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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVariance (954) APPLICATION FOR Application ��Fld TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR Date ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Receipt # �OT IMPORTANT: This application must be submitted to the Planning Department by the second Friday of the preceding, month to insure being heard at the next meeting. ALL ITEMS MUST BE ANSWERED AND ALL SUPPLEHENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED. THE APPLICATION WILL BE RETURNED IF INCOMPLETE. - The application and supplements must be filed in duplicate, typed or printed in ink. - A Class D or better survey of the property in question must be submitted with the application showing streets, lot lines, building, lines-, zone boundary lines, -dimensions. and buildings present or proposed, and- buildings on-adjacent properties and distance_ from subject property. - If a variance is being requested, a legal description of the property must be submitted with the application. This description can be obtained from mortgage records. - The sign from the Planning Department must be displayed on the property at least 10 days prior to the public hearing in a location visible from all abutting streets. - The applicant, or a representative, must be present for the public hearing. The time, date and place of the hearing will be advised by mail. - Inquiries on this application may be directed to the Planning Department at the South Windsor Town Hall. APPLICANT: Michael Nicholson & Thomas Puleri MAILING ADDRESS 118 Pearl Street, Enfield CT 06082 OWNER OF RECORD OF PROPERTY IN QUESTION Ronald Friedman LOCATION OF PROPERTY IN QUESTION 240 Chapel Road, South Windsor CT 06074 ASSESSOR'S MAP# " PARCEL# V LOT# ZONE f CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: X Request variance to Section 6.1 .2 of the Zoning Regulations to allow Tattoo Studio or state hearing under Section of the General Statutes for or temporary and conditional permit for or an appeal from the Zoning Officer's decision involving :s applicant a corporation or co-partnership? Michael Nicholson & Thomas Puleri ° Corporation, submit a list of officers . Co-partnership, submit Ia list of Owners; . :s the applicant owner, lessee, or prospective tenant? prospective tenant Are there any liquor outlets within the restricted area? no (lf yes , submit a list of the liquor outlets , their locations and distances from the proper_; in question) . Is this property within 500 feet of another town line? no State clearly the unusual hardship or exceptional difficulty that prompts this application and indicate why other options are unacceptable. (Use a separate sheet of paper if necessary) . Tattoo studios are not listed as a permitted use in any zone. After checking this area of South Windsor I could find no other location available that would be suitable for my operation Dated this 15 day of June year 1995 Telephon 9270 APPLICANT:' T",d� (Signatur ) OWNER: (Signature) ACTION OF THE BOARD GRANTED DENIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-:°� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., `.C.� • . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHEDU LEA � A ertain piece or parcel of land, with Sate ed in the Town of South and, withor, the buildings thereon, Connecticut, l shown on 8 map or plan entitledounty of a and Windsor, of Porterfield Sate y Hoff Scales 1 inch . ' Inc. Chapel Road South mass successors to S 20 Peet September, load Petersen Stead Sr.. Land Surge or•pencer y Washburn, Inc. j hichClark�s Office in said Town of Saab Wa on file in the is hereby made for further deh indsor. reference to { particularly bounded and described as follows and more i d WISSTMmys b . to wits . b Y land now or formerly of the New York Nev Hartford Railroad Company as shown on said ma �'o hundred Haven y hundredths (Z 8 78)efeet,aad seventy-eight one NORT82RLY: by sad now or Inc. own Onrssaaid marly p John R.un Nielsen y Sons. . as shown and fatty-tom one hundredths hundred sixty-four USTJMLYS the 1164.54)teetl Inc.,land now or formerly of John R. Nielsen i In one hundred hundredths seventy-five and fifty-nine8oaa, (175.59) feet, 80CTMLY° by Chapel Road hundrodalong a line called •Old Street hundredths (100.93 eighty and ninety-tttrae one (180.og) feet. contaising 28.446.4 Square Fast. i AP4 0 4 1... C. t a 05/24/95 22:00 V2035285151 EAST COAST PRO. . Cm001 . ..7 .. w ♦R 2 y • - ` 4� 30.00` 30.00' 9 4`�?___ 104.54' 0Art f 26°0.20` UR •. 6 00 _ ONE STORY z,. N ,((t�NC.BOCK) ! 