HomeMy WebLinkAboutMrMr. Murray,
Thank you for your email. Kindly print and sign your letter for the record and mail it in or drop it off along with 2 copies of your hand drawn site plan. I will sign it as agreed
and let Licensing know that you are ready for your hearing.
Regards,
Brian Florence, Building Commissioner
Town of Barnstable
200 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
(508) 862-4038
Brian.florence@town.barnstable.ma.us
From:dm@capequalitycollision.com [mailto:dm@capequalitycollision.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 4:33 PM
To: Florence, Brian
Subject: Re: 455 Yarmouth Road hyannis, ma
Thank you for help Mr. Florence.
On 2020-06-02 02:47, Florence, Brian wrote:
Mr. Murray,
Thank you again for your email. Yes, a commitment letter is required on your company's official letterhead and signed by you. At a minimum your letter will need to state that:
You understand that you are required and agree to submit a site plan certified by a Massachusetts Registered Land Surveyor that is in compliance with current zoning requirements
within 90 days of the hearing.
That failure to submit a certified plan within 90 days shall be cause for a disciplinary hearing by the licensing authority with a recommendation from the Building Commissioner
for revocation of the Class II Auto Dealers license
If the surveyor delivers a drawing that shows that the parking lot cannot be used in the manner that the hand-drawn copy depicts then you will need to adjust your business practices
and parking lot to comply with the surveyors drawing or;
if the surveyor's drawing is different from the hand-drawn submittal, you may be required to attend a Site Plan Review hearing and will be required to comply with any changes
that are recommended from the committee or seek zoning relief from the zoning board of appeals.
I understand that you would like to operate under a DBA and are filing for a business certificate (DBA Certificate) from the Clerk's office. The pre-application that you filled out
is basically a zoning check that I do for the Town. You asked, if you filled out the document correctly. Almost. Under the title box Business Information there is a question, Does
the business operate under the registered corporate name.... you checked "yes" when the correct answer is no. Your corporate name is "Cape Quality Collision, Inc" but you want to operate
under a business named, "Cape Quality Car Sales". Other than that the pre-application is filled out correctly and able to be signed by me once corrected.
Again, if any of this response is not clear and you would like to have a telephone discussion to clarify what I have said then please feel free to leave your telephone number in an email
response and I will call you to discuss your concerns.
Regards,
Brian Florence, Building Commissioner
Town of Barnstable
200 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
(508) 862-4038
Brian.florence@town.barnstable.ma.us
From:dm@capequalitycollision.com [mailto:dm@capequalitycollision.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 5:01 PM
To: Florence, Brian
Subject: Re: 455 Yarmouth Road hyannis, ma
Hi Mr. Florence,
Thank you so much for your prompt reply and for all your help. I am very grateful and will fulfill the agreement and have a surveyed site plan submitted in 90 days or less. Is there
a formal commitment letter needed? I was told by the licensing department that I also needed to get you the business certificate. I am attaching it, but I had a question. I wanted to
open Cape Quality Car Sales under Cape Quality Collisions S-Corp as a dba possibly. So I am not sure if I filled it out correctly. Thank you again for your time Mr. Florence.
Damion Murray
508-744-7381
On 2020-05-28 15:59, Florence, Brian wrote:
Hi Mr. Murray,
Thank you for your email. We are happy to hear that you are looking to expand your business and wish you every success. I am sorry to have to inform you that the Town of Barnstable
stopped approving hand drawn site plans in 2017. In order for me to sign off on the site plan officially it will need to be drawn and stamped by a Massachusetts Registered Land Surveyor.
That said, I understand that you have a timing issue and that the purchase of the property likely hinges on your licensing approval. As I stated we wish you every success so I would
be willing to let the Licensing Authority know that we would allow you to proceed with the licensing process (using the hand drawn document temporarily). But before I agree to that
you would need to submit a commitment letter agreeing to submit a surveyed site plan within 90 days of the hearing.
If I agree to that, you need to understand that if a stamped survey drawing is not received within 90 days we will ask the Licensing Authority to conduct a disciplinary licensing hearing
in which we would recommend revocation of the license.
You should also understand that the reason the Town does not accept hand drawn documents is because they are highly inaccurate. If the surveyor delivers a drawing that shows that the
parking lot cannot be used in the manner that the hand-drawn copy depicts then you will need to adjust your business practices and parking lot to comply with the surveyors drawing.
Finally, if the surveyor's drawing is different from the hand-drawn submittal, you may be required to attend a Site Plan Review hearing and comply with any changes that are recommended
from the committee.
Some of what I wrote may be foreign to you so if you would like to have a telephone discussion to clarify what I have said then please feel free to leave your email in response to this
reply and I will call you to discuss.
Thanks,
Brian Florence, Building Commissioner
Town of Barnstable
200 Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
(508) 862-4038
Brian.florence@town.barnstable.ma.us
From:dm@capequalitycollision.com [mailto:dm@capequalitycollision.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 11:04 AM
To: Florence, Brian
Subject: 455 Yarmouth Road hyannis, ma
Hi Mr. Florence,
My name is Damion Murray. First and foremost I hope you and your family are safe and healthy. I currently own Cape Quality Collision, an auto body shop in West Barnstable. We would love
to expand our business and offer auto sales. 455 Yarmouth RD in Hyannis became available for rent yesterday. I have immediately since then been trying to get all my paperwork together
so that I can get it all to the licensing board before the deadline on Monday. I have attached an approved plan that the license department of Barnstable currently has on file for 455
Yarmouth RD. I would like to apply for a Class II Auto Dealer License for this location. The property will not be changing, its being leased turn key. There is a hearing before the town
on June 15 that I would love to attend and get approval of my new business.One of the things I was told by the licensing board that I need is your sign off on the building plans. As
stated earlier I received an approved plan that the department had on file. We will be making no changes. As this matter is extremely time constrained at this time, any expedition of
an answer would be immensely appreciated. Thank you so much for you time Mr. Florence, again I hope all is well with you and yours.
Damion Murray
972 Main Street
West Barnstable, MA 02668
508-744-7381