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Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=hEVmercA6hg

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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: hEVmercA6hg):
- 00:00:00: Meeting Commences, Introductions, and Procedural Explanations
- 00:01:53: Application Summary: Garage Construction at 936 Massachusetts
- 00:04:54: Applicant Representative Clarifies Garage Design and Purpose
- 00:08:33: Board Discussion, Motion, and Granting of Special Permit
- 00:10:31: Discussion: Digital notebooks and Board Member Replacements


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Victoria, >> see I get the one you >> Thank you. Okay. I'd like to welcome you to the Lunberg Zoning Board of Appeals. Um I'm going to tell you how it will proceed, but first I have to give you uh notification

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that the hearing is being recorded in accordance with the requirements of the open meeting laws. Uh, please be advised that this meeting will be broadcast live through local access cable on Facebook live on the public access Facebook page and will be able to be found on the

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Loomberg Public Access YouTube channel within 24 hours after the meeting. Uh, the way the hearing will proceed is um, wait a minute, lost my plates here. First, I'm going to introduce you to the board. To my left is Lisa Norandon. uh

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she's uh retired but she's been gracious enough to come back to our hearing. Um James Bezicowski, David Blat, Patrick Callahan, um Tony Niccastro, and Don Gernie. The way the hearing will proceed is the applicant will have the

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opportunity for comments on the application or submission of additional documents. You will please uh Lisa will read the application and any other submitted communications. you will please come forward to the mic, give your name and address. Board members

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will have the opportunity to ask questions that may they might have on the application while you're at the mic. If there's any public that ends up showing up, uh there will be a public comment period. Uh if anyone shows up, they need to also come to the mic, give

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a name and address, and address all comments and questions to the board. With that, I would ask Lisa to please read the petition. >> Okay. Okay. The project address is 936 Massachusetts Avenue. Assesses map 71, parcel 80.

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The applicable code of the town of Lunberg is the village center district. The applicant is Patricia Porter, 936 Massav in Lunberg, Mass. They have answered the questions as

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follows. Just looking. So, the applicant is seeking a special permit to expand the special permitted use, a single family dwelling by constructing a detached two-story garage with finished room above. So, the questions and answers are as

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follows. Please describe how the proposed action will prevent conditions that are injurious or dangerous to public health, unduly hazardous because of traffic conditions, danger of fire or explosion. The the response, there are no dangers. The garage will be built according to

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all fire codes. Please describe any material adverse effects on the value of land and buildings in the neighborhood or on the amenities of the neighborhood. None. The val the value of the property would increase. Please describe how the proposed use or activity will be operated with reasonable regard for order and

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sightliness of an open use. The response the structure will be built to match the existing home taking into consideration the error of the home as well as the location within the historic district. Please describe how the proposed action will reduce and or prevent noise, vibration, dust, odor, heat or glare

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avail um at the lot lines in amounts clearly detrimental to the normal use of adjacent properties. There will be nothing detrimental. Also in the application is a site plan prepared by Dillis and Roy showing the location of the new structure with

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regard to the existing home. Uh there's a rendering of the proposed garage. There is a list of butters, all of which were notified two weeks prior to tonight. There's some additional information. The homeowner's parial

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parcel is within the village center district. She would like to add a single car garage at the end of the driveway with a finished space above. She would not need an expansion of the single family use because the accessory structure is not expressly permitted. The structure would be built to complement the existing home and the

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design has taken into consideration that the home is also within the historic district. There's a letter attached from the building official and the it's regarding building permit application for new construction at 936 Massachusetts Avenue. The parcel is

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within the village center district. The principal use single family dwelling is an allowed is a use allowed only by zoning board of appeals special permit. The accessory structure is not expressly permitted in village center district but can be

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allowed as an expansion of the single family use by special permit from the zoning board of appeals. And that's signed Brian Jingris on August 21st. And that's all, Mr. Chairman. >> Thank you, Lisa. >> You're welcome. >> With that, I would invite you up.