26,660.98 cr z TWQ'STORY o y f 4 t� (CONC. BLOC,c) 40`� i Ll. � 9 io r • ' O���K1NC' ° ' P,S :z p a GR r It 0 s G�Ag9 R()p0 �ae cQ��. w Coxp 30 Bigelow Avenue Enfield CT 06082 June 13, 1995 Town of South Windsor Board of Zoning South Windsor CT 06074 To Whom It May Concern: I would like to open a tattoo studio in South Windsor at 24.0 Chapel Road. You can see by my past resume, I have been in business for seventeen years. We would like to maintain hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Monday through Saturday. If you have questions, please call me at the telephone number below. Thank you. Sincerely, Michael Nicholson Business phone - 745 9270 Residence phone - 741 2306 Michael Nicholson 30 Bigelow Avenue Enfield CT 06082 Residence phone : 741 2306 Education: Master of Education - Edinboro State College, Pennsylvania Bachelor of Science in Art Education - Edinboro State College, Pennsylvania Associate of Science in Commercial and Advertising Art University of New Haven, Connecticut Paier School of Art New Haven, Connecticut Professional: Papillon Tattoo Studio, New Haven, Connecticut 1978-1979 Sole-proprietor Papillon Tattoo of Hartford, Ltd. , Hartford, Connecticut 19?9-1987 President Papillon Tattoo of Hartford, Ltd. , Enfield, Connecticut 1987-present President Papillon South Tattoo Studio, Palm Beach Shores, Florida 1989-present President Papillon Studio Supply & Manufacturing, Enfield, Connecticut 1990-present President Business phone : 745 9270 741 5122 ,1J EN F;'E 1p Enfield Police Department .,3 Ronald C. Nlarcotte, Sr., Chief of Police -k I June 27, 1995 To Whom It May Concern: This is to advise that the Papillon Tattoo Studio of 49 Pearl Street, Enfield, Connecticut has been operating in this community for seven years. During this time, there have been no problems occurring at this establishment nor has it been the subject of any complaints. Very truly yours, 37L,ci'a O/"—mJ l� Ronald G. Marcotte Sr. Chief of Police RGM/cd i a i Telephone 293 Elan Street Fax I (203) 763-6400 Enfield, Connecticut 06082 (203) 763-6416 /-1683 tpflat Enfield Police Department al 4"s,a` Herbert J. Foy, Chief of Police r,€cT��°� July 1, 1991 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to advise that the Papillon Tattoo Studio of 49 Pearl Street, Enfield, Connecticut has been operating in this community for almost three years. During this time, there have been no problems occuring at this establishment nor has it been the subject of any complaints. Very truly yours, Herbert J. Foy Chief of Police jV Enfield, Connecticut 06082 July 5, 1995 To whom it may concern, As a resident of Thompsonville, I am very familiar with Pappillon Tattoo Studio. prior to opening their business, the building to be occupied was renovated on its interior and exterior. Since operations have begun, the building has been well maintained. The business has been operated in a professional, quiet, and friendly manner. I am not aware of any problems associated with this business. If operated in a similar manner, Mr. N'icolson's proposal would be Wi asset to a business community. Sincerely, Jack Mancuso Chair, Thompsonville Revitalization Committee 1 Eugene -Calcftsola Council Member Town of Enfield Enfield CT 06082 June 15, 1995 To Whom It May Concern: I have been familiar with Mr. Nicholson' s tattoo business over the past seven years; it has been an asset to the community. Papillon Tattoo Studio is one of the nicer buildings in the town area and exhibits numerous improvements inside and outside the building. The business has been run in a professional manner and has not been a source of any problem to the community. I would have no reservations in supporting Mr. Nicholson's application to the Board of South Windsor. Sincerely, ugOdVVC kl�c a4s o'Va June 27, 1991 To Whom It May Concern: As a Commissioner of the Enfield Planning and Zoning Commission, I sat in on a Site Plan Review Application for Papillon Tattoo Studio. I have no regrets having voted to approve Mr. Nicholson's application. To my knowledge he is operating a creditable business. Z� �� Paul A. Nabors, Vice hairman Enfield Planning an Zoning Commission PAGE D9 WEDNESDAY '-7ANUARY 26, 1994 . ',»nr Io26M r n . hr ec'rra ° r . 18 001; a If tV c~ Blue-collar art on a white-collar canvas L x show in" W I xtAl In By MYTON ROBINSON Courant Staff Writer rsa3ou ,�� ono+ r .. .. est Hartford is a predominantly white, white-collar Connecticut town,where upper-middle-class raieaue any+ professionals drive Volvos and ^ + drink Beaujolais in the comfort of white Colonials. e Sp who buys the seven— count 'em, seven }r different tattoo magazines.on sale at the --.rocat$arnes & Noble? Hpllo, Mr. and Ms. Suburbanite! Is there �116emething you aren't telling us? WWeell,yes.If what social scientists and tattoo �,�,irtist say is true, a lot of you are getting . ttoced. Tttooing, in fact, is.in something of.a' ,oars+ ,v- ",,Mnai sauce:In the past 15 years,the number of ' attoparlors in the state has gone from two to 4 _ l ., ,x4early two dozen.And the art—and it is.art, aNY ' nMoug none of it has shown up in the a etr olitan Museum,just yet,.. has,come a 'long way from-the dayys'of hearts and anchors r ,,,,long way and biceps. Tattoo artists are employing-every style n: , Imaginable—everything from impressionism sto qubism•to photo-realism, and they are Q7hr liartfvO gTourant CONNECTICliT. LIVING . Mx —W 111�1 1111imilligg: AIR%R !