Zoning Board of Appeals

Zoning Board of Appeals Voting Record and Minutes The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Chicopee public hearing for Wednesday November 13, 2019, 6:30 PM in City Hall Annex, Fourth Floor, City Council Chambers, 274 Front Street, Chicopee, MA 01013. Meeting was brought to order by Anthony Gallant at 6:30 PM. Board of Appeals attendance: Member Name Present Absent Excused Regular Anthony Gallant, Chair X Regular Carissa Lisee, Vice Chair X Regular Katherine Baldiga, Clerk X Regular Gary Stamborski X Regular Christina Loy X Assoc. Matthew Bieda X Planning Department Staff Attendance Title Name Present Absent Excused Director Lee Pouliot X Assistant Planner Patrick McKenna X Development Manager James Dawson X Associate Planner Nathan Moreau X Item 1: VARIANCE from Chapter 275-53 for frontage from 100’ to 59.85’ and area from 10,000 SF to 9, 175 SF to create a building lot for a two-family dwelling. Location: Chicopee St. Assessor Map 500, Parcel 52. Applicant: Anthony Wheeler, 15 Gableview Lane, Southwick, MA 01077 Notes: The Applicant explained his petition to the Board noting he was interested in constructing a duplex on the subject property and his intent was to meet all required setbacks. The Applicant noted he had obtained a Zone Change to Residential B to eliminate the split zoning on the property. The property is owned in common with #561 Chicopee Street therefore both the subject lot and 561 Chicopee Street would need Variances and Waivers. The resulting Variances and Waivers, if granted, would result in two non-conforming lots where one legal two-family lot exists. Abutters spoke in opposition to the petition expressing concerns about parking, traffic and crashes that have occurred in the vicinity of the property on Chicopee Street. No legitimate hardship exists to warrant granting the Variance, the lot is simply too small to support a duplex. The Board voted to deny the Varianxce. Motion to approve for the sake of discussion was made by Carissa Lisee and seconded by Gary Stamborski. Vote was 5-0 to deny. Member Voting members Approve Deny Table Abstain Regular Anthony Gallant, Chair X Regular Carissa Lisee, Vice Chair X Regular Katherine Baldiga, Clerk X Regular Gary Stamborski X Regular Christina Loy X 1 Item 2: Minutes from September 11, 2019 Motion to approve was made by Anthony Gallant and seconded by Carissa Lisee. Vote was 5-0 to approve. Member Voting members Approve Deny Table Abstain Regular Anthony Gallant, Chair X Regular Carissa Lisee, Vice Chair X Regular Katherine Baldiga, Clerk X Regular Gary Stamborski X Regular Christina Loy X Item 3: Discussion Old/New Business Notes: No New Business or Discussion Item 4: Adjournment - Next Meeting December 11, 2019 (Tentatively at RiverMills Senior Center). Motion to adjourn was made by Anthony Gallant and seconded by Christina Loy. Vote was 5-0 to adjourn. Member Voting members Approve Deny Table Abstain Regular Anthony Gallant, Chair X Regular Carissa Lisee, Vice Chair X Regular Katherine Baldiga, Clerk X Regular Gary Stamborski X Regular Christina Loy X Meeting adjourned at 7:29 PM. 2