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Town of Reading
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Minutes of June 21, 2007
Members present:
Members absent:
Robert Redfern, Chairman
Susan Miller
John Jarema
Michael Conway
Paul Dustin
Clark Petschek
Peter Tedesco
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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.
Case # 07-09
Continuation of a Public Hearing on the petition of Thomas & Donna Fay who seek a Special
Permit under Section(s) 4.3.2.10.2 of the Zoning By-laws in order to continue the use of a
detached carriage house in the rear of the lot that has been used in the past as a dwelling unit on
the property located at 32 Grove Street in Reading, MA. The Applicant satisfies the
requirements of the bylaw and wants to formalize the status of the carriage house.
The Chairman read a letter submitted by the Applicant's attorney, Chris Coleman, requesting
that the case be withdrawn without prejudice at the Applicant's request.
On a motion by John Jarema, seconded by Peter Tedesco, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to
accept the withdrawal of the application without prejudice.
The motion was approved by a vote of 5-0-0 (Redfern, Jarema, Dustin, Conway, Tedesco).
Case # 07-10
A Public Hearing on the petition of David P. Johnson who seeks a Special Permit under
Section(s) 6.3.17/6.3.12 of the Zoning By-laws in order to demolish an existing single family
dwelling and to construct a new single family dwelling on a non-conforming lot on the property
located at 36 Howard Street in Reading, MA.
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David Johnson distributed a copy of the ZBA Application that had been signed by the owner. He
has a Purchase & Sale Agreement but wanted to make sure that the owner signed the application
as required. He also submitted an amended request to add a sunroom on the back of the house
that was requested by a potential buyer of the new house. He outlined what he was proposing for
the new house and how it would maintain the current farthest setback of 11'6" and that it would
be an improvement over the present structure's setbacks. The sunroom addition would not
exceed the 25% lot coverage. The present structure is not occupied.
The Chairman said in his opinion the present structure is in deplorable condition and the
proposed dwelling would be a great improvement over what is there.
The original house was built in 1900 and the lot is grandfathered. The setbacks for the proposed
dwelling are less non-conforming than the original setbacks. The architectural plans would be an
improvement and would fit in nicely with the neighborhood.
Mr. Jarema asked about the setbacks on the garage and the Building Inspector said if the garage
is entirely behind the house it could be built 5' from both lot lines.
At the request of the Building Inspector, the Applicant added the dimensions and location of the
newly proposed sunroom to the plan filed with the application and indicated that the sunroom
was a one-story addition.
On a motion by Paul Dustin, seconded by John Jarema, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to
grant to David Johnson, the proposed owner, and Theodore Eyrick, Eyrick Investment Trust, the
present owner of the property, a Special Permit under Section 6.3.17 of the Zoning By-laws in
order to remove the current dwelling and to replace it with a new structure as shown on the
submitted plot plan.
The Special Permit is conditioned upon the following:
1. The Petitioner shall submit to the Building Inspector a Certified Plot Plan of the
proposed construction and proposed foundation plans, prior to the issuance of a
foundation permit for the work.
2. The Petitioner's final construction plans for the new structure shall be submitted
to the Building Inspector, along with the as-built foundation plan(s), prior to the
issuance of a Building Permit.
3. As-built plans showing the completed construction shall be submitted to the
Building Inspector immediately after the work is completed and prior to the
issuance of an Occupancy Permit.
The motion was approved by a vote of 5-0-0 (Redfern, Miller, Jarema, Dustin, Conway).
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Other Business
Mr. Jarema asked the Building Inspector if he would please submit a written report of his
opinion for each case before the Board if he was not going to be able to attend a meeting. The
Building Inspector said he could do this.
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On a motion by John Jarema, seconded by Paul Dustin, the minutes of April 5, 2007 were
approved.
The motion was approved by a vote of 6-0-1 (Redfern, Miller, Jarema, Dustin, Conway,.
Petschek).
On a motion by Susan Miller, seconded by Michael Conway, the minutes of April 5, 2007 were
approved with changes.
The motion was approved by a vote of 6-0-1 (Redfern, Miller, Dustin, Conway, Petschek,
Tedesco).
On a motion by John Jarema, seconded by Paul Dustin, the Zoning Board of Appeals moved to
adjourn the meeting.
The motion was approved by a vote of 7-0-0 (Redfern, Miller, Jarema, Dustin, Conway,
Petschek, Tedesco).
Respectfully
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Maureen M.
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