Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout112-07 TOWN OF NANTUCKET BOARD OF APPEALS NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554 Date: t:lb./I ,2008 To: Parties in Interest and. Others concerned with the Decision of the BOARD OF APPEALS in the Application of the following: @ .-.~ ,,'l..) o n --', Application No.: 112-07 ~~ --r"1 (""Ti c:o - - owner/Applicant: EDMUND J. CORRY -0 N o CXl Enclosed is the Decision of the BOARD OF APPEALS which has this day been filed with the office of the Nantucket Town Clerk. An Appeal from this Decision may be taken pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 40A, Massachusetts General Laws. Any action appealing the Decision must be brought by filing a complaint in Land Court within TWENTY (20) days after this day's date. Notice of the action with a copy of the complaint and certified copy of the Decision must be given to the Town Clerk so as to be received within such TWE~Y (\0) days. <~O~ Michael J. O'Mara, Chair.man " .' '---.--........ cc: Town Clerk Planning Board Building commissioner/zoning Enforcement Officer PLEASE NOTE: MOST SPECIAL PERMITS AND VARIANCES HAVE A TIME LIMIT AND WILL EXPIRE IF NOT ACTED UPON ACCORDING TO NANTUCKET ZONING BY-LAW SECTION 139-30 (SPECIAL PERMITS); SECTION 139-32 (VARIANCES). ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE NANTUCKET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OFFICE AT 508-228-7215. NANTUCKET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 2 FAIRGROUNDS ROAD NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554 Assessor's Map 60.3.1, Parcels 186 to 191 33 New Hampshire Avenue Residential 2 Land Court Plan 2408-V Lots 41 to 46 Certificate of Title No. 19223 1. At a public hearing of the Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals, on Friday, January 11, 2008, at 1:00 P.M., at 2 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554, the Board made the following decision on the application of EDMUND J. CORRY, c/o Reade, Gullicksen, Hanley & Gifford, LLP, Post Office Box 2669, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02584, File No. 112-07: 2. The Applicant is seeking relief by Variance from the setback requirements set forth in Nantucket Zoning Bylaw Section 139-16A in order to move his existing dwelling to the northeasterly corner of his lot because of severe coastal erosion. The Applicant proposes to site the dwelling about two (2) feet from the northeasterly lot line and about two (2) feet from the northwesterly lot line i minimum side and rear yard setback in this zoning district is ten (10) feet (five (5) feet if reduced by special permit). The dwelling is now about eighteen (18) feet from the front lot line along New Hampshire Avenue, with a deck extending to about eight (8) feet from the line i after the proposed move, the structure would be sited thirty-three (33) feet from the front lot line, with the deck being about twenty-two (22) feet from the line. Minimum front yard setback in this district is thirty (30) feet. The locus is situated at 33 New Hampshire Avenue, Assessor's Parcels 60.3.1- 186 to 191, inclusive, is shown upon Land Court Plan 2408-V as Lots 41 to 46, inclusive, and is situated in the Residential-2 zoning district. 3. Our decision is based upon the application and accompanying materials, and representations and testimony received at our public hearing. There was no Planning Board recommendation, on the basis that no matter of planning concern was presented. Except for the presentation by the Applicant's representatives, no support, nor opposition, was presented at the public hearing. 