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| 6:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-218156 |
| 141 PORTLAND STREET |
Industrial B Zone |
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T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC FOR KENDALL SQUARE ENTITY, INC. – C/O ADAM BRAILLARD, ESQ.
Special Permit To modify its existing wireless telecommunications facility currently operating on the rooftop of the building by replacing 12 existing panel antennas with 12 new like-kind panel antennas, along with adding remote radio units (RRUs). The Applicant is also removing 2 faux vent pipe on the rooftop of the penthouse of the building as the existing antennas housed in those will be relocated to the facade. All of the proposed placement antennas will be installed on the façades of the building and painted to match the color of the facade. Also, the Applicant proposes to install it radio cabinets and ancillary equipment on the rooftop of the building and out of view. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunications Facilities). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). 6409 (Federal Middle Class Tax Relief Act -Spectrum Act).
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| 6:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-215886 |
| 18 TENNEY STREET |
Residence B Zone |
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>Special Permit: Proposed renovation/addition of 2 dormers to existing 3rd floor of a single-family residence.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d (Non-Conforming Structure).
Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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| 7:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-217449 |
| 100 HENRY STREET |
Residence C Zone |
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100 HENRY STREET LLC - JOHN J. MAHONEY – C/O JAMES J. RAFFERTY, ESQ.
Special Permit:To reconstruct and expand existing damaged third story and addition to include windows within the required setback that is currently undergoing renovation pursuant to BZA Case No. 196373. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d & 8.22.2.c (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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| 7:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-216029 |
| 103-105 OXFORD STREET |
Residence B Zone |
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PARULA, LLC – C/O NATHAN WONG
Special Permit: To add a 25% addition to the existing structure. Windows will be relocated and enlarged in a non-conforming side setback.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Non-Conforming Structure).
Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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| 7:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-218034 |
| 26 BELLIS CIRCLE – UNIT 26 |
Residence B Zone |
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THOMAS A. CULOTTA & MARY CUSTIC – C/O ADAM J. COSTA, ESQ.
Variance To add a new nonconformity, namely an encroachment up to 30.75-foot minimum rear setback.
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).
Special Permit:Amendment to construct an addition to a pre-existing, dimensionally nonconforming detached single-family structure, increasing gross floor area/floor area ratio. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.c (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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| 7:45 P.M. CASE NO.BZA-218487 |
| 15 HUTCHINSON STREET |
Residence B Zone |
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SCOTT KENTON, MANAGER OF 15 HUTCHINSON STREET LLC – C/O SARAH L. RHATIGAN, ESQ.
Special Permit: To construct dormers and window wells, basement stair and second-floor deck within setbacks, and expand and install new windows and door openings on exterior walls within setbacks. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d (Alteration to Pre-existing non-conforming, single-family structure). Sec. 8.22.2.c & 8.22.1.d (Relocation, enlargement, or addition of windows, doors within setbacks). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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| 8:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-180779 |
| 41 HAMPSHIRE STREET Residence C-1 Zone |
DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. – C/O GUY A. CARBONE, ESQ. |
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Variance: This project proposed the construction of a new structure to house an expansion of the Appellant's current programing and the addition of the Italian Consulate. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.34.d (General Office Use). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
Special Permit: Exclusion of the basement FAR. Art. 2.000, Sec. 2.000 (Def. of Floor Area Gross).
Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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| 8:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-212952 |
| 3 HASTINGS SQUARE Residence C Zone |
NIKOLAS & REBECCA BOWIE – C/O DIANA PAURO, REBEL BUILDERS |
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Variance: To add a window well that alters the average height of the building to be non-conforming.
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).
Special Permit: To add a skylight within the existing side yard setback.
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d & Sec. 8.22.2.c (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
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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.
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