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ZBA upholds building commissioner; will not order removal of 40 Crosby Street osprey pole
Summary
The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals on May 22 declined to overturn the building commissioner’s decision after a neighbor petitioned to force enforcement against a 40–50 foot utility pole used as an osprey nesting platform; the board found the pole falls under exemptions in the town bylaw and upheld the building commissioner’s decision 4–0.
The Yarmouth Zoning Board of Appeals on May 22 voted to uphold the building commissioner’s determination not to enforce zoning removal against a utility pole and osprey‑nest platform at 40 Crosby Street Extension, rejecting a neighbor’s appeal that the pole is an unsafe, unpermitted structure.
Petitioner Maria Marasco, trustee of the Rosemarie Marasco Living Trust, asked the board to direct the building commissioner to treat a 40‑ to 50‑foot wooden pole with added platforms, electrical wiring and surveillance equipment as a regulated structure requiring permits, a fall‑zone setback or removal. Marasco said the pole “weighs 1 ton or more” and is within roughly 10–20 feet of her property line; she told the board she fears collapse and cited accumulated bird droppings on her beach as a health hazard.
Town staff and counsel reviewed the…
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