Information for Meeting of Zoning Board of Appeals
Thursday November 01, 2018 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, November 1, 2018, starting at 4:00 PM in the Town Annex Large Meeting Room, 261 George Ryder Road, on the following applications:

Application No. 18-083: Thomas and Jane Wilson, owners of property located at 6 Geranium, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 8D Block 29 Lot R19.  The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the construction of a 49 square foot garden shed.  The proposed shed requires the grant of a Special Permit under Section III.D.3.h. of the Protective Bylaw, as it proposed to be located 5 feet from the road where a 25 foot setback is required.  The existing building coverage is 18.3% and the proposed building coverage is 18.5% where 15% is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 10,000 square feet where 20,000 square feet is required in an R20 Zoning District.  A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Sections 6 & 9 and Sections V.B & VIII.D.2.b. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.

Application No. 18-084: David Bixby, owner of property located at 24 Geranium Drive, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 8D Block 27 Lot R25.  The Applicant seeks to the Applicant seeks a Dimensional Variance from the allowable building coverage the construction of a 96 square foot garden shed.  The existing building coverage is 1,485 square feet (14.8%) and the proposed building coverage is 1,581 square feet (15.7%) where 15% is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 10,059 square feet where 20,000 square feet is required in an R20 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. 18-085: Frank and Susan Pinto, c/o Michael D. Ford, Esq., PO Box 485, West Harwich, MA 02671, owner of property located at 171 Queen Anne Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 14E Block 16 Lot 12.  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.  The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is setback 23.8 feet from the easterly abutter and is setback 33.4 feet from the road.  The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be setback 33.7 feet from the road.  The existing building coverage is 1,132 square feet (8.3%) and the proposed dwelling will have a building coverage of 2,034 square feet (14.9%) where 15% is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 78.97 feet of frontage where 150 feet is required and contains a total of 13,691 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. 18-060: 782 Main Chatham LLC, c/o Benjamin Zehnder, Esq., PO Box 2300, Orleans, MA 02653, owners of property located at 784 Main Street, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 14E Block 36 Lot 55.  The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming structure and use on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the existing structure containing four (4) apartments incidental to a commercial use and the construction of a new structure containing three (3) apartments incidental to a commercial use.  Also proposed is the construction of a three car garage.  The existing mixed use structure located at 782 Main Street will remain unchanged.  The existing structure is nonconforming in that it is setback 8.9 feet from the westerly abutter and 14.7 feet from the easterly abutter. The proposed structure will be nonconforming in that it will be 12.1 feet from the westerly abutter where 15 feet is required.  The existing lot coverage is 10,971 square feet (60%) and the proposed lot coverage is 12,729 square feet (69.6%) where 70% is the maximum allowed.  The parking is and will remain nonconforming within the westerly abutters setback at 7.5 feet and within the easterly abutters setback at 5.3 feet where 10 feet is required. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 18,282 square feet where 50,000 square feet is required for the existing uses in the GB2 Zoning District.  A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Sections 6 & 9 and Sections V.B. & VIII.D.2.b. of the Protective Bylaw.  Under Application No. 18-061, the Applicant seeks a Dimensional Variance from the required 15 foot abutters setback, the floor area requirement that 51% be utilized as commercial space and the land area requirement for three (3) apartments incidental to a commercial use to allow for the construction of the of the new structures as described above.  A Dimensional Variance is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 10 and Section VIII.D.2.c of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.  
Continued from August 9, 2018 August 23, 2018 and September 27, 2018.


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