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CANCELLED Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda

Location

City Hall
2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber
795 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Contact

Ranjit Singanayagam
Sean O'Grady
Maria Pacheco
Sisia Daglian -ranjits@cambridgema.gov
sogrady@cambridgema.gov
mpacheco@cambridgema.gov
sdaglian@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6100

Description

Board of Zoning Appeals public hearings have been rescheduled pursuant to Section 17(b)(v) of Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020, and will be rescheduled for a date after the Governor’s state of emergency is lifted in accordance with Section 17(b) of Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2020. Please check this website regularly for updates to the Board’s schedule.

 

 

The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Public Meeting, THURSDAY – APRIL 30, 2020, in the Sullivan Chambers, City Hall.  This meeting will be accessed remotely by video and a public link will be posted on the Inspectional Services Website.   The following cases will be heard.

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

7:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017268-2020

17 CLAY STREET

Residence B Zone

LAUREE E. MANSOUR – C/O SEAN D. HOPE, ESQ.

Variance: To demolish and reconstruct existing carriage house exceeding the allowable height for accessory structures.

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).

 

Special Permit: To convert carriage house to an accessory apartment.

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.22.1 (Accessory Apartments). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

 

7:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017270-2020

321 MT. AUBURN STREET

Residence B Zone

JORDAN NOLLMAN – C/O ADAM J. GLASSMAN R.A./GCD ARCHITECTS

Variance: To build dormers and a right-side window well guardrail per setback.

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

 

8:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017271-2020

6 SACRAMENTO STREET Residence B Zone

CAMBRIDGE IVY INN – C/O MARK RODERICK, MANAGER

Variance: To convert institutional use dormitory to non-institutional use lodging house.

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.31.i, (3) (Lodging House).

 

8:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017274-2020

66 HURLEY STREET

Residence C-1 Zone

66 HURLEY STREET LLC – C/O LAUREN HARDER

Variance: For setback, building height and GFA to allow for the addition of a roof access penthouse, roof deck on the primary structure and a roof deck over the garage. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).

 

Special Permit: To exempt basement level floor area in the calculation of Gross Floor Area.

Art. 2.000, Note 16 (Definition Gross Floor Area). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

 

8:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017266-2020

4-6 KINNAIRD STREET Business A-3/Residence C-1 Zone

MICKEY CORRELL & MONIQUE BROUILLETTE – C/O JAMES J. RAFFERTY, ESQ.

Variance: To construct three story addition at southeast corner of main house volume.

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 & Sec. 5.33 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure).

Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).

 

Special Permit: To construct windows on non-conforming walls. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Non-Conforming Structure).

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

 

8:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017259-2020

23 MYRTLE AVENUE Residence C-1 Zone

HONEYCOMB DESIGN & BUILD, LLC – C/O ANN FULLERTON

Variance: To construct an addition to the second and third floor within the existing building footprint.

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

 

9:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017269-2020

245 MT. AUBURN STREET Residence B Zone

AARON KEMP

Variance: To build a ground level deck in the setback.

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). & Sec. 5.42.2 (Un-Roofed Porches).

 

9:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-017267-2020

32 HIGHLAND STREET Residence A-1 Zone

AMOS THIRD CORNER LLC – C/O SARAH LIKE RHATIGAN, ESQ.

Variance: Renovations and addition to a pre-existing non-conforming single-family structure resulting in an encroachment into a front yard setback and an increase in Gross Floor Area of more than 25%. Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31.1 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Alteration to Non-Conforming Structure).

 

 

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.   

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