular member Henry E. Lund. W~ll~Am ~orton could not attend. ~.A~ING: FraBk J. Tridenti, Jr.; 7:30 P.M. Chairman OILeary read the legal notice in the appeal of Frank J. Tridenti, Jr. who requested a variation of Sec. 6, Para. 6.62 & 6.31 of. the Zoning By-Laws so as to permit the subdivision of 4 lots, 5OxlO0, into two lets, lOOxlO0 on the premises, located at the east side of Harwood Street knc~n as lots ~95, 96, 97 & 9~. Mr. & Mrs. Tridenti appeared on their own behalf. They explaiued that Mrs. Tridenti~s mother owns lots 97 & 9~ and they own lots 95 & 96. There were no abutters present and there was no opposition. Mr. Burke made a motion te GRANT the variance, which was seconded by ~r. Boegl~- and voted unanimously. ~n Executive session, an -~a~ysis was made with respect to the typical lot sizes influencing the neighborhood and it was found that the lots proposed ~ere not i~- consistent in size of most of the lots in the immediate area. The Board voted un$~ntmously to grant the petition for the fo]lowing reasons~ a. That the proposed lets would not be in derogati~ to the neighborhood. b. That the lot sizes were not in non-conformity with the typical influences of ~he neighborhood. c. To deny said petition would result in a substantial h~dship to the petitioner. RARINO PETITION: An answer was received from To~n Counsel to the letter the Beard seat h~m in Dee- ember 21, 1964. He answers that it is for the applicant to decide for h~m~elf whether or not he is aided by the statute. It is not the Board~s concer~ nor Town Counsel's concern. The Board has already ~de the deeiaion te Deny the petition, which was being held up pending receipt of Town Counsel's letter. Mr. Drrmm~d made a motion to release the decision that denies the petition. Mr. Boeglin seconded the motion and the vote was unenvious. BUILDING INSPECTOR: Charles H. Foster, Jr., Building Inspector, ~as present to co~ent on a letter sent ~y h~m to the Board, which reads as follows: "I would like to call the attention of the Board to a source of aggravation to ma~y abutters and a situation that could be controlled, I believe, By the Board. M~rch 8, 1965 - Cont. In Section 7.2 of the Zoning By-Laws, eaves, steps and uncovered porches are allowed to be nearer the lot lines than the specified n, mher of feet in the various districts. This is all right when the nox-=al ssS-backs occur, but in insta=oes where the Board has granted variances for dwellings to approach nearer to the lot Line, the extension of the entrance steps or uncovered porches some quite near the lot lines and result in complaints fro~ people abutting the lot in question. I believe it would be within the po~ers of the Board to require all petitioners for variances en lot li=e set-backs to show the location of steps and uncovered porches so that the Board in its decision could control the set-back of steps and porches from the lot line ~as well as the main buil~-~. Or, even if the petitioner did not show the locati=n of steps and proches, the Board could stipulate that such steps and porches be located on a particular side of the structure so that a number of feet would be kept from the lot line. ! will appear at your meeting of Marsh 8th and explain in mere depth the problems and corrective measures that could be taken to corredt the situations arising." Mr. Foster specifically p~a~ed out the ~rso house on Chickering Road. The Board had allowed 10 feet on the side and he p~t the steps on the short side. He thinks the steps are on the sidu~lk on the new additic= to Ruby Xuapp~s property. Hr. Foster tB_tuks these tb~-~s wo=ld .~ot happen if they were sho~n on the plans. The Board members were in f, ll agreement with Hr. Foster amd thought it was a good idea to see that such things were sho~n on the plans. BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENT: A letter will be sent to the Board of Selectmen to advise them that the term of Henry E. Lund expires this year and that an appointment is necessary. The Board signed a bill for Anna Donahue, services for $20.85. The meeting edJour=ed at 8=30 P.~.