Board of Zoning Appeal — July 9, 2020

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Cases (14)

6:00 P.M. BZA-017257-2020 — 41 MAGOUN STREET Residence B Zone NEHEET TRIVEDI & KATE MCGOVERN Variance: Relief from parking dimensions/size allocation and to park within front yard setback. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.44.1.C (Front Yard Parking). Sec. 6.34 (Size Allocation). Sec. 6.42 (Dimensions of Parking). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). Special Permit: For shared driveway under mutual easement with our neighbors at 45 Magoun St. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.43.6 (Common Driveway). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit, variance]
6:00 P.M. BZA-017213-2019 — 41-43 MAGOUN STREET Residence B Zone NEHET TRIVEDI & KATE MCGOVERN Special Permit: To establish a common driveway with our neighbors at 45 Magoun Street for curb cut and driveway under mutual easement. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.43.6 (Common Driveway). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
6:15 P.M. BZA-017258-2020 — 45 MAGOUN STREET Residence B Zone JAMES & JUDITH ROBERTSON Variance: Relief from parking dimensions/size allocation and to park within front yard setback. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.44.1.C (Front Yard Parking). Sec. 6.34 (Size Allocation). Sec. 6.42 (Dimensions of Parking). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). Special Permit: For shared driveway under mutual easement with our neighbors at 41 Magoun St. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.43.6 (Common Driveway). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit, variance]
6:15 P.M. BZA-017212-2019 — 45 MAGOUN STREET Residence B Zone JAMES PAUL ROBERTSON & JUDITH ROBERTSON Special Permit: To establish a common driveway with our neighbors at 41-43 Magoun St. for curb cut and driveway under mutual easement. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.43.6 (Common Driveway). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
6:30 P.M. BZA-017272-2020 — 93 WINDSOR STREET Residence C-1 Zone WINDSOR NINETY-THREE LLC – C/O RICHARD C. LYNDS, ESQ. Variance: To operate a full sit-down restaurant serving alcohol with no entertainment. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35.F.1 (Restaurant w/Alcohol). Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.36.5.F.1 (Parking Requirements). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). Special Permit: To reduce Parking. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.35 (Reduction of Parking). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit, variance]
6:30 P.M. BZA-017229-2019 — 93 WINDSOR STREET Residence C-1 Zone WINDSOR NINETY-THREE LLC – C/O RICHARD C. LYNDS, ESQ. Variance: To operate a full sit-down restaurant serving alcohol with no entertainme nt. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35.F.1 (Restaurant with Alcohol). & Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). [variance]
6:45 P.M. BZA-017260-2020 — 80 GERRY’S LANDING ROAD Residence A-1/A-2 Zone BUCKINGHAM BROWNE & NICHOLS – C/O CYNTHIA WESTERMAN Variance: To confirm and authorize continued and future use of the undivided parcel for Educational Uses. Parcel lies both inside and outside the IOD. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.50 (Institutional Use). Sec. 4.56.C (Use Category – Institutional Uses). & Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.13.C (Variance). [variance]
7:00 P.M. BZA-017261-2020 — 197 COOLIDGE HILL Residence A-1 Zone BUCKINGHAM BROWNE & NICHOLS – C/O CYNTHIA WESTERMAN Variance: Request for use variance from provisions of the Institutional Use Regulations to allow use of the parcel for Educational Uses. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.50 (Institutional Use). Sec. 4.56.C (Use Category-Institutional Uses). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.13.C (Variance). [variance]
7:15 P.M. BZA-017262-2020 — 30 GERRY’S LANDING ROAD Residence A-1 Zone BUCKINGHAM BROWNE & NICHOLS – C/O CYNTHIA WESTERMAN Variance: Request for use variance from the provisions of the Institutional Use Regulations to allow use of the parcel for Educational Uses. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.50 (Institutional Use). Sec. 4.56.C (Use Category-Institutional Uses). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.13.C (Variance). [variance]
7:30 P.M. BZA-017247-2020 — 16-18 FOREST STREET Residence B Zone 5527-16-19A FOREST STREET CAMBRIDGE LLC – C/O NOAM KLEINMAN Variance: For seven (7) new accessible units and one (1) accessible renovated unit in the lower level of this existing building going from 57 to 64 units total. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec. 5.26 (Conversion). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.31.G (Use Variance-Multifamily Dwelling). Special Permit: For reduction of parking. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.35.1 (Reduction of Off-Street Parking). [special-permit, variance]
7:45 P.M. BZA-017248-2020 — 17-19 FOREST STREET Residence B Zone 5527-16-19A FOREST STREET CAMBRIDGE LLC – C/O NOAM KLEINMAN Variance: Proposing eight (8) new standard and two (2) renovated standard dwelling units in the lower level of this existing building going from 66 to 74 units total. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec. 5.26 (Conversion). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.31.G (Use Variance-Multifamily Dwelling). Special Permit: For reduction of parking. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.35.1 (Reduction of Off-Street Parking). [special-permit, variance]
8:00 P.M. BZA-017250-2020 — 165 MT. AUBURN STREET Residence B Zone DAVID KARMON – C/O LOUISE GOFF Variance: To erect a roof cover over the front entry. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). [variance]
8:15 P.M. BZA-017294-2020 — 36 MONTGOMERY STREET Residence B Zone KEITH HINZMAN Variance: To construct (2) roof dormers to allow for stair and master suite, rebuild existi ng un-covered side deck with larger 3-panel sliding patio door, enclose existing front porch to allow for new coat closets, and create new exterior entry to basement with exte rior steps and retaining wall. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). [variance]
8:30 P.M. BZA-017293-2020 — 1654 MASS AVENUE Residence C-2 Zone CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS – C/O DANIEL D. KLASNICK, ESQUIRE Special Permit: To modify an existing building mounted mobile communications facility by removing 7 antennas and installing 9 antennas (total of 11 antennas) at th e same height on existing chimneys. Remove 6 remote radio heads and replace with 6 remote radio heads at the same location on the existing chimneys. All equipment to be painted to match chimneys. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40-10.46 (Special Permit). & 6409.A (Middlesex Class Tax Relief Act-Spectrum Act). [special-permit]