1 4. As presented by the Applicant' s representatives, the Applicant's dwelling is in severe jeopardy as a result of continuing erosion of the shoreline, and the Applicant proposes to move the structure as far away from the shoreline as reasonably possible. The dwelling was constructed in 1973 and was compliant with dimensional zoning requirements then in effect; see the Board of Appeals decision in File No. 083 - 92, which related to the reconstruction of a deck, for the zoning history of the locus. 5. By a UNANIMOUS vote, the Board of Appeals found that owing to circumstances relating to the soil conditions and topography of the locus (specifically, the proximity to an eroding coastal bank), and especially affecting the locus and not affecting generally the Residential-2 zoning district, a literal enforcement of the Bylaw would involve substantial hardship to the Applicant, and that desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of the Bylaw; and GRANTED relief by VARIANCE from Zoning Bylaw Section 139-16A for the relocation of the dwelling as requested; upon the following condition: a) Construction will be pursuant to the plans prepared by Blackwell and Associates dated December 20, 2007 and submitted to the Zoning Board of Appeals. SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW 2 ... Dated: FebrUary~, 2008 Qo~ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Nantucket, ss. February JL, 2008 On this II day of before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared L:S ,. , who is personally known to me, and who is the person whose name is signed on the preceding or attached document, and who acknowledged to me that he/she signed it voluntarily fi it stated purpose. otary Public: I . J My commission expires: ~ ~1'3 F:\WpC\Corry\ZBA decision 112-07.docx 3 TOWN OF NANTUCKET BOARD OF APPEALS NANTUCKE T, MA 02554 ~ ::0 o. c::J !'n - .:J C":l N Tl .;:. .- .. 3 ,'j 0 w .:J PUBLIC NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING of the NAN11JCKE T ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS is scheduled for 1:00 PM January 11, 2008 in the Conference Room at 2 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, MA, 02554. The application materials may be reviewed at the Zoning Board of Appeals office at 2 Fairgrounds Road, Nantucket, MA 02554 between the hours of 8:30 AM. and 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. Written comments for the January 11, 2008 meeting must be received by 4:30 PM on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 and may be addressed to the Nantucket Zoning Board of Appeals at the above address, faxed to (508) 228-7298, or e-mailed to jbreschet@nantucket- ma.gov EDMUND J. CORRY, FILE NO. 112-07 The applicant is seeking variance relief under Zoning Bylaw 139-16 (intensity regulations - side and rear yard setback) to move the existing structure into the setback because of severe coastal erosion. The site is located at 33 New Hampshire Avenue, is shown on Tax Assessor's Map 60.3.1 as Parcels 186 - 191 (inclusive), and is shown on Land Court Plan 2408- V, Lots 41- 46 ( inclusive). 2 Fairgrounds Road Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 508-228-7215 telephone 508-228-7298 facsimile TOWN OF NANTUCKET BOARD OF APPEALS NANTUCKET, MA 02554 APPLICATION Fee: $300.00 File No.~ Owner's name(s): Edmund J. Corry Mailing address: c/o Reade. Gullicksen. Hanley & Gifford. UP Phone Number: 508-228-3128 E-Mail: air@readelaw.com Applicant's name(s): Same Mailing Address: 6 Young's Way. Post Office Box 2669. Nantucket Mass. 02584 Phone Number: E-Mail: Locus Address: 33 New Hampshire Avenue Assessor's Map/Parcel:60.3.1-186-191. inclusive Land Court Plan/Plan Book & Pa-ge/Plafl File No.: 2408-V. Lots 41-46. inclusive Deed Reference/Certificate of Title: 19223 Zoning District Residential-2 Uses on Lot- Commercial: None-K- Yes (describe) Residential: Number of dwellings 1 Duplex Apartments Date of Structure(s): all pre-date 7/72 or 1973 Building Permit Numbers: Previous Zoning Board Application Numbers: 083-92 2 Fairgrounds Road Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 508-228-7215 telephone 508-228-7298 facsimile State below or attach a separate addendum of specific special pennits or variance relief applying for: The applicant proposes to move the pre-existing, nonconforming single-family dwelling upon the locus, constructed in 1973 and compliant with dimensional zoning requirements in existence at the time of its construction, to the northeasterly corner of the locus, because of severe coastal erosion. (See decision in 083-92 for zoning history of the locus; that decision involved the reconstruction of a deck and is not otherwise relevant to this application.) The applicant proposes to site the relocated dwelling as far as reasonably possible from the edge of the water, so that the northwesterly side yard setback will be about 2 feet and the northeasterly side yard setback will also be about 2 feet; minimum side and rear yard setback in this district is 5 feet. Accordingly, the applicant requests relief by Variance from the provisions of Nantucket Zoning By-law ~139-16.A (Intensity regulations - side and rear yard setback) to allow this proposed siting. The locus is a pre-existing undersized lot of record, in separate ownership from all adj acent land since a time prior to the adoption of zoning, containing 12,000 square feet; minimum lot area in this district is 20,000 square feet. The front yard setback of the existing dwelling is about 8 feet, with the minimum in this district being 30 feet; this setback will be increased to about 22 feet. I certify that the information contained herein is substantially complete and true to the best of my knowledge, under the pains and penalties of perjury. SIGNATURE: SIGNATURE~Y: ~ ~L A.rtJI6r I. Reade, Jr., Attorney *If an Attorney or other .L\gent is representing the Owner or the Applicant, pkase provide a signed proof of agency. EDMUND J. CORRY Owner* Applicantl Attorney I Ageffi* OFFICE USE ONLY Application received on:_1 _I _ By:_ Complete:_ Need Copies:_ Filed with Town Clerk:_1 _I_Planning Board:_1 _I_Building Dept.:_1 _I _ By:_ Fee deposited with Town Treasurer:_1 _I _ By:_ Waiver requested:_ Granted:_1 _I _ Hearing notice posted with Town Clerk:_1 _I _ Mailed:_1 _I _ I&M_I _I _ &_1 _I _ Hearing(s) held on:_1 _I _ Opened on :_1 _I _ Continued to:_1 _I _ Withdrawn:_1 _I _ Decision Due By:_1 _I _ Made:_1 _I _ Filed w ITown Clerk:_1 _I _ Mailed:_1 _I _ 2 Fairgrounds Road Nantucket Massachusetts 02554 508-228-7215 telephone 508-228-7298 facsimile f ~ it r- } ~. !\~ ~l: ,. i;': ~': . . 1~' :.0.:.. J" 00 21 058722 TOWN OF NANTUCKET BOARD OF APPEALS NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS 02554 Date: October 9 , 19 92 CERTIFICATE OF GRANTING OF VARIANCE ~~~X~~ir (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 11) The BOARD OF APPEALS of the TOWN OF NANTUCKET, hereby certifies that a VARIANCE ~~~ has been GRANTED: To: (Owner/Applicant) Edmund J. Corry and Judith M. Corry (083-92l Address: c/o Reade and Alger, Box 2669, Nantucket, MA 02584 affecting the rights of the Owner/Applicant with respect to land or building at: 33 New Hampshire avenue, Assessor's Map 60.3.1, Parcels 186 - 191 (inclusive). as shown on Land Court Plan 2408-V Cert. of Title Lots 41 - 46. ~m~: 9551 And the BOARD OF APPEALS further certifies that the attached Decision is a true and correct copy of its Decision GRANTING the VARIANCE ~~~ and that copies of the Decision and of all pian~ referred to fn the Decision have been filed with the Planning Board and the Town Clerk. The BOARD OF APPEALS calls to the attention of the Owner/ Applicant that