MINUTES OF THE BETHANY
MEETING OF MONDAY,
AP
The regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was
called to order at 7:01 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Bethany Town
Hall 40 Peck Road Bethany , Connecticut
Roll call was taken.
The following Board Members were present:
James Seaton,
Chairman
Ruth
Beardsley, Vice-Chairman
Margaret
Foley, Member
Lisa Gaw,
Member
Thomas Magda, Member
Nick DiGiorgi, Alternate Member
Shirley Lasch-Gobilirsch, Alternate
Member
The following Board Member was absent:
Thomas Mabry, Alternate
Also present was:
Isabel Kearns, Zoning Enforcement Officer
MINUTES
It was moved by Foley and seconded
by Beardsley to approve the minutes of the March 14, 2016, Regular Meeting,
with the following amendment:
·
Page 1, Under BILL, Change date from March 14, 2015 to March 14, 2016.
Voting for: Seaton, Beardsley,
Foley, Gaw, Magda.
Unanimous
approval.
BILL
It was moved by Beardsley and seconded by Gaw to approve the
payment of a bill for $105.00, dated April 10, 2017, from Anne Sohon for
recording services for the public hearing (15 Woods Road).
Voting for: Seaton,
Beardsley, Foley, Gaw, Magda.
Unanimous
approval.
OTHER
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED:
A. Letter
from Isabel Kearns, ZEO, to Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Caporaso, owners of 15 Woods
Road, dated January 21, 2017, Re:
Proposed detached garage.
B. Connecticut
Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2016.
C. Connecticut
Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies Quarterly Newsletter, Summer 2016.
D. Connecticut
Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies Quarterly Newsletter, Fall 2016.
E. Connecticut
Federation of Planning and Zoning Agencies Quarterly Newsletter, Winter 2017.
PUBLIC HEARING – 15 WOODS ROAD
At 7:04 p.m.,
Chairman Seaton opened the public hearing in regard to the application submitted
by Edmond and Tami Caporaso for property located at 15 Woods Road seeking the
following variance of Sections 3.4 and 4.1.C. of the Bethany Zoning Regulations
for a detached garage:
·
A 33.5-foot variance of the side yard setback to
allow a 16.5-foot side yard setback.
Chair Seaton read the legal notice for the public hearing. Roll call was taken.
Member Beardsley stated she is a neighbor of Amy Ravitz, who
is an abutting property owner to the subject property, and that this will not
interfere with her judgment.
It was noted that all members visited the subject property
except for Chair Jim Seaton.
Present for this application were Tami and Edmond Caporaso,
applicants and owners of record.
Mrs. Tami Caporaso noted the following during discussion:
·
Would like to locate garage at end of driveway.
·
Owned property for 3 years. House was built in 1935.
·
A lot of ledge and a lot of slope on property.
·
Land slopes down past shed and ground is soft.
·
Garage would be less visual to the neighbor on
the hill if located in proposed area.
Commission members noted:
·
Proposed garage needs to be 25 feet from the
tank.
·
1935 house was built; can’t attach garage to
house.
·
There are no permits for the house due to the
age of home.
·
Applicant has not done any test pits in area
proposing garage.
Chairman Seaton noted that the Board received the following
items relative to the subject application.
Exhibit identification was assigned as noted:
1) Exhibit
1A – Letter from Isabel Kearns, ZEO,
to Tami and Edmund Caporaso dated January 21, 2017, Re: Proposal to locate detached garage not in
compliance at 15 Woods Road.
2) Exhibit
1B – Letter from Tami Caporaso of 15 Woods Road, dated March 21, 2017,
Re: Subject property not located within
500 feet of a town boundary.
3) Exhibit
1C – Letter from Tami Caporaso of 15 Woods Road, dated March 21, 2017,
Re: Requesting waiver of T-3 topographic
survey requirement.
4) Exhibit
1D – Copy of Assessor’s Survey Map with 15 Woods Road yellow highlighted.
5) Exhibit
1E – Letter from South Central Regional Water Authority, dated April 3,
2017, Re: No comment on review of
application for variance for 15 Woods Road.
6) Exhibit
1F -“Certificate of mailing” dated March 7, 2017, listing addresses of the surrounding property owners within 100
feet of the property that were notified of this application.
7) Exhibit
1E – Copy of map entitled, “Property Survey prepared for Edmund F. &
Tami E. Caporaso, 15 Woods Road, Bethany, Connecticut”, dated January 20, 2017
revised to February 22, 2017, prepared by Riordan Land Surveying, Woodbury, CT.
8) Exhibit
1F – Copy of As-Built Plan, dated October 23, 2013, of septic system
replacement located at 15 Woods Road.
The Board recommended that the applicant conduct exploratory
work to test the proposed area for ledge.
At 7:32 p.m., Chair Seaton recessed the public hearing and
continued the public hearing to the next regular meeting on Monday, May 8,
2017, at 7:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There
being no further business to come before the Board, it was moved by Beardsley
and seconded by Foley to adjourn the regular meeting at 7:33 p.m.
Unanimous
approval.
Respectfully submitted,
Antonia R. Marek, Clerk
For the Zoning Board of Appeals
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