What was said
Zoning Board of Appeals, February 10, 2021
the recording · 0:24 long, about 3,118 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/2021.json
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The short version
- ▶ 20:42The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit for side-setback and height relief for an addition at 101 White Street, by roll call.
- ▶ 20:42Approval is conditioned on the secretary confirming with the surveyor's firm what the plot plan disclaimer means and that the setbacks are accurate.
- ▶ 10:22The board questioned the applicant on roof height, septic distance, the fence and the plot plan disclaimer before voting.
- ▶ 20:21One neighbor spoke in public comment and stated no objection to the plan.
- ▶ 23:36The next hearing was set for two weeks from the meeting night.
Why it matters — our reading
- Setback and height relief changes what can be built close to a neighbor's lot, and the permit's condition on the surveyor's confirmation decides whether the approved setbacks hold up on the ground.
Watch next
- The secretary's confirmation with the surveyor on the plot plan disclaimer and setbacks, which the permit depends on.
- The next Zoning Board of Appeals hearing, set for two weeks after this meeting.
Present: alfred gravel (member); james bezzakovsky (member); hans (member); david blatt (member); tony nicastro (chair); lisa (normandin) (board secretary). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.
Votes
- ▶ 20:42Approve the special permit as requested, conditioned on the secretary confirming with the surveyor what the plot plan disclaimer means and that the setbacks are accurate. — moved by hans, as heardpassed
And 1 procedural: adjourn the meeting. (▶ 23:36).
The money
- ▶ 17:34Survey cost
The applicant mentioned what the surveyor's work on the property line cost.
as heard:twenty five hundred dollars
- ▶ 23:57Property taxes on the house
After adjournment, officials joked about the annual tax bill on the house.
as heard:25 000 a year
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 20:42Approval is conditioned on the secretary confirming with the surveyor's firm what the plot plan disclaimer means and that the setbacks are accurate.
- ▶ 23:36The next hearing is set for two weeks from the meeting night.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The town has not published minutes for this meeting.
Heard in the recording
- ▶ 1:04the petition of cody roberts mahoneyapplication or permit, shown
- ▶ 5:36applicant's letter answering the four special permit questionsletter or email, shown
- ▶ 7:39neighbor memoletter or email, shown
- ▶ 8:19certified plot plan by David E Ross Associatesplan or drawing, shown
- ▶ 8:19letter from the building inspectorletter or email, shown
- ▶ 9:41board of health memomemo, 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
- ▶ 20:21Stated no objection to the applicant's plan. — jamie, as heard, applicant's next-door neighbor
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- planning and zoning23 min · 93%
- housing9 min · 38%
- public comment1 min · 4%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:00Meeting notice and petition announcement for 101 White Streetinformational · 2:09 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 2:09Roll call and explanation of hearing procedure and special permit findingsinformational · 2:04 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 4:13Reading of the application, applicant letter, neighbor letter, plot plan, building inspector and board of health memosinformational · 6:09 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 10:22Applicant presentation and board questions on setbacks, septic distance, roof height, fence and plot plan disclaimerinformational · 9:17 long · planning and zoning, housing
- ▶ 19:39Public commentone neighbor in support · 1:02 long · public comment
- ▶ 20:41Motion, roll call vote and post-decision instructionsvoted · 2:55 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 23:36Next hearing date and adjournmentvoted · 0:41 long
What the captions could not carry
- The roll call vote count is not fully audible; individual ayes are partly captured and the chair stated it is approved.
- Roof height figures and setback relief figures are garbled in places.
- Exact wording of the plot plan disclaimer discussion is partly unclear.
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