[{"_1":2,"_100":-5,"_101":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,76,88],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},"mediaId",6258642,"mediaKeyId","3147171-71d5ac9fbe5d9d4752c58c6fa8a329d7","parentId",3147171,"title","Yarmouth ZBA approves permit to rebuild barn at 169 Route 6A, conditions include historic-district signoff","audioSeconds",452,"startMs",1584000,"endMs",1132000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=3147171-71d5ac9fbe5d9d4752c58c6fa8a329d7&start=1584&end=1132","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3147171-71d5ac9fbe5d9d4752c58c6fa8a329d7/thumbnail_1584000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6258642/Massachusetts/Yarmouth-ZBA-approves-permit-to-rebuild-barn-at-169-Route-6A-conditions-include-historic-district-signoff","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258642-28500b054d0a44e99b37250d9d4b4955/orig.mp4?Expires=1776148358&Signature=Cn9WkOoqjLCePQpARTjylnuSCzi5rsOp51YxIL~YXVubj4tY39v5CsU8VV9PcW8VoObQJpKZCwPES8mhI5OQE4CHenpvgSB7JAYOoNSmqPYDWqZsbJwCJL48ycrVPdauce~dsAsI2nH0AUVzu-Iw1js6sUKRd2XxZMJLoNBqK1zk4ke1je6DClzFvbnyoR1fgmJc~6pnma4l1rA8IQfMO5OttIWh7m-UXcBx3tSzMub9TAcsvglDABfU5W4u0W2bR0AsP27RM5vLJ0-g5Y23NMLwhjnu6XlJud74kkEcVTPWalmLd5ymuhruveSnepLGGcfk1HljMPrTjGP38syijg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts","date","2025-04-24T00:00:00Z","article","The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals on April 24 approved a special permit for Gregory C. Belzikian to raise and replace a pre‑existing, nonconforming barn at 169 Route 6A in Yarmouth Port, subject to Old Kings Highway Historic District Committee approval and the submission of an as‑built plan showing the rebuilt barn moved 2 feet off the lot line and 2 feet farther back.

Belzikian told the board he purchased the property intending to make modest repairs but found the barn’s basement and internal structure unsafe. “I purchased 169 Route 6A hoping I could just do slight work to improve the property and make sure it's stable,” Belzikian said. He said a structural engineer found the basement unstable and that the interior demolition revealed little original structure remained. Belzikian and his contractor, Chris Weeks, said they plan to raise the barn, install a new foundation and rebuild in the same location but as new construction.

The board discussed setback relief; the existing barn sits about 1.5 feet from the lot line. Belzikian said the barn is about 15 feet from the septic tank and that pushing the building back about 2.5 feet would leave it roughly 11 feet from the septic. Abutters who spoke — Anthony Ponte Bianco and John Seeger — said they support the proposal. Ponte Bianco described himself as an abutter and said the petitioner had been “great neighbors.”

The Old Kings Highway Historic District Administrator, Lisa Sherman, submitted a memo saying the Historic District had tabled a demolition/certificate request at its April 14 hearing, scheduled a site visit, and expected to hear the application on April 28. The board made Yarmouth Historic District approval a condition of its permit and stated it never approves projects north of Route 6 without that approval.

Board member Jay moved to approve the special permit as presented with the conditions that the applicant submit an as‑built showing the building 2 feet off the lot line and 2 feet back from its present rear location, and that the permit be conditioned on Old Kings Highway Historic District approval. The motion carried unanimously.

Next steps: The board noted the 20‑day appeal period after filing the decision with the town clerk. Staff will prepare the written decision; after the appeal period the petitioner must record the special permit at the registry of deeds and return a copy to the board’s records.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Yarmouth: Zoning Board of Appeals 4-24-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals on April 24 approved a special permit allowing Gregory C. Belzikian to raise and replace a nonconforming barn at 169 Route 6A, subject to Old Kings Highway Historic District approval and an as‑built showing the structure moved 2 feet off the lot line and 2 feet farther back.","taxTitle","Town of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts","taxId",68581,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6258633,"ZBA continues review of addition at 40 Lorraine Road to May 22; requests inspections and updated plans",1304,2194000,3498000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3147171-71d5ac9fbe5d9d4752c58c6fa8a329d7&start=2194&end=3498","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3147171-71d5ac9fbe5d9d4752c58c6fa8a329d7/thumbnail_2194000.jpg","/articles/6258633/Massachusetts/ZBA-continues-review-of-addition-at-40-Lorraine-Road-to-May-22-requests-inspections-and-updated-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258633-5a76107de3a08e5d0bcd6223e9fc341a/orig.mp4?Expires=1776148358&Signature=VJbS2OzUyYKsCJP6OoxDrwXRzWtIJXL0CdNxqF5CzMJVm8s6wdlFgvwasjj5vcY8O1~m3MJRQLvKhibycBjtEu9qV6EireWfeN4VP8QzDcYMeIURihoU0tCNf-eEq0e1f7FnR3kEHIl36CwoVyG3RCAOOWWXJR~M70lIXVOErHfh8jJ8hX4xkaNpLItooB~VBD2V-~n7ceZ~WWvevMcHHqI67ERWlwfVq7UQUqyqTVOWIVkQuoGq4vCpJ8xAbU7EHEDnA4i5AQR6u~PJRLU1-zbIcdhibqgz~D6YpRfXAOgSXnE2XQr93O-htfZN9hXteOxveXOG2A8iWv608b4XPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals on April 24 continued consideration of a special permit/variance request for 40 Lorraine Road after board members raised questions about work already performed without permits and asked for building‑department inspections and more detailed plans.

