Greenfield Zoning Board of Adjustment
Meeting Minutes
July 29, 2008
The Zoning Board starts to gathers after 7:30 p.m. with John, Roger, Loren, Craig, and Kevin in attendance.
Board reads minutes from May 6 meeting.
Roger motions to pass as read, seconded by Kevin, motion pass.
Board reads minutes from June 10 meeting.
Craig motions to change line 83 to read, “corporation will run it,”
Roger motion line 113 to read, “the funding,”
Kevin motions line 126 to read “Roger.”
Roger motions minutes accepted as corrected, seconded by Craig, motion carries.
At 8:07 pm John opens case 08-5
Lee & Pandora Clough of 47 Lake View Circle, Greenfield for a variance from Section III.E.4 of the Greenfield Zoning Ordinance, Frontage Requirement, for property identified as lot S1-9, located at 27 Lakeview Circle.
John explains the process the board will be following tonight, and asks Kevin if proper notification was given for the hearing, Kevin replies there was.
John presents the applicant with the invoice,
John states that the application hasn’t been filled out completely, and asks the board if they feel they should continue. The board replies they should.
John then asks Mr. Pandora to present his case.
Mr. Pandora apologies for the application’s flaws, but said he wasn’t sure how to fill it out.
Kevin explains that the town’s Code Enforcement Officer; Peter Hopkins came to the Planning Board with this lot because he found that when Mr. Pandora applied for a Building permit for a garage that the lot didn’t show any frontage, even though the house has long existed on the lot. He denied Mr. Pandora the permit and told him to go to the ZBA for a variance.
John asks the board how they feel they should go from here, the board states they’d like to continue.
The applicant continues that the lot is 1.9 acres, and shows the board the plat.
The board looks at the plat and observes that the garage would meet the setbacks.
Kevin shows the board the deed to the property, and how it was originally created on a Right Of Way, but that the lot is now non-conforming.
The board enters into a discussion of the roads history, the towns’ ROW, the roads width and location, the road standard within the sub-division regulations, and how the road became a town road.
The board decides that the only way to proceed is with the variance
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The board further discusses the merits of the case and decides to go on to the questions to granting a variance.
1. The board feels proposed use would not diminish surrounding property values, and would be consistent with the neighborhood.
2. The board feels granting the variance would not be contrary to the public interest, as the lot has long existed, and a residential garage would be subsequent to the residential use.
3. The board feels that denial of an area variance would result in unnecessary hardship to the owner because frontage didn’t appear to be an issue when the house was built.
4. The board feels granting the variance would do substantial justice, as it’s only an expansion of use, not a new use.
5. The board feels the proposed use is not contrary to the spirit of the ordinance because of the residential use already exists.
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Motion made by Craig to approve granting of the variance.
Seconded by Roger.
Motion carried unamiously.
John closes public hearing at 9:10 pm.
Board reads minutes from June 17, 2008 meeting.
Motions made to change the following;
Line 38 to “there will be “
Line 50 “there” to “their”
Line 73 “yes” to “no“
Line 105 item “4“ to “5”
Line 114 item “5“ to “6”
Line 129 to “The board discusses “
Craig motions to close meeting at 9:42 motion seconded and carried.
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