Zoning Board

CITY OF METHUEN BOARD OF APPEALS THE SEARLES BUILDING 41 PLEASANT STREET METHUEN, MA 01844 MEETING AGENDA THE GREAT HALL WEDNESDAY, April 29th, 2020 @ 7:00 P.M. 1.Roll Call. 2.Acceptance of Minutes: 3 Old Business: Any correspondence referring to: 1. Request to Withdraw a Petition on the Agenda: 2. Request for a Reconsideration of a Denied Decision: 3. Request for Significant Change on a Denied Decision: 4. Request for a time extension on a Granted Decision: #2017-1 DS Development, LLC, 1 Wildflower Lane, Weston, MA 02493 Comprehensive Permit required under M.G.L., c. 40B, Sec. 20-23 (Massachusetts Comprehensive Permit Law) to construct 40 apartment units on a 1.2 +/- acre parcel of land in a Central Business (CBD) at #254 Broadway, Methuen, MA 01844 CONTINUED PETITIONS FROM MARCH 25th, 2020: #2020-1 Shawn & Laura Dill, 33 Rolling Ridge Lane, Methuen, MA 01844 A Variance is required under Section VI-D in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen in a Residential (RA) District to construct an addition (32’ x 37’ 6”) that will be too close to the side lot line at 33 Rolling Ridge Lane, Methuen, MA 01844. 4. New Business: #2020-3 Vanderlei & Glaucia Neimerick, 24 Copley Drive, Methuen, MA 01844 A Variance is required under Section VI-D in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen in a Residential (RB) District to construct a 23’ x 42’ addition that will be too close to the side lot line at 24 Copley Drive, Methuen, MA 01844. #2020-4 Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School, Inc., 303 Haverhill Street, Lawrence, MA 01840, Co-Applicant: Congregation of the Presentation of Mary Inc., 209 Lawrence Street, Methuen, MA 01844 A Special Permit is requested under Section IX-D in a Conservancy Zone to alter a nonconforming structure, by subdividing the parcel of land, that shall not be substantially more detrimental than the existing nonconforming structure to the neighborhood and/or a Finding is required by the Zoning Board of Appeals, pursuant to G.L. c. 40A, s.6, that the proposed alteration shall not be substantially more detrimental than the existing nonconforming structure to the neighborhood at 209 Lawrence Street, Methuen, MA 01844. 5. Adjournment: NEXT ZONING BOARD MEETING: MAY 27TH, 2020 Anyone needing an access accommodation to participate in City of Methuen programs or services, please contact Gene Walsh, ADA Coordinator at 978-983-8625 or GWalsh@ci.methuen.ma.us at least 2 weeks in advance, or 2 business days before any Board or Commission meeting. This notice is available in alternative formats upon request. Pursuant to Governor Baker's March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §18, and the Governor's March 15, 2020 Order imposing strict limitation on the number of people that may gather in one place, this meeting of the City of Methuen Zoning Board of Appeals will be conducted via remote participation to the greatest extent possible. Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the City of Methuen website, at https://www.cityofmethuen.net/ The Zoom Web Meeting will be broadcast live on Methuen Community Television (MCTV) on the date of the hearing. Members of the public and/or interested parties seeking to participate in the meeting can contact the City of Methuen Department of Economic and Community Development at (978) 983-8560 prior to 12 noon on the date of the hearing for instructions on how to participate remotely in the meeting. No in-person attendance of members of the public will be permitted, but every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings in real time, via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite best efforts, we will post on the City of Methuen website an audio or video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting.