| Agenda: | TOWN OF CHATHAM
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
LEGAL NOTICE
The Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, May 28, 2020, starting at 3:00 PM on the following applications:
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Application No. 20-018: Thirty-Eight Briggs Way Nominee Trust, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 38 Briggs Way, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 17D Block 5 Lot B1. The Applicant seeks to modify Special Permit No. 17-038 to allow for an alternate location of the elevated stairway over a coastal bank. The lot contains 43,558 square feet of buildable upland in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 14 and Section VIII.D.2.b. of the Protective Bylaw.
Application No. 20-019: John and Pamela Cummings, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 59 Hardings Lane, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 14C Block 31 Lot 22. The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the existing dwelling and shed and the construction of a new dwelling. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 24.8 feet from the northerly abutter where a 25 foot setback is required. The proposed dwelling will comply with all bulk and dimensional requirements of the Bylaw but is considered a substantial alteration and under the Second Except Clause of Section 6 of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, such substantial alteration requires the grant of a Special Permit. The existing building coverage is 2,936 square feet (9.7%) and the proposed building coverage is 3,024 square feet (9.98%) where 10% is the maximum allowed. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 30,300 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 6 and Section V.B. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.
Application No. 20-020: Stephen and Mary Keating, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 41 Wood Carver Knoll, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 11D Block 25 Lot B. The Applicant seeks to install a 320 foot elevated catwalk across the salt marsh. The lot contains 1.29 acres in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 9 and Section VIII.B.2.d. of the Protective Bylaw.
Application No. 20-021: Marks Family Chatham Realty Trust, c/o Kevin Marks, owner of property located at 7 Perkins Drive, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 2A Block 86 Lot PE4. The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the construction of additions and removal of an existing shed. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 7.9 feet from the easterly abutter. The proposed additions will be nonconforming in that they will be located 7.7 feet from the easterly abutter where a 15 foot setback is required. The existing building coverage is 1,061 square feet (12.05%) and the proposed building coverage is 1,313 square feet (14.92%) where 15% is the maximum allowed. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 8,800 square feet where 20,000 square feet is required in the R20 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 6 and Section V.B. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.
Application No. 20-022: Morris Island Nominee Trust, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 46 Little Beach Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 16A Block 27 Lot H44. The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of a new dwelling. Also proposed is the construction of a new driveway and installation of a fence as allowed by Special Permit under Sections IV.A.3.a. and IV.A.3.d. of the Bylaw. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 15.2 feet Seagull Road and 29.6 feet Little Beach Road and within the Coastal Conservancy District. The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 16.5 feet from Seagull Road and 5.5 feet from Little Beach Road where a 40 foot setback is required and will remain within the Coastal Conservancy District where a 50 foot setback is required. The existing building coverage is 527 square feet and the proposed building coverage is 832 square feet where 2,800 square feet is the maximum allowed. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 0 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required and contains 13,226 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Sections 6 and 9 and Sections V.B. and VIII.D.2.b. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.
Application No. 20-023: Morris Island Nominee Trust, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 47 Little Beach Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 16A Block 27 Lot H44. The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of a new dwelling. Also proposed is the construction of a new driveway as allowed by Special Permit under Section IV.A.3.d. of the Bylaw. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 30.3 feet and 12.8 feet from Little Beach Road, -1.7 feet from the southwesterly abutter and within the Coastal Conservancy District. The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 7 feet and 0.1 feet from Little Beach Road where a 40 foot setback is required, 0.7 feet from the southwesterly abutter where a 25 foot setback is required and will remain within the Coastal Conservancy District where a 50 foot setback is required. The existing building coverage is 695 square feet and the proposed building coverage is 1,152 square feet where 2,800 square feet is the maximum allowed. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 0 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required and contains 4,970 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Sections 6 and 9 and Sections V.B. and VIII.D.2.b. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.
Application No. 20-024: Morris Island Nominee Trust, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 53 Little Beach Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 16A Block 26 Lot H52. The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of a new dwelling. Also proposed is the construction of a new driveway as allowed by Special Permit under Section IV.A.3.d. of the Bylaw. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 32.5 feet from Little Beach Road and within the Coastal Conservancy District. The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 29.6 feet from Little Beach Road where a 40 foot setback is required and will remain within the Coastal Conservancy District where a 50 foot setback is required. The existing building coverage is 1,412 square feet and the proposed building coverage is 1,806 square feet where 2,800 square feet is the maximum allowed. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 0 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required and contains 28,900 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Sections 6 and 9 and Sections V.B. and VIII.D.2.b. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.
Application No. 20-014: 34 Chatham Village Trust, c/o Michael D. Ford, Esq., PO Box 485, West Harwich, MA 02671, owner of property located at 34 Holway Street, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 17C Block 37 Lot 16A. The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the existing dwelling and garage and the construction of a new dwelling. Also proposed is the construction of a new driveway and extension of an existing footpath as allowed by Special Permit under Sections IV.A.3.a. and IV.A.3.d. of the Bylaw. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 21.3 feet from the road and within the Coastal Conservancy District. The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 21.3 feet from the road where a 25 foot setback is required and will remain within the Coastal Conservancy District where a 50 foot setback is required. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 2,460 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required. The lot contains 39,914 square feet in the R20 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Sections 6 and 9 and Sections V.B. and VIII.D.2.b. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw. Continued from April 23, 2020.
Application No. 20-017: Caroline C. Roberts, c/o Benjamin Zehnder, Esq., PO Box 2300, Orleans, MA 02653, owner of property located at 35 Stillwater Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 9J Block 33 Lot SW11. The Applicant proposes to construct a detached garage with a second floor Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on a nonconforming lot which requires the grant of a Special Permit. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 36,934 square feet where 60,000 square feet is required in a R60 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 9 and Sections VIII.D.2.b. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw. Continued from April 23, 2020.
Other Business:
Approval of Minutes
Public Comments
Plans, site plans, and all other documents related to these Applications are on file with the Department of Community Development and may be viewed as attachments below on the town website.
The full agenda for this meeting will be posted at: www.mytowngovernment.org/02633 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
Robert Hessler
Chairman |