� !10111111;; t 4•) `. `, o `o �9 i emplOyln those Styles on JUSt about every Photo illustration by Michael McAndrews imaginable part of the body. me Hartford courant And the,bodies they are employing them on ■At top left and come from just about every imaginable walk of . me life. Tattoos aren't just for bikers or sailors of the are too anymore. Tattoo artists say they increasingly choices avail- find themselves working on a new class of able at the Papil Ion Tattoo canvas:.doctors,:lawyers,teachers,,executives; Studio in En. women as well as men. field.Above is a "It's socially acceptable now amongst tattoo done by �# $ Papillon owner professional'people, says Mike Nicholson,; Mike Nicholson from a design by Please see White-collar,,Page DI the client. -White-collaprofessionals seeing t �ontinued from Page D9 owner of the Papillon Tattoo Studio WEnfield."The Ph.D.'s are getting them.A lot of doctors.I did a couple, # f A lady doctors that were studying $argery.The only thing I,personal M 1 haven't tattooed is a lawyer." A There's no question more white >. dollar people are doing it;there's no question more women are doing it," _ r. days Manny Contomanolis,director h h ' {!'the office of cooperative educa- 3P on and placement at the Rochester �i Institute of Technology."Tattooing <' # "really just another form of self- s cs x expression." Contomanolis says he sees a lot of (<a.,ttoos among the college students ie works with, and he believes the current tattoo boom is driven by s; their generation. ;Y „ FBut at age,37f Contomanolis too is F tattooed (he has three dragons on {Various parts of his anatomy),and a od friend of his go t of tattooed mark his 40th birthday. ; , .-_"people ask me why I got a tat- too," he says. "It was one.way for , , me to be different.I feel very strong- R; {ythat I don't want people'to put me �� tn,neat little boxes.,And because IA wear a white shirt and a tie and have a3: short I didn't want to be kE hair cut x„ Stereotyped as a certain type of per- an:''Tattoo;ng was a way that I t E eeuld always keep that balance. x r3,. Uttoping stretches the envelope a, ' Social scientists have their ownf Y take on the tattoo renaissance. Eric Silverman,an assistant pro- essojr of sociology and anthropolo- ky at bePauw University in Indiana, agrees with Contomanolis. "It's a'way of saying, 'Even if I' end up being an investment banker > fir,.a,Iawyer or a physician,I'm still ggoing to permanently assert my au- h �' tonomy.'There's going to be a little " . Michael McAndrews/.The Hartford courant Pit of me which will permanently indicate that,`No,I don't want to be E Mike Nicholson,owner of Papillon Tattoo Studio in Enfield,. completely a part of that social Cate- displays some of his own tattoos. But Silverman thinks there's a deeper reason.He thinks tattooing, , body',piercing (which is also in-. I didn t want'to be stereotyped as a certain type of teasingly popular) and the cult of perSOn: . . . Tattooing stretches the envelope a little hysiai Witness all represent the de- iFes.pf people to impose order on bit. I,m indreasingly chaotic world. Manny Contomanolis ir—"There,has always been in all Administrator, Rochester institute of Technology Wcietites a symbolic equation be- tweenthe human body and the mor- ' al.order of society,"Silverman says. the University of Soutoern Califor- upper-middle-class kids have tat- And Ithink that as people perceive nia in Los Angeles, says that one toos,she says' and when she asked Society going down the tubes, the reason younger people get tattoos is them why, "a number of them rules,the norms,the morals of soci- to assert their independence from talked about the fact that there was i4y to be crumbling, they symboli- parental authority or to mark signif- some loss in their life.Either a,par- 0.11y do to their bodies what they icant life passages, such as their ent died or some friend died, or would wish to do to society.. ..The graduation from high school or col- there was a breakup of a meaning- iontrq'' can't seem to exercise over lege. ful relationship. And there was a ucietylwill exercise over my body. But there is another,more poign• sense of impermanency and loss in nk tattooing represents that." ant,reason. their lives that they needed to deal Joan;Weibel-Orlando, an asso- Between 5 percent and 10 per- with in some way, and getting a Pate professor of anthropology at cent of-her freshman students — tattoo that reminded, them of the THE HARTMRD COURAI e beautyof art on skin significant other. ..was a meaning- the artist will either work up a sten- ful ritual for them." cil or draw the design directly on the A similar motivation seems to customer.Then he fires up the elec- drive many of the women who get tric needle and injects.the ink under tattoos. the skin. Steve Gabrielle, also known as Yes, it hurts, but it's not unbear- "Inker," owner of Guide Line Tat- able.Nicholson likens the feeling to toos in East Hartford, says that being stung by a bee you can't brush while most of his clients tend to be away. Since it can take an hour or between the ages of 18 and 28, he more to get a moderate-size tattoo, also sees a lot of women in their 40s, the customer does