Contractors Stanley Crawford and Mary Jane Yeomans appeared for the owner. The petition seeks a special permit and/or variance under sections cited in the petition to increase the height of a nonconforming structure to construct a second‑floor addition and a roof deck. Board members said the file lacked essential measurements and that an on‑site inspection was needed to confirm existing conditions, including whether the lower level contains habitable spaces and whether the large rear deck was built with permits.

Specific requests from the board included: a building‑department inspection and written report describing what exists on the lower level and the second floor; an updated site plan showing the exact distance from the proposed second‑floor deck and the existing deck to the nearest lot line; a complete interior floor plan for current and proposed conditions; and a revised exterior/dormer design that ties the new work into the existing roofline (board members suggested extending the dormer to meet the ridge and considering different window arrangements).

The board set a return date for May 22 and asked the applicant to give the building department access for inspection and to submit the required updated plans and window/roof package by then. The board also flagged that some existing work on the property — including a sizable rear deck — appears to have been installed without a permit and asked the applicant to clarify the deck’s construction history.","The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals continued a petition to increase the height and add a second‑floor addition at 40 Lorraine Road to its May 22 meeting and asked the applicant to provide building‑department inspections, updated site and floor plans, and a more detailed window/roof design package.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6258637,"Zoning board grants seasonal outdoor plant‑sale variance to Cape Bloom Floral Design at 228 Route 28",914,1184000,2098000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3147171-71d5ac9fbe5d9d4752c58c6fa8a329d7&start=1184&end=2098","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3147171-71d5ac9fbe5d9d4752c58c6fa8a329d7/thumbnail_1184000.jpg","/articles/6258637/Massachusetts/Zoning-board-grants-seasonal-outdoor-plantsale-variance-to-Cape-Bloom-Floral-Design-at-228-Route-28","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6258637-178463e6188c2b9e02807021e259a98e/orig.mp4?Expires=1776148358&Signature=ZTSrxuP9UPLYLieaqZPaGapHImutbZM4dLPCV4MQgGq3Rk62a3DmMLWpaRmmxzEDEYsvkLPSBCr6Dh1b~WclF6hp5pm5fXFfIQ5LItdi6elaMqdJDe8MYGHV8FCvzd1tQA43DpBwJPKmsSeuYm-r0Mv2XUo3Z-VvGn86CpqZe4zZps4THwbhBmu-uZcM~0lGNKPqap8E4q5JCFuxcOaqnqpCxz-JcENGLhZDcn4-4ZJN7jPPxzmC4cvcxYE532DoMvF~q3fY5-4XmUXzyHpDOiOP68mhj~gUvCIIa-88-ERnP5g~iD9Hfw-TY11QXjRuw-zmVTmBcQ-Zwi54-l5uDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals on April 24 unanimously granted a variance to Michelle Jean Baptiste, doing business as Cape Bloom Floral Design, to operate a temporary and seasonal outdoor plant sale at 228 Route 28 in Yarmouth.

The board approved the seasonal operation from May 1 through Sept. 30 (board noted Oct. 1 as an alternative end date) with hours limited to 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the requirement that a portable toilet be placed on site. Board members asked for modest front buffering — “pots of plants upfront to dress it up” — and recordkeeping that follows conditions the board applied to a similar operation last year.

Baptiste described her background in floral work and said May is “a very, very crucial month for our success.” She said plants will be sourced from Connecticut and that water will be provided using portable water tanks and pumps because there is no on‑site water. Baptiste told the board she would use temporary tents and small portable structures as needed and that deliveries would be roughly every one to two weeks.

Residents spoke in support. Customer Laura Edamiranda said she drives across town to buy plants from the proposal’s operators and praised their quality and service. Board members said the use would bring the lot into seasonal active use and help clean up an area that has been used as a dumping ground.

Board member Jay moved to approve the variance with the same conditions applied to a prior similar permit, including hours (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.), seasonal dates (May 1–Sept. 30), and an on‑site portable toilet; Barbara seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

The board noted the 20‑day technical appeal period after the decision is filed with the town clerk, and staff will prepare the written decision for final filing. The board cautioned that if the petitioner elects to set up before the appeal period expires and someone appeals, that would be at the petitioner’s risk.","The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a variance allowing Michelle Jean Baptiste, d/b/a Cape Bloom Floral Design, to operate a temporary outdoor plant sale at 228 Route 28 for the May–Sept seasonal period, with conditions on hours, buffering, and on‑site facilities.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

Yarmouth ZBA approves permit to rebuild barn at 169 Route 6A, conditions include historic-district signoff

ZBA continues review of addition at 40 Lorraine Road to May 22; requests inspections and updated plans

Zoning board grants seasonal outdoor plant‑sale variance to Cape Bloom Floral Design at 228 Route 28