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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplicant email Grant, Kelly From:jim gilmartin <jmgilmartin@gmail.com> Sent:Friday, July 12, 2019 6:22 PM To:Grant, Kelly Subject:Re: 61 Congressional Drive Attention! This email originates outside of the organization. Do not open attachments or click links unless you are sure this email is from a known sender and you know the content is safe. Call the sender to verify if unsure. Otherwise delete this email. Hi Kelly, Thanks for your email. I intended to try to make the 7/18 meeting, but we've had relatives visiting from out of country and couldn't make the meeting work. I copied/pasted a "rough draft" of a letter that I started a few weeks ago, below. (Pictures to follow). Thanks, Jim _________________________ June 27, 2019 James Gilmartin 61 Congressional Drive Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 Mr. Rick Bishop Conservation Commission Town of Yarmouth, MA Dear Mr. Bishop, I write to the Conservation Commission to provide an update from the June 06. 2019 meeting, and also to explain the reasoning for the course of action that took place regarding the porch upgrade project. UPDATES:   The stair frame to the back  of the porch has been completely removed and the area has been returned to the original condition. No further work will take place until all approvals are granted.  1   On June 19, 2019, I met  with Bob Goddard, the local manager from Patio Enclosures. We discussed the concerns about their recommendation that a building permit was not required for the porch upgrade. He agreed with the Patio Enclosure salesman that sold us the job and Bob stated  “that due to the fact that the house footprint was not changed, the original roof and porch were present, and the project was in the rear of the home that is not visible to the public, a building permit was not required for this type of job”. Bob Goddard's  phone #: 508-822-1966.    The porch sketch plan has  been updated to move the stairs to the west side of the porch, next to the house.  PAST COURSE OF ACTION REASONING:   This was my first time dealing  with the town of Yarmouth and the Old Kings Highway permitting process. Trying to understand and follow the process was somewhat confusing.    A permit was granted for  the porch project from the Old Kings Highway on 05/03/2018.    On the check-list provided by the OKH, the Conservation Commission section was not checked off for requiring  approval, only the Health Departments and OKC sections were checked off. If Conservation Commission section was checked off, I certainly would have contacted the Conservation Comm. prior to contacting the Building Dept. I met with the Building Inspector shortly  after obtaining the OKH approval.    Soon thereafter, a quote was received from Patio Enclosures for the porch project. By going this route, it  would save considerable time, labor and overall cost.    The statement/direction from Patio Enclosure, a National firm with a solid reputation, that does a lot of business  on the Cape, “that a building permit was not required”, was another factor in pursuing this route.   2  Per the OKH printed information, there are “exterior feature exemptions eligible for certificate of exemption  application” - 1. Exterior construction that will not be visible from any way or public place.    The construction of the temporary stair test frame at rear of porch was to try to determine the stair layout  per code. Stairs are one of the most challenging parts of home building.    During the meeting with the Conservation Commission on June 06. 2019, three requests were requested: 1. Remove  temporary stair frame; 2. Develop stair plan for the west side of the porch; 3. Contact Patio Enclosures to discuss their lack of permit recommendation.    The above three requests are complete.    CURRENT COURSE OF ACTION:    Seek the advice and recommendations from the Conservation Commission and hopefully the Building  Inspector to proceed with the project.  On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 12:49 PM Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> wrote: Hi James I am putting together the agenda for the next Conservation Commission meeting and noted that your hearing th was continued to July 18, pending receipt of an updated plan relocating the steps to the sunroom. Do you have an updated plan I can provide for review by the Commission? Thanks Kelly Grant Conservation Administrator Town of Yarmouth 3 508-398-2231 Ext 1288 kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us 4