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Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda

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Olivia Ratay
Stephen Natola
Maria Pacheco -oratay@cambridgema.gov
snatola@cambridgema.gov
mpacheco@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6100

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The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Virtual Public Meeting, THURSDAY – SEPTEMBER 11, 2025.

Members of the public can participate or view the meeting remotely using the Zoom Webinar link: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/85299551558

Or join by phone: Dial +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 - Webinar ID: 852 9955 1558

"CLICK CASE NUMBER TO VIEW APPLICATION, PLANS & OTHER SUBMISSIONS"

6:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-1178016
351 CARDINAL MEDEIROS AVENUE Residence C-1 Zone

CSE HOMES LLC – C/O PAULO SANTOS

Variance: To add a 4th floor unit on top of the existing building that sits in the setback but doesn't extend further beyond the existing walls beneath it.  Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).

Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).

6:15 P.M. CAS NO. BZA-1178118
63 WASHBURN AVENUE Residence B Zone

MONICA & IVAN TOFT

Variance:To park within the front yard setback and modify minimum parking space dimensions.

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.42 (Dimensions for Off Street Parking Spaces). Sec. 6.44.1.c (Layout of Off-Street Parking Facilities). Sec. 6.45.1 (Design and Maintenance of Off-Street Parking Facilities).

Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).

6:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-1172523
350 THIRD STREET Office 3A/ PUD-3/ PUD-CDK

TP/P KENDALL SQUARE LLC – C/O COREY MILAN, NB+C ENGINEERING SERVICES

Special Permit: To install (3) antennas facade mounted at a height of 250' and accompanied by (2) Remote Radios each for a total of (6) Radio Units. (1) antenna each on the West, North and East sides of the building. The antennas and radios will require one hybrid fiber cable per sector for a total of (3) hybrid cables. Ground equipment will be located on a 5'x7' steel platform on the rooftop which will be set back from the roof edge making it not visible from ground perspective.

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.g.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility).

Art. 10.000. Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). & 6409 – Federal Middle Class Tax Relief Act (Spectrum Act).

6:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-1174892 

237 PUTNAM AVENUE

Residence C-1 Zone

GI ETS CAMBRIDGE I. LLC – C/O ADAM BRAILLARD, ESQ. – T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC

Special Permit: To modify its existing Wireless Telecommunications Facility by replacing six (6) panel antennas currently installed within the faux chimney on the existing building with six (6) new like kind panel antennas, together with supporting equipment, all to continue to be located within the faux chimney. The Applicants’ proposal complies with Section 6409 of the Spectrum Act as the collocation of 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) (Telecommunication Facility).

Art. 10.000. Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). & 6409 – 2012 Middle Tax Relief Act (Spectrum Act).

TO VIEW BZA CASE APPLICATIONS, PLANS & SUBMISSIONS, GO TO: https://www.cambridgema.gov/inspection/zoning.aspx at top of page, click “Calendar” > Click hearing date >

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 by appointment only. 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 participating during 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 48 hours prior to hearing.

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Page was last modified on 9/8/2025 4:07 PM
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