We should have both Mike Damasio and Arnold. They both said they'd be here. So, all right. Well, we still have a minute to go. Hey, I'm the one that's usually late. [Music] Hey, Arnold's here
and Mike's here. Okay, so I think I Oh sh the chair, we're live on HCAM TV. Thank you, HCAM. Good to see you. Um, Adena, I don't have my script open the
meeting. Would you be so kind? Do you want me to send it to you? Um, sure. I mean, give me one minute. I left my script in Florida. Guess I always thought I had a
copy up on my wall here. I don't [Music] Ellen's dead. Okay, I just sent it to you. I better unmute myself first so I can speak. Okay. Good evening every everyone. Uh, I'd like to call the meeting to order.
This um May 28th, 2025 board of appeals uh meeting, uh, I'm the chair of John Cino. Permit me to confirm that all members and persons anticipated on the agenda are present and can hear me.
Tim Burton, uh, Sean, yes. Dan, yep. Arnold here. Mike. Yep. Mike, I have Mike Damasio here. Excellent. And Adena, and I know you're here because you already said it
a second ago. Yes. And John just signed over. Oh, great. Thank you, John. Uh, this open meeting of the board of appeals is be being conducted remotely. Please note that the meeting is being recorded. Accordingly, please be aware that others may be able to see
you. Take care not to screen share your computer. Anything that you broadcast may be captured by the recording. All supporting materials have been provided to the members of this body and are available on the town's website via the town web meeting calendar unless otherwise noted. Each vote taken and
this meeting will be conducted by a roll call vote. And now let's go to the first meeting, the first agenda item. Uh bring that up right now.
Hearing notice, the Hopkins Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 7 p.m. to hear all persons interested in the application for a special permit and/or variance filed by Paul M. and Jennifer A. Russo of Ford Duffield Road Hop in
Massachusetts. The applicants seek relief from the zoning bylaws for an addition to an existing family home at Ford Duffield Road, Hopkins, Massachusetts, assesses map L35, block 165 lot zero that does not meet the minimum setback requirements. The
hearing will be held remotely using the Zoom meeting service. For additional information, please email ZBA hopmma.gov. Call the Department of Land Use Planning and Permanent at 5084979745 or check the online meeting calendar and agenda for this meeting at hopkinma.gov. This legal notice is also
posted to Massachusetts Newspaper Public Association MNBA website at masspublic notices.org. John Cino, chair and clerk regarding 2518. Welcome Russos. How was are you here representing yourself? Would you have counsel? Good evening. Would you please
uh tell us what you want to do? Yes, please. Uh Stephen Kenny representing Paul and Jennifer Russo of Ford Duffield Road in Hopkin. Um Paul Russo is here with me on Zoom and uh this is uh a uh
the zoning district is a residential lakefront district. The Russos are looking to add a mudroom and expanded deck to their home. Uh this is a pre-existing non-conforming lot. The lot was created in 1933 and the structure
was built in the 1930s. They are seeking a special permit under sections 210-119 and 210-128A of the uh town of Hopkin zoning bylaw. As to section
210-119, which deals with sideyard and rear yard requirements, the petition is submit. This lot, which is a pre-existing non-conforming lot, has frontage of 100 ft and depth of 82.04 feet on the easterly side and depth of
91.24 feet on the westerly side. It is situated on as as a lakefront property. The petitioners wish to add a deck and a mud room to the rear southwesterly side of the structure which is a single family home with one story located on Duffield Road. The required set side
setback is 25 ft and with the mudroom and deck added to the rear southwesterly corner of the home. The sideyard setback would become 19.4t with regards to the mudroom and 19.7 feet with regards to
the deck. Uh we've also uh supplied um two certified plot plans uh a before and after uh plot plans of showing the deck in the mudroom being added. Uh the petitioner is seeking a special permit in order to allow the sideyard to be
varied in the case of a narrow lot as is the case here. The required frontage in this particular zoning district is 150 ft and as stated the frontage of this lot is 100 ft. In all other respects, there will be no further changes to the lot. And the only other additional
variance that would be required would be the sideyard variance from the required 25 ft to 19.4 ft and 19.7 ft respectively. Front setback would remain the same. The rear setback would go to 28.3 ft which is allowed and the area
would remain the same and the frontage would remain the same. as to section 210-128A which deals with non-conforming lots and uses and structures and changes to existing lots uses and structures. The petition has submit that the proposed addition to the one-story
single family residence of a deck and mudroom to the southwesterly corner of the structure will not be substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood than the presently existing one-story single family residence uh structure on the pre-existing non-conforming lot. The required
sideyard setback in the residential lakefront district is 25 ft with the proposed mudroom and depth. As stated prior, the side setback would go to 19.4 4 ft in one location and 19.7 ft in another location pursuant to the plans
that were provided to the board. The petitioners would suggest that a variance of 5.6 ft will not be substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood the abutis or to the general public. Uh as I mentioned two plot plans were provided one before and
after and after the addition. Also sketches were provided showing the front side and rear elevations. and we'd be happy to answer any questions that the board may have. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you. So, actually, so on this one,
we have uh it'll be me, Jim, Arnold, um Dan, I already said you were in on this one. Uh Sean, you got the last one. Mike, you want to be in on this one? Yep, that's fine. Okay, good. Um all right. Any anybody have any uh
any questions for Mr. Kenny or Mr. Russo? I see it as pretty straightforward. This seems this is this is one of our usual lakefronts. So, somebody wants to put on a deck and this happens to every single
person. Same thing with the downtown downtown district where the average lot size is 7,000 square feet and the and the required lot size is 15,000 square feet. So, these are our usual twos.
