Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zoning Procedures topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Wellfleet ZBA continues Ryder Court and Pleasant Point porch cases to July 9
Summary
Two residential permit matters — 55 Ryder Court (demolish and relocate a porch) and 75 Pleasant Point (screened porch) — were continued to July 9, 2026 because the applicants must provide stamped site plans or revise designs to avoid creating new nonconformities.
The Wellfleet Zoning Board of Appeals continued two residential cases on June 11, setting both for a July 9, 2026 hearing so applicants can provide missing survey documentation or redesign to avoid new nonconformities.
For case 2611 (55 Ryder Court), the chair said the file lacks a stamped survey of the proposed porch changes and therefore the board cannot grant a permit without a site plan that shows setbacks. The board moved to continue the matter to July 9 to allow the applicant to provide a stamped site plan and drawings that demonstrate compliance with setback requirements.
In case 2613 (75 Pleasant Point Road), consultant Fred Vanderschmidt described a proposed screened porch intruding roughly 6 feet into a side setback (about 30 square feet). Board members debated whether that work would create a new nonconformity; one member noted Massachusetts law limits the board's ability to approve work that creates a new nonconformity on an otherwise conforming side. The applicant was told they could revise the design to bring the porch out of the setback, seek a small lot adjustment, or return with legal justification; the board voted to continue to July 9.
Both continuances were procedural: the board did not deny either application but requested additional documentation or redesign. Applicants may withdraw or return with revised plans.
