Application of Cheryl
Rocha, 142 South Road, Kensington,
NH, Map 4, Lot 33-16, for a Special Exception for Home Occupation in accordance
with Article 8.4.A.2 to operate a mediation service. Timothy Rocha presented the application as
Ms. Rocha was unable to attend. He
explained that she is licensed to do divorce mediation including parent/child
agreements and/or custody agreements, which are set up by appointment and
usually involve only one meeting as the agreements are then taken to the
attorneys or court. The parties would be
coming to the home. The remainder of the
work involves the use of the computer.
The basic hours would be 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Saturday,
with occasional evening appointments of 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The office is 15' x 14' and there would be no
excessive deliveries. There were no
abutters present and no written objections were submitted to the Board.
Eric Peterson moved to approve the
application for Special Exception with the following conditions:
1)
The number of
consultations does not exceed six (6) on a day, excluding Sunday;
2)
No consultations
after 8:00 pm on any day;
3)
Any change from
the marital mediation process would required a re-application; and
4)
Site Plan Review.
The motion was seconded by Joan Skewes
with all in favor.
Application
of Marianne McCusker, 44 Muddy Pond Road, Kensington, NH,
Map 4, Lot 21, for a Special Exception in accordance with Article 8.4.A.5 for
an In-Law Apartment. Marianne McCusker
and Kevin Bilodeau presented the application.
The in-law apartment would be 28' x 28', 764 square feet, of a total
square footage of 3,124. There will be a
three car garage under with an additional two spaces for parking. The septic is approved for four bedrooms and
one of the existing bedrooms currently in the home will be eliminated. Before a certificate of occupancy can be
issued, a copy of a Letter of Authorization in accordance with the zoning
requirements must be recorded with the Rockingham county Registry of
Deeds. There were no abutters present
and no written objections were submitted to the Board.
Joan Skewes moved to approve the
application for an in-law apartment for McCusker,
1)
Fourth bedroom in
the existing house is eliminated;
2)
All applicable
permits are obtained; and
3)
Recording of
Letter of Authorization at the
The motion was seconded by
Eric Peterson with all in favor.
Board Business – Letter of Authorization – Joan Skewes
motioned to use the Letter of Authorization as drafted and revised as the
standard for recording In-Law Apartment approvals, seconded by John Andreasse
with all in favor. John Andreasse moved
to authorize the Chairman to sign the Letter of Authorization for recording,
seconded by Joan Skewes with all in favor.
Joan
Skewes requested to resign as Chairman and moved to nominate Richard Parker as
Chairman. Her resignation was accepted
and John Ronan seconded the nomination with all members voting in favor.
Approval of November 4, 2003 minutes – Eric Peterson moved to approve the November
4, 2003 minutes, seconded by John Andreasse with all in favor.
John Ronan moved to adjourn at 8:50 pm,
seconded by John Andreasse with all in favor.
Respectfully
submitted,
Denise Gregson
Administrative Assistant