1989-02-02 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MINUTES-FEBRUARY 2, 1989 Members Present: Catherine Quimby, Chairman John Jarema Carol Scott Chairman Quimby opened the scheduled public hearing at 7:30 Pm in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, 6 Lowell Street, Reading, MA. The public hearing was on the petition of Angela J. Sciandra who was seeking a variance under Section 5.1.2 of the Zoning By-Laws of the Town of Reading for the purpose of constructing an open deck to close to a side lot line on property known as 34 Green 4. Street, Reading, MA. Ms. Sciandra then stated that she wanted to build two open decks- one on the first floor and one on the second floor. The deck on the first floor would be four feet too close to the easterly lot line. She also stated that this was a non-conforming lot. The Board questioned that Ms. of land instead of a certified small square shown on the back this plan of land was still the Board members had not seen taken away some time ago. Sciandra had submitted an old plan plot plan. The also asked if the easterly side of the lot shown on there as in driving by the property it. Ms. Sciandra said that it was The Board felt that they needed a certified plot plan. There was then discussion on whether to hear this case as a spe- cial permit or a variance. As this request would be extending the non-conformity of the lot it was decided to hear this case a a variance. It was also discovered that as the lot coverage at the present time was estimated at 32%, well over the 251 allowed, that Ms. Sciandra would also need a second variance under Section 5.1.2 Table of Dimensional Controls. Carol Scott then read the four criteria that must be met to ob- tain a variance. Ms. Sciandra then stated that the lot had quite a bit of soil erosion and would need to be filled each year to keep the lot level. She really didn't think there would be a problem like this. She also said that all the lots around her were filled to their capacity. The Board felt that the lot was not unique in size and the land was flat. They explained to Ms. Sciandra that she could build the second floor deck as a matter of right, but the problem was 1