need to have a sometimes even their 50s. They certain amount of stamina. walk into his studio, Inker says, , Like a lot of tattooists,Nicholson when they are. "splitting up with .drifted into the profession.He says their husbands." he got into the.business 15.years Does It hurt? ago,after spending,six years in col- Perhaps the best explanation for, in art lege and getting a master's degree the tattoo boom is the one offered job each ng and heucation. Heow sn sick of by Mike, Nicholson: "People don't doing factory work give a [hoot] no more." meet. to make ends Nicholson's studio is a good ex- About the time he got into it, the ample of how far the business has art of tattooing exploded. come from the seedy settings of Yes- "It all happened in San Francisco. teryear.Papillon is in a quaint little There was a whole group of artists: yellow building of the kind associat- Ed Hardy and Mike Malone and ed with such yuppie franchises,as Jack Rudy and Bob Roberts, and crafts shops or health food stores. they started doing all this wild Inside, the tattoo seeker finds a , [stuff] that people didn't know waiting area with walls covered could be done before. And Jack with neatly framed "flash," the Rudy started doing this black-and- term for the thousands of designs white work strictly. Portraits and ranging from,shivering nudes to things like this. .." flaming skulls, any one of which Nicholson shows off a tattoo on maybe inked on your skin as is;or his forearm: a black-and-white im- modified to your specifications. age of a waif-faced woman in a cow- Tattooists say most of their trade boy hat. these days is"custom"work"where And as new styles evolved,Nich- the customer comes in with an idea olson says,public attitudes evolved. or a design of his or her own. "You not only have new artistic Behind a counter at the'back.is " standards being set,but you also are where the work is done: neat rows in a point in time where people of plastic bottles of colored ink, don't"electric needles,surgical gloves and care anymore, Nicholson says. "People are just sayin'`Hey,I autoclaves for the sterilization of want tattoos all over my body. .. .' equipment. There you will find You're in a more permissive time." Nicholson; a gruff and grizzle- Still,there are limits. bearded bearlike man, and his two . Pa lion won't do any tattoo that artists: "T'atu Tom" and Paul is satni Musso. a c or sacrilegious. Also, "if somebody wants their face tat- The pace of the place is slow and tooed,"Nicholson says he won't do conversational. In fact, you can't it. "I don't want to be involved in make an appointment; you just nothing like that." have to show up anytime from 2 to 8 p.m. These are the hours for most tat- too parlors, because most people are at work during the day,and,as Nicholson says, "This is the one thingyou can't send your wife to get it for you. Your wife can pick up your underwear,long as she knows you wear extra large, but this is what you've got to do yourself." The artists will spend long chunks of time v4th a customer, discussing what he or she wants and making sure that's what he or she really wants.A tattoo, after all, is a serious commitment,more per- manent that most marriages. (Tat- toos are not cheap—artists charge about$150 an hour-but the cost of their'removal is higher:great pain, expense and scar tissue.) After a design is decided upon, Papillon Studio AGREEMENT Ur. Johnson: I hereby confirm our previous discussions concerning the use by me of your medical services as resident physician as to the supervision of my business, Papillon Tattoo, Inc., its branches, and subsidiaries, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes, Section 53-1 1 . 7611 Twill be retained by re in a supervisory or consulting capacity, wherein we will pay ,you in accordance with actual services rendered. This Agreement will continue until either party terminates same in writing allowing for thiry (30) days notice. This Agreement is personal between the parties and non- assignable, and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut. Very Truly Yours, PAPILLON TATTOO, INC. 12 :41.ehPel Niebolson, President Ac'-nowledzed, approver? an aare0 to the day of Dr. Carl W. Johnson 1087 CAPITOL AVENUE, HARTFORD, CT 06106, 1-203-523-1435 �0W N Sf4 7own Ole S-0� ?40&U&Ot 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE • SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. 06074 R f��SOR•CO AREA CODE 203/644-2511� July 12, 1995 CERTIFIED # P389189043 Mr. Michael Nicholson Mr. Thomas Puleri 118 Pearl Street Enfield, CT 06083 RE: Appl. #2272-95 - Mr. Michael Nicholson, Mr. Thomas Puleri 240 Chapel Road Dear Gentlemen: At the July 6, 1995 meeting of the South Windsor Zoning Board of Appeals, the Board denied your request for a use variance to Section 6 . 1.2 to allow a tattoo studio at property located at 240 Chapel Road, I Zone. It was the unanimous decision of the Board that no hardship was demonstrated. Very truly yours, Robert W. Warren, Chairman Zoning Board of Appeals RWW:dr cc: Building Department Planning Department