Description
The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Public Meeting, THURSDAY – DECEMBER 5, 2019, at the Senior Center,806 Massachusetts Avenue, First Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The following cases will be heard.
"CLICK CASE NUMBER TO VIEW APPLICATION, PLANS & OTHER SUBMISSIONS".
| 7:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017201-2019
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| 46 PARKER STREET
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Residence A-2 Zone
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MATTHEW SIMITIS, ARCHITECT
Variance: To add living area in excess of F.A.R. regulations, through the addition of two new dormers.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
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| 7:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017202-2019
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| 156 RINDGE AVENUE
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Residence B Zone
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BARRE FAMILY DAY CARE, KHADIJA BARRE – C/O SEAN D. HOPE, ESQ.
Variance:To convert an existing commercial structure into a Children’s Daycare Use.
Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.56.C.1 (Institutional Use). & Sec. 4.33.B.2 (Day Care). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
Special Permit:To reduce the parking requirements.
Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.35 (Reduction in Parking). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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| 7:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017203-2019
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| 36 JFK STREET |
Business B Zone/Harvard Square Overlay |
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SALT and OLIVE INC. – C/O MARY TAYLOR
Special Permit: To continue service that has been offered in our space since 1975 and also sell fast food sandwiches and coffee.
Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35.0 & Art. 11.000, Sec. 11.30 (Fast Order Food Establishment). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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| 7:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017204-2019
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| 6 HAWTHORNE PARK
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Residence B Zone
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REBECCA KRAUSS O’HARA – C/O SEAN D. HOPE, ESQ.
Variance: To add dormers to an existing two family thereby exceeding the allowed floor area ratio and locating exterior stairs within the side yard setback. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
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| 8:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017206-2019 |
| 25-27 BERKSHIRE STREET |
Residence C-1 Zone |
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RAY ACEVEDO – C/O SEAN D. HOPE, ESQ.
Variance: To reconstruct a three-family dwelling that was destroyed by Fire in East Cambridge on or about December 2016 and to subdivide the lot. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). & Sec. 5.15 (Subdivision). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
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| 8:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017208-2019 |
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599 MASS AVE, 605 MASS AVE & 2-12 ESSEX STREET |
Business B Zone/Central Square Overlay |
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CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS – C/O TIMOTHY C. TWARDOWSKI, ESQ.
Special PermitUpdate the existing mobile communications facility by replacing all of the four panel antennas in each of the antenna arrays (12 antennas total will be replaced) and installing two remote radio heads and two junction boxes per sector. Verizon also proposes to relocate the existing Alpha sector antennas. Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40-10.46 (Special Permit).
Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility).
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| 8:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017209-2019 |
| 64 LINNAEAN STREET |
Residence C-2 Zone |
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NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (“AT&T”) – C/O MICHAEL R. DOLAN, ESQ.
Special Permit AT&T has Transmission Equipment mounted on the existing building at the 56’ AGL antenna centerline mark. AT&T is seeking to modify its facility as follows: install 3 new panel antennas (2 behind the screen wall concealing the equipment and 1 on the façade of the penthouse for a total of 12 panel antennas; install 6 additional remote radio units and collocate other Transmission Equipment to the Facility; modifying the existing concealment platform structure; shift existing equipment on the existing platform; shift the locations of some of the existing panel antennas; and install a proposed concealment structure to conceal the existing and proposed antennas on the façade of the existing penthouse on the roof of the Building. Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40-10.46 (Special Permit).
Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility).
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| 8:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017205-2019 |
| 9 RUSSELL STREET – UNIT C& |
Residence C-1 Zone |
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RICHARD GILREATH – C/O CAMPBELL H. ELLSWORTH, ARCHITECT
Special Permit:To enlarge 2 windows, currently in a rear yard setback, to provide for a code compliant egress window.
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Non-Conforming Structure).
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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. 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 48 hours prior to hearing.