HomeMy WebLinkAboutAP-2023-048 Girardi NarrativeTown of Barnstable
Narrative in Support of Special Permit
Address: 200 Indian Hill Road, Barnstable
Owner: Michael and Barbara Girardi
The Applicant seeks a special permit to add three modest additions to a dwelling that is pre-
existing nonconforming as to side setbacks, each being no closer to nonconforming side set-backs than
the existing dwelling. The additions are 1) a connected garage on the northern side of the dwelling, 2) an
addition on the south-east (side/rear) corner of the dwelling, and 3) the partial enclosure of an existing
deck and expansion of the remaining deck on the rear (eastern) portion of the existing dwelling.
The property is located in the R-F-1 zoning district and is undersized (15,240 s.f. existing where
43,560 s.f. required). Lot width is nonconforming (+/- 105 ft. where 125 ft. is required). The existing
dwelling is nonconforming as to side setbacks but is conforming as to front and rear setbacks. The
existing dwelling is conforming as to lot coverage (15.2% existing where 20% allowed). Proposed lot
coverage will be 22.6% (3,441 s.f.) The existing gross floor area is 1,957 s.f. As proposed, the floor area
will be 2,746 s.f.
The Applicant seeks a special permit under section 240-92-B of the Barnstable Zoning Ordinance.