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May 11. 2022
Steven S. DeYoung, Chair
Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals
1146 Route 28
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
Re: Urology Associates of Cape Cod
125-133 Route 6A Yarmouth Port
Petition# 4917
Dear Chair DeYoung:
Enclosed please find a copy of the Decision from the Zoning Board of Appeals for the above
referenced matter, which was recorded in Book 35109, Page 224 at the Barnstable County
Registry of Deeds as well as registered yesterday with the Barnstable District Registry of Land
Court as Document No. 1,458, 713. Thank you.
Very truly yours,
P?o7
Bonnie Mossey for Marian S. Rose
Enclosure
Copy to: Yarmouth Town Clerk
Yarmouth Building Commissioner
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BARNSTABLE LAND COURT REGISTRY
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4174 CNttb DECISION- REVISED
FILET)WITH TOWN-CLERK:January 20,2022
PETITION NO: 4917
HEARING DATE: January 13,2022
PETITIONER: Urology Associates of Cape Cod,P.C.
OWNERS: P.J.Nyberg Family Limited Partnership
PROPERTY: 125-133 Route 6A,Yarmouth Port,MA
Assessors Map: 121 and 122,Parcels: 85,86 and Lot 2
Zoning District: B-1,R-40
FNt Book 30773 Page 59
IL. Plan Book 83,Page 119,Lot D;Plan Book 317 Page 49
Lot 6A
tr Certificate#214080
st- ` Land Court Lot and Plans:#14526-A;Lot 3,#23966-B
H f` MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING: Chairman,Steven S.DeYoung,Sean Igoe,Dick
Martin,and Jay Fraprie.
M Notice of the hearing has been given by sending notice thereof to the Petitioner and all those owners
oof property as required by law, and to the public by posting notice of the hearing and publishing in
tf aThe Register, the hearing opened and held on the date as stated above.
The Petition is in connection with the property located at 125-133 Route 6-A,Yarmouth Port
the"Property"),parts of which are in the B-1 and R-40 Zoning Districts.The rear lot,which hashistoricallybeenzonedR-40 but used as parking in support of the commercially-zoned portion of the
Property,has recently been rezoned as B-I by Town Meeting vote on October 26,2021. The
rezoning amendment to the Yarmouth Zoning By-Law is currently under review by the
Commonwealth's Attorney-General. For purposes of the Petitioner's application,the entire
Property is considered to be zoned B-1,conditional on the Attorney-General's review.
The Petitioner is Urology Associates of Cape Cod,P.C.(the"Petitioner"),who isttindera •
contract to purchase the Property from the current owner,P.J.Nyberg Family Limited Partnership.Marian S. Rose,Esquire;Evan Cohen,representative of Petitioner; Dan Ojala,Down'Cape
Engineering;and Roger Brooks, Cape Wide Construction appeared in support of the Petition:RY EST•
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Nancy Berry of 120 Main Street and Steve Spiewalk appeared in opposition to the petition andvoicedconcernsoverlightingandappropriatenessofuseandsizeofmedicalpracticeinhistoric
district, Ms.Berry had also submitted a lengthy memo which was provided to and read by theBoardmemberspriortothehearing,the contents of which were reiterated by Ms.Berry's oral
presentation.Dawn-Marie Flett,of 3 Lilac Lane,spoke in favor of the petition,identifying thepreservationofthedeterioratinghistoricstructure,soundness of plan and benefit of local medical
treatment as reasons for her support. The Petitioner previously secured Old King's Highway
Historic Committee approval by unanimous vote and underwent Site Plan Review.The project is
under review to secure a stormwater permit through the Conservation Commission. No new
exhibits were received at the hearing.
The Petitioner sought permission to rehabilitate the large,historic primary building built in
1925 for use as a medical office and to redevelop the parking and access in support of the medical
office use. The Property consists of multiple parcels with the primary structure,an auxiliary structure
immediately to its rear,and a separate smaller commercial stricture facing Rt.6A. The Petitioner will
re-develop the Property as one property. The primary structure will be renovated but its footprint will
not be expanded.
