2013-12-05 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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Town of Reading Meeting Minutes low� �Lrw� DECEIVED i OWN CLERK :O NG, MASS. Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Zoning Board of Appeals Date: 2013 -12 -05 Building: Reading Town Hall Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: General Business Attendees: Members - Present: Damase Caouette, Chair Robert Redfern John Jarema Erik Hagstrom David Traniello Kathleen Hackett John Miles Members - Not Present: Glen Redmond Others Present: a L6 12 P 3- 22 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Selectmen Meeting Room Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Maureen M. Knight, Recording Secretary Topics of Discussion: CASE # 13 -12 A Public Hearing on the petition of Alice Beltran who seeks a Variance under Section 4.2.1 of the zoning bylaws in order to modify a Variance granted on December 17, 1957 in order to use the existing cottage for the use of a dwelling on the property located at 29 Gardner Road in Reading, Massachusetts. Attorney Michael Osbourne represented Alice Beltran. Attorney Osbourne summarized the 1957 variance that was granted the previous owner and that was limited to the owner's lifetime. From 1957 the cottage has been used as a secondary dwelling. Building permits have been issued for this cottage over the years. Ms. Beltran wants to continue the use of this cottage as a secondary dwelling. Her in -laws presently live in this cottage. Attorney Osbourne said it would be a financial hardship if Ms. Beltran could not use this structure as a secondary dwelling. He listed the reasons why he thought there was a simple solution and that was to determine that the 1957 variance was granted to the property and not the owner as was actually done. He then presented what he thought were the criteria needed to grant a new variance. Attorney Osbourne reviewed the history and granting of the variance, modification, and subsequent appeals. He asked for the discretion of the Board in order to resolve this issue. He Page 1 1 INCO VO Town of Reading Meeting Minutes low� �Lrw� DECEIVED i OWN CLERK :O NG, MASS. Board - Committee - Commission - Council: Zoning Board of Appeals Date: 2013 -12 -05 Building: Reading Town Hall Address: 16 Lowell Street Purpose: General Business Attendees: Members - Present: Damase Caouette, Chair Robert Redfern John Jarema Erik Hagstrom David Traniello Kathleen Hackett John Miles Members - Not Present: Glen Redmond Others Present: a L6 12 P 3- 22 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Selectmen Meeting Room Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Maureen M. Knight, Recording Secretary Topics of Discussion: CASE # 13 -12 A Public Hearing on the petition of Alice Beltran who seeks a Variance under Section 4.2.1 of the zoning bylaws in order to modify a Variance granted on December 17, 1957 in order to use the existing cottage for the use of a dwelling on the property located at 29 Gardner Road in Reading, Massachusetts. Attorney Michael Osbourne represented Alice Beltran. Attorney Osbourne summarized the 1957 variance that was granted the previous owner and that was limited to the owner's lifetime. From 1957 the cottage has been used as a secondary dwelling. Building permits have been issued for this cottage over the years. Ms. Beltran wants to continue the use of this cottage as a secondary dwelling. Her in -laws presently live in this cottage. Attorney Osbourne said it would be a financial hardship if Ms. Beltran could not use this structure as a secondary dwelling. He listed the reasons why he thought there was a simple solution and that was to determine that the 1957 variance was granted to the property and not the owner as was actually done. He then presented what he thought were the criteria needed to grant a new variance. Attorney Osbourne reviewed the history and granting of the variance, modification, and subsequent appeals. He asked for the discretion of the Board in order to resolve this issue. He Page 1 1