Zoning Board of Appeals - Regular Meeting

So, good evening. It is 7:05 p.m. This open meeting of the Grafton Zoning Board of Appeals is being conducted both remotely and in person, consistent with the temporary provisions of the open meeting law, which extends remote meeting protocols through March 31st, 2027. This meeting is convening via Zoom video conference and in person as posted on the meeting agenda which can be found on the town of Grafton website. Please see the meeting agenda for details on how to participate remotely. Please note that this meeting is being recorded and all participation uh including screen sharing may be published or broadcast later. Um and we will not have um public comment this evening and each vote taken will be done by a roll call vote. So, the first order of business is 90

case 921 60 Water Street. 60 Water Street. Um, and Mr. O' Conor has requested a continuence.

Not Mr. Okconor. So, it's the attorney for Mr. Bowman who brought the case forward. Um, he had a conflict for tonight which he discovered um literally the next day when he went back to his office. So, we did send a letter requesting specific dates that he's available. March 5th, March 12th, April 2nd, April 16th. Um, but I do have a case that we've received that the 65th day is April 15th. Um, but there is another case that's going to be coming in either tomorrow or Monday. So, we could continue to April 2nd with this case if it's okay with everybody because then I can add in the other two 48 cases that have come in.

When is our next snow road? Snow Road is March 19th. Does that date work for everyone? It's good for me. What was the date again? Yeah. April 2nd. Thursday, April 2nd.

Sure. Works for me. Okay. So, I have a motion to continue case number 921. 921 for 60 Waterville Street to April 2nd at 7 p.m. So moved. Second. Motion was made and seconded. Mr. McCusker, yes. Mr. Mia, yes. Yes.

Chairman votes yes. That case is continued. So the only other item on the agenda this evening is review of minutes. I'm going to get off the meeting. Mr. Chairman, everyone have a great night. Thank you. Thank you. You, too. Bye.

Bye. So the first one trying to pull up uh December 18th are the first set of minutes. Mr. Chairman, Mr.

Um I was good with all of Mr. from the cuskers um proposed that it's the only incremental item I had is under option A. We mentioned the removal of two town houses. Um, which I thought we could either remove there since we have a separate section on town houses or if we leave it under option A, I think we should add it to option B as well. Um, because that has the same number of town houses. Um, on the second page um the so Oh, on or on the bottom of the first page? Bottom of the first page. Yeah. Okay. So, we could either remove it there because under town houses we tal about there's eight left. there were originally 12.

Um, or we could just add it under option B. So, it's in both places. Okay. Alex, do you have any changes? Sorry, I was trying to get off mute. Uh, I do not. Mr. Chairman, I move we accept the meeting minutes of December 18th, 2025 as amended.

So moved. There' be a second. Oh, second. Someone say second. All right, we'll do a roll call vote. Mr. McCusker, yes. Mr. Mia, yes. Sorry, I couldn't hear you. Yes. Yes. Chairman Woods. Yes. Next set of minutes is January 8th. Mr. Chairman,

um, same thing. I'm good with all of Mr. McCusker's proposed edits. Um, under um on the second page where we have the motion on the first case. Um, oh yeah, we list Mr. Waller and chairman. I think the Mr. Waller reference should be me.

Oh, probably. And then at the very bottom of um page two, bylaw does not allow parking within 10 feet. I think it might be better to to reference parking or loading areas because I think that was the defined term that we were debating. Okay. Okay. Um, and then on the third page, um, uh, under, um, Miss Sharky's comments, the third bullet, there's two references to sight lines. I think it should be si ght. Oh, yep.

That's all I had. What? What was that one on? Start with where under Miss Shy's comments on uh discussion with the board and zoning enforcement officer. Yeah. Um the third sub bullet under Tracy's Oh, way down here. Okay. Got it. Yes. Okay. Got it. Thank you. In both. Yeah. Got him. Only only question I had is the

Why does the paper say uh page, you know, you scroll all the way to the bottom, page four of two? Shouldn't it be page? I'll fix it. It's because I cut and paste and stuff, so I just haven't deleted the right page. I'll fix it when Yeah. Not a big deal. I just noticed that. Yep. So, Mr. Chairman, Mr. McCusker, I move we accept the meeting minutes of January 8th, 2026 as amended. Second. Do a roll call vote. Mr. McCusker, yes. Mr. Mia,

yes. Mr. Lav, yes. Chairman votes yes. January 8th. Minutes are accepted. What's next? Uh January 22nd. Mr. Chairman, um again, good with all of Mr. McCusker's um edits. Uh the only other item under the motion, the first motion made um to continue the case. Um obviously it was Mr. McCusker that was running the meeting at that point. So Mr. Waller is listed and then the last vote is listed as chairman. I'm guessing that should be a Oh, I see. Either Mr. McCusker or vice chairman. Yeah.

Okay. Mr. Chairman, Mr. McCusker, I move we accept the meeting minutes of January 22nd, 2026 as amended. Second. We'll do a roll call vote. Mr. McCusker, yes. Mr. Mia, yes. Mr. Lavan, yes. chair moves. Yes.

Did everybody get the email I literally just sent to the minutes from last week? I forgot to send them out this week. I'm sorry.

I I do have them. Is anybody not?

Yep, I'm good. Yep, I got I haven't looked at I guess the only comment I'd have is if um I know It's dramatic, but um where Kay wasn't at the meeting or if we approved him tonight, she wouldn't be here either. Um do we want to leave her at the bottom of the minutes?

Well, she still signs them. She's clerk clerk. Her name's always on them. So, um under the motion, um the motion to continue, it looks like a similar circumstance. It should be vice chairman. Yep. at the end. Yeah, you're right. Sorry. I'll fix it. The Upton Street. Was there a a motion first to consider it uh an insignificant change or And

that wasn't this meeting. Are are you going back to the other ones? Yeah. Are you going back to J December?

Sorry, I'm looking at the wrong one. Did we have was there six people at that meeting?

Yes, it was everybody but K. Yep. Yeah, we did. K was the only one absent. Good. Uh, Mr. Chairman, Mr. McCask, I move we accept the meeting minutes of February 19th, 2026, um, as amended.

Second. Do a roll call vote, Mr. McCusker. Yes. Mr. Mahia. Yes. Mr. Javan. Yes. Chairman votes. Yes. Is there um have have we gotten any we've gotten nothing else from Stone Road, right? Nothing. I can check next week. Jason, attorney panos was supposed to get us stuff. I don't know if he's given anything to Dan um with the storm and everything this week. I doubt, but I will check next week.

There's no other uh No, that's it. Just nothing else. Just the um one case came in and another one is going to come in either tomorrow or Monday and that's it. Is there a motion to adjurnn? Uh, I move we adjourn. Second. Roll call vote. Mr. Kusker. Yes. Mr. Mahia. Yes. Mr. Lvin. Yes. Chairman votes. Yes. We'rejourned. Good night, everyone. Thanks. Night. Good night.