Minutes of the Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting of 1/18/07
Meeting convened at 7:30 pm in the Donaldson Conference room at Town Hall. Present: Pamela Green, Chair, members Gus Browne, Anna Hardman, Joel Freedman, Jeff Macklin and Win Quayle, and Dorothy Blakeley, BOA clerk.
New Matters:
1) Lincoln Public Safety, Bedford Road, Proposed Radio Tower Height increase. Assistant Town Administrator, Anita Scheipers, accompanied by the Town’s consultant, Chick Langone, spoke on behalf of Police Chief Kevin Mooney, and Fire Chief Arthur Cotoni, about the need for a height increase of the existing 38 foot telephone pole located near the water standpipe. Mr. Langone answered questions posed by Board members and members of the public who came to the hearing. Ken Hurd, Chairman of the Planning Board, expressed the Board’s concerns about the height of the tower above the tree canopy and the Board’s position about the lighting of the tower. Ms. Scheipers noted that review of the lighting for the tower in the proposed location was pending before the FAA. A
number of members of the general public including Doug Crosby, 9 Hillard Road; John Caswell, 2 Beaver Pond Road; Bob Jahrling, 10 Canaan Drive; Warren Flint, 39 Lexington Road; John Lagate, 14 Canaan Drive; Ginny Wells, 42 Bedford Road; and Paul Shelman, 21 Hillard Road, raised issues about alternatives available to the Town to accomplish its communication objectives
Action: Matter continued until March 1, 2007. Panel includes Pamela Green, Gus Browne, Anna Hardman, Joel Freedman, Win Quayle and Jeff Macklin. Jeff Macklin is Decision Writer.
2) Holly and John Kania, 91 Tower Road, M/P 105 3 0, application for a special permit to construct an addition to a non-conforming house on a nonconforming lot consisting of a 165 square foot mudroom with attached entry porch. They produced photos of the existing entry. There has been run-off from the roof which presents a danger in the winter from falling icicles. An abutter, Ruth Potter came to this hearing to express her support for this project. The Board examined the plans and the setbacks and found that this was a modest expansion of the structure and sited appropriately.
Action: Motion to close the record passed unanimously, motion to approve the special permit passed unanimously. Panel includes Gus Browne, Anna Hardman, Joel Freedman, Jeff Macklin, Win Quayle and Pamela Green. Pamela Green is the Decision Writer.
3) Sefji Protopapa, 2 Lewis Road, M/P 95 32 0, on behalf of the Truman Company for permission to operate a business office in the B-2 district. The Truman Company matches executives with private firms. Truman Co. has 12 employees with 17 available parking spaces. The total office space in this building is 4,700 square feet. It was noted that this office will not produce significantly more visitors to this location as a majority of business is conducted over the phone and through conference calls. This will be a high level professional office. Other tenants in this building were noted: a barber shop, a dry cleaner and a travel business.
Action: Motion to close the record passed unanimously, motion to approve the special permit passed unanimously for a period of three years or until a change in tenancy. Panel includes Anna Hardman, Joel Freedman, Jeff Macklin, Win Quayle, Pamela Green, and Gus Browne. Gus Browne is Decision Writer.
Administrative Matters:
a) O’Brien decision signed.
b) Mullins Rule briefly discussed. This ruling permits a board member to miss one meeting and either read a transcript of the meeting or listen to a tape recording a meeting and still be able to vote on a matter requiring a quorum.
c) LUG Permitting Guide, distributed the ZBA page for Board members to review and make edits before publication.
d) Suh/Lee Application, the Planning Board letter dated January 10 was distributed.
e) Noted that tenants of LV Realty on South Great Road (T and F World of Service) still wish to install a soda vending machine outside the office rather than inside. The Board will draft a notice to abutters and seek written commentary only.
f) BOA Meeting Minutes of 11/2/06 and 12/7/06 approved.
g) Reminder to BOA that the Selectmen are looking for two or more associates to join the Board.
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