Zoning Board

CITY OF METHUEN BOARD OF APPEALS THE SEARLES BUILDING 41 PLEASANT STREET METHUEN, MA 01844 MEETING AGENDA via ZOOM WEB MEETING WEDNESDAY, JULY 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: . 4. New Business: #2020-6 Nicole Torra, 45 Harmony Lane, Methuen, MA 01844 A Waiver is required from the Methuen Municipal Code Fence Ordinance, Chapter 9 Section 9.89, Paragraph B-1 & D, for a 6 foot PVC privacy fence in the front yards along Harmony Lane & Carriage Way (rounding the corner) that will be over the allowed height in a (RD) Single Family Residential Zone at 45 Harmony Lane, Methuen, MA 01844. #2020-7 SS-LBMA_LLC,_84 State Street,_Boston,_Massachsuetts_02109 A Special Permit requested to Alter a Non-Conforming Use for construction of three single family homes in a Residential Rural (RR) District under Sections IX-B and IX-D, Non-Conforming Uses, Structures and Lots, of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen for property located at 218 Hampshire Road, (Map:310-125-7), Methuen, Massachusetts 01844. #2020-8 Katherine E. Greene, 21A Elsmere Avenue, Methuen, MA 01844 A Variance is required under Section VI-D in a RG Zone to Sub-divide a parcel of land (with two dwellings on it) into 2 lots, leaving both lots without required area & frontage. Lot #1 will also be without the required front, side & rear setbacks. Lot#2 will also be without the required left side setback at 21/23 Elsmere Avenue, Methuen, Massachusetts 01844. #2020-9 Christopher C. & Stacy S. Caron, & Caron Heating and Cooling, Inc. A Special Permit requested to change from one Non-Conforming Use, a restaurant, to another, less detrimental, Non-Conforming Use, an office, in a Residential Rural (RR) District under Section IX-B Non-Conforming Uses, Structures and Lots, of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen for property located at 510 Lowell Street, (Map:318-162-7 and 318-162-7C), Methuen, Massachusetts 01844. 5. Adjournment: NEXT ZONING BOARD MEETING: AUGUST 26TH, 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.