General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 11 (last paragraph) provides that no VARIANCE~~XIXlmlD."JCX or any EXTE~SION, MODIFICATION or RENEWAL thereof, shall take effect until (a) a copy of the Decision is certified by the Town Clerk that TWENTY (20) days have elapsed after the Decision has been filed in the ~ffice of the Town Clerk and no appeal has-been filed (or, if such appeal has been filed, that it has been dismissed or denied) and (b) the certified copy is recorded in the Registry of Deeds for the County of Nantucket and indexed in the grantor index under the name of the Owner of Record or is recorded and noted on the Owner's Certificate of Title. The fee for such recording or registering shall be paid by the Owner/Applicant. ~~IJ LJ~ ~1AM-t<</J~ Chairman Dale W. Waine Clerk ~1nda F. Williams \ ~ [ :1 i :1 '! " ;1 :1 i ! ., ,! ;.1 ~ 1 !i "~-"-"----'''''''''-'-'--'''''''---''''''''''''-''''''~-'''-''''.____.._''-'--''_'~,-,"_G'''_,.......~___".___'__'.-:; --.-..._.....~---_.__._....---_...--,._-_.. 00 22 058722 '1'OWN or NANTOCItE'r BOARD or APPEALS Decision: At a pUblic hearing ot the Nantucket Board ot Appeals, duly held on September 11, 1992, at 1:00 P.M~, at the Town and County Building, Federal j(nd Broad Streets, Nantucket, the Board made th& following decision upon the application ot EDMOND J. CORRY and JUDITH M. CORRY (083-92), c/o Reade , Alger Professional Corporation, Post Ottice Box 2669, Nantucket, Massachusetts 02584, relating to premises situated at 33 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, Madaket (Assessor's Parcel 60.3.1-186), shown as Lots 41-46, inclusive, Block 26, upon Land Court Plan 2408-V (the "Locus"): 1. The applicants have requested relief of several different types in order to validate extension of the deck of the dwelling upon the Locus to its present location, about seven feet from the southerly boundary ot the Locus with New Hampshire Avenue. Required front yard setback in this Residential-2 zoning district is now 30 feat. The forms of relief proposed by tho applicants are: (a) A special permit under Nantucket Zoning By-law Section l39-33.A, for the extension ot an existing structure which violates a setback distance so as to not make the nonconforming diatance more nonconforming, with regard to the exiating deck. (b) A variance under Section .139-32, to reduce the required setback trom New Hampshire Avenue horn thirty feet to seven feet in order to validate the siting ot the existing deck. (c) A finding that "New Hampshire Avenue" is not a -street- as detinedin the Nantucket Zoning by-law and that front yard setback need not be maintained from it, together with a special permit, as provided for Residential-2 z.oning districts under By""law Section l39-l6.C(1), to reduce the ten-foot setback trom the southerly li~e ot the Locus to five feet. (d) A determination that the Locus, as a lot of record in separate ownership from all adjacent land conti~uously since prior to. the advent of zoning in Nantucket in 1972, is exempt from all setback requirements pursuant to applicable language ot Massachusetts General Laws, c. 40A, f6. . 2. The relevant zoning and buUaing history of the Locua h as follows, as presented by rhe applicants in their. application and at our public hearing: (a) The 'Locus was, when the Nantucket zoning by-law was adopted, a vacant l?t in separate ownership from all adjacent -1- - '-'_~_._"-"'_''''_4",,~, ~ ..'" .____. '1." < 1. j r i I 1 i ? I I J r I I I ! , ! ~ r' I I. I 00 23 0S872.