Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda

7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Thursday, January 7, 2016

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 – JANUARY 7, 2016, At the Senior Center, 806 Massachusetts Ave., First Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

The following cases will be heard.

 

 

7:30 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-008968-2015

2 ARROW STREET  

Office- 3 Zone / HSOD

PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE – C/O CAROLEE HILL, HARVARD REAL ESTATE

Variance:  To convert an empty office meeting space to a retail establishment in an Office-3 district which is in the HSOD to activate the space and contribute to the pedestrian environment.

Art. 20.000, Sec. 20.54.3 (Retail Use-HSOD). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35 (Retail Uses).

 

7:45 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-008879-2015

57 JFK STREET    

Business B Zone/HSOD

GQS HARVARD SQUARE INC. – C/O ROSAMOND LU

Special Permit:  To operate a “Tom’s BaoBao” fast order food establishment at 57 JFK Street.

Art. 4.000, Section 4.35.0 & Art. 11.000, Sec. 11.30 (Fast Order Food Establishment).

Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

 

8:00 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-008886-2015

54 WASHBURN AVENUE     

Residence B Zone

NORTH CHARLES MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH & TRAINING FOUNDATION, INC.

C/O GARY HOULE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER    

Special Permit:   To allow the use of either: Nonprofit educational or other institutional use; Other Health Care Facility or Social Service Center. Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.13 (BZA Special Permit Hearings).

Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.30 (Use). & Sec. 4.50 (Institutional Overlay District).

 

8:15 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-008898-2015

201 BROOKLINE STREET #6    

Special District -9

KISHORE & SUCHARITA VARANASI

Variance:  To create an addition on the roof of Unit #6 creating additional floor area beyond what was approved by a Planning Board Special Permit #197.  Art. 17.000, Sec. 17.90 (Special District).

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).

 

8:30 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-008899-2015

201 BROOKLINE STREET #5  

Special Dristrict-9

RENEE L. BEARD

Variance: To create an addition on the roof of Unit #5 creating additional floor area beyond what was approved by a Planning Board Special Permit #197.  Art. 17.000, Sec. 17.90 (Special District).

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).

 

8:45 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-008940-2015

20 MADISON STREET    

Residence A-2 Zone

TODD GOULET & KONSTANTIN LINNIK – C/O CAMPBELL ELLSWORTH, ARCHITECT

Special Permit: Relief from the required 5’ buffer on a section of a driveway, which is being constructed for a new single-family home.  The relief would allow the re-use of an existing curb cut.

Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.44.1.B (Parking Setbacks).

 

9:00 P.M.  CASE N0: BZA-008941-2015

9 BROWN STREET                                                                                    Residence A-2 Zone

THOMAS RODES

Variance:  To construct an extension to an existing non-conforming structure that further violates right & left yard setbacks and construct a pergola in the front yard setback.

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).  Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure).

 

Special Permit:  To relocate & add openings on an existing non-conforming right side.  

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

 

9:15 P.M.  CASE NO. BZA-008957-2015

146 MT. AUBURN STREET                                                                        Residence C-1 Zone

RE STUDIO, LLC – C/O THEODORE GALANTE

Variance:   To construct a dormer to an existing slope roof and reconfigure existing dormer to connect with new dormer and convert 2nd & 3rd floors to residential units.  Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.1.H.2 (Dormer Length). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.29 (Conversion of former Res. Back to Res.).

 

9:30 P.M.  CASE NO. BZA-009032-2015

678 MASS AVENUE                                                                                      Business B Zone –CSQ

T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC – C/O RICARDO M. SOUSA, ESQ.

Special Permit:  To modify the existing wireless communications facility by collocating an additional four (4) new L700 panel antennas to be installed consistent with the existing antennas on the Building.  The facade mounted antennas will be painted to match the facade of the building.  Currently, there are eight (8) existing

T-Mobile Antennas located on the roof of the Building, and with this co-location there will be a total of twelve (12) T-Mobile Antennas.  The proposal complies with Section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act as the collocation of antennas is not a substantial change to the existing base station.  Moreover, the proposal complies with Section 4.32 and 10.40 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance.

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32. (g)(1) (Utilities – Telephone Exchange).  Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

 

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.

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