NOTICE OF ACTION

ENFIELD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2005 – 7:00 P.M.

ENFIELD TOWN HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS

820 ENFIELD STREET – ENFIELD, CT

AGENDA

THE MEETING WILL ADJOURN AT 9:00 P.M.

1. Call to Order – Chairman Peter Yarum called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

2. Roll Call – Present were Chairman Peter Yarum, Ted Furey, John Rinaldi and Paul Thorogood, Alternate.

3. Approval of Minutes – March 28, 2005 – Mr. Rinaldi made a motion, seconded by Mr. Furey, to approve the Minutes of March 28, 2005. The Minutes were approved by a unanimous vote.

4. Correspondence/Staff Report

5. New Business – Non-Public Hearing Items

Suitability of Location [new or used car sales, general repairer license, limited repairer license, gasoline service stations]

6. NEW BUSINESS – PUBLIC HEARING(S)/PROCEDURAL AND POLICY STATEMENTS BY CHAIRMAN (Legal Notices for the following public hearings were published in the Journal Inquirer on Monday, April 11, 2005, and Monday, April 18, 2005.)

VARIANCES – NEW

READING OF THE LEGAL NOTICE

ZBA 2005-03-02 – Robert Chester, Applicant and Owner, 46 School Street, Map 92/Lot 15, R-33 Zone, requesting a side yard variance of 15’ (25’ existing, 10 feet proposed, 25 feet required) to construct an addition – EZO Section 4.10 Table – WITHDRAWN

ZBA 2005-03-03 – Leonard Shortz, Applicant and Owner, 10 Gammello Avenue, Map 34/Lot 104, R-33 Zone, requesting a side yard variance of 9’ (12’ existing, 1’proposed, 10’ required), and a coverage variance of 112.5% (25.4% existing, 32.5% proposed, 20% allowed) to construct a car port – EZO Section 4.10.2H. – This public hearing was closed.

Mr. Rinaldi made a motion, seconded by Mr. Furey, to approve the request for a 9’ variance of the side yard setback (1’ proposed, 12’ existing, 10’ required), and a coverage variance of 12.5% (25.4% existing, 32.5% proposed, 20% allowed) to allow the addition of a carport to the main structure/dwelling – EZO Section 4.10.2H.

Reference is made to two site plans, one titled “#1 Map Submitted by Mr. Shortz, 3/10/05 – RA”, and one titled “#2 Site Plan drawing submitted by Mr. Shortz, 3/10/05 – RA”, showing existing and proposed conditions by the applicant as submitted for this application, and to all documentation and discussion under ZBA 2005-03-03.

The variance was denied by a 1 – 3 – 0 vote. Mr. Thorogood voted in favor. Chairman Yarum, Mr. Rinaldi and Mr. Furey voted against.

6. OTHER BUSINESS

a) Application form – review

b) Roberts’ Rules of Order, Newly Revised - discussion

c) Attendance - discussion

d) ‘Local Authority’ – discussion

9. ADJOURNMENT – Mr. Rinaldi made a motion, seconded by Mr. Furey, to adjourn. Following a unanimous vote, the Board adjourned at 7:45 p.m.