The Petitioner sought relief to expand the rear parking area to accommodate the medical office
use and to raze and replace a pre-existing nonconforming garage with a structure to be used as a medical
practice's manager's office. The expansion of parking proposed would both extend the pre-existing
nonconforming parking on the south-side of the rear parking area and extend parking to the west-side of
the rear parking area(bordering the Cape Cod Cooperative Bank back parking area). The Petitioner
asserted that the Board could consider either parking extension as a special permit,as an extension of pre-
existing nonconforming parking,or as a variance,given that the parking in either case does not meet
current buffer requirements.
A lengthy discussion,including questions and consideration,took place concerning which parts
of the proposal required a special permit or a variance and the respective criteria for such relief,as well asconcerningtheproposedparkingandwhetheritwasnecessaryorexcessivetoaccommodatethemedical
practice;the history of permitting on site;the effect of the Yarmouth Zoning By-Law rezoning of the rear
lot from R-40 to B-I;the lighting plan's design and function;the handling of medical waste,the reduction
of existing nonconformities on the site;and the need for more specificity regarding landscape choices and
sizes of specimens.
The Petitioner initially proposed the expansion of parking on the southerly rear lot line,no
further within the now required buffer between a commercial property's parking and a residential
property(20 feet required, 12 feet existing)than the parking buffer allowed by a use variance granted tothepriorownerbyPetitionNo.715 in 1965 when the parking area was zoned R-40 and the commercial
parking use was allowed only by variance. The Petitioner argued that'relief could be granted for the
expanded parking as a special permit under Zoning By-Law 104.3.2.3 and in the alternative,a variance.Similarly,Petitioner proposed that the Board consider permitting the expansion of parking into the west-side rear parking area property line abutting the Cape Cod Cooperative Bank parking under a special
permit,and,alternatively,a variance to secure relief.
With regard to the proposed expansion of the southerly rear parking,the Board determi9ed Oat._
relief was permittable by special permit. However,Board members debated whether the ex(ension of.
parking would be substantially detrimental to the neighborhood,zoning district or Town.In response,Petitioner agreed to submit a revised parking plan which would redesign the parking so.,that the bufferbetweenthesoutherlyrearparkingandtheresidentially-zoned abutter would be no leis-than twenty feet
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and that four existing parking spaces located less than twenty feet of the southern property bound would
be relocated with a four space net reduction of parking spaces.
With regard to the proposed expansion of parking into the currently required buffer for the Cape
Cod Cooperative Bank,the Board reviewed the following requirements for a variance:
I. a literal enforcement of the provisions of(the Yarmouth Zoning By-Law)would involve a
substantial hardship,financial or otherwise,to the Petitioner;
2. the hardship is owning to circumstances relating to the soil conditions,shape or topography of
such land or structures and especially affecting such land or structures,but not affecting generally
the zoning district in which it is located;and
3.desirable relief may be granted without either: substantial detriment to the public good;or
nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of this by-law. Yarmouth
Zoning By-Law section 102.2.2.
The Board found that the Petitioner met the requirement to prove that a literal enforcement of the
Zoning By-Law would cause substantial hardship by a showing that failing to approve the expansion of
parking necessary for the medical practice would prevent Petitioner from using the large,historic primary
structure and the rest of the Property for its allowed medical office use. Members noted the parking
concerns of the Petitioner's Hyannis practice,the number of doctors and employees present and the
average number of patients each day. Further,while noting the prior variance was not controlling,the
Board agreed that,as with the earlier petition,the proposed medical office required expanded parking in
the rear of the Property and that"distinct hardship would exist were the Petitioner not allowed to use this
land in connection with its(allowed)use." Decision#752, 1965.
