Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Thursday, October 27, 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 – OCTOBER 27, 2016, At the Senior Center,
806 Massachusetts Ave., First Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The following cases will be heard.
"CLICK CASE NUMBER TO VIEW APPLICATION, PLANS & OTHER SUBMISSIONS".
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7:30 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-011553-2016
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1607-1615 MASS AVENUE
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Residence C-2A, Mass Ave & Institutional Overlay
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PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE –
C/O JOHN ARCIPRETE, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
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Variance: Petitioner proposes new building that requires zoning relief for retail use, front and side yard setbacks.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Special Permit: Required parking for retail use. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35.A, 4.35.E, 4.35.F.1 (Retail Use).
Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.35 (Parking Requirements).
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7:45 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-011491-2016
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50 INMAN STREET
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Residence C-1 Zone
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SCOTT J. CULLEN & ELIZABETH M. CULLEN
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Variance: Extension of rear of structure and addition of single-car garage with overhead living and attic space. Replacement of exterior fire escape with code-compliant egress. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
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8:00 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-011495-2016
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100 CONCORD AVENUE
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Residence C-1 Zone
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T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC – C/O RICARDO M. SOUSA, ESQ.
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Special Permit: To modify its existing Wireless Telecommunications Facility by collocating four (4) new L700 antennas concealed within the church steeple, together with supporting equipment. All four (4) proposed antennas will be mounted adjacent to the existing antennas and not visible to the public. The Applicants proposal complies with Section 6409 of the Spectrum Act as the collocation of the antennas is not a substantial change to the existing base station. Moreover, the Applicants proposal complies with Section 4.32 and 10.4 of the Cambridge Zoning Code. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 &
Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunications Facility). Article 6409 (Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act).
Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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8:l5 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-011512-2016
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318 HARVARD STREET
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Residence C-1 Zone
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CHRISTOPHER & PAMELA WILLIS – C/O MARYANN THOMPSON ARCHITECTS
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Variance: Amend previously approved plans by variance #BZA-007457-2015, to add new openings and remove a skylight.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements) & Sec. 5.24 (Yards-Setbacks).
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.1.D (Windows).
8:30 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-011549-2016
33 KINNAIRD STREET Residence C-1 Zone
RYAN WITTIG & GAL ZHOVNIROVSKY – C/O SEAN D. HOPE, ESQ.
Variance: To build within the front and right yard setback, and to allow for an accessory unit.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.22.1 (Accessory Apartments). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
Special permit: To allow for tandem parking and parking within 5’ of the side yard setback.
Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.43.2 (Parking Layout). Sec. 6.44.G (Parking within 5’ of side yard setback).
Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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8:45 P.M. CASE NO: BZA-011572-2016
34 WASHBURN AVENUE Residence B Zone
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ROBERT O’REILLY
Special Permit: To relocate windows and close up others within the side yard setback.
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Windows-Non-Conforming Structure).
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TO VIEW BZA CASE APPLICATIONS, PLANS & SUBMISSIONS, GO TO: http://www.cambridgema.gov/inspection/Zoning/boardofzoningappeal, Click “Inspectional Services”, Click “Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda”. Any information filed after the agenda has been posted can be viewed at the Inspectional Services Department located at 831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge. Copies of this petition are also on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, MA. Interested persons may provide comments to the Board of Zoning Appeal by appearing in person at the hearing and/or may provide written comments for the Board’s consideration by mailing or delivering them to the attention of the Secretary, Board of Zoning Appeal, 831 Mass Avenue, 02139 or by emailing them to mpacheco@cambridgema.gov. Comments must be submitted prior to the Hearing and include the Case Number. Continued cases are not re-advertised but are posted on the office board at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall & on the same BZA Web Page.