Status on permitting process:

Demolition Permit:

• Ross has already submitted the Demo. Permit.  The following utilities are all set:

• the cable is disconnected
• the water has been turned off
• the gas has been disconnected
• NSTAR has removed meters and aerial lines

• Since the Permit must first wend its way through the Historical Commission first, Ross has time to submit the remaining outstanding paperwork regarding utilities which will be required to be signed off before the Demo permit will be issued:

• Freeman is working on the sewer connection and he will cap it either on the main or on the property. He will provide a quote.
• Ross is waiting for a letter from Verizon stating that the shut off has been completed and the lines are removed.

• Historical Commission Meeting February 16, 2012

Building Permit:

• The Permit is ready to be submitted pending:
• You need to attach construction plans to the Building Permit Application
• The section on the Permit form relating to construction costs needs to be completed
  Best Case: January 27, 2012

Because the scope of the project is non-compliant, the Permit will be rejected and we will need to go through the Special Permitting process. Here are the stages the Permitting process will take:

• Once the Building Permit is submitted, Scott Lambiase will almost certainly reject it - this should take place within a short period of time (a week or so?).
  Best Case: January 31, 2012

• We will be issued a Notice of Rejection by Sue Woods, Scott’s assistant. We will need to meet with Danielle Brandon, the administrative assistant to Scott Lambiase. Once given the Notice of Rejection, we will see Danielle to complete several things:
• the notice to abutters (within 300 feet)  - $30 fee
• the notice for a public hearing (published in the Clipper for 2 weeks) - $70 fee
• the application to go before the ZBA
• At this point we will want to include plans (including 22 copies of the certified plot plan) and pictures of the site, the existing structure, and  the proposed home. 
  Best Case Scenario: Permit submitted February 2, 2012

• The ZBA will need to see the total coverage as the house and the outbuildings stand now in terms of volume and square feet as well as the proposed coverage in terms of volume and square feet.

• I spoke to Joe Webby (the son) on Monday 1/23/12 and asked him to prepare this as well as to measure the height of the abutters’ buildings. He will survey them and prepare a PDF which he will e-mail over for your review.
• A brief will need to be attached to the Special Permit application - should the Burmans decide to involve an attorney, he or she would want to prepare the brief.
• The application will go through the various Town Committees, to include
• The Planning Board
• The Water Department
• The Duxbury Bay Management Committee
• The Conservation Committe
• The Design Review Committee
• Danielle told me that the Design Review Committee likes to see a lot of visual aids - “lots of pictures”
• We will want to collect letters in support of the project from as many neighbors as possible as the ZBA will strongly consider their views. The support (or lack of support) from the closest abutters holds the most sway - a far away neighbor who isn’t happy about it will not be of as much concern if the closest abutters are pleased and have voiced their approval.
• From the time the application is submitted, the committees will have 35 days to meet and review the packet.  As soon as each committee meets, it will send its response to Danielle. She has said that she will forward their comments to us so that we can anticipate any issues that might come up at the ZBA hearing. Once the 35 days have expired, we will get a date to go before the ZBA. According to Danielle, Best Case Scenario to go before the ZBA is March 22, 2012.
• The ZBA will make their decision the night of their meeting. They can take 35 days to write up their decision (it has taken longer when ZBA members are busy with). Worst Case Scenario for the decision to be written up is April 26, 2012.  
• Once the decision is written up, it is taken to the Town Clerk’s office to be stamped. There is a 20 day waiting period during which the abutters within 300 feet are notified of the decision and are able to complain. This would be the time during which we would be able to make an appeal if the decision of the ZBA was not favorable.
• After 20 days (Best Case Scenario May 16, 2012), Danielle will get back the original decision, she will give it to us to record at the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds. We will keep the original stamped decision, we will give Danielle the receipt from the Registry of Deeds and she will make copies. She will give Inspectional Services a copy and then there is a waiting period of approximately 2 weeks from that time until the permit is valid. Best Case Scenario May 30, 2012.