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Town of Tanton, fflassar4usrtts 
rox°' ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 
MEMORIAL HALL 
801 WASHINGTON STREET 
CANTON, MA 02021 
TEL: (781) 575-6589 FAX: (781) 575-6574 
Minutes of the meeting of April 13, 2017 
PRESENT: Paul B. Carroll, Chairman 
Gregory L. Pando 
Gary E. Vinciguerra 
John R. McCourt 
Also Present: Tamra Stock, Recording Secretary 
Chairman Carroll opened the meeting at 7:04 pm and reads the agenda. 
K. Doherty Construction Inc./Marcia Vespa — 0 Cedar Street—17-17-SPA-SP-V 
Chairman Carroll reads the petition and opens the hearing. Attorney Paul Schneiders with 
Mr. Kevin Doherty explains they are looking for Site Plan Approval and other zoning 
relief so that a 4,500 square foot office building with outdoor storage can be constructed at 
0 Cedar Street in a Limited Industrial district. Attorney Schneiders refers to exhibit A of 
his packet and explains this is an odd shaped piece of property and exhibit B shows the 
Zoning map to refer where this property is located. Attorney Schneiders explains there is a 
small piece of the property that is located in Stoughton. Attorney Schneiders explains some 
of the history of K. Doherty Construction. The company is located in Boston and they will 
be operating out of Boston and Canton if they are granted the approval they need. Attorney 
Schneiders states they would like to add Vespa Inc. as a co -petitioner. Attorney Schneiders 
states they have a purchase and sale agreement but he was under the impression that papers 
had already been passed. Attorney Schneiders explains the 1.74 acre site is located at the 
Easterly tip of Canton and abuts Route 24. Attorney Schneiders states the office use is a 
permitted use in a Limited Industrial district and the building will also be used for the 
storage of equipment which is permitted as "an accessory use incidental to a permitted 
main use." Chairman Carroll asks if that is for inside storage. Yes. Attorney Schneiders 
explains they would like some outdoor storage and reads Section 6.5.1 (9) of the Zoning 
By -Laws. The proposed building would consist of 4,500 square feet therefore outdoor 
storage of 1,125 square feet (25%) is permitted as of right. He also mentions that because 
of the site's relatively remote and isolated location this will not be detrimental to the 
abutters and explains the office and yard will be open to employees from 7A.M. to SP.M. 
Monday through Friday. Attorney Schneiders explains they meet almost all of the 
dimensional requirements for Site Plan Approval according to Section 4.1.4 the following 
dimensional requirements must be met in a Limited Industrial district. This site is almost 
all surrounded by water and the lot is very wet. The minimum lot area is 1.5 acres and this 
site consists of 1.74 acres. The building coverage cannot exceed 40% and this lot coverage 
would be approximately 6%. The frontage requirement is 75 feet and this frontage would 
be 847 feet. The lot width through the building must be at least 200 feet and this lot width 
through this building would be 387 feet. The front setback must be at least 60 feet and this 
front setback would only be 48 feet which would require a Variance. The Variance would 
be necessitated by the substantial wetland on the property. The side yard setback must be 
at least 25 feet and the minimum would be 39 feet. The rear yard setback must be at least