Hearing Record (transcript)

Present: First Floor, Constantine Alexander (Chair), Brendan Sullivan (Vice Chair), Janet Green, Andrea A. Hickey, Jim Monteverde

Staff: Ranjit Singanayagam (Commissioner)

Verbatim record: Data/Boards/BZA_transcripts/2020-07-09.txt (15 pages)

BZA-017213-2019 — 41-43 Magoun Street
Spoke: Neheet Trivedi, Kate Mcgovern, Judith Robertson, James Robertson
BZA-017248-2020 — 17-19 Forest Street
Spoke: Neheet Trivedi, James Robertson
BZA-017261-2020 — 197 Coolidge Hill
BZA-017262-2020 — 30 Gerry’S Landing Road — continued
Spoke: Neheet Trivedi, Sisia Daglian, Judith Robertson
BZA-017212-2019 — 45 Magoun Street — granted
Spoke: Neheet Trivedi, Chris Swynar, Richard Lyndss, Richard Lynds, Marc Shulman, Sisia Daglian, Tad Heuer
BZA-017272-2020 — 93 Windsor Street — granted
Spoke: Tad Heuer, Nick Zozula, Kayla Robertson, Kayla Roberston, Richard Rankin, Sisia Daglian, Louise Goff, Sarah Karmon, Megan Kemp, Jessica Keeler, Kama Cicero, Keith Hinzman, Daniel Klasnic
BZA-017260-2020 — 80 Gerry’S Landing Road — granted
Spoke: Tad Heuer, Nick Zozula, Kayla Robertson, Kayla Roberston, Richard Rankin, Sisia Daglian, Louise Goff, Sarah Karmon, Megan Kemp, Jessica Keeler, Kama Cicero, Keith Hinzman, Daniel Klasnic
BZA-017247-2020 — 16-18 Forest Street — granted
Spoke: Tad Heuer, Nick Zozula, Kayla Robertson, Kayla Roberston, Richard Rankin, Sisia Daglian, Louise Goff, Sarah Karmon, Megan Kemp, Jessica Keeler, Kama Cicero, Keith Hinzman, Daniel Klasnic
BZA-017250-2020 — 165 Mt. Auburn Street — granted
Spoke: Tad Heuer, Nick Zozula, Kayla Robertson, Kayla Roberston, Richard Rankin, Sisia Daglian, Louise Goff, Sarah Karmon, Megan Kemp, Jessica Keeler, Kama Cicero, Keith Hinzman, Daniel Klasnic
BZA-017294-2020 — 36 Montgomery Street — granted
Spoke: Tad Heuer, Nick Zozula, Kayla Robertson, Kayla Roberston, Richard Rankin, Sisia Daglian, Louise Goff, Sarah Karmon, Megan Kemp, Jessica Keeler, Kama Cicero, Keith Hinzman, Daniel Klasnic
BZA-017293-2020 — 1654 Mass Avenue — granted
Spoke: Tad Heuer, Nick Zozula, Kayla Robertson, Kayla Roberston, Richard Rankin, Sisia Daglian, Louise Goff, Sarah Karmon, Megan Kemp, Jessica Keeler, Kama Cicero, Keith Hinzman, Daniel Klasnic