2006-01-05 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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~a~a C~~RK Town of Reading ;'s = C ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS L LE ' I h-1- Minutes of January 5, 20,06 _ "1" ' Members present: Members absent: Susan Miller Robert Redfern John Jarema Paul Dustin Michael Conway Marl-, Gillis 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 present was Glen Redmond, Commissioner of Buildings. Case # 05-31 A Public Hearing on the petition of Edward G. Thomas who seeks a Special Permit under Section(s) 6.3.17 of the Zoning By-laws in order to construct a new single family dwelling on a non-confonning lot on the property located at 99 Oak Street. Michael Conway recused himself from the case because he is a neighbor of the Applicant. Richard Bova spoke on behalf of the Applicant. They want to build a 2,800 square foot home on the non-conforming lot that has 14,478 square feet with only 85' frontage. The existing dwelling is a small cape. The new dwelling will comply with all the current zoning setbacks and it will be no more than 32' high at the ridgeline. It will have four bedrooms instead of the two in the current dwelling. The Board asked about the drawing that showed a walkout with sliding doors off the dining room. Mr. Bova said that it would have an on-grade patio. There will be 18.84% lot coverage including the garage. The existing shed will be moved to the rear of the lot or maybe even be removed. The Board did not have any problems with the proposed design and said it will fit more with the neighborhood than the existing cape. On a motion by Robert Redfern, seconded by John Jarema, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to grant the Applicant a Special Permit under Section 6.3.17 of the Zoning By-laws in order to January 5, 2006