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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - ZBoA - 02/05/2019 APPROVED MINUTES COHASSET ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DATE: Tuesday,February 5,2019 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) Charles Higginson(CH) Lee Darst,Associate Member(LD) Board Members Absent: David McMorris,Associate Member(DM) Matthew Watkins,Associate Member(MW) 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 March 5,2019. They will have to discuss April 6, 2019 as they may need to move the meeting date to get a quorum. CONTINUED HEARINGS SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Cavanaro Consulting,on behalf of their clients,Erik&Meaghan Berge. Special Permit per sections 0300-9.7.8 and any relief as the Board deems appropriate. Applicants seek to raze the existing detached garage and replace it with an attached garage,with grading in the Flood Plain at 66 Margin Street. File#18.12.06. This is a continued hearing. Chairman Chittick is recused from this hearing and therefore asked Vice-Chairman Goedecke to chair this hearing. Chairman Goedecke asked if any additional information had been received and/or needed to be reviewed. There was not. There was also no one in the audience that wished to speak about this application. MOTION BY CHAIRMAN GOEDECKE: TO CLOSE THE HEARING SECONDED: ASSOCIATE MEMBER DARST VOTE 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (PG,CH and LD) SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Attorney Richard Henderson on behalf of his client,827 CJCH,LLC. Special Permit pursuant to &300.4.1 and any relief the Board deems appropriate.Applicants seek approval to operate an auto body repair shop within the existing buildings on the subject property at 827 Chief Justice Cushing Highway. Land owners George and Zeina Metri.File#18.12.14. In attendance to represent this agenda item: Attorney Richard Henderson Documents used for this hearing: ➢ Amended Site Plan prepared by Morse Engineering Co. with a Revision Date of 1.15.19. This is a continued hearing. Attorney Henderson addressed the Board. He has submitted a more detailed site plan to the Page 1 of 3 APPROVED MINUTES Board. The Assistant Clerk,Jennifer Oram,reached out to Mr. Henderson and explained that Board members had questions regarding the size of the structure and if the parking calculations on the proposed site plan meet the parking requirements. The structure is 3,000 square feet. They have received Conservation Commission approval. There may be an addition to the structure in the back,but they can do that without needing relief. That proposed addition would be approximately 670 square feet and that would increase the required parking spaces to 19. They have 21 parking spaces, so they are in compliance. In addition,Attorney Henderson confirmed that the signage that is on-site now they will use the same signs for the proposed business. The Board members did not have any additional questions and there was no one in the audience that wished to comment on this hearing. MOTION BY VICE CHAIRMAN GOEDECKE: MOVED TO CONTINUE THE HEARING SECONDED: CHAIRMAN CHITTICK VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,PG and CH) NEW HEARING SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Cavanaro Consulting on behalf of their client, 22 Gammons Realty Trust. Special Permit pursuant to §3200.8.7.2 and any relief the Board deems appropriate. Applicants seek to raze the existing dwelling and replace it with a new dwelling. They also seek to reconstruct the boat house and locate the AC and the generator in the setback at 22 Gammons Road. File#19.01.06. In attendance to represent this agenda item: Attorney Richard Henderson,John Cavanaro of Cavanaro Consulting and Heidi Condon of HC Designs. Documents used for this hearing: ➢ ZBA Application Date Stamped January 9,2019 ➢ Memorandum of Support created by Cavanaro Consulting dated January 9,2019 ➢ Site Plan prepared by Cavanaro Consulting dated 1/9/19 ➢ Architectural Existing Floor Plan with Site Plan prepared by HC Designs date stamped January 9,2019 ➢ Architectural Existing Garage set date stamped January 9,2019 ➢ Document showing Chairman Chittick opened the hearing. Attorney Henderson stated that he is present because he represents the O'Neil family who are the potential buyers of the property. Mr. Cavanaro addressed the Board and reviewed the site plan. They are proposing to raze the existing home and to refurbish and add a dormer to the boat house. They are not going to raze the Boat House as originally proposed. They would use the boat house as a guest house as they have a large family. The dormer on the boat house is in the front yard setback. Gammons road is a narrow road,measuring at 10 feet wide. To determine the front setback,you measure from the center line of the road. Both structures are non-conforming and sit on a non-conforming lot. They have plenty of frontage. The applicant's first step was to go before the Conservation Commission to get approval under the Flood Plain with respect to the 50'buffer. They are going to maintain the existing non-conforming setback in the front yard but propose to expand upon it slightly. The lot is 3 acres,but much of it is wet. The Conservation Commission was pleased with the application because they are removing the driveway and replacing it with a pervious driveway. Page 2 of 3 APPROVED MINUTES The applicant submitted a document showing the front setbacks in the neighborhood. It shows they are basically at the mean for the area. The proposed house is also similar to others in the neighborhood. Ms. Condon then reviewed the proposed plans for the structures. They are adding a dormer to the Boat House within the setback. They are only increasing the fagade area by 17 square feet. The dormer would face the house and not the road. They are adding the dormer to make the space usable. They are seeking relief for this small portion of the gable. Ms. Condon then reviewed the proposed house. The existing garage is in the front setback. They are holding the front setback line of the existing garage and extending it upward for the proposed garage. The existing garage is a low structure with a fagade area of 244 square feet. The proposed garage fagade area would be 261 square feet,making the proposed a 20' increase. There will be a room above the proposed garage above the gable. There is also an increase within the setback because the garage is wider, so the entire increase is 590 square feet. Chairman Chittick stated that is basically doubling it. Mr. Goedecke pointed out that they are 40' from the center line of the road. Ms. Condon stated that they are further back from the middle of the road than most of the neighbors. There was then a discussion regarding the generator and the AC unit. Chairman Chittick stated that the Board treats both of these as structures. After some discussion,they will move the generator and one of the AC units. They will update the plans and re-submit. They also have six letters of support that went to Conservation that they will forward to the Board. The Board asked if anyone in the audience wished to speak. They did not. MOTION BY VICE-CHAIRMAN GOEDECKE: TO CONTINUE THE HEARING SECONDED: MEMBER HIGGINSON VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,PG and CH) DELIBERATION SPECIAL PERMIT—Filed by Cavanaro Consulting,on behalf of their clients,Erik&Meaghan Berge. Special Permit per sections 0300-9.7.8 and any relief as the Board deems appropriate. Applicants seek to raze the existing detached garage and replace it with an attached garage,with grading in the Flood Plain at 66 Margin Street. File#18.12.06. After a brief review of the draft decision: MOTION BY ASSOCIATE MEMBER DARST: TO APPROVE THE DECTION AND GRANT THE RELIEF SOUTH SECONDED: MEMBER HIGGINSON VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (PG,LD and CH) APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 12.4.18 SECONDED: ASSOCIATE MEMBER DARST VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,LD and CH) MOTION BY ASSOCIATE MEMBER DARST TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF 1.8.19 SECONDED: CHAIRMAN CHITTICK VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,LD and CH) MOTION BY CHAIRMAN CHITTICK TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 9:OOPM SECONDED: ASSOCIATE MEMBER DARST VOTE: 3-0 MOTION CARRIES (WC,LD and CH) Page 3 of 3