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COHASSET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
DATE: Tuesday,December 4, 2018
TIME: 7:30 PM
PLACE: COHASSET TOWN HALL
41 HIGHLAND AVENUE COHASSET,MA. 02025
Board Members Present: S.Woodworth Chittick, Chairman(WC)
Peter Goedecke,Vice Chairman(PG)
David McMorris,Associate Member(DM)
Matthew Watkins,Associate Member(MW)
Lee Darst
Board Member Absent: Charles Higginson(CH)
Assistant Clerk Present: Jennifer Oram,Assistant Clerk, ZBA
Chairman S. Woodworth Chittick called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM. The Chairman introduced the Board members
that were present.
BOARD BUSINESS
The Board confirmed the next meeting of the Cohasset Zoning Board of Appeals as January 8, 2019. They will have to
discuss February 5ch in January as they may need to move the meeting date to get a quorum.
APPROVE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 13,2018
MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK: TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 11/13/18
SECONDED: VICE CHAIRMAN GOEDECKE
VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,PG and DM)
CONTINUED HEARINGS
SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Chris McKenna,on behalf of his client,Reed Schiess, of Dover,MA. Special
Permit Per Sections "300-8.7 and 9 and any relief the Board deems appropriate. Applicants seek to raze and
reconstruct The existing house and garage at 52 Summer Street. File#18.09.04
In attendance to represent this agenda item: No one in attendance
Documents used for this hearing:
➢ Updated Architectural Plans prepared by 209 Design. Date stamped November 26,2018, showing existing
and proposed fagade comparisons.
This is a continued hearing. Chairman Chittick stated that the updated information in the packet seems to be what he
expected. The neighbors would see a structure that is approximately two times higher than what is there presently. The
new plans do give a better depiction of what is there presently.
Mr. McMorris has drafted a decision. The applicant is not present and the Board has questions regarding section 9 of the
filing. There was an extensive discussion amongst the Board about the numbers needed by the applicant to meet the
requirements of section 9. Using what the Board had before them, and without the applicant present to ask for additional
information,the Board agreed that the application before the Board would not meet the criteria of section 9.
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APPROVED MINUTES
MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK: CLOSE THE HEARING
SECONDED: VICE CHAIRMAN GOEDECKE
VOTE 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,PG and DM)
DELIBERATION
SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Chris McKenna,on behalf of his client,Reed Schiess, of Dover,MA. Special
Permit Per Sections 44300-8.7 and 9 and any relief the Board deems appropriate. Applicants seek to raze and
Reconstruct The existing house and garage at 52 Summer Street. File#18.09.04
Mr. McMorris drafted a decision. The Board reviewed it. Vice-Chairman Goedecke has a real concern with the
amount of massing within the setback. Chairman Chittick agreed that the increase in the massing was too
much. Mr. McMorris stated that the house is just too big for the lot.
MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITICK: TO DENY THE APPLICATION FOR A SPECIAL
PERMIT UNDER§§MEMBER 300.8.7 AND 9
SECONDED: VICE CHAIRMAN GOEDECKE
VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,PG and DM)
MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK: TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:45 PM
SECONDED: MEMBER McMORRIS
VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,PG and DM)
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