~ land, and has not thereafter come into common ownership with any abutting parcel. (b) At the effecti..,e date of the Nantucket zoning by-law, pursuant to rts approval by the Attorney General on July 27, 1972, under the former provisions of General Laws, c. 40A, as it existed prior to the adoption of c. 808 of the Acts of 1975, the [.ocus was zoned as Residential, with minimum lot size of 5,000 squQre feet. and no setback requirements. (The [.ocus contains about 12,000 square feet of lot area, as defined in the by-law.) (c) On April 10, 1973, a building permit for the construction of a dwelling upon the Locus Was issued by the Nantucket Building Inspector. The plans submitted therewith showed a prOposed deck, to be situated up to about ten feet from the southerly line of the Locus, along its boundary' with New Hampshire Avenue. The applicants d~ not know exactly when this dwelling was comple~ed. (d) Meanwhile, the Locus was later rezoned as Residontial-2, with minimum lot area of 20,000 square fe~t. Initially, front yard setback was 20 feet, and side and rear yard setback were three feet. Later, these setback req\lirements were amended to the present 30 feet for front yard and 10 feet for side and rear yard. The appliCAnts bought the Loc:;us on January 30, 1981. (e) A CertifiCAte of Occupancy Was issued for the dwelling upon the Locua by the NantUCket Building Inspector on February 12,.1990. (f) In early 1990, after the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, a contractor engaged by the applicants demolished the deck of the dwelling upon the Locus and replaced it with a new deck, situated as close as about seven feet to the line of New Hampshire Avenue, as shown upon the plan attached hereto as Exhibit A. 3. The applicants inform us that they had no idea that their contractor had not secured a building permit for the new deck until after it was finished: nor' did they realize the existence of any attendant zoning issues. 4. New Hampshire Avenue appears as a street upon the relevant Land Court plans and Assessor's map: however, an examination of the site shows that, beyond the applicants' driveway, it is not constructed and, because of wetlands constraints (it traverses an area of coastal dunes)' undoubtedly will never be opened up for travel. The portion of -New Hampshire Avenue- lying seven teet trom the applicanta' deck ia 4ndiatinguishable from adjacent dunelands. . -2- _,_____..___..--............-.__~._..._..____...____..__........... _-:---...._._ .___........."_~Jo ,-'.._ ___.._~____~..__ ,......._ 00 2,1 ZOKIIIG' CLASSlrlCAflO/l, . .~:!. . ~ AIIf...,. . .~l?QQ9~.!\ - F~ONTAOI, , '-7.s. . it:. . FIiONT YAllO $.e. , .~ ,.~ . ~~~I.W~ ~~~l~ ~ic.: ..i.~'>:: "'....&P.. tt rXII THO. IZOOO $.I'i :: i5:ci!:~: .~~.P'j.e-fl. .:: :t9~<:7;: .-- ~-- 1:0.3.' . 18~ TOt..IW OF' "4I1'nJCKCT ." ~ ;e I ~ ~ ~~ ,~ -, Pi" 8:z 00( 3 .) ~ ~~ ;; ~. t! ~: ~. _\&I ~~ 'W "J' u- aj ~ , 111 ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ k !~. . _r{.... ~ WC\.Lf'.7:;:\ KOUU' rL.::l ~O. .s.I.- "z TOWIl OF W"-IIl\JCKIi:T I CfIlT.,Y. AS OF . . ~..I',,'~, . , . . T'" T ~ eUll.OIHGIS, 1'/AlII LOOA T'D ON TNf OIIOVNO AS SHOWN HERrON. ~.~'i ~ '&t.rbtA PROFE SIONAL LANa SURVEYOR IIUILDIHG LOCATIO II 'LAlI 01' LAND IN NANTUCKET, MASS. SCAL!! ,.. %0 DArr. JI/WC 1(, ",z. Ow.." .~.b,NfWP. -T-. ! .J,lIpf'?f ,'1'. ~~~r: to~ 41 Tllle\I ~ 0.... ~r~. n~,. : , PI... !-'S:".;;,.fQS'.~. , " Lo~...: .3.3. .'!L'.,{ .1{4.'1~i/!I?~ ,~Yf", . . , THIS PLOT PLAN WA'."up.....n FOil THr TOWN OJO NANTUCKET IV/LOINO OEPARTUENT OM. Y AHa. SHOUlO NOT If CONSICEREO A PROPERTY LHf lURVEY, THI PLAN .II1ll1.'UU/QULW;at..IQ UTAeUSH PROFfRTY LINES. FENCES, HEDeES 011 ANY ANCUARY.STRUCTURES OH THE PRE"ISES. '~~io"s"~~~R:~A~~f~,s~~~~HY OH CUIlAENT "ART-BLACn/ELL , ASSOCIATES. .1... ~~~l~~TO~~A~,;o6/T~i"P%i;::~~HS~~~~ 6 YOUNGS \fAY ~~~~=~woa" r"t~:';~~H~R~::n~: t:~o~~~WN NANTUCKET, blASS. 02554 "0 3 , Be ".or (&08) 2ta-un ASSESSOR' MAP: ."'. , .', . PARCEL, ~ . .",1 r HOT 10 ec Iiaotw!D. BB. 1044 r; '''''''IlI.. 058722 . .. ft:' ~. ,.t: :~ .a: I i I ., j .