2008-01-17 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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'fWACLkRK Town of Reading ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes of January 17, 2008 Members present: Robert Redfern, Chairman John Jarema Susan Miller Clark Petschek Paul Dustin Members absent: Peter Tedesco FACING. MASS. 2008 FE 2 2 P d• p 1 A meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts, at 7:00 P.M. Also attending the meeting was Glen Redmond, Commissioner of Buildings. Case # 08-01 Continuation of a Public Hearing on the petition of Sandra M. Carter who seeks a Special Permit under Section(s) 6.3.17 of the Zoning By-laws in order to demolish an existing single family ' dwelling on a non-conforming lot (Option A & B) on the property located at 355 Franklin Street in Reading, MA. James Andella, who has a Purchase & Sales agreement on the property, said he submitted drainage calculations to the Town but the Town Engineer wanted a higher standard than what the Conservation Commission required. He said he made the proposed house smaller as shown in the plans submitted late this afternoon. He said the side setbacks, as well as front and rear setbacks, would now meet the zoning requirements due to the reduced size of the proposed dwelling. The Chairman asked for the new plot plan and Mr. Andella said he did not have a new plot plan, he thought the Board should use the plans previously submitted and the Board could do the calculations to reduce these plans by 18". The Chairman explained he would have to submit a new certified plot plan. The Chairman also asked for the total impervious area and Mr. Andella said that was on the plot plan. The Chairman said he also did not see the total calculation for the impervious area on the plot plan. Mr. Andella said it must be on the drainage calculations and the Chairman told him it should be on the new certified plot plan. The Chairman read from a memo submitted on January 17, 2008 by the Town Engineer that said the submitted drainage plan should be sufficient with minor changes but the proposed impervious area was also not mentioned in this memo. ZBA Meeting, January 17, 2008