2011-05-19 Zoning Board of Appeals Minutes

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CL,~PvK } r iGrL'v L Town of Reading TOM CLERK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS R L A C I G, M A S S- Minutes of May 19, 2011 2011 JUL 18 A 10* 4 q Members Present: Clark Petschek, Chairman Robert Redfern Kristin Cataldo Damase Caouette Members Absent: John Miles John Jarema Jeffrey Perkins 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 # 11-06 A Public Hearing on the petition of Fay Homes, LLC, who seeks a Variance, Special Permit, Modification of a Special Permit (ZBA Case # 11-01) under Sections 5.0 / 6.3.2 / 6.3.3 of the zoning bylaws in order to construct 8 single-stall garages with habitable space above the garages on the property located at 10+ Pierce Street in Reading, MA. Attorney Chris Cole represented the Applicant, Bill Johnson. He said they were appearing before the Board solely on the issue of lot coverage. The lot coverage following the proposed construction will be 37% due to the addition of the garages. They have allocated a spot for snow and trash storage. He said the design would not affect any of the neighbors or the drainage. The Building Inspector said they went though site plan review with the CPDC and received approval but the increase in lot coverage must be addressed. Attorney Coleman reviewed the artistic renderings for the Board as well as the site plans and pointed out the changes made to them. Mr. Johnson explained the retaining walls that would be built and what trees would be removed. Mr. Redfern reviewed the lot coverage and said the revised proposed layout is a decrease in lot coverage as compared to existing conditions and therefore, will be a decrease in non-conformity. Roberta Sullivan of the Historical Commission said they had no problems with the project. Tim Hildreth Of 20 Pierce Street voiced his approval of the project. Phil Chevrie had some questions for the Applicant. ZBA Meeting, May 19, 2011