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TOWN OF READING <br />ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS <br />MINUTES-SEPTEMBER 15, 1994 <br />Members Present: Ardith ieworka, Chairman <br />:john Coote <br />Stephen Tucker* <br />Christopher Vaccaro <br />Susan Gaskell* <br />*Indicates non-voting member <br />A meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was held in the <br />Selo---~tmen$s Meeting Room of the 'down Fall, 16 Lowell <br />Str t, heading, CIA at 7:00 P.M. <br />The first hearing was on the petition of Marie E. Power who <br />was seeking a Special permit under Section 4.3.2.8 of the <br />Zoning By-Laws in order to make an Accessory Apartment on <br />the property located at 249 High Street, Reading, .MA. <br />It was stated for the record that the three voting members <br />had viewed the property. <br />Ms. Rower explained <br />accessory apartment <br />also stated that a. <br />be added by cutting <br />into the bedroom of <br />of the plan. <br />than she would <br />on the lower l <br />second entrance <br />a doorway from <br />the apartment. <br />like to have an <br />avel of her home. She <br />to the apartment would <br />the outside of the house <br />She submitted a drawing <br />The Board then discussed the criteria that needed to be met <br />in order for a Special Permit to be issued. The house had <br />been legally occupied on August 1, 1952. Ms. Power stated <br />that she bought the home in July of 1965. The house is 30 <br />years old and was a new home at the time. The apartment <br />can not be more than 1/3 of the dross floor area of the <br />home. It was discussed that the total dross floor area was <br />1941 square feet. The apartment gross floor area is 522 <br />square feet making it less that 1/3 of the home. The <br />apartment also had more than 400 square feet. The building <br />density did not exceed 1 to 5. Ms. Power also stated that <br />she, would be residing in the dwelling. <br />The By--law states that the home must remain as a one <br />family dwelling in appearance. DTs. Rower stated that the <br />only change would be adding the door from the outside of <br />the dwelling into the bedroom of the apartment. All motor <br />vehicles must have off street parking. .Ms. Power stated <br />that the home had 2 driveways and would have ample parking. <br />There would be no other apartment on the lot and the <br />