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aulnlCtFRK <br />Town of Reading <br />ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS <br />` ~.'Minutes of January 3, 2008 <br />Members present: Robert Redfern, Chairman <br />Paul Dustin <br />Clark Petschek <br />Peter Tedesco <br />Susan Miller <br />John Jarema <br />Members absent: <br />RECEIVED <br />0WN CLERK <br />RED 01,NG, MASS. <br />1808 FEB 22 P a: 01 <br />A meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the <br />Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts, at 7:00 P.M. Also attending the meeting <br />was Glen Redmond, Commissioner of Buildings. <br />Case # 08-01 <br />A Public Hearing on the petition of Sandra M. Carter who seeks a Special Permit under Section <br />6.3.17 of the Zoning By-laws in order to demolish an existing single family dwelling on a non- <br />conforming lot (Option A & B) on the property located at 355 Franklin Street in Reading, MA. <br />James Andella, who has a Purchase & Sales Agreement for the property, represented the owner, <br />Sandra Carter. He said they want to demolish the existing dwelling and replace it with a new, <br />larger structure. He submitted two plans for the proposed structure, one of which provided for a <br />side setback that was more non-conforming than the other but which Mr. Andella said would <br />look better for the neighborhood. The existing house on the lot was built in 1942 and is in <br />disrepair. <br />This property was originally one larger lot containing the large white house and a smaller house <br />on the same lot. Mr. Andella said this property had been divided into two lots (ANR) with a <br />house on each lot and that the two lots had been recorded at the Registry of Deeds in October <br />2007. <br />Mi. Dustin wanted to know how a non-conforming lot could be subdivided into two lots that are <br />even more non-conforming; and now become build-able lots. Mr. Andella said it was an old law <br />and he just followed the law. Mr. Jarema said when you subdivide a lot all it means is that you <br />have subdivided that lot. It does not mean it now becomes two build-able lots. Mr. Jarema said <br />this situation is not practicable and does not meet the intent of the by-law. <br />The Chairman read aloud a memo given to the Board by Mr. Andella that was written by Town <br />Counsel to the Town Planner and that gives Town Counsel's opinion regarding the subdivision <br />ZBA Minutes, January 3, 2008 <br />t <br />