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HDC revisits unpermitted jacuzzi and visible wood stack at property near the cemetery; staff asked to follow up
Summary
Commissioners discussed an earlier application and site visit concerning an on‑site jacuzzi and a large stacked wood delivery. The commission agreed staff should follow up with the building department about permits and review video/site-visit records; no formal enforcement action was recorded at the meeting.
Commissioners spent an extended portion of other business discussing outstanding issues at a property near the cemetery — a previously reviewed application that included a jacuzzi and landscaping changes — and a recent, large stack of firewood visible from the public way.
Commissioners said a prior application for the property had been reviewed in detail and that while many items had been modified per HDC suggestions, the jacuzzi’s location and screening were not fully resolved. Several commissioners recalled a site visit and a recommendation that the jacuzzi be moved to a corner and screened (for example, by a gazebo) so it would not be visible from the cemetery, but they disagreed on whether the applicant had fully adopted those changes. Commissioners said a partial withdrawal and resubmission had been part of the earlier administrative record.
At the site visit the homeowner reportedly said he installed the jacuzzi himself; commissioners noted there was no evidence of inspection or approval by the town building department. Commissioners asked staff to check whether required permits (electrical, plumbing, and building) were obtained and to confirm whether the jacuzzi installation had been inspected. They also discussed whether the stack of firewood — arranged in a high “Lincoln Logs” style in a driveway area visible from the street — constitutes an unapproved structure or storage condition; the homeowner told staff the wood stack was a temporary delivery and not a permanent structure, and that he uses substantial firewood for heat.
Commissioners emphasized focusing enforcement and follow-up on the jacuzzi and its screening rather than the firewood stack, because the jacuzzi is the outstanding unresolved HDC concern. Staff (Anne) was asked to review meeting video and site-visit documentation, and to coordinate with the building department and applicant. No formal enforcement action or vote was taken at the meeting.
