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 December 11, 2019, 6:30 PM in RiverMills Senior Center, Classroom 30, 5 West Main St. 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 275-52. Frontage from 100’ to 80.5’ for the purpose of creating a building lot for a single-family dwelling. Location: New Ludlow Rd., Assessor Map 760, Parcel 18. Applicant: Mark and Donna Halon, 324 Barton Ave., Belchertown, MA 01007 Notes: The Applicant presented his petition to the Board, explaining the original house on the property had burned down. Staff explained that since over a year had passed since the loss of the original house the Applicant was required to obtain a Variance and a Waiver of Frontage to construct another house on property. The lot is short on frontage but exceeds requirements for depth and area for a single-family lot. No Abutters were present at the meeting. It was the Board’s opinion that the since there was a house on the property previously and there are many lots in the vicinity of the Applicant’s lot that are equal to or smaller than the subject lot that a Variance could be granted without any detriment to the public good of the neighborhood. Staff explained that if the Variance was granted the Applicant had one year from the date of the decision to commence construction otherwise the Variance would expire. The Board voted to approve the Variance. Motion to approve was made by Anthony Gallant and seconded by Carissa Lisee. Vote was 4-0 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 1 Item 2: Minutes from November 13, 2019 Motion to approve was made by Anthony Gallant and seconded by Carissa Lisee. Vote was 4-0 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 Item 3: Discussion Old/New Business Notes: Staff noted that the Board was in receipt of one application to date to be heard at the January 8, 2020 meeting. Item 4: Adjournment – Next Meeting January 8, 2020 Motion to adjourn was made by Anthony Gallant and seconded by Carissa Lisee .Vote was 4-0 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 Meeting adjourned at 6:37 PM. 2