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TOWN OF READING <br />ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS <br />MINUTES JUNE 3, 1993 <br />Members Present= Stephen Tucker, Acting Chairman <br />Carol Scott <br />John Coote <br />A meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was held in the <br />Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Hall, 16 Lowell <br />Street, Reading, MA at 7:00 P.M. <br />The first hearing was the continued hearing on the petition <br />of Andrew and Viwanna Buck. Mr. Tucker stated that Mr. <br />Buck had notified the Board that there had been a medical <br />emergency in his family and he could not attend the hearing <br />tonight. He had asked that the hearing be continued so <br />that he could attend. The public present asked that the <br />abutters be notified of the continuance date. The abutters <br />at #67 and #63 Riverside Drive asked to be notified by mail <br />of the continuance date. <br />At 7010 P.M. Mr. Coote moved to continue the hearing until <br />July 15, 1993. Ms. Scott seconded and the motion passed <br />with a vote of 3-0. <br />The next public hearing was on the petition of James and <br />Laurea Nugent who were seeking a Variance from Sections <br />5.1.2 and 2.2.13 of the Zoning By-Laws to allow a common <br />driveway easement over Lot 2 to access Lot 1 (on plat 196 <br />of the Assessor's Map) and to allow less than the required <br />area on Lot 1 for a buildable lot in a 5-20 District for <br />property located at 511 Pearl Street {as shown on a plan of <br />land filed with the Town of Reading dated 3-8-93. <br />Mr. Brad Latham, representing the applicant stated that <br />they would like to withdraw the request for the Variance <br />for the size of Lot 1 and would only be looking for the <br />common driveway Variance. He then submitted a plan where <br />the lot lines had been moved so that Lot 1 would have <br />sufficient area. He also stated that the Nugent's had been <br />working with the Town for 3 years in order to make 4 <br />buildable lots for their 3 sons. <br />Mr. Latham then discussed the criteria for the Variance. <br />He stated that the location of the wetlands made lot 1 and <br />lot 2 unique. He also stated that if the Variance was not <br />granted the subdivision could not go forward and this would <br />be a hardship. <br />Mr. Latham then submitted memos from the Town Engineer and <br />the Town Planner stating that due to the location of the <br />wetlands on the site, a common driveway would be the best <br />