What was said
Zoning Board of Appeals, December 9, 2020
the recording · 0:50 long, about 6,117 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
- ▶ 21:01The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit for a replacement garage at 25 Pearl Street, with height not to exceed 15 feet.
- ▶ 21:42The Pearl Street permit carries standard conditions: it must be recorded at the registry of deeds and lapses in two years unless construction starts.
- ▶ 47:09The board granted a new special permit for a buildable lot at 41 Country Road, as a continuation of the October permit, with a two-year limit.
- ▶ 48:13The Country Road permit carries standard conditions and a two-year lapse.
- ▶ 24:22The chair said he would look into a complaint about the Oliva property and report back.
Why it matters — our reading
- Both decisions let owners build or rebuild on their lots, and each permit lapses after two years if work does not begin.
- Neighbors of the two properties can check the recorded permit conditions at the registry of deeds; the meeting did not state when the Oliva complaint would be addressed.
Watch next
- The chair's report back on the Oliva property complaint; the minutes give no date.
- Recording of the Pearl Street permit at the registry of deeds, and the start of construction within two years.
Present: Alfred Gravel (chair); Lisa Nomadin (board secretary); James Spazakowski (member); Hans (member); David Blatt (member); Patrick Callahan (member); Anthony de Castro (alternate member); Dan Wolf (presenter). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 21:01Approve special permit for dimensional variation for height not to exceed 15 feet at 25 Pearl Street. — moved by a member, as heardpassed
- ▶ 47:09Grant special permit at 41 Country Road as a continuation of the October permit, with two-year limit. — moved by a member, as heardpassed
And 1 procedural: adjourn. (▶ 50:00).
The money
Nothing touching money was heard beyond the transfers.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 21:42Pearl Street special permit granted with standard conditions; must be recorded at the registry of deeds and lapses in two years unless construction starts.
- ▶ 48:13Country Road special permit granted with standard conditions and a two-year lapse.
- ▶ 24:22The chair said he would look into the Oliva property complaint and report back.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
Heard in the recording
- ▶ 4:53Special permit application, 25 Pearl Streetapplication or permit, shown
- ▶ 6:14letter from David E. Ross Associatesletter or email, shown
- ▶ 6:34plan number L14137plan or drawing, shown
- ▶ 9:58building inspector's letterletter or email, shown
- ▶ 32:02Special permit application, 41 Country Roadapplication or permit, shown
- ▶ 35:531982 planning board letterletter or email, shown
- ▶ 37:19building inspector's letter of November 18letter 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.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- planning and zoning39 min · 77%
- housing18 min · 35%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Opening notices, roll call, hearing procedureinformational · 5:00 long
- ▶ 5:0025 Pearl Street: application, engineer letter and building inspector letter readinformational · 6:40 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 11:4025 Pearl Street: applicant presentation and board questions on garage height and foundationinformational · 9:20 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 21:0125 Pearl Street: vote and permit conditionsvoted, granted · 2:03 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 23:04Wait for second hearing; question on the Oliva property; chatterinformational · 6:36 long
- ▶ 29:4041 Country Road: hearing opens, application and letters readinformational · 9:00 long · planning and zoning, housing
- ▶ 38:4041 Country Road: applicant explains delays; board questions and commentsinformational · 8:30 long · planning and zoning, housing
- ▶ 47:0941 Country Road: vote, conditions, adjournmentvoted, granted; adjourned · 3:10 long · planning and zoning
What the captions could not carry
- The adjournment vote count is not in the captions.
- The roll-call vote on each permit is garbled, so the individual votes are unclear.
- Addresses and names are mangled in places, such as Fournier/Fortier and Herrick/Harris.
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