Following a moment of silence for those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals met Thursday, September 11 to discuss an upcoming and now-delayed executive session, as well as a public hearing for 1 Doran Way.
Despite technical difficulties accessing the meeting remotely via Microsoft Teams, Marion Building Commissioner/Zoning Officer Bob Grillo called Chair Cindy Callow’s phone and participated in the meeting on speaker. The chair also mentioned the executive session to discuss Heron Cove is delayed until Thursday, October 2 due to a member’s bereavement.
Next began the public hearing of Detlef Westphalen and Elizabeth O’Neil for their application for a Special Permit for the alteration of a non-conforming structure at 1 Doran Way. Callow mentioned the Planning Board, in their correspondence, had no comments on the permit request.
Representing the applicants, David Davignon of engineering firm Schneider, Davignon & Leone, Incorporated, presented the renovation work which would include an addition to the west side of the dwelling. “The first piece being a single-level addition, and the second piece being a multi-level addition, with a full basement,” Davignon explained. There would also be a porch addition, that would serve as a new entry/landing. The property is around 8,000 square feet, with the house was having been built in 1958 and currently sitting around 1,008 square feet.
The house, bulkhead, and addition would increase the dwelling’s total square footage to 1,544 square feet, though subtracting the bulkhead makes the proposed addition add around 400 square feet, or a 40% increase in living space. There were no available comments from neighbors and abutters.
The Special Permit was granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals with a unanimous vote, and the project as presented was also approved with another unanimous vote.
The next meeting of the Marion Zoning Board of Appeals was not scheduled at adjournment.
Marion Zoning Board of Appeals
By Sam Bishop