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Board approves second‑floor addition at 147 Run Pond Road with condition that attic remain uninhabitable
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Summary
The Yarmouth Zoning Board approved William A. Bravo's special permit to add a second floor and an unfinished attic dormer to his South Yarmouth house, with the condition that the third‑floor attic remain unheated and unfinished; the vote was unanimous.
William A. Bravo told the board he bought his Run Pond Road house in 2020 and intends to convert it into his full‑time retirement home by adding a second floor for bedrooms and an unfinished third‑floor attic for views. The application sought relief to increase the height of a preexisting nonconforming structure and to add a second floor and habitable attic dormer while keeping the existing footprint.
Board members asked technical questions about square footage, septic capacity (the existing system was replaced in 2020 and sized for a four‑bedroom dwelling), foundation and footprint changes, and whether the attic would be finished. The applicant and his architect confirmed the second floor largely matches the first floor in plan, the attic space would remain unfinished and would not be heated if that was a condition of approval, and the overall height would be under the bylaw maximum (35 feet measured from average street grade).
During deliberation members acknowledged neighborhood character concerns and noted nearby tall houses, but that no abutters spoke in opposition. The board found the proposal consistent with the applicable section governing alterations to preexisting nonconforming structures and approved the special permit unanimously with the specific condition that the third‑floor attic remain unheated and unfinished. Counsel and staff explained the decision will be drafted, clocked with the town clerk for 20 days, and that the petitioner must record the decision at the registry of deeds once issued.