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>> Um, if you want, you can add anything you would like or >> Okay. Um, my name is Jma Baldwin. My address is three Lake Street in Peril, Mass. Um, I'm here representing Patricia because she does live in New Jersey at the moment until she retires. Um,

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basically she would like to just have a singlecar garage with a finished space above. Um, her husband is not retiring, so that's is going to be his office. There will be no running water there, just electricity. Um, and the height is

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not going to be taller than the structure that is there. So, the barn is 26 feet tall and the this garage would be about 20 ft. >> Okay. >> So, >> um, so you meet all of the setbacks

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including height. Is that correct? And building inspector. >> Yes. Correct. >> Okay. Um, and it's the setback from the road. Do you know what that is? It's um 30 feet and I think it's 30 feet 2 in >> 30t

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>> set back. >> Oh, that's that's from the side. >> Oh, that's from the side. I'm sorry. >> Then I do not know. >> Looks like front's like 110. I'm reading that right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

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>> I don't know. That could be from curve up to here. That's 110. So figure 100 feet. >> Do we have it right there? >> I'd say it's roughly 100 >> 100 closely. >> Okay. All right. So that's all good. Um they're doing a lot of renovations on

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that whole house. >> Yes. >> Right. Yes. >> That's all part of this that you want to add this the detached. >> Correct. >> Right. Correct. >> Is that right where the white fence is? Is that where the garage is going to go? >> The garage is going to begin at the end

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of the barn. So, at the end of the structure, there'll be the barn. There's a 15 by 15 deck being built off the back back. Um, and the the garage would be built right at the end of the house, like right where the end starts.

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>> Okay. The only other question I would have is is uh Oh, you won't say, but uh the furnished upstairs. >> Mhm. >> What is What is that going to be used for? >> The husband's office. He's going to be continuing to work. She's going to re she's a school teacher. She's going to

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retire this year. Um and they're going to move here and that's going to be his office because he's not going. >> So that Okay. All right. So that's the the use. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Thank you. Um I'll open it up to the board. >> I don't have any questions.

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>> My only question was going to be the use. >> Okay. >> Questions? You all know why she's there for the use. Because of the the district, the village center district as its own. It's still goes by that same thing. If it's

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not mentioned in the use, then it's not allowed. In this case, it's allowed by special permit. >> Questions? >> I have not. I think you mentioned the new structures lower than the current structure. Correct. Correct. Yes.

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>> Yeah. No, no further questions for me. >> Question. >> No questions, Mr. Chairman. >> Question. >> No questions. Very easy. Okay. >> Okay. And with that, uh, bring it back. Um, there is no public here tonight. So,

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there will be, of course, be no public comment. So, we'll bring it back to the board. And since uh the board is satisfied, I will ask for a motion or comments. I'll make a motion that we grant the special permit as requested.

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>> I'll throw a second. >> We have a first and a second. I >> take a vote. >> I >> I >> I >> I >> and I with that um it does pass. The uses allows.

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>> So you we are going to give you a special permit. I do have to read Post decision. >> Okay. >> The special permit is granted with the contingency that the petitioner complies with all licenses, regulations, statutes, ordinances of any and all

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applicable local, state, and federal boards or agencies with juris jurisdiction over the premises. A special permit is subject to periodic review by the permit granting authority or the enforcement officer to ensure compliance with any conditions. that

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non-compliance to such conditions may result in revocation of this permit. A copy of the board's decision shall be filed with the town clerk within 14 days. Any party agreed by the board decision may appeal to superior court uh

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20 days after the decision is filed with the town clerk. After certification by the town clerk that 20 days have uh lapsed since the decision was filed, you should have it recorded in the registry of deeds. No special permit shall take effect until it has been recorded and

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the special permit shall lapse within two years unless substantial or use construction has commenced. With that, good luck your new garage. >> Thank you so much. >> Good luck. >> Thank you. >> If there's uh nothing else before the

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board. No, we're gonna talk about now. I know David, you went up and talked about uh getting >> I know I know these two guys are going to argue that they might not want >> and and and it's really simple. I mean, if if most of us want them, then we'll

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get them. >> I I just look at it as just, you know, how much, you know, basically I'd like to let my retiree not have to come in to make 17 copies. And since everything's online already, I saw it just made sense. And plus, it allows you to zoom

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in easier. Um, some of us are getting a little visually challenged and these plans are not always that big anymore. >> Okay. Um, how does everybody feel? You want I I believe and I'm not positive, but I believe there's money in the tech.

