NOTICE OF ACTION
ENFIELD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2004 – 7:00 P.M.
ENFIELD TOWN HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
820 ENFIELD STREET – ENFIELD, CT
AMENDED AGENDA
1. Call to Order – Chairman Yarum called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
2. Roll Call – Peter Yarum, Chairman, and Board Members John Rinaldi, Edward Furey and Elizabeth Ballard, Alternate, were present.
3. Approval of Minutes – February 23, 2004 – Mr. Rinaldi made a motion, seconded by Ms. Ballard, to approve the Minutes of February 23, 2004. The Minutes were approved by a 4 – 0 – 0 vote.
4. Correspondence/Staff Report
5. Public Hearings/Procedural and Policy Statements by Chairman
VARIANCES – NEW
READING OF THE LEGAL NOTICE
5a. ZBA 2004-03-01 – Bellinger, 3 Meadowlark Road, Map 18/Lot 96, R-33 Zone, 4-foot side yard variance, 8 feet existing, 10 feet required to construct addition off rear of house – EZO Section 4.10.2H – This public hearing was closed.
Mr. Furey made a motion, seconded by Mr. Rinaldi, to approve the request for a variance of 4 ft. of the side yard setback to 6 ft., 10 ft. required, to permit the construction of an addition to rear of the main structure on the residentially zoned property – Section 4.10.2H.
Reference is made to a site plan titled "Map showing lots #1 and #2 (sowing lot #2 as the applicant lot), Vol. 1, Page 2 (Enfield Land Records), and dated August 1954", as submitted for this application, and to all documentation and discussion under ZBA 2004-03-01.
The motion was approved by a 4 – 0 – 0 vote.
5b. ZBA 2004-03-02 – Hellberg, 101 Till Street, Map 59/Lot 215, R-33 Zone, 14’ front yard variance, multiple existing, 35’ required to construct new entry porch and 2-car garage – EZO Section 4.10.2H – This public hearing was closed.
Mr. Rinaldi made a motion, seconded by Ms. Ballard, to approve the request for a variance of 14 ft. of the front yard setback to 21 ft., multiple existing, 35 ft. required, to construct and locate a porch / breezeway addition only to the right side of the house within the front yard setback, which will connect to a new garage behind the front yard setback line on the residentially zoned property – Section 4.10.2H.
Reference is made to a site plan titled "MORTGAGE SURVEY, Property of Randy S. & Ann M. Hellberg, showing the location of the main structure, and as amended, the proposed breezeway / porch and garage, and dated August 1977", as submitted for this application, and to all documentation and discussion under ZBA 2004-03-02.
6. OLD BUSINESS – NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
SUITABILITY OF LOCATION (new or used car sales, general repairer license, limited repairer license, gasoline service stations)
6a. ZBA 2004-02-03 – Enfield Ford d.b.a. Quick Lane, 33 Palomba Drive, Map 57/Lot 343, BR Zone: Request for Certificate of Suitability – limited repairer license. – CGS Section 14-54 and EZO Section 11.00 C (NOTE: Amendment Sec. 70 to the state budget affecting suitability of location statutes reinstates the ZBA as required approver of a certificate of location. Sec. 10 of the original PA 03-184 remains in effect; that section repealed CGS 14-55 that required a public hearing.) - No action.
[This has not been heard yet by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The recommended final date for determining this application will be the 4/16/04 meeting date. It should be tabled this evening to 4/26/04; if not ready for ZBA consideration by then (zoning ordinance requires PZC approval before ZBA approval), it should be denied without prejudice.]
6b. ZBA 2004-03-03 – Pacheco & Son, LLC, 157 South Road, Map 55/Lot 82, I-1 Zone: Request for Certificate of Suitability – General Repairer License. – CGS Section 14-54 and EZO Section 11.00C. (Note: Amendment Sec. 70 to the state budget affecting suitability of location statutes reinstates the ZBA as the required approver of a certificate of location. Sec. 10 of the original PA 03-184 remains in effect; that section repealed CGS 14-55 that required a public hearing.)
Mr. Rinaldi made a motion, seconded by Mr. Furey, to approve a Certificate of Suitability under Connecticut General Statutes Section 14-54 & EZO Section 11.00C, for the operation of a General Repairer’s license under the applicant’s ownership. Said operation is to be at the described location [157 South Road] and as delineated on the site plan submitted with the application. Operations and activities are allowed only inside the building, and vehicles waiting for or undergoing repair may only be stored in the existing parking areas on the submitted site plan. No approval has been granted for any vehicle impoundment by contract with any other agency or entity.
Reference is made to a plan sheet titled “PACHECO & SON, LLC, 157 South Road, Design Professionals, Inc., Sheet 1 of 1, [dated] 03/19/2004”, and to all documentation and discussion under ZBA2004-03-03.
The Board recessed at 8:00 p.m. and reconvened at 8:10 p.m.
7. OTHER BUSINESS
· Discussion item: Removal of review criteria for location suitability with the deletion of CGS Section 14-55, Public Hearing
· Discussion Item: Membership identification cards
Mr. Furey made a motion, seconded by Ms. Ballard, to move forward with the membership identification process. The motion was approved by a 4 – 0 – 0 vote.
8. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING (January biennial organizational meeting: election of officers and review of bylaws; even numbered years)
1. Review of Bylaws (1) Reformatting the agenda and adding it to the Bylaws as Appendix I; (2) issues raised by members
2. Nomination of Officers
3. Election of Officers
Mr. Rinaldi nominated Peter Yarum as Chairman of the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Furey seconded the nomination. Peter Yarum was elected Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals by a 3 – 0 – 0 vote. Ms. Ballard, an Alternate, did not participate in this vote.
Mr. Furey nominated John Rinaldi as Vice Chairman of the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Yarum seconded the nomination. John Rinaldi was elected Vice Chairman of the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals by a 3 – 0 – 0 vote. Ms. Ballard, an Alternate, did not participate in this vote.
Mr. Furey nominated John LeDoux as Secretary of the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Rinaldi seconded the nomination. John LeDoux was elected Secretary of the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals by a 3 – 0 – 0 vote. Ms. Ballard, an Alternate, did not participate in this vote.
9. ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Furey made a motion, seconded by Mr. Rinaldi, to adjourn. Following a unanimous vote, the Board adjourned at 9:51 p.m.