Mike, do you have anything? I don't. It looks pretty straightforward to me. Okay, Mr. Masio, anything? No. Okay. Um, Arnold, anything?
No. No, looks okay. Okay. Oh, wait a minute. I just realized Mike, you're here. So, you're you're you're permanent member, aren't you? Yes. Okay. So, it has to be one, two, three, four. All right. Dan or Mike, which one you want to drop out because we just need five. I'll be I'm fine with
dropping out. Okay, great. Thank you so much. Okay, so Dan, you're in on the vote of this one. All right, so Mike um uh any any members of the public want to want to have a comment? Hearing
none, could I get a motion to close the public hearing? Motion to close public hearing. Second. And we got a second from Mike Kamasio. Excellent. Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any any discussion on the motion to close public hearing? Hearing none. Jim, how do you
vote? Yes. Arnold, yes. Dan, yes. Mr. Dasio, yes. And I vote in the affirmative also. Okay. Public meeting, the public uh portion is closed.
Um would anybody like to uh make a motion? Let's see. Do we have to um have a finding that? Oh, this is just a straight This is just a straight uh
uh where I put my I wrote it up already. I was thinking because it's a non-conforming law, we had have a finding that was not more detrimental to the neighborhood that was not detrimental to the neighborhood. Um, aren't they all non-conforming? One
reason why they they come here. Uh, um, John, do we have to do two findings on this one or just the um or just the just the 210 119? So, it's it depends on what special permit. I assume you're referring to me,
John. Yes. Sorry. Uh, it depends on what special permit you would be looking to grant them. If it's the 128A, yeah, 128 or 128, then you would just be looking for the section six finding that it's uh no more non-conforming than the
existing condition. And then um the standard special permit finding that it's not detrimental to the neighborhood. Okay. So, so Mike, you're actually Mike's right. Okay. So um well that that being said um so then um so
Mike why don't we grant six feet under under 210 one 12 is it 21019 or 210 128a I don't have I I don't mind I'm looking at you guys I don't have mine open right I I wrote it out but
um I don't in front of me. Wouldn't it be if we're granting the six fee, it' be under 210119 before tax, right? Yes. Okay. I can push the grant 6 feet of six feet
of release relief under 210119. Uh finding that it is no more detrimental to the neighborhood. It is not detrimental to the neighborhood. Right. And then they they'll build it according to the plans that were that have been submitted. Yes. Usually what
we usually say. Okay. So we've got a we've got a motion. Do we have a second? Second. Thanks Jim. Uh Jim second. Any any discussion on the motion? Hearing none. Jim. Yes. Arnold.
Yes. Dan. Yes. Mike. Yes. And I vote in the affirmative also. Okay. Uh, Mr. Kenny, thank you very much for your presentation. Paul, thanks. Thanks for coming. Good luck on the on the change. Thanks for coming before us. Appreciate
it. Thank you. Thank you everyone. Appreciate the support. Thank you. Okay, so we have um we have two minutes that we we're looking over. I um I I wasn't at one of them, but it it I knew that that was a that was a quick clean
meeting that uh Mr. Burton handled. Thank you very much. And while you're talking on that, I apologize. I ended up uh I thought I was going to be able to jump on this um on that
meeting, but uh I ended up having to do some last minute travel uh due to a my father-in-law um falling. Hey, Mike, you're always here. I don't have to apologize for any supposed to cover I was supposed to
cover for you, John, at that meeting. I know. But hey, things happen. Things life gets in the way. Run. I did. Two weeks two weeks ago at this time, I was uh I was in the ICU recovering from a stroke and heart attack. So, what the
heck? Hey, stuff gets in the way. And I certainly didn't expect that to happen to me. All right. But anyway, that Wow. I know. I know. It was It was pretty It was It was a little scary. You never know that seeing you now. Oh, I know that. I do. Again, that's I always joked
about everybody. I don't want I don't want to actually be in shape. I just want to look like I'm in shape. So, yeah, I've always looked like I'm in shape, but my insides are still almost 70 years old. All right. So, let's get back. All right. So, um um so would anybody like
to motion to make a motion to accept the the two minutes that were prop that would that have been submitted to us as drafted? So move. Second. Second. Thank you, Dan. I have a motion in a second for the minutes as drafted. Um, any discussion
hearing? None. Sean, yes. Dan, yes. Arnold, yes. Mike, Mike Keaton, Mr. Damasio, I was you Mr. Damasio. I I abstain. I wasn't in either. Well, you can read the minutes
in here because I guess because I I always I I I I watch it on the rerun on Ham. Um I didn't even watch them, so Oh, okay. Um and I vote in the affirmative also. Okay. Uh J, do we have anything
else? Um I know we have next and our next meeting we have the redo of uh that accessory unit. We have that and we have one other that night. Um Ash Street. Okay. And then we have one so far the
continuation of the other one on June 25th. Okay. Great. Fabulous. Well, um I look for looking for a um motion to adjurnn. Motion to adjurnn. Second. Second. Excellent. We got a couple seconds here.
Boy, you guys want to go? Hey, now now just make sure you tell um Mr. Riley that it's only 7:16 and we're adjourning because he thought he had the record. All right. God bless everyone. Thank you for coming. Sean, how do you vote? Yes.
Ken, yes. Mike, yes. Mr. Deasio, yes. Arnold, yeah. And I vote in the affirmative. Oh, Jim, yes. And I vote in the affirmative also. Thank you everyone for coming. Thank you, Ham. Thanks for always coming. John, thanks so much. I'll stop by and visit later. Adena,
thank you very much. I really appreciate everybody coming. Thanks everybody on HCAM. This is a it's a it's a great board and I love it. God bless. Good night. Take care. Take care of yourself. I will. I will. I know.