What was said
Zoning Board of Appeals, May 27, 2020
the recording · 1:01 long, about 7,214 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/2020.json
The town has published neither minutes nor an agenda for this meeting. The recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.
The short version
- ▶ 55:28The Zoning Board of Appeals voted to continue the hearing on a storage garage at 31 Round Road so the applicant can return with a fuller plan.
- ▶ 58:09The board asked for a new plan that keeps the side setback and shows the location and dimensions of the proposed garage, and possibly a smaller one.
- ▶ 59:39The continued hearing is set for June 10 at 7:00, with plans due several days beforehand.
- ▶ 46:56An abutter opposed the garage's size and any relief from the 15 foot setback, saying abutters were not consulted.
Why it matters — our reading
- The special permit and variance for this garage are undecided, so abutters on Round Road still have a chance to be heard on size and setback before the board rules.
- Any approved relief from a setback rule changes how close a building can sit to a neighbor's property line.
Watch next
- Continued hearing on the 31 Round Road garage, June 10 at 7:00.
- The applicant's revised plans, due several days before the hearing.
planning and zoningpublic comment
Present: Lisa Normandin (board secretary); James Meza Kowski (member); Patrick Callahan (member); David Blatt (member); Schwinn truck (member). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 55:28Continue the hearing to a specific date so the applicant can return with more dimensions on building B and a new proposed plan. — moved by a member, as heardpassed
And 1 procedural: adjourn the meeting. (▶ 1:00:40).
The money
Nothing touching money was heard beyond the transfers.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 58:09The hearing is continued, with a new plan requested that keeps the side setback and shows the location and dimensions of the proposed garage and possibly a smaller one.
- ▶ 59:39The continued hearing is set for June 10 at 7:00. The applicant is to deliver the plans several days beforehand.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
Heard in the recording
- ▶ 5:02application for a special permit for dimensional variationapplication or permit, shown
- ▶ 8:48letter from the homeowner authorizing Michael Murphyletter or email, shown
- ▶ 9:09letter and pictures of neighboring buildingsletter or email, shown
- ▶ 9:30abutters list, plans and site planplan or drawing, shown
- ▶ 10:21abutter letter, Jacqueline Trelloletter or email, shown
- ▶ 10:45abutter letter, Dumbletonletter or email, shown
- ▶ 28:07the building inspector's letterletter or email, shown
- ▶ 38:23plot planplan or drawing, 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
- ▶ 46:56Opposes the garage's size and any relief from the 15 foot setback. Says other structures are already near his property line, and that the abutters were not consulted. — Bill Dalton, as heard, owner of 23 Round Road, 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 zoning56 min · 92%
- public comment8 min · 13%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Roll call, remote meeting notice, and hearing procedure and standardsinformational · 5:02 long
- ▶ 5:02Reading of the application, supporting letters, and two abutter letters opposing the varianceinformational · 9:35 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 14:37Applicant's presentation and board questions on garage size, setbacks, height variance and hardshipno resolution · 32:03 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 46:40Public comment from an abutter opposing the size and setback reliefinformational · 7:40 long · public comment, planning and zoning
- ▶ 54:20Motion and vote to continue the hearing and setting the datevoted, continued to June 10 · 5:52 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 1:00:12Question about another property's cleanup and adjournmentinformational · 0:58 long · planning and zoning
What the captions could not carry
- The roll call of votes on the continuance is partly garbled, and the individual votes are not clear.
- The adjournment vote is not clear in the captions.
- The exact distance from Round Road to the existing three-car garage was estimated only, at about 25 to 30 feet.
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