2010-12-02 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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~OW~J ~iE21< Town of Reading ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes of December 2, 2010 25 Members Present: Clark Petschek, Chairman John Jarema Jeffrey Perkins Robert Redfern Kristin Cataldo Damase Caouette Members Absent: John Miles 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.. Case # 10-05 Continuation of a Public Hearing on the petition of Jiffy Lube (Back Bay Sign) who seeks a r Variance under Section 6.2.3.2.1 of the zoning bylaws in order to allow Jiffy Lube one free- standing sign and two wall signs (current bylaws allow one free-standing sign or one wall sign) for the property located at 369 Main Street in Reading, MA. On a motion by John Jarema, seconded by Robert Redfern, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to continue the hearing to January 6, 2011 at the written request of the Applicant. The vote was 5-0-0 (Petschek, Perkins, Jarema, Redfern, Caouette). Case # 10-16 Continuation of a Public Hearing on the petition of Gibraltar Pools Corporation (James Yoshizawa) who seeks a Variance under Section 4.8 / 4.8.6.1.9 / 4.8.6.1.10 of the zoning bylaws in order to install an above-ground pool on the property located at 64 Dividence Road in Reading, MA. This property is located in an Aquifer Protection District. The proposed pool increases the lot coverage from 22.73% to 26.07%. Maximum lot coverage of 20% is allowed if an acceptable recharge system is installed. Jay Henshaw of Gibraltar Pools reviewed his proposal for the Board. The above-ground pool will increase the, lot coverage but he plans on installing a recharge system that will decrease the lot coverage to 15%. He said the Town Engineer approved the plan although there were no reports from the Town Engineer submitted to the Board. Mr. Henshaw also said the Building A/ ZBA Meeting, December 2, 2011 1