1992-03-05 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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.0 OF READING ZONING WARD OF APPEALS MINUTES _`A?CH 5, 1992 J`?ei"PcI7°rS PreS'=Y1`L A'^d' t.'7 Wieworka, Chairman John Jarema Stephen Tucker* Carol Scott* John Coote indicates non-voting member fA meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was held in the Selectmen's Meeting Room of the Town Hall, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA at 7:00 P.M. The scheduled Public Hearing was on he petition of John and Rosetta Barry who were seeking a Special Per3:C°.i't, any/or Variance under Section 5.1.2, The Table of Dimensional Controls of the Reading Zoning By-Laws to allow for a family room over a garage on the property located at of 16 Fairchild Drive, Reading, MA. . The Board discussed and decided that a Variance would be required to get relief. The Hoare also 6iscus:sec if the setback for a garage should be 10 or 15 feet. Ms. Wieworka stated that she had spoken to Ted Cohen who's best interpretation was 10 feet whether it is an attached or detached garage. The Barry's requested to amend their application to ask for a Variance. At 7:25.P.M. Mr. Jarema moved to change he petition before Section 5.1.2, Table of Dimen feet on the side setback. Mr passed with a vote of 3-0. to accept the petitioners request the Board to a Variance under sionral Controls, to encroach 5 . Tucker seconded and the motion ''>1:. Bca y then stated that they wanted to stay in Reading and have their children remain in the same school He showed the plans of the proposed house. He stated that there are wetlands on the lot an that they had moved the house times to try to make it fit. He stater:': that his wife's mother would eventually live with them and she would have the room downstairs with a full 'math. Therefore, they wanted to put a f'a'mily room over the garage. They felt tx at the line of the house Z+Toul not look right if the garage was 1 feet from the lot lime but the family :coo:: above was 15 feet from the lot line. Mr. Foote suggested that the house be moved forward one foot 1