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'' ' ,,'''''. 0 ° . 4 , d u BUDDING m 61ie dek 'Louis Vuilleunuer AP �� R062022 TOWN OF BAR In 1972 my parents bought a property at 4380 Route 6A Cummaquid fromSTABLE John Drew Realty. This was to help start me out in life. At that time there were two families living there. The Jerry Walton family upstairs and the Harold Tobey family downstairs. Harold Tobey was a policeman and later on became a Barnstable Town Councilor. My father was a Congregational minister and in charge of 118 Congregational churches in Southeastern Massachusetts. They originally were hired to run the Craigville Conference Center which they did from 1960-1972. My mother was a teacher and an author of twenty two books, including The History of Yarmouth and the History of Barnstable. She later became the first recipient of the Mercy Otis Warren award. Together, realizing there was a shortage of living for elderly and low income people, they spearheaded five housing projects, one in Falmouth, the Mashpee United Church Village in Mashpee, Shawme Heights in Sandwich, Mayflower Place in Yarmouth, and one in Harwich. When we bought the property in 1972 I was given permission to build a studio apartment in the main house and one in the barn from the building inspector. It has now been rented succesfully providing below market rates for now fifty years including clients from the Housing Assistance Corporation. I am now 74 and I had applied for a line of credit from Citizens Bank. To my surprise the property is listed as a single family which raised a flag to the building department. I then received a "Cease and Desist" letter. I hired 4380 Route 6A Cummaquid, MA 02637 508.360.2155 a lawyer to go before the board of appeals. In those fifty years the property has been inspected by the board of health, numerous insurance companies, the Housing Assistance Corporation and possibly the building department. I know that inspections and licensing has been spasmodic in the past. I have gone to the different agencies and have found very little evidence to support my claim as a four unit apartment house. The earliest was 2007 from the Board of Health. HAC had no information that far back and the building department had no information at all. I do however fill out the annual form from the assessors office for the past years showing the four apartments so they are aware. I find it rather incredulous that I have operated for fifty years now and am being forced to prove my claims. If anything I think it is the mistake of the building department and the then building inspector, whom I understand was very lax in licensing. I did however meet with Mr. Bowers and two firemen to inspect the property. Mr.Bowers and the two firemen seemed amenable to okaying the property as long as I met the suggestions of the fire department, which included hard wiring five smoke detectors in the main house and the barn. I am appealing to your good senses to allow me to continue the rentals, knowing there is a housing shortage and the fact that it's been fifty years and my rentals are below market and there have been no complaints in that time. My parents were very aware of regulations and did everything according to the book, considering their five earlier housing projects. I am now 74 and it would make me comfortable knowing that I can continue the rentals to help support me in my later years. I can only hope this does not fall on deaf ears. Si jrecs , Louis Vuilleumier. \)tu • A=•351-042 ft{ JOSEPH D. DALUZ L - -- - _ _ - _-� _ ! TELEPHONES 775.1120 Building Commissioner EXT. 107 't TOWN OF BARNSTABLE BUILDING INSPECTOR TOWN OFFICE BUILDING HYANNIS, MASS. 02601 September 28, 1989 . Y Mr. Louis Vuilleumier --4380 Route 6A =_ - Cummaquid, _MA_ Re: A=351-042 New England Art Gallery Dear Mr. Vuilleumier: Please be advised that it is my opinion that the sign business known as New England Art Gallery located at 4380 Route 6A, Cummaquid, since 1972 is a legal non-conforming "Home Occupation" use. Peace, (61J, 1 0 epD. DaL ilding Commissioner [�- W&1 042. ' ] LOC34380 ROUTE 6-A CTY304 TDS] 100 BA KEY] 253184 ----MAILING ADDRESS------- PCA]0131 PCS100 YR300 PARENT] 0 VUILLEUMIER, MARION & MAP] AREA] /6AA JV] MTG]2013 VUILLEUMIER, LOUIS SP1 ] SP2] SP3] BOX 11l UTl ] UT2] l . 36 SQ FT] 2252 W HYANNISPORT MA 02672 AYB31900 EYB11950 OBS] CONST] 0000 LAND 136000 IMP 199300 OTHFR ----L�GAL DESCRIPTION---- TRUE MKT 335300 REA CLASSIFIED �LA�D l l03, 000 ASD LND l36000 ASD IMP 199300 ASD OTH VLAND 3 33, 000 DESCRIPTION TAX YR CURRENT EXEMPT TAXABLE | � I8LDGW-CARD-1 z 136, 900 TAX EXEMPT ` � | #8LDGVS)-CARO-2 l ll , 800 RESIDENT'L 2517O0 251700 251700 | OBLDG(S)-CARD-3 3 50, 600 OPEN SPACE | #PL 4380 MAIN ST BARNSTABLE COMMERCIAL 83600 83600 83600 | | | | #RR 1386 0235 INDUSTRIAL � � � � � ' EXEMPTIONS SALE309/86 PRICE] 1 ORB35305/338 AFD] I A LAW ACTIVITY307/13/87 PCR]Y � ! / ~ ^ ' � � ' . . � , ` - ----- ' .