The Rochester Zoning Board of Appeals agreed to write a letter to Murphy’s Auto Salvage and their attorney requesting that a representative attend the next ZBA meeting to be held on February 9. The board agreed that they would ask for the petition for a Class III license for Bob’s Tire, located on the same property as Murphy’s Auto Salvage, to be withdrawn without prejudice or an additional continuance would be denied.
At issue are conditions of a 1985 Special Permit by the ZBA to clear out the property at 19 County Road and return it to a residential zoning condition.
“He’s shown no willingness to work with us, the town or the neighbors,” said Chairman Richard Cutler.
“This appears to be a purposeful delay… our request was to move forward in a timely manner,” said board member Benjamin Gilmore.
In another issue, Marjorie Skrutski of 10 Marion Road spoke to the board and asked if they had received a letter from the Planning Board regarding the ongoing issue of whether Sperry Tents can park on her property. The board had not received the letter.
According to Ms. Skrutski, she was told that if she put in another driveway, to allow for no backing out onto the street, the proposal would be approved. The board said that without actual plans and the narrative to go along with them, they couldn’t approve anything.
“We need a site plan to show what is being proposed,” said Mr. Gilmore. Ms. Skrutski was asked to visit the Planning Board office and get more information on any action or recommendations made by them. The board agreed to continue the hearing until February 23 at 7:30 pm.
The board also heard from Gregory Bednarczyk of 5 Gurney Place on a proposed deck, which would be 40 feet away from the property line and would need a variance. Mr. Bednarczyk asked the board what would be needed to get the variance.
Mr. Benjamin Gilmore noted that Mr. Bednarczyk had drawn the proposed deck on stamped as-built plans. “We need this plan to have a declarative statement that the deck drawn here isn’t a product of the engineering firm that drew up the original plan,” said Mr. Gilmore. The board outlined the procedure to be followed in applying for the variance.
Under correspondence, the board reviewed a letter from the building inspector to the owner of a dwelling at 654 Mary’s Pond Road, which had no permit in place to move from a single family dwelling to a multi-family dwelling.
Another letter from the building commissioner involved two lots, numbered 59 and 60 on Bennett Road which were deemed unbuildable due to zoning by-laws that came into effect in 1997. It was unclear if the two lots could be combined into one buildable lot.
By Joan Hartnett-Barry