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~MINUTES OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING HELD 11/9/99 Present: Susan Hodge, Chair, Lloyd Frink, Vice Chair, Harry Greco, Bob Morriz; and Mary Ann Bolander, Secretary Others Present: Armand Alfonso Bill Kart Ray Marshall Lou Viglotti, Esq. Dan Contelmo Barbara Marshall Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Roll call was taken and all members of the Board were present. B, !LL KARl{ FOR 30 SOUTHAVENUE First on the agenda was the continuation ora public hearing on the request of Mr. William Karr to be able to use the storefront at 30 South Avenue as a deli. Mr. Karr presented a list of his expenses for the building and according to the list he has a negative balance of $803. 42.(copy of this is on copy in the Planning/Zoning oj~ce files) He stated that in order to turn the storefront into an apartment it would cost him approximately $20,000.00. He also stated he talked to the person who is interested in opening the deli and he stated he would be renting with an option to buy but without the deli he is not interested in the building. Applicant also stated he has a letter from his Real Estate Broker (a copy on file in the Zoning/Planning office files) stating that the property is on the market for $250,000.00. She also states that the main sellingpoint on this property is that is has a deli on premises. If the deb is removed, the building will not be saleable, Even if the storefront was converted to an apartment, she feels it wouM lower the value of this property. ~41so the expense for this project would make the sale price of the building prohibitive and she feels the deli should be reopened He also presented the Board a copy of the lease agreement. He again explained that there is a leasee plus the leasee has subleased to another person. Mr. Frink asked applicant the duration of the lease and he answered 99 years or a lifetime plus 21 years for both of the leases. Mr. Greco asked who is paying the bills and Mr. Karr answered Mr. Dibble (the subleasee) is except for some repairs that Mr. Karr is doing, Mr. Dibble does not pay Mr. Karr rent, he pays the mortgage, taxes and all bills. Ms. Hodge stated she has looked at the mortgage book and she noted that the mortgage is indeed $2,077.09/month. It was stated that Mr, Dibble would reassign the lease to the person interested in opening the deli. For clarification Mr. Karr is the landlord of the property and is acting as a agent for Mr, Dibble. Mr. Karr also stated that Mr. Dibble is aware of everything that is going on. Mr. Frink stated that one of the tests for the granting ora use variance is has all other conforming uses for the building been looked into and Mr. Karr stated as long as the building has been for either sale or rent no one beside a deli has shown any interest. Mr, Kart stated that the original leasee (Amy FeiO owes hint about $20,000.00 and when they stopped paying and Mr. Kart tried to get the building back by breaking