Members of the Board also noted that a hardship exists which is due to circumstances relating to
the shape and topography of such land or structures and especially affecting such land or structures,but
not affecting generally the zoning district in which a property is located. Petitioner argued that the
hardship relates to the primary structure,which is large, historic and located towards the front third of the
Property. The viable economic uses for such a building arc limited absent adequate parking. It is not
economically viable to save the large,historic structure absent adequate parking to service the use that
makes saving the structure a viable option. The issue is unique to this Property.Members concurred.
Members noted that desirable relief may be granted without either substantial detriment to the
public good or nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of this By-Law.
Members noted the benefits of the project,including the re-use and rehabilitation of the deteriorating
historic structure,the improved streetscape,the provision of accessible medical treatment to residents,
enhanced landscaped buffers along Route 6-A and abutting neighboring properties,attractive and
sensitivity-timed lighting,better traffic flow from Route 6-A by the elimination of an existing curb cut
and relocation of the remaining curb cut,conforming east-side parking and more conforming southerly
rear parking.
Members noted that the expanded parking abutting the west rear property line will track the
setback approved in the prior variance on the eastern side of the rear lot(ten feet)from the eastern
neighbor,also residentially-zoned. However,like the property considered in this application,the
neighbor's rear parking is used in the service of its commercially-zoned street facing parcel,the Cape Cod
Cooperative Bank. Members noted that concerns about the expanded commercial parking creating,
nuisance or disturbance for neighbors aren't factors here. The location of the expanded parking adjacent
to neighboring commercial parking,no homes,and the intense screening of the parking,when little to novegetatedscreeningexists,provide a significant improvement over existing conditions,in the rear parkingareaandbecauseofitsuniquesetting,will not nullify or derogate from the intent of the existing Zoning
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lights inside the primary structure will remain on for safety and security purposes;and
8. All areas marked in green on the submitted site plan are agreed to be lawn with the
understanding that adequate mulching will be provided for trees located in these areas.
A vote was taken on the Special Permit for the rear parking,the Special Permit for the raze and
replacement of the pre-existing nonconforming garage; and a Variance for the expansion of parking
on the western rear parking and each was passed by unanimous(4-0)vote in favor,and the relief
noted was therefore granted.
No permit shall issue until 20 days from the filing of this decision with the Town Clerk. This
decision must be recorded at the Registry of Deeds and a copy forwarded to the Zoning Board of
Appeals. Appeals from this decision shall be made pursuant to MGL Chapter 40A Section 17
and must be filed within 20 days after filing of this notice/decision with the Town Clerk. Unless
otherwise provided herein,the Special Permit shall lapse if a substantial use thereof has not begun
within 24 months. (See bylaw,MGL c40A §9)
Steven S. DeYoung, Chairman
CERTIFICATION OF TOWN CLERK
I, Mary A, Maslowski, Town Clerk, Town of Yarmouth, do hereby certify that 20 days have
elapsed since the filing with me of the above Board of Appeals Decision #4917 that no notice of
appeal of said decision has been filed with me, or, if such appeal has been filed it has been
dismissed or denied. All appeals have been exhausted.
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Mary A. Maslowski
FEB 10 2022
A TRUE QQPY ATTEST
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Telephone(508)398-2231 Ext. 1285,Fax(508)398-0836 Board of
Appeals
MEMORANDUM TO FILE
PETITION 4917
January 13,2022
Members Sitting: Chairman,Steven S.DeYoung,Sean Igoe,Dick Martin, and Jay
Fraprie.
PETITION 4917: Urology Associates of Cape Cod for the split-zoned property located at
125-133 Main Street, Yarmouth Port, MA. (Assessor's Map 121 & 122 and Parcels 85, 86 &
Lot 2)owned by P.J.Nyberg Family Limited Partnership.The Applicant is seeking Special Permits
and Variances to redevelop the land by renovating the existing historic commercial primary
building for use as a medical office and replacing a pre-existing nonconforming garage building
for related office use. Relief is requested under and from,respectively,Sections 104.3.2.3,202.5
and 301 as necessary to alter, change, and extend pre-existing, nonconforming building and site
conditions and various use and design requirements and to expand rear parking previously
authorized in the R-40 District.
