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September 12, 2011
#1 Public
Hearing – Variance request: Joan Huddleston / Mark Huddleston 354 Olde Pine
Lane,
Present:
DRB Members:
John West
Ann Tiplady
Others
Present:
Peter Hathaway –
Citizens:
Nancy Eddy, Realtor for Huddleston
John and Cecilia Jancola – abutting property owners at 368 Olde Pine Lane
Meeting
opened at 7:03 p.m.:
- The abutting owners (John and Cecilia) request a fence is installed as condition of granting the variance.
- Discussion about clearing trees on John and Cecilia’s property a few years ago.
- Hans read the variance requirement from statute
- Hans recommends that the matter get tabled until the parties can work out a mutually agreeable deal.
- Both applicant and abutting owners consent to tabling. They will re-schedule when they get an agreement.
Meeting was adjourned at about 7:20 p.m.
#2 Public Hearing –Rodney Conrad 995 Centerville
Road requests a variance so that he can build an addition 35 feet from the road
where the setback is 50 feet from the road. This is from Article IV section 2(b)
of Wallingford
zoning regulations.
DRB:
John West
Ann Tiplady
Others Present:
Peter Hathaway –
Citizens:
Rodney and Theresa Conrad
Meeting opened at 7:20 p.m.:
- Hans explains variance proceedings
- Owner explained why he wants a variance
- Hans suggests boundary adjustment – Purchase land from abutting property owners and move road.
- Applicant explains hardship.
- Applicant shows pictures
- Applicant referred to variance regulations. Applicant asked to come up with an argument as to hardship that meets the statute definition.
Hearing closed at 7:34 p.m. and
DRB members go into deliberative session.
Members came out of Deliberative session at 7:40 p.m. Stated the following:
- Variance request denied. Vote was 3 in favor of denial. The applicants had not exhausted other avenues such as:
- Move the road
- Change configuration of the addition
- Statute is clear as to what a hardship is. Applicant did not meet the statute requirements.
Meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.