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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - ZBoA - 02/06/2018 APPROVED MINUTES COHASSET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DATE: Tuesday,February 6,2018 TIME: 7:30 PM PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL—Selectmen's Meeting Room 41 HIGHLAND AVENUE,COHASSET,MA 02025 Board Members Present: S. Woodworth Chittick, Chairman(WC) Charles Higginson, Member(CH) David McMorris,Associate Member(DM) Benjamin Lacy,Associate Member(BL) Matthew Watkins,Associate Member(MW) Member Absent: Peter Goedecke,Vice Chairman (PG) Assistant Clerk Present: Jennifer Oram,Assistant Clerk, ZBA Chairman S. Woodworth Chittick opened the meeting at 7:30 PM. The Chairman introduced the Board and appointed Associate Member,David McMorris,to be acting Vice-Chairman. BOARD BUSINESS The Board confirmed the next meetings of the Cohasset Zoning Board of Appeals as Tuesday,March 6, 2018 and April 3, 2018. CONTINUED HEARINGS SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Jeffrey DeLisi, Esg., on behalf of his client, Cohasset Realty Trust. Special Permit per K2 and any further relief as the Board deems appropriate. Applicant seeks to construct 20 Residential Apartments at 380-400 Chief Justice Cushing Highway. File #17.10.03. In attendance to represent this agenda item: Attorney Jeffrey A. De Lisi Documents for this hearing: ➢ Revised landscape plan with accompanying letter dated January 19, 2018 ➢ Letter from Jane Reardon on behalf of the Cook Estate Board of Directors Authorizing the applicant to plant vegetative buffering on the Cook Estate Property dated January 18, 2018 ➢ Letter from Axiom Architects, Inc. dated January 3, 2018 regarding entrance and egress locations with attached plan. ➢ A letter from Axiom Architects, Inc. dated January 3, 2018 regarding signage Attorney De Lisi addressed the Board, and was joined by Judi Barrett, the Town's affordable housing consultant. Chairman Chittick asked Attorney De Lisi to review the most recent submissions. The most recent submission was a more detailed landscape plan, as well as a letter from the Cook Estate granting permission for the applicant to plan screening plants on the their property. Member, Charles Higginson, asked about the lighting on the building. Mr. De Lisi referred to the lighting plan submitted previously by Axiom Architects and suggested that lighting requirements could be conditioned in the decision. Judi Barrett then addressed the Board and reviewed the process that would need to be followed to make all of the proposed units count toward the Town's Subsidized Housing Inventory(SHI). She said that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)has a program called a Local Action Page 1 of 3 APPROVED MINUTES Unit Program(LAU) and this would be the program the applicant/Town would file under. She described it as a very straight forward process and one she can guide the Town through. She added that the Board's decision will need to contain specific language in it which Ms. Barrett will help the Board draft. The process with DHCD is very straightforward, but can take a few months. She added it was important to note that no building permits can be issued until DHCD has issued the approval of the LAU. The units will be deed restricted. The deed restriction would be done via a regulatory agreement. Once the agreement is completed by the parties involved, it is filed with the Registry of Deeds. Attorney De Lisi stated that his client is happy to comply with these steps. After further discussion, Chairman Chittick asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak. Mr. Christopher McKenna of 4 Otis Avenue asked if the units in question could eventually be converted to condominiums. Ms. Barrett said that this could not be done because perpetual rentals it have been accepted as a condition of the Special Permit. MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK: TO CLOSE THE HEARING SECONDED: ASSOCIATE MEMBER LACY VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,CH and DM) SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by James Kelliher of Axiom Architects, on behalf of his client, Ryan L. Staszko. Special Permit per 0.7 and any further relief as the Board deems appropriate. Seeks to construct an addition at 488 Jerusalem Road. File#17.11.07. In attendance to represent this agenda item: Landowner,Ryan L. Staszko. Documents used for this hearing: None submitted The Board confirmed there were no new submissions. There were no further questions from the Board and no one was present in the audience that wished to speak. MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK: MOVED TO CLOSE THE HEARING SECONDED: MEMBER HIGGINSON VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,CH and DM) SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Chris McKenna, on behalf of his client, Flynn Realty Trust. Special Permit per �8.7.2 and any further relief as the Board deems appropriate. Applicant seeks relief for an alteration and enlargement of a pre-existing non conforming residence at 91 North Main Street. File#17.11.08. In attendance to represent this agenda item: Chris McKenna Documents used for this hearing: ➢ Updated application dated January 31, 2018 ➢ Updated Site Plan prepared by Morse Engineering dated January 31,2018 ➢ Updated Architectural Plans prepared by 209 Design dated January 29,2018 and date stamped January 31,2018 ➢ Volume calculations date stamped February 2,2018 Mr. McKenna addressed the Board and reviewed the new submissions for the Board. He reviewed the proposed plan of taking the ranch style home and adding a second story above the existing footprint,including the garage. Both sides of the house have non-conforming set-backs. The new plans are shaded to show what areas of the structure are non- conforming. Mr. McKenna said the most impacted neighbor is located where the existing structure sits 4 feet+/-from the lot line. That neighbor had concerns about the height of the garage as it was originally proposed. To address this and some of the Board's other concerns,the new design lowers the building height from the originally proposed two and a half Page 2 of 3 APPROVED MINUTES stories now to a story and a half. They also removed some design features that would have increased the lot coverage above that which is allowed. The Board then discussed the size increase of the structure. In looking at the plans, Chairman Chittick would estimate that the proposal is increasing the structure's size by 1/3. The Board asked that Mr. McKenna to submit facade calculations to the Board prior to its next meeting. MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK: MOVED TO CONTINUE THE HEARING SECONDED: ASSOCIATE MEMBER LACY VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,CH and DM) DELIBERATIONS SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Jeffrey DeLisi, Esq., on behalf of his client, Cohasset Realty Trust. Special Permit per �4.2 and any further relief as the Board deems appropriate. Applicant seeks to construct 20 Residential Apartments at 380-400 Chief Justice Cushing Highway. File #17.10.03. The Board reviewed the draft decision. Ms. Barrett will work with Mr. McMorris and the Board to get the correct language in the decision. The final application to DHCD should come from the Town. After further discussion, MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK: TO GRANT THE SPECIAL PERMIT WITH CONDITIONS SECONDED: MEMBER HIGGINSON VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,CH and DM) SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by James Kelliher of Axiom Architects, on behalf of his client, Ryan L. Staszko. Special Permit per �8.7 and any further relief as the Board deems appropriate. Seeks to construct an addition at 488 Jerusalem Road. File#17.11.07. The Board reviewed the draft decision and made edits to it. MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK: MOVED TO GRANT THE SPECIAL PERMIT SECONDED: ASSOCIATE MEMBER LACY VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,CH and DM) 91 North Main Street—Member Charles Higginson will draft a decision for the Board's next meeting. BOARD BUSINESS Approval of the minutes for the meetings of December 5,2017 and January 9,2018. MOTION BY ASSOCIATE MEMBER WATKINS: MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS AMENDED SECONDED: CHAIRMAN CHITTICK VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC, CH and DM) Chairman Chittick moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr.McMorris seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous. Meeting adjourned at 9:24PM. Respectfully, Jennifer Brennan Oram Assistant Clerk,Zoning Board of Appeals Page 3 of 3