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finish this porch so that my daughter can play out there without getting bit by mosquitoes and to keep animals from trying to come in.” Butler told the board that he had received a phone call from the county administrator’s office to “cease” work. It had been his understanding that there was no problem and he was confused and frustrated at this request. When I first asked John McCarthy (County Administrator) about my plan to enclose a half porch, he asked me, “Can you see it from the road?” If you can’t see it from the road, there is no problem.”
Chairman Patrick O’Connell read an email stating that Butler was working “without a building permit” and “without approval from the ARB.” He did not say who the author of the email was.
“It seems to me that I have a right to know who my accuser is,” insisted Butler who said that he had asked several of his neighbors if they were unhappy or knew who had sent this email. Member Susan Babcock, who had been to Butler’s residence, said, “I don’t know why you are here before this board, I don’t see a problem with your doing this.”
Butler had prepared several copies of photographs of his porch, the materials that he was using and colors.
O’Connell made it very clear that their responsibility as board members was to insure that buildings were in “harmony” with the historical character of the town. “We have nothing to do with building permits,” emphasized O’Connell. “Those are acquired from the county and usually come before an applicant seeks approval from the ARB.”
O’Connell shared Babcock’s position that Butler was working within his rights to do so and that permission from the ARB was not necessary given his understanding of the situation. “If this application needs to come before us at all, then we will vote on it,”said O’Connell.
Ultimately, there was unanimous approval by the board for Butler to continue his work on the porch.
As with Bailey, Butler gave the board a heads up that he will need to do something in the future about the roof on his house as it is pushing out one of the walls. “You will need to show us plans and submit a separate application for that,” O’Connell said.
Email the reporter asherman@timespapers.com
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