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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Minutes of April 1, 2010
Members Present: Clark Petschek, Chairman
Robert Redfern
Damase Caouette
Peter Tedesco
Members Absent: John Jarema
John Miles
Jeffrey Perkins
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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. Also in attendance was Glen
Redmond, Commissioner of Buildings.
Other Business:
18D Carnation Circle - Determination if Major/Minor Modification
Kate Jessup of Red Apple Builders presented her proposal to the Board for 18D Carnation Circle
and the partially enclosed porch. They are only adding a partial roof to the present structure and
are not increasing the footprint.
The Building Inspector does not have any concern with this particular project but there are 90
units and he thinks there will be many more to follow appearing before the Board. He also said
there are many units that have done this in the development without appearing before the Board,
some with permits and some without. Mr. Redmond would like the Board to decide if they will
allow this in the other units also so that he can issue permits by right.
The members gave their opinion as to whether they felt that this type of modification was a
minor or major modification. They did feel that any future cases should be brought before the
Zoning Board. An existing roof with a deck under it can have screens or glass and not be a major
modification. All other modifications, such as a second level, must come before the Board.
There was some question as to whom would own these "rooms" since these are considered
common areas and are owned by the Condo Board. Richard Nazzaro said the enclosed decks are
maintained by the unit owners even though they don't own them. He said all owners have to sign
alteration agreements if they are altering the common areas in any way.
After more discussion, the Board concluded that all enclosure projects, whether or not the
proposed enclosure entailed adding screening or windows to an existing deck, must come before
the Zoning Board.
ZBA Meeting, April 1, 2010
On a motion by Robert Redfern, seconded by Damase Caouette, the Zoning Board of Appeals
- determined that the construction by the Petitioner of a roof over an existing deck and enclosed
with removable screens, as depicted on plans and architectural renderings provided, will
constitute a minor modification of the Special Permit granted by the Board to Greenhouse Acres
Condominiums in 1987.
The vote was 4-0-0 (Petschek, Redfern, Caouette, Tedesco).
45 Beacon Street - Determination if Major/Minor Modification
Angelo Salamone presented his revised 40B proposal to the Board and indicated that his
proposed modifications would result in the removal of fewer trees. He reviewed larger plans that
he brought with him to explain to the Board in greater detail than on the plans that were
submitted to the Board.
The Board had a number of questions regarding Mr. Salamone's proposals and thought that there
were too many generalities. The Board concluded that it could not make any determination with
respect to Mr. Salamone's proposals until a definitive plan was presented to the Board. If Mr.
Salamone wanted to have a working session as to possibilities for this site he should meet with
the Building Inspector.
The Board determined that insufficient information had been presented to make a ruling on
whether the proposals constituted a major or minor modification. They would like a formal
proposal with public input as well as input from other depart
ments in the Town in order to make
any type of determination.
Minutes
On a motion by Mr. Caouette, seconded by Mr. Redfern, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to
accept the minutes as amended for January 21, 2010.
The vote was 3-0-0. (Tedesco abstained)
Adjournment
On a motion by Mr. Tedesco, seconded by Mr. Caouette, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to
adjourn the meeting.
The vote was 4-0-0.
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