Information for Meeting of Zoning Board of Appeals
Thursday July 13, 2017 4:00 PM EDT

TOWN OF CHATHAM
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
LEGAL NOTICE

The Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, July 13, 2017, starting at 4:00 PM in the Town Annex Large Meeting Room, 261 George Ryder Road, on the following applications:

Application No. 17-044: Christopher Gorgone, c/o William G. Litchfield, Esq., 330 Orleans Road, North Chatham, MA 02650, owners of property located at 687 Fox Hill Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 12M Block 22 Lot C5. The Applicant proposes to change, alter, or expand a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the construction of a deck. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 31.5 feet from the Coastal Conservancy District where a 50 foot setback is required.  The proposed deck will be located 21 feet from the Coastal Conservancy District.  Also proposed is the relocation of the driveway, construction of a shed and the installation of a kayak rack within the Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain ele. 11).  The existing building coverage is 2,161 square feet (19.9%) and the proposed building coverage is 2,261 square feet (20.8%) where 15% is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 10,863 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required and contains 28,675 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in an R40 Zoning District.  A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 6 and Sections IV.A.3.a., IV.A.3.d. and V.B. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.

Application No. 17-045: Cynthia Rowe Pelletier, c/o Sarah Turano-Flores, Esq., PO Box 1630, Hyannis, MA 02601, owner of property located at 0 & 27 Little Beach Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 16A Block 23 Lot H7B and Map 16A Block 24A Lot H112. The Applicant proposes to change, alter, or expand a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling.  The existing dwelling is located wholly within the Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain ele. 13) where a 50 foot setback is required.  The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 22.2 feet from the road.  The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 21 feet from the road where 40 feet is required.  The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is setback 10.5 feet from the southerly abutter and is located 10.1 feet from the northerly abutter.  The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 10.5 feet from the southerly abutter and 13 feet from the northerly abutter where 25 feet is required.  Also proposed is the installation of an exterior mechanical system appliance (blower unit) 12 feet from the southerly abutter.  The existing building coverage is 946 square feet and the proposed building coverage is 1,634 square feet where 2,800 square feet is the maximum allowed. The combined lots are conforming in that they contain 40,896 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required but are nonconforming in that they contain 87.4 feet of frontage where 150 feet is required and contain 0 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required in an R40 Zoning District.  A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Sections 6 and 9 and Sections III.D.3.g., IV.A.6.b., V.B. and VIII.D.2.b. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.

Application No. 17-046: Michael and Elizabeth Duncan c/o William G. Litchfield, Esq., 330 Orleans Road, North Chatham, MA 02650, owner of property located at 131 Landing Lane, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 13K Block 25 Lot R7.  The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling. Also proposed is the installation of exterior mechanical system appliances (air conditioning compressors and generator).  The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 20.5 feet from the northerly abutters setback and 21.1 feet from the southerly abutters setback.  The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 21.1 feet from the northerly abutters setback and 22 feet from the southerly abutters setback where 25 feet is required.  The proposed exterior mechanical system appliances will be located 17.2 feet from southerly abutter where 25 feet is required.  The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 29.5 feet from the Coastal Conservancy District.  The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it is located 14.6 feet from the Coastal Conservancy District where a 50 foot setback is required.  The existing building coverage is 2,024 square feet (13.6%) and the proposed building coverage is 2,222 square feet (14.9%) where 15% is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 14,932 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required and contains 20,550 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 Sections III.D.3.g. and V.B. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.   

Application No. 17-047: Eastward MBT LLC, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of the property located at Lot 18 Hydrangea Lane, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 13F Block 29 Lot H18.  The Applicant seeks a Variance under Section VIII.D.2.c. from the requirements of Appendix II, to locate a single family dwelling 32 feet from the road where a 50 foot setback is required.  Special Permit No. 16-081 was granted on November 3, 2016 which allowed for the construction of a single family dwelling in the GB3 Zoning District.  A Dimensional Variance is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 10 and Section VIII.D.2.c of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.     

Application No. 17-048: Eastward MBT LLC, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of the property located at Lot 18 Hydrangea Lane, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 13F Block 29 Lot H18.  The Applicant seeks to modify Special Permit No. 16-081 granted on November 3, 2016, to remove Condition No. 4, in its entirety.  This condition prohibited between June 15th and September 15th, exterior construction, weekend work and limited the construction hours from 8:00m to 5:00 pm. The lot contains 17,712 square feet where 10,000 square feet is required in a GB3 Zoning District.   A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 14 and Section V.B. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.  

Application No. 17-049: Sara Wilson and John E. Morave, Trust, c/o Kevin Boyar, PO Box 21, West Barnstable, MA 02668, owners of property located at 442 Main Street also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 15D Block 51 Lot 92. The Applicant proposes to convert a commercial structure to a single family dwelling in a GB zone which requires the grant of a Special Permit.  There are no changes proposed to the exterior of the structure.  The lot is conforming in that it contains 7,890 square feet where 7,000 square feet is required in a GB2 Zoning District.  A Special Permit is required under Section III.C.4.c.26 of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.

Application No. 17-038: 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 construct an elevated stairway, a 4 foot by 75 foot seasonal pier and a 12 foot by 20 foot float in a Coastal Conservancy District (Chatham Harbor).  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 9 and Section IV.A.3.a. and IV.A.6.c. of the Protective Bylaw. Continued from June 8, 2017.   

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, 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.

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.

David Nixon
Chairman