Heat up here. Welcome everyone. This is the January 15, 2026 meeting of the Chattam Zoning Board of Appeals. Please note this meeting is recorded and will be available shortly hereafter for scheduled on demand viewing on any
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recognized by the chair. Notwithstanding everything I just said, which is true at usual meetings today, this is not a public hearing because we public meeting with participation because we are simply um moving the project to a different
date. Um so we'll start with a roll call of all board members and um then we uh the notice is read by staff. There will be a request for continuance by Penrose to February 5th, 2026. The board will vote to continue the application to a
date certain. All votes are taken by roll call at the end of the meeting will close via verbal confirmation and note the time of adjournment. So uh roll call vote uh starting with Lee Hvey. Lee Hubby and I approve this form of meeting. >> Steven D. Deborne, I approve.
>> Virginia Fenwork, I approve. >> Paul C. Simple. I approve. >> David H. Beach, I approve. >> And Randy Pod, I approve as well. So, we're going to have uh uh clerk, I mean uh uh staff read the p read the notice and then we'll have a brief discussion
about a continuence. >> Application number 25-077, Penrose LLC, 15 Milk Street, 16th floor, Boston, Mass 02109. Property is owned by the town of Cadam located at zero meeting house road also showed on the town of Chadam's
assessor's map 4E block 11A lot AB. The applicants are requesting the grant of a comprehensive permit under master law chapter 40B sections 20 through 23 and 760 CMR56 for the construction of 42 dwelling units in eight structures. The applicants are requesting the grant of
variance waiverss from regulations promulgated by the Chattam zoning bylaw and other local regulations. The property contains 3.57 acres in the R60 zoning district. This was continued from August 14th, September 20 or September 4th, October 16th, November 13th, and
December 10th, 2025. >> Welcome, Attorney Singer. >> Welcome, Attorney Singer. Yes, >> thank you. I hope I'm honor. He's gonna hit he's gonna tap on me. Uh, for the record, Andrew Singer, attorney in Dennisport here on behalf of Penrose. We had submitted an email to you and I'm here in person requesting that the
meeting be continued to February 5th. >> Right. And so before we take a vote on that, I just want to note that um the project had been uh scheduled to for us to close the public hearing by February 9th, but you've already agreed in
writing to continue that. And my understanding is that now the public will be able to comment. The public hearing will be open until May 10th, 2026. Correct. >> I believe that is the date it was extended to close the whole process. Yes. Probably be earlier than that, but yes,
>> that's the that's how much time we have if if we deem it necessary. >> It was a 90day >> It was a 90day extension because otherwise it was set to close on February 9th. Correct. Which would have just been 4 days after this next um hearing. So, all that being said, I just
also want to note that anybody that's not here today will still be eligible uh to vote because this is not a meeting where we're taking any um evidence and that is uh pursuant to chapter 39 of Mass General Law section 23D. So, with
that, Paul, >> uh I'll move to grant the requested continuence to uh February 5, 2026. Uh given that there is an overall continuence of the 90-day extension to May 10, 2026. >> Uh David seconds and votes yes.
>> Very good. Paul >> Paul votes yes. >> Jenny votes yes. >> And I think we're the only voters. I vote yes as well. And so with that, thank you Mr. Singer. We will see you soon. >> Okay. Thank you very much. >> And just to note that will be a 400 pm start time.
>> Okay. Okay. >> Thank you. Yes. 4 pm start time. um because the finance committee uses this room on those days. So that's the reason why we have to change the time. >> Okay. >> Okay. So with that um a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll move to adjourn.
>> Dave seconds and votes yes. >> All votes yes. >> Jenny votes yes. >> He votes yes. >> I vote yes. >> As do I. That's unanimous. And what time is it? Sierra >> 2:05 p.m. >> All right. Good afternoon, Chadam.