What was said
Zoning Board of Appeals, September 26, 2018
the recording · 1:01 long, about 8,442 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately welllunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/zoning-board-of-appeals/2018.json
The town published an agenda, an agenda for this meeting. No minutes have been published; the recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.
The short version
- ▶ 57:03The Zoning Board of Appeals continued the dog daycare and boarding special permit hearing for a Lancaster Avenue home to October 24 at 7:30.
- ▶ 36:39The animal control officer raised concerns about runs, shelter, waste and liability insurance, and the Board of Health and police chief also raised concerns.
- ▶ 57:03Applicants were asked to submit added materials a week before the continued hearing.
- ▶ 44:17An abutter raised concern about barking but had no other objection if the dog officer is satisfied.
- ▶ 1:00:40A one-year extension of the dimensional variance for 41 Country Road was moved and seconded; the vote result is not audible in the captions.
Why it matters — our reading
- A dog daycare permit in a residential neighborhood affects nearby homes through noise and waste, and the board is holding the application until the applicants answer the safety and insurance gaps.
- The 41 Country Road variance extension is not confirmed in the record, so the outcome should be checked against the board's official minutes.
Watch next
- Continued dog daycare special permit hearing on October 24 at 7:30, with added applicant materials due a week before.
- The official record of the vote on the 41 Country Road variance extension.
legalplanning and zoningpublic commentpublic safety
Present: Lisa Norma Dean (board secretary); Al Gravels (member); James Meza Koski (member); Paul Doherty (member); David Blatt (member); Pat Callahan (member); Kathy Como (animal control officer). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 1:00:20Approve the one-year extension of the dimensional variance for 41 Country Roadnot audible
And 1 procedural: adjourn (▶ 1:00:40).
The money
- ▶ 7:19Daycare late pickup fee
The applicants' daycare rules set a late fee for pickup after closing time.
as heard:$10 for every 15 minutes
- ▶ 55:41Continuance fee
A continuance would cost the applicants a fee, while withdrawing without prejudice would mean new notice to abutters and re-advertising.
as heard:$100
- ▶ 37:02Liability insurance and dumpster costs
The animal control officer said a business must carry costly dog liability insurance and a dumpster for waste.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 57:03Hearing on the dog daycare special permit continued to October 24 at 7:30, with applicants asked to submit added materials a week before.
- ▶ 1:00:40One-year time extension for the 41 Country Road variance moved and seconded; the vote result is not in the captions.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
Heard in the recording
- ▶ 2:03application for a special permitapplication or permit, shown
- ▶ 5:10dog daycare agreementcontract or agreement, shown
- ▶ 7:59site planplan or drawing, shown
- ▶ 8:22letter from the Board of Health agentletter or email, shown
- ▶ 9:26memo from the police chiefmemo, shown
- ▶ 58:12letter requesting one-year extensionletter or email, shown
State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.
Public comment
- ▶ 44:17Concern about barking; otherwise no objection if the dog officer is satisfied, and prefers the kennel toward the front right side. — lise gram at 1436 lancaster, as heard, abutter
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- planning and zoning50 min · 82%
- public safety17 min · 28%
- legal8 min · 13%
- public comment1 min · 2%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Hearing procedure and required findingsinformational · 2:00 long
- ▶ 2:00Reading of the dog daycare application and letters from Board of Health and police chiefinformational · 9:40 long · planning and zoning, public safety
- ▶ 11:40Board questions to applicants on kennel size, fencing, dogs, parkinginformational · 25:00 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 36:39Animal control officer's concerns on insurance, runs, shelter, wasteinformational · 7:38 long · public safety, legal
- ▶ 44:17Public comment from abutterinformational · 1:23 long · public comment
- ▶ 45:40Deliberation and continuance of dog daycare permitcontinued to Oct 24 at 7:30 · 12:30 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 58:12One-year extension of variance at 41 Country Road and adjournmentvoted extension; adjourned · 2:49 long · planning and zoning
What the captions could not carry
- Vote counts for the extension and adjournment are not stated.
- Captions garble some names, including the applicant's and the extension requester's.
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