MINUTES
PUBLIC HEARING
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24, 2007 - 7:30 P.M.
APPLICATION #874 – DYRAK GAN=
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Mr. Enrico Sarandrea,
Chairman
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John Griffith, Vice Chairman=
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Bruno DiSisto, Secretary
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Roger Mitchell
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Call
Meeting to Order
Mr. Sarandrea, Chairman, Called the Public Hearing to Order at about 8:29 p.m.<= o:p>
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Call
Mr.
DiSisto, Secretary, executed the Roll Call.
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nbsp; Application
#874 of Dyrak Gancher request for a variance of 6 foot to front yard proper=
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line setback to permit the construction of a new single-family dwelling on =
Lot
3 Russell Avenue, Oakville, CT.
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Public Hearing must be closed by November 28, 2007 unless applicant grants =
an extension
of time.
Mr.
DiSisto read the Legal Notice as follows:
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#8220;Town
of
The
Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of
PUBLIC H=
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APPLICAT=
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#874 – DYRAK GANCHER
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24,
2007
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Application
#874 of Dyrak Gancher request for a variance of 6 foot to front yard
property line setback to permit the construction of a new single-family
dwelling to be located 19 foot from a front yard property line on
Section 25.5.3.a of the
Watertown Zoning Regulations require minimum 25 foot front yard property li=
ne
setback for principal buildings in an R-G Residential Zoning District.
Dated in
Bruno DiSisto, Secretary
Zoning Board of Appeals”
Discussion:
Mr. Sarandrea: I’m going=
to
refuse myself from this application because it’s a relative of mine. =
Dr.
Griffith will stay in my place.
Dyrak Gancher,
Mr. Gancher: Basically I purchased this property with hopes =
of
building a small 3 family home. As you can see, the hardship is to the back=
and
looking at it from the right side there is wetlands surrounding the buildin=
g.
They’ve only approved 26 x 26 for this particular location. I thought
I’d be able to fit the 3 small bedrooms in that size after viewing do=
zens
of websites, prints and plans. I’ve now found that it’s practic=
ally
impossible for a couple of reasons. One being the entrance way, you really
don’t have the necessary area or square footage to fit it in a 26 x 26
size. I have included in all the plans copies of prints showing where the
problem lies.
Mr. Rafey: Mr. Chairman I am familiar with this property b=
ecause
they went through the wetland approval process and I reviewed this applicat=
ion
for the wetland commission. I gave you two copies of the maps in your packet
and one is approved by the CCIWA and the other is the proposed one. As you =
can
see there is a water course going through this property and it’s the
center of the property. Most of the land is on the other side which is not
accessible to the applicant. This is the only upland area that they can bui=
ld a
house. The Conservation Commission of the Inland Wetland Agency approved a =
26 x
26 single family home on this lot which will be located in this corner, exa=
ctly
25 feet from the front property line and 10 feet from the side property line
which is the minimum requirement from the zoning regulations. The applicant
wants to put a front porch in order to have access to the house and that
requires a variance of 6 feet. They cannot push the building back because t=
he
Conservation Commission put a restriction that this is the only location th=
at
they can put this house. The hardship with this property is the location of=
the
wetland and the water course that limits the use of the property. If you can
see the dotted line here, this is the 50 foot setback line from the age of =
the
wetlands. This entire area is regulated
PUBLIC H=
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by
the wetland commission. So it’s completely in the buffer. But it was
approved because it’s a legal existing lot.
Mr. Swingle: If we grant a variance does he have to go back =
to
wetlands?
Mr. Rafey: They don’t have to go because the activit=
y for
the driveway and the house within that 50 foot upland review is already
approved. As you can see this is a stone wall that they have to build.
Mr. Gancher: One other thing I forgot to mention too was the
necessity of the 3 bedroom is my children, 1 girl and 1 boy plus me. So
it’s not even an option for me to put two children in one room. So I
really need the 3 bedrooms.
Dr. Griffith: Anyone from the board have any questions? Anyon=
e from
the public have any comments or questions? Hearing none, do I have a motion=
?
Mr. DiSisto: I move that we close.
Mr. Swingle: Second.
Dr. Griffith: All in favor?
Everyone: I.
NO F=
URTHER
DISCUSSION
MOTION: (Mr.
DiSisto, sec. Mr. Swingle) to close application #874 of Dyrak Gancher request for a
variance of 6 foot to front yard property line setback to permit the
construction of a new single-family dwelling on Lot 3 Russell Avenue, Oakvi=
lle,
CT.
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MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
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p; Public
Hearing Closed at about 8:35 p.m. (no time given).
Respectfully submitted,
Enrico Sarandrea, Chairman
Zoning Board of Appeals
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nbsp; Jennifer
Guerrera,
Minutes Secretary