„,, ( Town of Barnstable TOWN Ct FRK zoning Board of App P4 A ` Variance Withdrawn without prejulAcea 29 P 3 3)8 Summary Appeal No. 1992-48 Applicant: Marion & Louis vuillemumier Address: 579 Buck Island Road, #147 Mayflower Place, West Yarmouth, MA 02673 Property Location: ¶4380 Main Street, Cummaquid,) MA 02637 - Assessor's Map/Parcel: (35r/427 Zoning: RF-2 - Residential District Variance: Section 2-3.6, 3-1.1 Appeal of official: Section 5-3.2(1) and MGT., chapter 40A, Section 14 & 13 Appeal of Zoning Administrator's decision. Activity Request: To allow the construction of 'a 1014 sq.ft. post office. Construction Activity: To construct a 1014 sq. ft. post office and necessary site improvements. Procedural Provisions: Section 2-3.6, 3-1.1 Background: This decision concerns the appeal of Marion and Louis Vuillemumier who are seeking a Variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals to permit the location and construction of a 1014 sq. ft. post office at the site listed above. The site presently contains a residential structure, an accessory structure used as an office, and a sign shop in the barn. The site plan was conditionally approved by the Site Plan Review Committee May 28, 1992. The conditions are dated May 21, 1992. Staff at the Massachusetts Historical Commission reviewed the proposal, visited the site on April 7, 1992, and made the following comments: The proposed location of the new facility is a. tightly constricted site which closely abuts a contributing building in the historic district. While the design of the new facility is sensitive to the character of the historic district, its siting creates a more dense streetscape that is not characteristic of this portion of this historic district. The proposal was heard by the old Kings Highway Historic District Commission and denied at the hearing on July 8, 1992. The Commission felt that "although the proposed structure itself was not objectionable in terms of its style, the addition of such a structure in the proposed location, the destruction or relocation of the stone wall, the widening of the right-of-way, and the proposed parking area, all taken together, would negatively impact the immediate setting and surroundings and be deleterious to the purposes of the Act". The Commission Decision and Notice ' Appeal No. 1992-48 felt that it would be "inappropriate to 'shoehorn in' another structure on this historic setting, in such proximity to the nineteenth century house and barn on the same lot, and to the other house just the other side of the right-of-way". The petitioners have appealed to the regional old Kings Highway Historic District Commission. The lot is 1.36 acres and contains 1 residential dwelling of 2,252 sq.ft., 1 office dwelling of 1,536 sq.ft., and a barn, in which a sign shop is located, of 343 sq. ft. The applicant states the present use of the premises is residential and commercial (the shop) . The applicants proposal is to construct the new structure, to be leased to the Postal Service, with 1014 sq.ft of floor area and a parking area in which the existing right-of-way off 6A will be the entrance to the post office parking area. Procedural Summary: , The application was filed in the office of the Town Clerk and at the Zoning Board of Appeals office on July 13, 1992. The public hearing, duly noticed under MGL Chapter 40-A was opened on June 23, 1992, at which time the applicants attorney, Mr. Dupuis, asked to withdraw without prejudice in order to appeal the old Kings Highway Historic District Commission ruling to the old Kings Highway Regional Historic District Commission. The Board granted the request. The public hearing on this petition was held in the School Administration Building, First Floor Conference Room. Order: The Zoning Board of Appeals at its July 23, 1992, meeting agreed to allow the applicants to withdraw without prejudice Appeal #1992-48. • Any person aggrieved by this decision may appeal to the Barnstable Superior Court, as described in Section 17 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by bringing.an action within twenty days after the decision has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk. • Fv �� Chairman I' Clerk of the Town of Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, hereby certify that twenty (20) days have elapsed since the Board of Appeals rendered its decision in the above entitled petition and that no appeal of said decision has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk. Signed and Sealed this day of 19 under the pains and penalties of perjury. Distribution: Property Owner Town Clerk Town Clerk Applicant Persons Interested Building Inspector Public Information Board of Appeals