This memo is to address the revision in Decision 4917— 125-133 Route 6A,which was to clarify
a procedure, as mentioned on Page 2, Paragraph 1, Line 8 of the Decision. It was previously
listed as"Planning Board Site Plan Review," which is not a procedure in the Town of Yarmouth.
The revised Decision correctly names this procedure as"Site Plan Review."
A change has also been made to the Petitioner name, which was listed on the original Decision as
Urological Associates of Cape Cod,P.C."and has been revised to"Urology Associates of Cape
Cod,P.C."
1/20/2022
UE gOpy ATTEST:
FEB 1 U 2ozz CMMC CMC I TOWN CLERK
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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Petition#: 4917 Date:February 10,2022
Certificate of Granting of a Special Permit and Variance
General Laws Chapter 40A,Section 11)
The Board of Appeals of the Town of Yarmouth Massachusetts hereby certifies that a Special Permit and
Variance has been granted to:
Urology Associates of Cape Cod,P.C.
125-133 Route 6A
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
Affecting the rights of the owner with respect to land or buildings at: 125-133 Route 6A,Yarmouth Port, MA;
Map#: 121 & 122;Parcel#: 85,86 and Lot 2; Zoning District: B-1,R-40;Book/Page: 30773/59;Plan Book
83,Page 119,Lot D;Plan Book 317,Page 49,Lot 6A; Certificate#214080;Land Court Lot and Plans:#
14526-A;Lot 3,#23966-B and the said Board of Appeals further certifies that the decision attached hereto is a
true and correct copy of its decision granting said Special Permit and Variance,and copies of said decision,and
of all plans referred to in the decision,have been filed.
The Board of Appeals also calls to the attention of the owner or applicant that General Laws, Chapter 40A,
Section 11 (last paragraph) and Section 13, provides that no Special Permit, or any extension, modification or
renewal thereof, shall take effect until a copy of the decision bearing the certification of the Town Clerk that
twenty (20) days have elapsed after the decision has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk and no appeal
has been filed or that, if such appeal has been filed, that it has been dismissed or denied, is recorded in the
Registry of Deeds for the county and district in which the land is located and indexed in the grantor index under
the name of the owner of record or is recorded and noted on the owner's certificate of title. The fee for such
recording or registering shall be paid by the owner or applicant.
Steven S.DeYoung,Chairman
A TRUE COPY ATTES`f:'
FEB 1 2.0f cMMc1 cMM/Bo WN CLERK
2022
CONSENT TO
THE TOWN OF YARMOUTH
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION-REVISED,
and
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT
Effective May 7,2022,Uro-Safe,LLC,a Massachusetts Limited Liability Company with a mailing
address of 4 Lichen,Forestdale,Ma 02644,its successors and assigns,hereby understands,acknowledges,
and agrees to be bound by,and consents to the terms contained in the following decision and permit:
1. That certain Town of Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals Decision-Revised,Petition No.4917 and
filed with Town Clerk on January 20,2022;and
2. That certain Town of Yarmouth Stormwater Management Permit No.SW 2021-002 and issued on
March 10,2022;
Signature on following page)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed tis consent to be effective as the day,month and
year first above written.
Uro-Safe,LLC
B •
an S.Co n,Manager,Uro-Safe,LLC
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
BARNSTABLE,ss
On this_day of May,2022,before me,the undersigned notary public,personally appeared Evan S.
Cohen,Manager as aforesaid,who proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification,which
was personal knowledge of the undersigned,to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding,or.
attached documents,and acknowledged to me that he signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose as his free
act and deed.
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Notary Public:
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RARNSTAB1E REGISTRY OF DEEDS
John F. Meade, Register
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