| Agenda: | The Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 6, 2012, starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Town Annex Meeting Room, 261 George Ryder Road, on the following appeals:
Appeal No. 12-107: Paul T. & Judith H. Peterson, 1168 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107, c/o William G. Litchfield, Esq., 330 Orleans Road, No. Chatham, MA 02650, owners of property located at 79 Kent Road, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 12J as Lot G5. The appellants propose to expand a nonconforming single family dwelling via the expansion of the second story on the easterly and northerly sides, within the existing footprint, the addition of a roof overhang, 7.5 feet from a Coastal Conservancy District (Top of Bank) where a 50 foot setback is required, and a cantilevered deck on the northerly side, 3 feet from the same Coastal Conservancy District. The building coverage will increase from an existing 23% (3,636 sq. ft.) to 23.3% (3,681 sq. ft.) where a maximum of 15% is allowed. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that is it located 6 feet from a Coastal Conservancy District (Top of Bank) where a 50 foot setback is required. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 15,800 sq. ft. of buildable upland where 20,000 sq. ft. is required. The Zoning District is R-40. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-108: Monomoy Place, LLC, 733-739 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633, c/o William G. Litchfield, Esq., 330 Orleans Road, No. Chatham, MA 02650, owners of property located at 733-739 Main Street, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 14E as Lot X1. The appellants propose to alter, extend and change nonconforming structures and uses on a nonconforming lot via the construction of an addition to an existing structure on the northwesterly side, 2.5 feet from the lot line where a 15 foot setback is required, the construction of additional residential units in a GB-2 Zoning District (involving the conversion of office space and storage to residential use), and the demolition and reconstruction of an existing single family dwelling. The existing structures are both nonconforming in that they contain residential units and a single family dwelling in a GB-2 Zoning District, uses which require the grant of a Special Permit, and one structure is located 8.1 feet from the northwesterly lot line where a 15 foot setback is required. One existing structure located in the R-40 portion of the parcel is nonconforming in that it is located 12.9 feet from the lot line and another existing structure is located 15.6 from the lot line where a 25 foot setback is required. The property is nonconforming in that existing parking is located 4 feet from a lot line where a 10-foot setback is required, and the portion of the lot located in the R-40 Zoning District contains 32,349 sq. ft., where 40,000 sq. ft., is required. The Zoning Districts are GB-2 and R-40. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-109: Christopher D. LeClaire, P.O. Box 116, So. Chatham, MA 02659, owner of property located at 56 Circle Drive, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 3C as Lot E8. The appellant proposes to expand a nonconforming single family dwelling via the addition of an 8 foot by 16 foot covered porch on the northeasterly side. The proposed porch will comply with the setback requirements of the Protective Bylaw, but will increase building coverage on the parcel from 15.1% (1,512 sq. ft.) to 17.7% (1,768 sq. ft.) where a maximum of 15% is allowed. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it covers 15.1% of the lot where a maximum of 15% is allowed. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 10,000 sq. ft. where 20,000 sq. ft. is required. The Zoning District is R-20. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-110: Charles Boehm & Eileen Hussey-Boehm, 45 Frederick Ave., Mansfield, MA 02048, c/o Christopher S. Childs, Patriot Builders, 537 Rt. 28, Harwichport, MA 02646, owners of property located at 141 Landing Lane, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 13K as Lot R8. The appellants propose to alter a nonconforming single family dwelling via the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a new dwelling, with a deck located 42 feet from a Coastal Conservancy District (Top of Bank) where a 50 foot setback is required. The proposed building coverage, although decreasing slightly, at 15.8% of the buildable upland, is greater than the maximum allowable coverage of 15%. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 14.1 feet from the southerly lot line and 13.7 feet from the northerly lot line where a 25 foot setback is required from each line, 35.6 feet from the road where a 40 foot setback is required, 49 feet from a Coastal Conservancy District (Top of Bank) where a 50 foot setback is required, and covers 16% of the buildable upland where a maximum of 15% is allowed. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 20,220 sq. ft. where 40,000 sq. ft. is required, and 100 linear ft. of frontage where 150 ft. is required. The Zoning District is R-40. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-111: Anne Harmann & Robert Casper, P.O. Box 18, No. Chatham, MA 02650, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., P.O. Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owners of property located at 178 Strong Island Road, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 13M as Lot C47. The appellants propose to expand a nonconforming single family dwelling via the expansion of the second floor and an attic expansion with a roof deck on the easterly side, 16 feet from a Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain, el. 11) where a 50 foot setback is required, and a 36 sq. ft. addition on the first floor, also on the easterly side, within the setback to the same Coastal Conservancy District. The building coverage will increase from an existing 20.6% (2,175 sq. ft.) to 21% (2,211 sq. ft.) where a maximum of 15% is allowed. The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 4.5 feet from a Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain, el. 11) where a 50 foot setback is required, and covers 20.6% of the buildable upland where a maximum of 15% is allowed. The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 20,250 sq. ft. where 40,000 sq. ft. is required and 10,563 sq. ft. of buildable upland where 20,000 sq. ft. is required. The Zoning District is R-40. A Special Permit is required under Section V.B., Nonconforming Lots, Buildings and Uses, Enlargement, Extension or Change, of the Protective Bylaw.
Appeal No. 12-112: IHS Enterprises, Paul Bresciani, 167 Oak Hill Road, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 211 Orleans Road, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 14H as Lot 13B. The appellant is requesting the grant of a Permit to install two signs, attached, containing approximately 10.9 square feet each where a maximum of one sign containing 6 square feet is allowed for a sign in an SB Zoning District. The property contains .45 acres. A Permit is required under Section 225-19, Appeal Permits, of the Chatham Sign Code.
Appeal No. 12-089: Mark & Susan Lebovits, Fairlee Road, Newton, MA 02468, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., P.O. Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633. Continued from the October 11, 2012 public hearing for property located at 87 Aunt Nabby’s Lane, also shown on Assessors’ Book Page 10B as Lot B31.
Plans, site plans, and all other documents related to these Appeals are on file with the Department of Community Development, located at 261 George Ryder Road and may be viewed Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Edward M. Fouhy
Chairman |