WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=aPFHdaarBwc NOTE MEETING SECTIONS: Part 1 (Video ID: aPFHdaarBwc): - 00:00:18: Call to Order: Leschuk In-Law Apartment Renewal - 00:05:08: Transition to Next Hearing and IT Adjustments - 00:05:47: Call to Order: Mole/St. Peter Farmer's Porch Application - 00:08:52: Neighboring Property Owner Notice Issue Discovered - 00:12:32: Discussion of Tenant Support and Project Status - 00:13:19: Rescheduling Hearing Due to Notice Problem - 00:15:30: Continuing Hearing to May 19th, Confirming Address Part: 1 1 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:33.960 I'm going to call to order the hearing upon the application of Stephen and Jenna Leschuk at 17 Heritage Lane dated March 2nd, 2026 seeking to renew a special permit for an in-law temporary apartment previously on 2 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:49.280 file with the Board of Appeals pursuant to the terms of chapter 10, section 3 of the general bylaws of the town of Milton so as to continue use of a temporary in-law apartment within the existing dwelling. The property is located in a residence C 3 00:00:49.280 --> 00:01:05.000 zoning district and all is set forth in the application and what we have on file with the board. My name is Virginia Donahue King and I will be acting as as the hearing officer for this this 4 00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:19.840 hearing. We have with the application, we also have a letter from um the applicants that outline um Well, we'll we'll come back to that in a 5 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:35.600 moment. We have um a new signed application for this temporary in-law apartment. um constructive decision from um 4 years ago 6 00:01:35.600 --> 00:01:52.480 um with the original application and attorney letter which um um was included the first time they were that the applicants had asked for this temporary apartment and we also have the original subdivision plan for 7 00:01:52.480 --> 00:02:08.920 Heritage Road when that was first listed as a Gordon Cooper Lane. um a quick claim deed showing that the applicants do in fact own the house, the second floor layout with and without the temporary apartment to show that it can be reincorporated into the home when the 8 00:02:08.920 --> 00:02:26.040 temporary apartment is no longer needed. um Let me go back to the um So basically what what we want to do is make sure that everything kind of remains the same or is still what is 9 00:02:26.040 --> 00:02:42.840 covered under the the bylaw for a temporary apartment. um and um so it looks like um the temporary apartment is still being used by the applicant the applicants 10 00:02:42.840 --> 00:02:58.320 Mrs. Leschuk's mother is still living there. um The apartment is has not been changed in square footage, it's less than 800 square feet and less than 1/3 of the area of the house. um It consists of one 11 00:02:58.320 --> 00:03:14.840 bedroom, one bathroom and a combined sitting area and kitchen. The apartment is unobtrusively located in the area the house over the attached to the garage and the apartment can be entered from a common entrance that has a separate egress on the side of the house. 12 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:30.760 There is space in the garage for and driveway for the three vehicles that cover all the drivers in the family. We they own the house and will occupy the principal living quarters continue to occupy the principal living quarters while Mrs. Perry is living in the 13 00:03:30.760 --> 00:03:48.120 temporary apartment. So um It that seems to cover that I'm going to take that as your testimony Mr. Leschuk is that okay? So um In as much as nothing has has deviated from where we were 4 years ago with this and 14 00:03:48.120 --> 00:04:04.400 you followed everything quite quite to the letter. um There's no complaints of too many cars in the area or having too many people in the area and it's lovely to be able to have grandparents in the house when you have three kids [laughter] that are active. 15 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:20.640 So unless there's something you'd like to add Nope. No, we have we're good with all of our neighbors. It's worked out really well for our family and we just want to continue it for another 4 years at least. Well, that sounds terrific to me and I'm going to 16 00:04:20.640 --> 00:04:37.280 close the evidentiary portion of the hearing and decide on this and there's absolutely no reason to deny this application. I think this is a wonderful thing and particularly with uh uh freeing up homes for growing families as opposed to 17 00:04:37.280 --> 00:04:53.280 people aging by themselves. I think it's a wonderful idea and congratulations to you for making it work so well. And I assume it's going to be another lovely 4 years and thereafter. So congratulations and you know the drill you you came in in 18 00:04:53.280 --> 00:05:08.480 time before it ran out and also we'll see you in 4 years. Great. Okay. Appreciate it. Take care. Have a good one. Yes. You too. Stay on with the staff members please. 