Zoning Board

CITY OF METHUEN BOARD OF APPEALS THE SEARLES BUILDING 41 PLEASANT STREET METHUEN, MA 01844 MEETING AGENDA via ZOOM WEB MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26th, 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: . #2019 - 12 Lisa Wagner, 62 Bumpy Lane, Methuen, MA 01844 A Variance is required under Section VI-D in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen in a Rural Residential (RR) District to construct a single story addition (16’ x 24’) that will be too close to the front and left side setbacks at 62 Bumpy Lane, Methuen, MA 01844. 4. New Business: #2020-10 Thomas Evangelista II, 2 Waterford Circle, Methuen, MA 01844 Pursuant to Section V of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen, a Special Permit is requested for a contractor’s yard which may be open for sales to the public in three Morton style buildings for use as contractor’s storage and facilities in a Business Highway (BH) District and filed under Section XI, of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen for property located at 18 and 20 Ayers Village Road (Map 702-72A-4 and 702-72A-4C), Methuen, Massachusetts 01844. #2020-11 Mercedes Silia, 19 Hemenway Street, Methuen, MA 01844 A Variance is required under Section VI-D in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen in a Residential Two Family (RG) District to convert an existing Single Family Dwelling into a Two Family dwelling without the require area. Also to clarify existing front, side and rear setbacks at 19 Hemenway Street, Methuen, MA 01844. #2020-12 Cheryl Ouellette, 250 Forest Street, Methuen, MA 01844 A Variance is required to construct an accessory apartment in a RB zoning district that will be over the allowed square footage required in Section V-G of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Methuen at 250 Forest Street, Methuen, MA 01844. 5. Adjournment: NEXT ZONING BOARD MEETING: SEPTEMBER 23rd, 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.