MINUTES
WATERTOWN ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS<= o:p>
CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING
WEDNESDA=
Y, SEPTEMBER
28, 2006 - 7:30 P.M.
WATERTOW=
N HIGH
SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY CENTER
APPLICATION #832 – NIJAT DZA=
FER
PRESENT: &=
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nbsp; Roger Mitchell
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nbsp; Phil
Roger, Acting Secretary
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nbsp; Enrico Sarandrea, Chai=
rman
ABSENT: &=
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ALTERNATES PRESENT:<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:2'> &= nbsp; Gary Swingle
ALTERNATES ABSENT: &=
nbsp; Chris
Lafferty
OTHERS PRESENT: =
; &n=
bsp; Moosa
Rafey, Assistant Zoning Enforcement Officer
1. =
Call
Meeting To Order
Mr.
Sarandrea, Chairman, Called the Public Hearing to Order at about 7:40 p.m. =
(no
time given).
Mr.
Sarandrea, Chairman, asked Mr. Swingle to sit in for Mr. Griffith, in his
absence.
2. &nb=
sp; Roll
Call
Mr.
Roger, Acting Secretary, executed the Roll Call.
3. Hearing of Cases=
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nbsp; B. =
Continuation
of Public Hearing from August 23, 2006 - Application #832 of Nijat Dzafer f=
or
appeal of decision of the Watertown Zoning Enforcement Officer concerning a
Cease and Desist Order issued concerning property at
&=
nbsp; Recess
or Adjourn, the Public Hearing must be Closed by=
October
4, 2006.
WATERTOWN
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
CONTINUA=
TION
OF PUBLIC HEARING
APPLICAT=
ION
#832 – NIJAT DZAFER
SEPTEMBE=
R 28,
2006
Page 2
Mr. Rafey: =
We also received a letter for this
application to withdraw the application.&n=
bsp;
I talked to the attorney for the applicant, and they agree with the
Cease and Desist Order, they're not going to appeal that decision, and after
they withdraw their application and you close the public hearing tonight, t=
hey
will come to the Planning and Zoning office to work with us to see how they=
can
correct the situation on the property.&nbs=
p;
I already went there with the Building Inspector to see what has to =
be
changed in that apartment to change that back to (inaudible).
Mr. Roger, Secretary, =
read
the following letter into the record:
"Broderick Law Fi=
rm,
LLC
750 Straits Turnpike
Town of
Planning & Zoning<= o:p>
Zoning Board of Appeal=
s
Attn: Moosa Rafey
Dear Mr. Rafey: I represent Nijat Dzafer, this let=
ter is
submitted as withdrawal of the (inaudible) Cease and Desist Order dated May=
19,
2006. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
Michael, Broderick,
III"
Mr. Rafey: If they are withdrawing
the application, that means that they agree with the Cease and Desist Order=
and
they're going to enforce that, and probably agree to go back with the Build=
ing Inspector
to see what kind of changes they have to make to that part of the building =
and
I will make sure that (inaudible) something into the land records that in t=
he
future if they sell this property to somebody else, the future owners alrea=
dy
know that they cannot change it to (inaudible).
Mr. Sarandrea: (Inaudible) parking lo=
t.
Mr. Rafey: The problem with that
issue is we don't have regulations on ground cover, if it gravel
or grass they can, but they cannot pave it. If they pave that area it will be =
over
the impervious surface area that is allowed for that zone, but I already ta=
lked
to them and they are willing to do some landscaping and put some grass back
there.
CONTINUA=
TION
OF PUBLIC HEARING
APPLICAT=
ION
#832 –
NIJAT DZAFER
SEPTEMBE=
R 28,
2006
Page 3
MOTION: &=
nbsp; (Mr.
Roger, sec. Mr. Mitchell) to Close the Public He=
aring
for Application #832 of Nijat Dzafer for appeal of the Watertown Zoning
Enforcement Officer concerning a Cease and Desist Order issued concerning
property at
Discussion: None<= o:p>
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOU=
SLY
Public
Hearing Recessed at about 7:45 p.m. (no time given).
Respect=
fully
submitted,
Enrico
Sarandrea, Chairman
Zoning =
Board
of Appeals
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p; _________________=
_________________
&nbs=
p; Lynn
M. LaForme, Minutes Secretary