19 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:29.520 >> to I'm going to. Yes. My IT guy is trying to change to get this going before the next hearing so we have a few minutes to do that but um We'll be here. I do see the applicant and their attorney are in the waiting area. 20 00:05:29.520 --> 00:05:47.800 Can you hear me, Mike? Yes. >> Yeah. Just wanted to ask how your campaign was going for town meeting. >> [laughter] >> Uh yeah. We'll see. Yeah. I hope you get in. Thanks. Okay, we have um 21 00:05:47.800 --> 00:06:03.280 We have 4:15 on the computer so that must be the real time and I'm going to um call to order the meeting hearing upon the application of Michael Mole and Holly St. Peter represented by Marion McEachern Esquire 22 00:06:03.280 --> 00:06:19.440 at 22 Parkway Crescent dated March 12th, 2026 seeking a special permit to build a 5 ft by 24 ft farmer's porch to the front of the existing dwelling. The property is located in a residence C zoning district 23 00:06:19.440 --> 00:06:34.160 where is article 10 area regulation section 275-10.2 front yards require that all buildings or portions of buildings be set back a minimum 20 ft from the front lot line and the proposed project would be built 24 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:51.840 14.6 ft from the front lot line. um and for that reason the building permit was denied. My name is Virginia Donahue King and I will be I'm a member of the Board of Appeals and the zoning administrator will be the deciding um 25 00:06:51.840 --> 00:07:06.680 uh person in in this um hearing tonight. um In the file we have um um Look at this one. We have the denial letter from our building 26 00:07:06.680 --> 00:07:22.720 inspector. um We have a letter from Marion McEachern, the attorney that is representing the applicants and then she will um go through that momentarily. We have a plot plan showing the locus and where the the new 27 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:37.920 buildings will be. The building in question will be. There's another building going on that is is not um part of this hearing because it's being built within the set not within the setbacks outside of the set in 28 00:07:37.920 --> 00:07:54.840 It doesn't go into the setbacks that are required. We also have um some architectural plans to show what the new building will be looking like from the inside and the outside. um We have a quick claim deed showing 29 00:07:54.840 --> 00:08:08.720 that um the applicants are in fact owners of this house and property not just the house. We have um We have a map of the 30 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:27.640 lots in that neighborhood as well as um a map showing zeroing in on the area of Parkway Crescent um >> [snorts] >> that is showing the numbers of the houses where they're located. We have a 31 00:08:27.640 --> 00:08:42.039 property record card showing the particulars of the house from um from town hall and we have a letter of support um for the neighbors on either 32 00:08:42.039 --> 00:09:00.360 side um of the applicants at 26 and 16 Parkway Crescent. So I will uh just mention one thing that we that we I just discovered this afternoon um 33 00:09:00.360 --> 00:09:17.411 and we may we're probably going to have to be able to continue this until notice can be given to Yale Investments which owns the house at 26 34 00:09:17.411 --> 00:09:33.160 >> [snorts] >> Parkway Parkway Crescent. Unfortunately, the letter that was sent to give notice to Yale Investments was sent to 26 Parkway Crescent instead of their place of business. So um it it came back to town hall. So 35 00:09:33.160 --> 00:09:48.040 um We we're we're we we're faced with kind of an unusual situation in that um that one of the owners one of the neighboring owners um 36 00:09:48.040 --> 00:10:04.400 has not has not got notice of this unless they read the the Milton Times which is unlikely since they don't uh live in Milton. So so I was concerned because if 37 00:10:04.400 --> 00:10:21.080 they don't like it and it's built and you have to take it down that would be a horrible expense. So my suggestion is that we we continue this to 38 00:10:21.080 --> 00:10:38.720 some weeks after a date certain after they do get notice of of this um this happening. So that we can make sure they they don't have to reply to it or anything else if they could they they could not care they 39 00:10:38.720 --> 00:10:55.000 might care but it just seems more prudent to me if we continue this for a few weeks rather than run the risk of you having to take off a brand new porch that you know uh 40 00:10:55.000 --> 00:11:11.360 the the the person didn't get get hearing for. So I know this is very disappointing. Um I can't tell you what to do as far as that goes because you have an attorney. You have an attorney that will let you know 41 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:26.600 if you want to discuss it um I'm sorry it didn't happen earlier so that you