TOWN OF SUTTON

Pillsbury Memorial Hall

93 Main Street

Sutton Mills, NH 03221

 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

Draft Meeting Minutes 

  Wednesday March 22, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.

 

Call to Order:  Acting Chair Forsham called the meeting to order at 7:05pm and noted that there was a quorum. She then took the roll.

Roll Call: Acting Chair Betsy Forsham, Sam Gordon, Zachary Brock

 

Others Present: Peter Stanley, LUC

 

Public Hearing:

  1. Case ZBA 2023-05 & 06 – Concerning a request by Mark & Diane Preston, 57 Lawmarissa Road, Newton, MA 02468, regarding Map/Lot 02-632-219, 115 Old Blaisdell Road, for 3 Zoning Variances and a Special Exception in order to allow additions to the existing house and to construct a new detached garage with an Accessory Dwelling Unit above. The Zoning Variances requested are as follows:
  2. Additions to the existing legal non-conforming house that exceed the 20% increase allowed by Article VII.B.2.d of the Sutton Zoning and Building Ordinance (the Ordinance).
  3. A new detached garage that encroaches 20’ into the 75’ Buffer from Blaisdell Lake required by Article X.B.2 of the Ordinance.
  4. An Accessory Dwelling Unit (Detached) that exceeds 40% of the area of the Principal Dwelling Unit, as required by the definition of Accessory Dwelling Unit (Detached) in Article XV of the Ordinance.

And to grant a Special Exception to allow an Accessory Dwelling Unit (Detached), as permitted by Article IV.B.3 of the Ordinance.

Acting Chair Forsham requested a motion to open the Public Hearing – moved by S. Gordon/second by Z. Brock – approved unanimously.

  1. Stanley advised the Board that the applicant requested a continuance to the April 19 meeting. Motion to approve continuance by S. Gordon/second by Z. Brock – approved unanimously.

Acting Chair then requested a motion to close the public hearing – Motion by S. Gordon/second by Z. Brock – approved unanimously.

  1. Meeting Minutes: Review and approve minutes of the 2/15/23 ZBA meeting.

It was moved by S. Gordon/second by Z. Brock to approve the minutes of the February 15, 2023, as circulated. The motion was approved unanimously.

  1. Administrative:

Acting Chair B. Forsham reminded the Members present that according to the ZBA Rules of Procedure, Officers (Chair & Vice-Chair) need to be elected at the April meeting. She asked that that item be included on the April agenda. She also encouraged the Members to visit the site of the Preston application, given the complexity of the various requests. Lastly, she requested that for all ZBA applications submitted, the 7 hard copies of each application and supporting documents to be supplied by the applicant, as required in the application instructions, be made available to Members prior to the meeting at which the case will be heard.

It was moved by Z. Brock and seconded by S. Gordon to adjourn the meeting at 7:16 p.m.
The motion was approved unanimously.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Peter Stanley, Acting Recording Secretary

Town of Sutton