Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda

7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Thursday, March 14, 2013

Location:
Citywide Senior Center
806 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge

Contact:
Ranjit Singanayagam, Sean O'Grady, Maria Pacheco, ranjits@cambridgema.gov, sogrady@cambridgema.gov, mpacheco@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-6100

The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Public Meeting, THURSDAY – MARCH 14, 2013, At the Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave., First Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The following cases will be heard.

7:30 P.M. CASE NO. 10399

40 GRANITE STREET

Residence C-1 Zone

CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT – C/O SUSAN GLAZER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Variance:  To operate a Farmers Market, from June  2013 through November 2018, running from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.36.A (Use).

 

7:45 P.M. CASE NO. 10400

300 MT. AUBURN STREET

Residence C-3 Zone

T-MOBILE NORTHEAST, LLC – C/O JACKIE SLAGA, AGENT FOR T-MOBILE

Special Permit:  To replace existing 3 antennas with new antennas; addition of  3 additional antennas, 1 per sector adjacent to existing antennas at each location; and replacement of 1 existing cabinet with smaller cabinet mounted to penthouse.  All antennas will be mounted in the same location and painted to match façade of building.

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.10 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility).  Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

 

8:00 P.M. CASE NO. 10401

2-4 SEDGEWICK ROAD

Residence C-1 Zone

JOHN ROLAND WELLS

Variance: To add approximately 5’-0” deep addition to rear of existing house, basement and 2nd story across entire length of rear of the 2-family house.  It is also proposed to raise the walls & roof of the building approximately 5’-0”.

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).  Sec. 5.22 (Private Open Space). Sec. 5.24 (Yards) &

 Sec. 5.28.21 (Gross Floor Area).

 

8:l5 P.M. CASE NO. 10402

53 DANA STREET

Residence C-1 Zone

JULIA AUSTIN

Variance:  To build a 2nd floor, flat-roofed addition over the existing kitchen at the rear of the building.  Addition to accommodate new bath and small in-home office.   Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).

  

8:30 P.M. CASE NO. 10403

5-7 TRAYMORE STREET

Residence C-1 Zone

ANITA WAGNER & NORBERT HOFMANN

Special Permit: To alter window openings, including new openings on two non-conforming sides of the house. 

Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Non-Conforming Structure).  

 

8:45 P.M. CASE NO. 10404

1663 MASS AVENUE

Business A-2 Zone

LESLEY UNIVERSITY – C/O MARYLOU BATT

Variance: To install a wall sign on the Massachusetts Avenue façade.  

Art. 7.000, Sec. 7.16.22.C (Signs).

 

9:00 P.M. CASE NO. 10405

108 HOLWORTHY STREET

Residence B Zone

PERRY & SUSAN NEUBAUER

Variance:  To build a modest bedroom addition to the first floor to facilitate single story living.

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).   Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.1 (Non-Conforming Structure).

 

9:15 P.M. CASE NO. 10406

46-48 HAYES STREET

Residence C-1 Zone

FOLEY FIORE ARCHITECTURE – C/O PAUL FIORE

Special Permit:  To alter existing windows, alter window and doors in non-conforming setbacks resulting in reduction of overall opening square feet.

Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Non-Conforming Structure).

 

 

COPIES OF THIS PETITION ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, CITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE, MA.  CASES CAN BE REVIEWED AT INSPECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, LOCATED AT 831 MASS AVENUE.  CONTINUED CASES ARE NOT ADVERTISED BUT POSTED IN THE OFFICE BOARD AT CITY CLERK'S OFFICE CITY HALL.

INTERESTED PERSONS MAY PROVIDE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEAL BY APPEARING IN PERSON AT THE HEARING OR MAY PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENTS FOR THE BOARD’S CONSIDERATION BY SENDING OR FAXING THEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SECRETARY (BOARD OF ZONING APPEAL), 831 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 02139/FAX 349-6183. COMMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE HEARING AND INCLUDE THE CASE NUMBER.