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Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Q'6Jg'IHCOFpO�P� <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Zoning Board of Appeals <br />Date: 2016-08-04 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: General Business <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />David Traniello, Chair <br />Damase Caouette <br />Nick Pernice <br />John Jarema <br />Kathleen Hackett <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Robert Redfern <br />Others Present: <br />T0v;ti C! F;K <br />READING, M A CSS. <br />1011 RPR I q P 4.- 26 I <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Selectmen Meeting Room <br />Jeff Dorenfeld, Mike Newhouse, Brad and Rita Bridges, Robert Buckley, Kim <br />Saunders <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Caitlin Saunders, Recording Secretary <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Case 16-14 <br />Michael Newhouse was present as council for CJM Builders, Inc. <br />He noted this lot is in the S15 district and is conforming. One non -conforming garage <br />encroaches on two properties. The property has 8 habitable rooms and was constructed <br />before 1942. The property is in a unique state of disrepair. He believes this property meets <br />the criteria for a variance. This lot is significantly larger than the two directly abutting lots. <br />The property is in such a state of disrepair the owner cannot afford to keep up with repairs. <br />There are 16 different two family dwellings very close to the property and only three of <br />them have bigger lots than this one. If the plan moves forward the building will be <br />compliant in all aspects. <br />Mr. Traniello acknowledged a letter from Building Inspector Glen Redmond and a letter from <br />the applicant explaining her circumstances. <br />Ms. Hackett asked Mr. Newhouse to explain how the application meets requirement number <br />one. <br />Mr. Newhouse noted when you couple the size of the property with the disrepair; those <br />things together satisfy the criteria. <br />Mr. Jarema noted the architectural plans do not match the square footage when converting. <br />He asked if the new frontage will be on Johanna and Mr. Newhouse noted it will be. He <br />asked about a basement and Mr. Newhouse noted the plans have not gotten that far. <br />Page 1 1 <br />