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� Fq <br />Town of Reading <br />6�r �{{ x Meeting Minutes <br />e�9+IN(aftr'��� <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Zoning Board of Appeals <br />Date: 2022-04-07 <br />Building: Reading Town Hall <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: Hybrid <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />RFAD!NG, MA. <br />Rk <br />2023 FEB - I PN 2.15 <br />Time: 7:00 PM <br />Location: Select Board Meeting Room <br />Session: <br />Version: Final <br />Hillary Mateev, Cy Caouette, Alex Normandin, Ryan Bourque, Andrew <br />Grasberger, and Patrick Houghton <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Cynde Hartman <br />Others Present: <br />Staff Planner Andrew MacNichol, Building Inspector Bret Bennett, Monica <br />McCarthy, Sean McCarthy, Nancy Twomey, Mark Mullijan <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Amanda Beatrice <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />The meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM <br />Case #22-06 -57 County Road <br />ZBA Chair Hillary Mateev opened the public hearing for Case #22-06-57 County Road. She read the legal notice <br />into the record and swore in members of the public wishing to speak. <br />The applicant John McCarthy briefly explained that they were looking to expand their kitchen and have a small <br />mudroom/entryway to help accommodate their families' need for more space. <br />Building Commissioner Bret Bennett stated that a corner lot has two front yards and based on the definition of <br />frontage & front yard, this lot has frontage on both County Road and Howard Street. <br />John McCarthy noted that his garage and driveway are located on the side of the house set further back from the <br />main entrance and they want to maintain the entrance on the side. They have always used the entrance on the <br />side of the house (Howard Street). Due to the setup of the property, there is no place to put cars in front of the <br />house. <br />ZBA Member Alex Normandin stated that he agreed that there were two front yards. <br />ZBA Member Cy Caouette asked John if they thought about doing anything to use the back -deck entrance through <br />the Garage. John stated that it would take a lot of landscaping outside to make that entranceway safe as there is a <br />slant/hill next to the garages with cobblestone as a wall. Monica McCarthy noted they would have to carry <br />everything around the entire house to use that entrance. Cy asked the applicants how they would proceed if they <br />were not granted a Variance. John said that they would not have enough space for the proposed work; gas line <br />electrical etc. <br />Page I I <br />