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I' PtIin1:ltes of a meeting of .the Board of Appea:ls:,;~Febrtia:l"Y ,22/-\~>.:;. ,:
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11977: Attending were mem~ers',' Holmes, ,Backus, anda~.te~p.ate membe1.. .
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. jl In the matter of the petition' of Glenn McGa~~ey:,'-o03:77.;"':Ap-'".
.. 'I~earing for. the peti tione" was Attorney. Robert ~;Pb~i~",'\~' ;'):_;':;'c:.;:, ,'.
'.'.' li The Chairman' stated that the. question befoie;.the.~o~~d...~~s':'no.~;
'Ia . question Qf use of .the premises as a church.: The o'niy:~is~ue. ,coil;;" ;,~
. .IICernS the matter of reasonable dimensional requ~rements > S~Ch as :0\','
. ,Isize, set off lines, set. back lines, aIi'd provisiops.for., parking. . "
II '. Mr. camPbell' s~ a ted that Mr. McGarvey i~ the o~ner ofLclt. 4.
1129,13ojd,a.t Ho,?per Farm Road and private way (Plan,.Bookl~", Page.
t4 · N" R, ,D: )', . The loti,'; improved with. a single,! ainny, , dwe 1 litig , '.:
Iland a garage. ' The peti~io.ner desires to sub~ivid~ the lot into ,: "
ilone lot of'19,000. ~ , wh~ch he will retain, and one lot.o~ 10,00.0 .,
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he will convey'to th~ Lighthouse Baptist Church for their ~,
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The proposed lot would'be the easterly 50' ~ 200' pp~tiOD of
The area is zoned Residential and requires a minimwn' lot si~e.c.I"
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:of 20, OOOsq . ft.
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i; Mr. Campbell stated that the new lot would be improved with a
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!puilding 28' x 72' (20l6Jd) and would have access, to a private way
i~but tiug to the south and a private way abutting .~othe east _ ,~~,f,','
. rtreet par~ing would be provided, to accomoda te 12 ca:r:s; ;"., ~.
,: ' The lot is now vacant.' Only such trees would be cut down as:
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,'f.vOuld be necE'ssary to prepare the building site: ,:The new user,
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Iwould insure the maximum number of trees be ,left standing. ..... A set-.:
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ipack of 20' would be obs~rved, and a side line set; off of" mor.ethan
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II The 'Chairman directed Mr. Campbell's attention' tbthe public
ilnotice of the hearing and. to the fact that a 19, ~~O dlot was pro-'
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I~osed. He stated this was the original intentio~,but,th~ petiti~n r'
iland the proposed new owner now ~eqUire. alo,OOO~9~." ,.~, '.,':""',;.
I! Re~ ~RobertN~~ris .~,~Ok~ in favor of- thepe~_it~~,Jl st:~~~~g",~.~;t, ":',.
'(,'the ~hurch was now occupy~ng leased premiS~S a,nd:,~st _ v~~;a:te. t~~":.,'
liPremJ.ses by May lS1;Thesearch fora suJ. table $J. te: has .:occupied. "
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Ila 'year or more, and this site is now available ,to ',them.
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~ Michael Davis presented a petition signed ~y'32 persons
I~osition to the use of the land as a church. ..
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I William Burdick spoke against the use of the land as.a
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I!stating that the 'church. would probably be un'able.,to' finance the ~
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~proposed structure.
! Mr. Campbell rebutt'ed and stated that the financing "'of, the :,:'
IChurCh was. not ,a problem since it was a well-recognJ:'ied ~~aCtic~" r
Ithat the land was sufficient 'equity to justify a"~rtgag~, sum for' "
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11 There' were no other speak~rs. ,,'
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rand the Planning Board in favor of the petition and a pet.i tion .'"
I!Signed by 32 persons and a letter from Paula Reis' opposed to the'
Iretition.
II After due deliberation the Board found:
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II 1. The size of the proposed lot is not sufficient to accomo-
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i~ate the intended use. The proposed 19,000 sq. ft. area origin~lly
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i!requested is not a sUbs~~ntial variation from th~, reqqired 20,000
Irq. ft. lot. Ilowever, to allo~ the petitioner t~ .create a 10,000
i~q. ft. lot would amount to' a ~ubstantial reduction of the lot size
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irequired in the zoning by-law. Such a substantial reduction
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Iperly the business of a town meeting and a zoning amendment.
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The Chairman read letters from Louise Allen, Marilyn Cecot, "
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!ifor the April town meeting which wo.uld, if passed, reduce"th~ire":";.
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I . t 10 000 ft That appearstob,e,
IlqUired lot size in thl.s a:rea 0 , sq. . .. "',..
lithe remedy for the petitioner. '. '.- " ,!, , '..', 0;.;, ,;'
, II 3.' The, peti tioner he.s established no' hardship', ~h!C~ ,wou:~'A~~.-~ '\',,, ,
. !ltifY a variance. "" , " ',. " : ~;,::,\;: /,.'.
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11 On mot ion of Hrs,
!lanimouslY voted to deny the
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II In the matter of the petition of George Metqalf I 004-77.:, AJ)-
Ilpearing for the petitioner was Attorney Jaces K. ?lidde~.,\,:, ..:,
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II Ur. Glidden stated the petitioner is the . owner , ofLot'.2,L'.,C.
Ilplan No', 9545 which is 'located westerlY' of other, land' o~.n~~ bY; the:'
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ilpetit ioner and is. in ef feet. a lot situated to' the rear ~Of the ' ,
I!petitioner's house. (See plan submitted and made, a part of .the
ilfile.) The petitioner desires to have the rear lot treated as a
l:separa te and independent lot but has no frontage on a'way, 'to, qualif
l!under the Subdivision Control Law. IIe proposes to create.'a 20 ,",.
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ildrive over his front lot and use that drive as access and fronta,ge
lifor the rear lot.
I: The p;titioner would con~truct a second dwelling ~n the rea~
I:lot and wants to be abie to mortgage that area'separate from his ,"
IldWelling lot.
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!!Second dwelling unit under the provisions of the bY-",law' apd need ,
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ibot seek redress from the Board of ,Appeals. The petitioner stated
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A zoning aMendment is presently scheduled in" the ,warrant:
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petition, and; ther~fore, the.petition.
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The Chairman stated that the petitioner could now cOIlstruct,a '
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" that he wanted to be able to sell the lot. He further stated that
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II he did not want to do this.
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Ii Augustus Bentley in favor of the petition.
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then use the 20', drive to give access. tQ" the rear" '~~ut;
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There were no other speakers.
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The Chairman read a letter from the Plannin~Board and' ~rom ,'..;
After due deliberation it was determined that the petitioner.
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Upon motion of'Mrs. Cahoon, seconded by Mrs. Backus,.. it was
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i: unanimously voted to deny the petition, and,therefore,-the peti~
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tion is denied.
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