ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Business Minutes of February 27, 2006
PRESENT: Bruce Simpson, Robert Garrity, Martin Murphy, Lorraine Sweeney, John Burke (8:05 p.m.) Elissa Flynn-Poppey, Michael Kulesza
ABSENT: No one
The duly posted meeting of the Norfolk Zoning Board of appeals convened at 7:35 p.m. in room 105C at the Norfolk Town Hall.
The first order of business was a discussion with John Glossa P.E. of Glossa Engineering regarding a request to modify the 40 B special permit for Norfolk Condominium to install an irrigation well. The irrigation well would be located within 400 feet of the edge of the leaching bed of the wastewater treatment plant. Mr. Glossa stated that the State Regulations require a setback of 100 feet. The Board of Health requires a setback of 400 feet. The irrigation well would be located 250 feet from the leach field. Mr. Glossa stated that Mr. Borrelli will apply to the Board of Health for a variance before applying the Zoning Board of Appeals for relief from the local Board of Health requirement.
Mr. Glossa stated that he has plans but will not do a presentation this evening. He noted that he had would research some conditions that could possibly be put on the modification to the special permit. He stated that two possible conditions would be to test the water from the irrigation well for contamination and that water would be tied exclusively to the sprinkler system and not to any residential faucet. He asked the Board to suggest any other additional safeguards. The application for a variance before the Board of Health will be on March 7, 2006. A decision from the Board of Health would hopefully be rendered before the Zoning Board of Appeals hears the case. In either case they would be applying to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Mr. Simpson recognized Peter Chipman, a member of the Norfolk Board of Health who was sitting in the audience. Mr. Chipman stated that in the past the Board of Health has approved variances as close as 75 feet to a leaching field for irrigation wells.
Mr. Glossa stated that he spoke to John Chessier of Coler & Colantonio regarding the guidelines for a small wastewater treatment plant. The guidelines of April 2004 state that the leach bed has to be 100 feet from a well.
Mr. Murphy made the motion to hear the application for a modification to the Norfolk Condominium special permit on March 15, 2006 at 7:P45 p.m. Mrs. Flynn-Poppey seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was unanimous.
The Board signed vouchers for the previous month’s expenses.
The Board adjourned its business meeting at 7:45 p.m. to reconvene the public hearing for Richard Boomer. Correspondence from Attorney Neil Roche was read into the record. The applicant requested that the variance be withdrawn without prejudice as it appears that the Planning Board was looking favorably upon granting a special permit for an Estate Lot at 15 Bridie Lane. Mr. Garrity made the motion to allow the withdrawal of the Variance application without prejudice. Mrs. Sweeney seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was unanimous. The public hearing closed at 7:50 p.m.
The Board reconvened back into the business meeting with a discussion on the communication between the Norfolk Housing Authority and the Board. It was noted that Mr. Borrelli had thought that the Housing Authority did not want to be the lottery agent for the Norfolk Condominium 40B project and had hired its own agent. The Housing Authority sent communication to the Board that they wished to be part of the lottery process and would want to interview their own candidates as well as the candidate chose by Mr. Borrelli.
The business meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. to conduct the public hearing for Brown Realty Trust. The public hearing closed at 8:10 p.m. At the close of the Brown Realty Trust public hearing the Board convened the public hearing for the Norfolk Credit Union. At 8:40 p.m. the Board convened the public hearing for Norfolk Landing. After the adjournment of the public hearing for Norfolk Landing the Board entered into deliberations and voted on the matter of Brown Realty Trust.
The Board did not reconvene back to the business meeting after the close of deliberations at 10:45 p.m.
_____________________________,
Robert J. Garrity, Clerk
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Business Minutes of February 27, 2006
PRESENT: Bruce Simpson, Robert Garrity, Martin Murphy, Lorraine Sweeney, John Burke (8:05 p.m.) Elissa Flynn-Poppey, Michael Kulesza
ABSENT: No one
The duly posted meeting of the Norfolk Zoning Board of appeals convened at 7:35 p.m. in room 105C at the Norfolk Town Hall.
The first order of business was a discussion with John Glossa P.E. of Glossa Engineering regarding a request to modify the 40 B special permit for Norfolk Condominium to install an irrigation well. The irrigation well would be located within 400 feet of the edge of the leaching bed of the wastewater treatment plant. Mr. Glossa stated that the State Regulations require a setback of 100 feet. The Board of Health requires a setback of 400 feet. The irrigation well would be located 250 feet from the leach field. Mr. Glossa stated that Mr. Borrelli will apply to the Board of Health for a variance before applying the Zoning Board of Appeals for relief from the local Board of Health requirement.
Mr. Glossa stated that he has plans but will not do a presentation this evening. He noted that he had would research some conditions that could possibly be put on the modification to the special permit. He stated that two possible conditions would be to test the water from the irrigation well for contamination and that water would be tied exclusively to the sprinkler system and not to any residential faucet. He asked the Board to suggest any other additional safeguards. The application for a variance before the Board of Health will be on March 7, 2006. A decision from the Board of Health would hopefully be rendered before the Zoning Board of Appeals hears the case. In either case they would be applying to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Mr. Simpson recognized Peter Chipman, a member of the Norfolk Board of Health who was sitting in the audience. Mr. Chipman stated that in the past the Board of Health has approved variances as close as 75 feet to a leaching field for irrigation wells.
Mr. Glossa stated that he spoke to John Chessier of Coler & Colantonio regarding the guidelines for a small wastewater treatment plant. The guidelines of April 2004 state that the leach bed has to be 100 feet from a well.
Mr. Murphy made the motion to hear the application for a modification to the Norfolk Condominium special permit on March 15, 2006 at 7:P45 p.m. Mrs. Flynn-Poppey seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was unanimous.
The Board signed vouchers for the previous month’s expenses.
The Board adjourned its business meeting at 7:45 p.m. to reconvene the public hearing for Richard Boomer. Correspondence from Attorney Neil Roche was read into the record. The applicant requested that the variance be withdrawn without prejudice as it appears that the Planning Board was looking favorably upon granting a special permit for an Estate Lot at 15 Bridie Lane. Mr. Garrity made the motion to allow the withdrawal of the Variance application without prejudice. Mrs. Sweeney seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was unanimous. The public hearing closed at 7:50 p.m.
The Board reconvened back into the business meeting with a discussion on the communication between the Norfolk Housing Authority and the Board. It was noted that Mr. Borrelli had thought that the Housing Authority did not want to be the lottery agent for the Norfolk Condominium 40B project and had hired its own agent. The Housing Authority sent communication to the Board that they wished to be part of the lottery process and would want to interview their own candidates as well as the candidate chose by Mr. Borrelli.
The business meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. to conduct the public hearing for Brown Realty Trust. The public hearing closed at 8:10 p.m. At the close of the Brown Realty Trust public hearing the Board convened the public hearing for the Norfolk Credit Union. At 8:40 p.m. the Board convened the public hearing for Norfolk Landing. After the adjournment of the public hearing for Norfolk Landing the Board entered into deliberations and voted on the matter of Brown Realty Trust.
The Board did not reconvene back to the business meeting after the close of deliberations at 10:45 p.m.
_____________________________,
Robert J. Garrity, Clerk
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