Information for Meeting of Zoning Board of Appeals
Thursday April 11, 2019 4:00 PM EDT

TOWN OF CHATHAM
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
AMENDED AGENDA

The Chatham Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 11, 2019, starting at 4:00 PM in the Town Annex Large Meeting Room, 261 George Ryder Road, on the following applications:

Application No. 19-019: Revocable Indenture of Trust of Anne M Schewe, c/o Theodore Streibert, 15 Linden Tree Lane, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 32 Clam Shell Drive, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 16A Block 32 Lot H75.  The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the construction of an addition.  The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is setback 15 feet from the road where a 40 foot setback is required, 17.2 feet from the northerly abutter, 16.3 feet from the easterly abutter and is located entirely within the Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain ele. 13) where 50 foot setback is required.  The proposed addition will be nonconforming in that it will be located 15.6 feet from the northerly abutter and 16.2 feet from the easterly abutter where a 25 foot setback is required.  The existing building coverage is 812 square feet and the proposed building coverage is 846 square feet where 2,800 square feet is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 0 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required and contains 6,975 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L Chapter 40A Section 6 and Section V.B. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.   

Application No. 19-020: Charles P. Hemmerdinger Revocable Trust, c/o William F. Riley, Esq., PO Box 707, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 141 Seagull Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 15A1 Block 20 Lot H25A.  The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a nonconforming lot via the elevation of the existing dwelling and construction of stairways.  The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is setback 14.8 feet from the road, 22 feet from the westerly abutter and is located entirely within the Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain ele. 13) where a 50 foot setback is required.  The proposed stairways will be nonconforming in that one will be located 16.9 feet from the road where a 40 foot setback is required and the other will be located 18.1 feet from the westerly abutter where a 25 foot setback is required.  The building coverage will remain 1,073 square feet where 2,800 square feet is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 0 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required and contains 11,594 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L Chapter 40A Section 6 and Section V.B. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.   

Application No. 19-021: Evert and Joyce Huizing, c/o William G. Litchfield, Esq., 330 Orleans Road, North Chatham, MA  02650, owner of property located at 70 Judges Way, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 11B Block 1B Lot R6.  The Applicant seeks to seek to reconstruct and extend an elevated stairway on a Coastal Bank.  Also proposed is the construction of a 4’x8’ platform within the Coastal Conservancy District. The lot contains 79,713 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District.  A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 9 and Section VIII.D.2.b. of the Protective Bylaw.   

Application No. 19-022: Daniel Decarlo, c/o Mark Zibrat, 63 Crowell Road, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 74 Eldredge Square, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 14F Block 72 Lot 44.  The Applicant seeks to construct a 96 square foot garden shed on a nonconforming lot.  The existing building coverage is 1,829 square feet (18.3%) and the proposed building coverage is 1,925 square feet (19.3%) where 15% is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 10,000 square feet where 20,000 square feet is required in an R20 Zoning District.  A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Section 6 and Section V.B of the Chatham Protective Bylaw.

Application No. 19-023: The Michaela Realty Trust c/o Theodore Streibert, 15 Linden Tree Lane, Chatham, MA 02633, owner of property located at 15 & 21 Little Beach Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 16A Block 21 Lot H8.  The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change two nonconforming dwellings on a nonconforming lot via the demolition of the two existing dwellings and construction of one new dwelling.  The existing dwelling located at 15 Little Beach Road is nonconforming in that it is setback 16.5 feet from the road and 3.3 feet from the northerly abutter.  The existing dwelling located at 21 Little Beach Road is nonconforming in that it is located 26 feet from the road, -2.8 feet from the southerly abutter and 12.6 feet from the southeasterly abutter and both dwellings are located entirely within the Coastal Conservancy District (Flood Plain ele. 13).  The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 12 feet from the road where a 40 foot setback is required, 6.1 feet from the northerly abutter and 5.3 feet from the easterly abutter, 0 feet from the southerly abutter where a 25 foot setback is required and will remain entirely within the Coastal Conservancy District where a 50 foot setback is required.  The existing building coverage is 1,361 square feet and the proposed building coverage is 1,754 square feet where 2,800 square feet is the maximum allowed.  The lot is nonconforming in that it contains 92.85 feet of frontage where 150 feet is required, contains 0 square feet of buildable upland where 20,000 square feet is required and contains 7,263 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District. A Special Permit is required under M.G.L Chapter 40A Section 6 and Section V.B. of the Chatham Protective Bylaw. 
  
Application No. 19-015: 301 Whidah Road Realty Trust, c/o William G. Litchfield, Esq., 330 Orleans Road, North Chatham, MA  02650, owner of property located at 301 Whidah Road, also shown on the Town of Chatham’s Assessors’ Map 13K Block 29 Lot W7.  The Applicant seeks to enlarge, extend, or change a nonconforming dwelling on a conforming lot via demolition of the existing dwelling and the construction of a new dwelling and swimming pool.  The existing dwelling is nonconforming in that it is located 12.4 feet from the Coastal Conservancy District.  The proposed dwelling will be nonconforming in that it will be located 15 feet from the Coastal Conservancy District where a 50 foot setback is required.  Also proposed is the construction of an elevated stairway on a Coastal Bank, as allowed by Special Permit under Section IV.A.3.a. of the Bylaw.   The existing building coverage is 2,080 square feet (5.2%) and the proposed building coverage is 3,876 square feet (9.7%) where 10% is the maximum allowed.  The lot is conforming in that it contains 94,971 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required in the R40 Zoning District.  A Special Permit is required under M.G.L. Chapter 40A Sections 6 & 9 and Sections V.B. & VIII.D.2.b. of the Protective Bylaw.   Continued from March 28, 2019.

Other Business:
Approval of minutes 
Public Comments 

Plans, site plans, and all other documents related to these Applications 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.

The full agenda for this meeting will be posted at: www.mytowngovernment.org/02633 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.

David Nixon
Chairman