- I - I I !. i i I ~ I . I I ~ [ I I II ~ , t , '. . ~.. ~~ i '. ~l 00 25 058722 5. No neighborhood opposition to the app1'icants' request for relief was received: one neighbor spoke in favor of it. The Planning Board recommendation was unfavorable. 6. Based upon the foregoing unusual history. the application, materials submitted with the application, and testimony and evidence presented at the public hearing, a majority of the Board finds that. owing to circumstances ~elating to the soil conditions and topography of the Locus (in that the portion of the Locus between the dwelling and New Hampshire Avenue, and the adjacent portion of New Hampshire Avenue .itself. are dunelands not susceptible of development) and especially affecting the Locus but not affecting generally the Residential-2 zoning district, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the zoning by-law would involve substantial hardship, financial or otherwise . (the demoli tion of the existing deck), to the applicants, and that desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nUllifying or substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of the by-law. The Board further finds that the dwelling and former deck upon the Locus conformed to .zoning requirements when built, and later became nonconforming as a result of zoning changes: and that the 1990 alteration, insofar as it did not make the nonconforming setback more nonconforming. will not be substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood. 7. Accordingly, based upon a finding that New Hampshire Avenue is a street, by a vote of four members in favor and one (Balas) opposed, the Board grants relief by variance under Section 139-32.1'. from front yard setback requirements to confirm and validate the location of the existing dwelling and deck upon the Locus, as shown upon Exhibit A hereto. 8. The applicants withdrew at our hearing all of their other requests for relief, and such withdrawal, without p'.j.d'c.. ... .llov.d by. ."'~_ of tb. ~OJc)~^~ Dated: ~~.~~~~992 ~ .... I ,.f,..,.":....... ,.' , \.' U C.." .. "'" "'.. . . ~ .,' ,..' .......... .; '" ...... . I CERTIFY T~~9~YS ~VE E~Ahfh THE OECISlON WAS FILED ~~ OFFICE rn: Tl1fT QWN cttfll<, AND-THAT ~~~:~ . ~.. ;'.foI~.~r'r./~1~:' :;." '~. ..'.~<~?~,~~~:~~;~~:~;~~~~;,(~.: '.1 .,,;t W ejw/18/CORRYBOA ~3-~~~~ AsfT -:rave" ~(~ ( ';i. ---.~_....-....-- ......-. ........_......_---"':"'..:..~_.....~_.....----~~>-~-....._-~.....-.---_- '. Ofl('~o ~ ~ Q ~ ~ uJ \ \ Q ;!);l:~::.. Z :I i \~ ~ at.~ 1 ~ ~~'~J~ ~, ....-Ila:~ ffi f$\ >' e ~ a ~~ e % & ~ \ ~J ~l ,. .f. . I '1 0' J .~ I I I i I i ! I I 1 I i i ! t ~ , t , t ! /., , " Iii ~ I I I. ~ I J . I j I l. Town of Nantucket Web GIS - Printable Map Page 1 of 1 Town of Nantucket Web GIS Prop 10 Address Sale Date Sale Price Book/Page Lot Size 60.3.1 186 33 NEW HAMPSHIRE AV 01/01/1981 $0 C0009/ 551 0.28 acres NOT A LEGAL DOCUM ENT '. ~"', h i' iJ!;, Jf\ _.t ",......-/,.1\\ ~'\ j//~ ..'""'> r',,---,--- 'r ?' .~ '( ........,""---.,..~._~ "--'-" For general reference only: Important caveats which must be considered when using this data are available from the Nantucket GIS Coordinator. Disclaimer The information displayed on this or any other map produced by The Town of Nantucket is for reference purposes only. The Town of Nantucket does not guarantee the accuracy of the data. Users are responsible for determining the suitability for individual needs. All information is from the Town of Nantucket Geographic Information System (GIS) database. Town of Nantucket, Massachusetts Map Composed 12/5/2007 Copyright 2005 Town of Nantucket. MA All rights reserved. Developed by AppGeo http://host.app geo. comlnantucketmalPrintab leMap. aspx?Preserve= Width&Map Width=864&Map... 12/5/2007