| Agenda: | The Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 14, 2012, starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Town Annex Meeting Room, 261 George Ryder Road, on the following appeals:
Appeal No. 12-043: Kathryn W. DeFord, Trustee, K.W. DeFord Trust No. 1, 244 Barcliff Ave., Chatham, MA 02633, c/o William G. Litchfield, Esq., 330 Orleans Road, No. Chatham, MA 02650, owner of property located at 244 Barcliff Ave., also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 14G as Lot 9. The appellant proposes to expand a nonconforming single family dwelling via the addition of a 22 foot by 18 foot addition containing a bedroom, bath and storage, on the westerly side, 34.4 feet from the road where a 40 foot setback is required. The building coverage will increase from an existing 3,988 sq. ft. to 4,354 sq. ft. where a maximum of 2,950 sq. ft. is allowed. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 29.7 ft. from the road where a 40 foot setback is required, a barn is located 5.9 ft. from the easterly lot line and 1.5 ft. from the northerly lot where a 25 ft. setback is required from each lot line, and the building coverage (3,988 sq. ft.) exceeds the maximum allowable coverage (2,950 sq. ft.). The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 26,790 sq. ft. where 40,000 sq. ft. is required. The Zoning District is R-40. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-047: Timothy & Mary Christine Sheehan, 34 Main St., Wenham, MA 02984, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., P.O. Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owners of property located at 314 Morris Island Road, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 15A as Lot H87. The appellants propose to expand a nonconforming single family dwelling via the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling, 28.8 feet from the road where a 40 foot setback is required, and partially within a Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain, el. 9 and Coastal Bank) where a 50 foot setback is required. The building coverage will increase from 3,257 sq. ft. to 4,124 sq. ft. where a maximum of 2,850 sq. ft. is allowed. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located partially within a Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain, el. 9 & Coastal Bank) where a 50 foot setback is required, and covers 3,257 sq. ft. of the buildable upland where a maximum of 2,850 sq. ft. is allowed. The property contains 40,921 sq. ft. total, with 22,300 sq. ft. of buildable upland in an R-40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-048: Marc & Mena Hachey, 8 Southgate Drive, Annandale, NJ 08801, c/o timothy R. Smith, 1281 Main St., Chatham, MA 02633, owners of property located at 83 Potonumecut Road, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 8J as Lot C155. The appellants propose to expand a nonconforming single family dwelling via the addition of a 20 foot by 27 foot master bedroom and bath on the northwesterly side, 21.3 feet from the lot line where a 25 foot setback is required. One bedroom on the first floor will be eliminated via internal renovations. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 21.8 feet from the westerly lot line where a 25 foot setback is required. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 20,400 sq. ft. where 60,000 sq. ft. is required, and 120 linear ft. of frontage where 150 ft. is required. The Zoning District is R-60. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-049: Richard A. Marks & Jennifer E. Morrison, Trustees, 9 Windmill Lane Realty Trust, 198 Babcock St., Brookline, MA 02446, c/o Michael D. Ford, Esq., P.O. Box 485, W. Harwich, MA 02671, owners of property located at 9 Windmill Lane, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 16A s Lot H10. The appellants to expand a nonconforming single family dwelling via the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling, 11.2 feet from the northerly lot line where a 25 foot setback is required, 25.4 feet from Windmill Lane where a 40 foot setback is required, and within a Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain, AE Zone, el. 9) where a 50 foot setback is required. The building coverage will exceed the maximum allowable coverage of 15% because the lot contains no buildable upland, and the height of the proposed dwelling, at 28.7 feet, exceeds the maximum allowable height of 20 feet in a Coastal Conservancy District. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 9.7 feet from the northerly lot line where a 25 foot setback is required and within a Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain, AE Zone, el. 9) where a 50 foot setback is required, and exceeds the maximum allowable building coverage (no buildable upland). The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 11,350 sq. ft. where 40,000 sq. ft. is required and 0 sq. ft. of buildable upland where 20,000 sq. ft. is required. The Zoning District is R-40. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-050: Mark & Kathleen Castigilione, 81 Lukes Woods Road, New Canaan, CT 06840, c/o Daniel A. Sylver, 17 Pond View Ave., Chatham, MA 02633, owners of property located at 77 Mill Pond Road, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 15C as Lot 15. The appellants propose to expand a nonconforming single family dwelling via the addition of a 14.7 foot by 21 foot garage with deck above on the easterly side, 4.3 feet from the lot line where a 15 foot setback is required. The building coverage will increase from an existing 32.1% (1,804 sq. ft.) to 37% (1,631 sq. ft.) where a maximum of 15% is allowed. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 3 ft. from the westerly lot line where a 15 ft. setback is required, and the existing building coverage exceeds the maximum allowable of 15%. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 4,410 sq. ft. where 20,000 sq. ft. is required, and 44.8 linear ft. of frontage where 100 ft. is required. The Zoning District is R-40. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-051: Jack Wills, Inc., 179 Newbury St., Boston, MA 02116, c/o Daniel M. Creedon, III, Esq., 1436 Iyanough Road, Suite 1, Hyannis, MA 02601, lessees of property located at 515 (521) Main Street, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 15D as Lot 58. The appellants propose to establish and operate a Formula Business at the subject property. The property contains 10,980 sq. ft. in a GB-1 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under Section III.C.4.c., District Regulations, District Area Regulations, General Business Districts, Uses Requiring a Special Permit, of the Protective Bylaw.
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Plans, site plans, and all other documents related to these Appeals are on file with the Department of Community Development, located at 261 George Ryder Road and may be viewed Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Edward M. Fouhy
Chairman |