Westwood Zoning Board Of Appeals Public Hearing April 15 At 7:00pm

Press release from the Town of Westwood:

April 15 2020

Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing Wednesday April 15 2020 at 7:00 PM

LIST OF TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

(For updates to this notice, please see www.townhall.westwood.ma.us)

Pursuant to Governor Baker’s March 12, 2020 Order suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law MGL C. 30A, §18 and the Governor’s March 23, 2020 Emergency Order imposing strict limitations on the number of people that may gather in one place, the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting will be conducted via remote participation by the Board.

The meeting will be live streamed by Westwood Media Center and the public can view the meeting by accessing the following link https://youtu.be/BkA6KfUHLXw. Our government channels will be broadcasting the meeting on Comcast channel 12 and Verizon channel 42.

The public is encouraged to watch our meeting via the WMC live stream. The public will be allowed to make comments, if they wish to do so, during the portions of the meeting designated for public comment, by using the conference call in number as listed below. The Chair will continue to give guidance and instructions as needed.

Every effort will be made to ensure that the public can adequately access the proceedings via technological means. In the event that we are unable to do so, despite our best efforts, we will post on the town website, www.townhall.westwood.ma.us, an audio or video recording, or transcript, as soon as practicable after the meeting.

To join the meeting via conference line:

• Please call (888) 296-6828
• Enter Pin# 756869, followed by the # sign
• You will be asked to state your name followed by the number sign. During the public comment discussion, you will be directed for your comment.

Call to order 7:00 PM

1. 101 Willard Circle

Application for a Special Permit under §8.5 to construct an addition with accessory apartment and Variance under §5.2 to construct the addition within the left side setback

1. 38 Alder Road

Application for a Variance under §5.2.3 for retroactive approval of a series of retaining walls and fences that exceed 7’ in height within the front and side yard setbacks

1. 405 Washington Street

Application for a Special Permit under §4.5.2.2 to add an additional residential unit within the existing multifamily building

1. 21 Stearns Street

Application for a Variance under §4.5.3.3 to construct an addition that encroaches into the side yard setback

1. 104 Beechnut Road

Application for a Special Permit under §8.5 to construct an accessory apartment within the existing single family home. The application also requests Variances under §8.5.6.3 and §8.5.6.4 to construct the apartment over maximum square footage requirements and without 2 forms of egress

1. Other Business:

• Reserved for topics not reasonably anticipated to be discussed

Approval of Minutes:

2/13/20

Upcoming Meeting (subject to change):

5/20/20, Champagne Meeting Room, Carby Municipal Office Building, 50 Carby Street, Westwood

Note: Agenda items and order subject to change

Agenda:ZBA meeting notice 4.15.20 (2)_new

This press release was produced by the Town of Westwood. The views expressed here are the author’s own.