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WATERTOWN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

PUBLIC H= EARING

WEDNESDA= Y, OCTOBER 27, 2004 - 7:30 P.M.

JOHN TRU= MBULL SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER

APPLICAT= ION #786 – THOMAS AND CHRISTINE GUIDITTO

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PRESENT:            =             &nb= sp;            =     Mary Bisson, Secretary

            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          Roger Mitchell

            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          Phil Roger, Vice Chairman

      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;    Enrico Sarandrea, Chai= rman

 

ABSENT: &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =     Nicholas Reynolds<= o:p>

 

ALTERNATES PRESENT:  John Griffith

 

ALTERNATES ABSENT:            &= nbsp;   Scott Stewart

 

OTHERS PRESENT:   &n= bsp;            = ;        Moosa Rafey, Assistant Zoning Enforcement Officer

 

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1.         = Call Meeting To Order

 

            Mr. Sarandrea, Chairman, called the Public Hearing to order at about 7:38 p.m. = (no time given).

 

2.     &nb= sp;   Roll Call

 

            Ms. Bisson, Secretary, executed the Roll Call.

 

            Mr. Sarandrea, Chairman, asked Mr. Griffith to sit in for Mr. Reynolds.

 

3.         Hearing of Cases=

 

        &= nbsp;   B.         = Application #786 of Thomas and Christine Guiditto request for a variance of 29 feet to a front yard property line setback to permit the construction of a detached garage at 106 Dunrobin Lane, Watertown, CT in an R-30 Residential Zoning District.

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        &= nbsp;   Recess or Adjourn Public Hearing must be Closed by November 30, 2004 unless applic= ant grants a time extension.

WATERTOWN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

PUBLIC H= EARING

APPLICAT= ION #786 – THOMAS AND CHRISTINE GUIDITTO

OCTOBER = 27, 2004

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        &= nbsp;   Mr. Mitchell read aloud the Legal Notice for the record:

 

“Legal Notice

 

        &= nbsp;   The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Watertown will hold a Public Hearing= at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at the John Trumbull Primary School Media Center, 779 Buckingham Street, Oakville, CT to hear and act upon the = following application:

 

        &= nbsp;   Application #786 of Thomas and Christine Guiditto of 106 Dunrobin Lane, Watertown, CT request for a variance of 29 feet to a front yard property line setback to permit the construction of a 240 square foot detached garage to be located 6 feet from a front yard property line at 106 Dunrobin Lane, Watertown, CT in= an R-30 Residential Zoning District.

 

        &= nbsp;   Section 23.5.4.a of the Watertown Zoning Regulations requires minimum 35 feet front yard property line setback for accessory structures in an R-30 Residential Zoning District.

 

        &= nbsp;   At this Hearing interested persons and written communications will be heard.  A copy of the application is on fi= le in the Planning and Zoning Office, 51 Depot Street, Suite 502, Watertown, CT.<= o:p>

 

        &= nbsp;   Dated at Watertown, CT this 15th day of October 2004.

        &= nbsp;   Dated at Watertown, CT this 21st day of October, 2004

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        &= nbsp;   Mary Bisson, Secretary

        &= nbsp;   Zoning Board of Appeals”

 

        &= nbsp;   Thomas Guiditto, 106 Dunrobin Lane, Watertown, CT=   06795

 

        &= nbsp;   Mr. Guiditto:  The building th= at I want to put on the property is actually a pre-made building by Fuller Farms.  It will basically sit = in the spot where we parked our car for years, and we actually had a covered shelt= er in there for the last 7 years and decided to put something in that was a li= ttle more presentable and a little more weather tight.

 

      = ;      Mr. Sarandrea:  I’m thinking about getting o= ne of these myself.

 

      = ;      Mr. Guiditto:  They’re really nice.  They’re really well made and= very reasonable actually.  I don= 217;t think you could have one built for that price.

WATERTOWN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

PUBLIC H= EARING

APPLICAT= ION #786 – THOMAS AND CHRISTINE GUIDITTO

OCTOBER = 27, 2004

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      = ;      Mr. Roger:  I think the particular problem her= e is that he’s a corner lot.

 

      = ;      Mr. Guiditto:  Actually the front of my house is,= to the front of my garage is like 71 feet and I’m on the corner.  I don’t know if you have the= map that I made up.

 

      = ;      Mr. Rafey:  They got a copy of everything you submitted.

 

      = ;      Mr. Guiditto:  There’s an area that’s= been, that I had dug out about 20 some odd years ago and that’s basically w= here we’ve parked our car for years, and up until right this year we had a cover, a canvass shelter for probably the last 7 or 8 years, and decided to= get something more presentable looking.

 

      = ;      Mr. Roger:  Moosa, is that 6 feet to the pavem= ent?

 

      = ;      Mr. Rafey:  6 feet to the property like cause it’s actually more than 16 feet from the edge of the pavement.

 

      = ;      Mr. Roger:  It’s like 16 feet from the e= dge of the pavement.

 

      = ;      Mr. Rafey:  16.6 feet.  This area was all R-20 when they d= eveloped, and recently they changed it to R-30 zone.=   Most of these lots are 20,000 square feet.

 

      = ;      Mr. Roger:  I always ask that question because= I know the property line/pavement line are different.

 

      = ;      Mr. Rafey:  You can see the house is conformin= g, the location of the house.  And th= is area that they want to put the garage, they’re already using to park their car, and it’s a reasonable place to put the garage.  Unfortunately by Zoning Regulation= s I wasn’t authorized to issue them a permit.  We sent notices to all of the abut= ting property owners, and didn’t receive anything from the neighbors.=

 

        &= nbsp;   Mr. Mitchell:  (Inaudible).

 

      = ;      Mr. Rafey:  This is an existing (inaudible).

 

      = ;      Mr. Sarandrea:  (Inaudible).  No.  Any more questions?  Is= there anyone from the public who wishes to speak either In Favor or Against this Application?

WATERTOWN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

PUBLIC H= EARING

APPLICAT= ION #786 – THOMAS AND CHRISTINE GUIDITTO

OCTOBER = 27, 2004

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        &= nbsp;   Chris Guiditto, 106 Dunrobin Lane, Watertown, CT=   06795

 

        &= nbsp;   Ms. Guiditto:  This is our pro= perty we’re talking bout.  If = you look at the map and (inaudible) where this building is going to be, it completes the area.  Aesthetic= ally it will look very nice as well as a place to put, cause we do have a one car garage under the house and there’s no other place on the property tha= t we could even do this, and it would just compliment what’s already there.  And if you drive up to= the neighborhood you can see that even though the numbers sound really tight, it really is, it works well.  I h= ope you agree with us.  Thank you.=

 

        &= nbsp;   Mr. Roger:  Does anybody want = to see this?

 

      = ;      MOTION:       (Ms. Bisson, sec. Mr. Mitchell) to Close the Public Hearing for Application #786= of Thomas and Christine Guiditto request for a variance of 29 feet to a front = yard property line setback to permit the construction of a detached garage at 106 Dunrobin Lane, Watertown, CT in an R-30 Residential Zoning District.

 

        &= nbsp;   Discussion:       None<= o:p>

 

        &= nbsp;   MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY

 

Public Hearing Closed at 7:45 p.m.

 

Respect= fully submitted,

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Enrico Sarandrea, Chairman

Zoning = Board of Appeals

 

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  &nbs= p;         Lynn M. LaForme, Minutes Secretary