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I know the town's scraped right now, but uh I believe there is money in the tech. If I were staying on, I'd be in favor of it. But um where I'm retiring

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in what, two meetings, four meetings, I don't care. I'll vote in favor. I think, you know, it's necessary to keep up with um >> the technology. >> Sure. And also to help out with the

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minor costs and eventually what it will save. >> Okay. And I know you're a failure. >> Do a trick you using your own. So >> can I just keep using my own? Is like do I have do I have to accept one or can I just >> You can use your own. >> Yeah. I mean I'm fine. Like I carry this

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one around. It's always charged. I feel like if I had another one it would never be charged when >> I'm sure you can use your own phon. So I'm Yeah. I go with what everybody else wants. >> So, >> I I think it's a good idea. I I don't like to,

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>> you know, I try to say do as little printing as I possibly can. So, it's just good to have it. >> Okay. All right. >> In visual form. So, I guess what we would have to do, I don't know how we go about it, but if we get some, you know,

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Jaden's going to be leaving, uh, and he's not accepting another term. So, um, I was hoping that somebody had put in an application. I don't know if any of you know her. Kevin Kim uh, Karen

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>> Karen Manard. Yeah. >> Yeah. I had asked her to be here tonight. Is she haven't heard anything. I think I talked to her at the What was that? Like the caucus? The >> caucus. >> I think I talked to her at the caucus. She was interested. >> Yeah, you I you mentioned her.

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>> Yeah. >> Yeah. And I'm hopeful that somebody else I'd like to, you know, once he's gone, try and get at least two more alternates. So, >> working on We're working on it for you. >> Huh. >> I'm working on it for you. >> All right. Well, we we actually need to get Jim to change his mind.

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>> Yeah. >> Yeah. We don't we don't accept your resignation. You can take the demotion to an alteration, not have to come. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Just come when you want. >> That's okay. They can hear it.

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>> I'll make a motion that we um accept David's recommendation of getting >> uh just a a notebook. >> A notebook. >> Yeah. uh to replace all the paperwork

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>> that's um being produced presently, >> right? >> Um to make it easier and more efficient for the town and uh to move forward into the 20th cent 21st century. >> Oh, we'll go with the 20th actually.

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>> All right. So, we will look into that. Um >> 191. No, I'm saying it's 20th century. >> You tell me to just send me a you know, so this place, right? So, >> I'll respond to her. >> Yeah, respond to her that we do.

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>> Um, and I guess right away we'll need >> five, >> but I know you're going to use yours, but if we get an alternate >> Yeah. Well, you for you to get five, it's the five voting members. >> Yeah. So, that's fine. Yeah. Five. >> I know Mary Foil from the high school um

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has expressed interested in replacing me. >> Okay. Yeah, if anybody does, you know, they can do it online or they can come up and if the public is still listening, we do need to get a couple of alternates. Um, so if anybody if you

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know they're interested, they come up either fill it out online or come up and fill it out. >> Has officially resigned? >> Yeah, Hans is gone. >> Okay. >> Yeah, he officially resigned and they accepted it. So, >> Okay. Do you want me to officially

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resign? Um, I think all you got to do is tell them you're not accepting the reappoint. >> Who do I have to tell? >> The board of selectman, but I can >> You can do that or u I can do that. What about Elaine Peterson? Can I just email

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her or >> She's not here anymore. She retired. >> You can, but you probably won't care. >> You mentioned I got an email from her yesterday saying something about >> No, Melissa. Melissa is the new person. Yeah. Melissa Richard.

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>> Yeah. And she's up here. I talked to her the other day. >> Okay. >> All right. >> And can I make a motion we adjourn? >> You may. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I. We are adjourned. It's