could be alerted to it all not that it that I discovered it late so that it it wasn't something that I could address 42 00:11:26.600 --> 00:11:43.960 ahead of really. So um What what are your thoughts on this attorney McEachrick? Well first of all um So Yale Investments owns 26 Parkway Crescent is that correct? That's right. And so we have a letter of support from 43 00:11:43.960 --> 00:11:59.400 Steve Robinson and Carrie Fergus at 26 Parkway Crescent. So Holly St. Peter and Mike do you know um are they tenants? Yeah I get Yeah I guess technically they're renters. We've never They've been there for the time we've been here 44 00:11:59.400 --> 00:12:16.000 so we've never met an owner or anything so That's fine. It was puzzling because we have a letter of support from 26 Parkway Crescent. Yeah that's that's what made me um So um >> that the the letter had gone to 26 45 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:32.440 Parkway Crescent that came back and that the signers were 23 26 Parkway Crescent and that that's what alerted me to that this afternoon. So you caught it I suppose. So are you proceeding with the rest of your construction 46 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:48.520 or is this holding up your entire project? Have you Have you started or are you just looking for a contract? >> No our addition is you know finished pending final inspection. So this was pulled separate. I mean >> Okay that's a good thing. Yes that is a good thing. Yeah unfortunately you know 47 00:12:48.520 --> 00:13:03.000 it it it is an issue. It does need to be addressed. Notice needs to be sent to the owner. You already have the support of the tenants. It would be hard to imagine an issue arising because of this if the tenants are more than happy with what you're 48 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:19.640 doing. However I would be able I would be available if you if this hearing can be continued in order to provide that notice. The question is when could it be scheduled? Does the clerk have any idea? Um Do we know 49 00:13:19.640 --> 00:13:38.000 I'm trying to look at my own calendar. Anyway I don't know if Bill Donnelly has the ability to look at the calendar right now but it would be important for me to know that. Pardon me in just a moment. I am Let me I I neglected to bring my 50 00:13:38.000 --> 00:13:54.320 calendar back here so hold on one moment. Yeah >> Sure. Okay so looking at my calendar um as early as May 4th and 5th are available just before town meeting begins on the 6th. 51 00:13:54.320 --> 00:14:09.680 Then we have a block from the 6th 7th 11th 12th 13th and 14th. I do Go ahead. >> some I'm going to be away and then have some medical issues the following week. 52 00:14:09.680 --> 00:14:26.574 So from the 6th to the >> [sighs] >> through the 13th I'm not available unfortunately. Could we do the 4th or the 5th? No because No. Okay. 53 00:14:26.574 --> 00:14:42.560 >> [gasps] >> Um so we have town meeting the till the 14th. Um the following week I'm away. The the 19th I do have a 7:00 p.m. hearing I'm breaking into my vacation 54 00:14:42.560 --> 00:14:59.800 for that. So if you want to do that at 4:00 p.m. on the 19th I can do. I can do that. Okay. Okay. So um You're going to do it just before the 7:00 p.m.? Or when do you want to do it? What time do you want to do it? 4:00 p.m. would be 55 00:14:59.800 --> 00:15:13.800 fine. Oh okay. 4:00 p.m. Same time just How about Michael and Holly can you make it on the >> Yeah. That would certainly provide ample time for any notice to get to the Yes it 56 00:15:13.800 --> 00:15:30.640 will. I'm sorry for the delay. Okay. Okay 4:00 p.m. 22 Parkway Crescent I have that on my calendar so that's fine. It's unfortunate that the delay um Since you've opened the hearing is that correct? I've opened the hearing so that 57 00:15:30.640 --> 00:15:49.600 we can continue it. >> that nobody is here to speak but if there isn't anyone then you just need to continue to the specific date and time. Is there anyone out there Bill? No no attendees. No commentary. That's probably a good sign. So Yes it 58 00:15:49.600 --> 00:16:06.360 probably is a very good sign as a matter of Despite the delay I mean it seems hopefully this will go well when you come back. Okay so >> well good luck with the health stuff Virginia. Thank you. Yeah [laughter] yeah. And we'll see you on the 19th when this is 59 00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:21.680 continued to die May 19th at 4:00. Okay. All right I'm trying to reach out to your neighbors to see if they could give us contact for property owners so I I do have an 60 00:16:21.680 --> 00:16:38.240 address I do have an address for them. 11 Walnut in Chestnut Hill? >> Yes yes. Okay. Perfect. Thank you. All right. They're listed on the assessor's records as the owners right? With that address? Is that correct? Yes. >> So that's the address you send it to. Uh-huh. Okay. 61 00:16:38.240 --> 00:17:00.400 All right. Thank you. Thank you. We'll see you all on the 19th. All right. Bye. Mhm.