HomeMy WebLinkAbout4960 62 Silver Leaf Ln Letter from ContractorDAVID HANBURY CONSTRUCTION INC.
326 OLD MAIN STREET
SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA 02664
508 572-7622
June 21, 2022
RE 62/62A Silver Leaf Lane, West Yarmouth, MA
To whom it may concern
My name is David Hanbury, and I own and operate David Hanbury Construction Inc. in Yarmouth, Mass. I
have been in business since 1986 with the majority of my work in the Town of Yarmouth. Kieran Healy
from the BSC Group has asked me to layout the sequence of events at #62 Silver Leaf Lane with regards
to building permits that I obtained from the Town of Yarmouth.
In 2000, 1 was approached by the owner Mr. Harry Ward to review the finished basement area. At that
time there was an existing kitchen, living room, and two sleeping rooms in the basement. In my mind
the sleeping rooms would not be considered bedrooms, as the rooms did not have a second means of
egress. I asked the Building Inspector at the time to meet me at the site and it was agreed that putting a
"Scapewell" or window well on each room would allow these to be legal bedrooms. The living area has
an interior stairway to a garage hall and an enclosed stairway as direct access at the back of the
dwelling.
Prior to Mr. Ward purchasing the property a permit was issued to construct a 5-bedroom septic system
on site (permit #00-195,) which was approved and signed off by the Health Department.
On November 15, 2000, 1 was issued a building permit #B-01$354 to add the two window wells and
make the two rooms in the basement into compliant bedrooms. The permit issued at that time indicates
"Existing Kitchen Downstairs".
A later sign off on my permit by Mr. Bruce Murphy, Yarmouth Board of Health Director, indicates
"Downstairs will add two bedrooms — has existing kitchen downstairs (2"d Kitchen in house) House will
have 5 bedrooms total."
Over the last 22 years I have been involved in the maintenance of the building and the basement has
been used as a separate dwelling unit over that time.
Yours Sincerely,
David Hanbury 44-1