Board of Zoning Appeal — November 18, 2021

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Cases (10)

• 6:30 P.M. BZA-148819 — 675 WEST KENDALL STREET Office 3A Zone/PUD-3 BMR-675 WEST KENDALL STREET LLC - C/O AARON D. CONANT, ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Variance: To install sign violating height and location. Art. 7.000, Sec. 7.16.22 (Height/Wall Sign). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). [variance, pud]
• 6:45 P.M. BZA-131935 — 12 CORPORAL BURNS ROAD Residence B Zone OLIVIA WEISSER & CHRIS WILLARD Special Permit: To build a 3' non-covered stair landing to front entry, there are existing steps up to entry door with no landing. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2 & Sec. 8.22.2.D (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 7:00 P.M. BZA-148948 — 34 BUCKINGHAM STREET Residence A-2 Zone DAVID LAKATOS & TAMI NGUYEN - C/O EDRICK VANBEUZEKOM, AIA Variance: To build conforming addition and two dormers on an existing nonconforming house, increasing the gross floor area by more than 25%. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Special Permit: Addition of windows on the side of the house which is nonconforming to the yard requirements. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Non-Conforming Structure). [special-permit, variance]
• 7:15 P.M. BZA-143277 — 123 HANCOCK STREET Residence C-1 Zone MSW HANCOCK LLC - C/O SAM WOLFF Variance: To build an addition to, and to convert an existing 2 family dwelling into a three-family dwelling. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements) Sec. 5.22.1 (Open Space) Sec. 5.26 (Conversion). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). [variance]
• 7:30 P.M. BZA-149721 — 54 PARK AVENUE Residence B Zone ROTHFUCHS DEVELOPMENT, INC. - C/O SARAH LIKE RHATIGAN, ESQ. Variance: Demolition of existing, unsafe, two-family, non-conforming structure and construction of a new single-family dwelling. Reducing pre-existing non-conforming garage within the setbacks. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.21 (Accessory Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). Special Permit: To maintain the existing driveway which is less than 5' from the property line. Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.441.B.G (Driveway Setbacks). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit, variance]
• 7:45 P.M. BZA-149665 — 38 MT. PLEASANT STREET Residence C-1 Zone MATTHEW T. RUSSELL & LINDSEY M. RUSSELL - C/O CHRISTOPHER J. ALPHEN, ESQ. Special Permit: To build a second-floor addition over existing first floor kitchen and to replace/relocate windows. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.D (Non-Conforming Structure), Sec. 8.22.2.C (Alteration Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 8:00 P.M. BZA-149683 — 2 FROST STREET - UNIT 2 Residence B Zone JOSHUA GOODMAN & ANNA LUMELSKY - C/O CHRISTOPHER J. ALPHEN, ESQ. Variance: To build additions to the first, second and third levels. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). Special Permit: To add/alter windows within the setback. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Alteration Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit, variance]
• 8:15 P.M. BZA-150580 — 1815 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE Business C Zone/ Mass Ave Overlay, Lesley Porter Overlay LESLEY UNIVERSITY - CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS, C/O TIMOTHY C. TWARDOWSKI, ESQ. Special Permit: To modify its existing mobile communications facility by removing and replacing eight antennas (two per sector) and repositioning four existing antennas (one per sector). All replacement and existing antennas and associated cables will be wrapped or painted to match the building façade in terms of the solid red color. 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). 6409A - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation act (aka Spectrum Act). Continued Cases: [special-permit]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-127988 — Original Hearing Date: 08/19/21 26 BELLIS CIRCLE #26 THOMAS CULOTTA & MARY CUSTIC C/O SARAH L. RHATIGAN, ESQ. Variance: To construct addition to the single-family structure that will increase gross floor area for this pre-existing non-conforming structure and encroach into the rear yard setback. [variance, continued]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-141576 — Original Hearing Date: 11/04/21 321 ALEWIFE BROOK PARKWAY LINEAR RETAIL CAMBRIDGE #1 LLC C/O JAMES J. RAFFERTY, ESQ. Special Permit: To operate a veterinary clinic at 321 Alewife Brook Parkway. 6:00 P.M. - BZA-017219-2019 Original Hearing Date: 01/09/20 & 07/23/20 544 MASS AVENUE CENTRAL SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT LLC C/O CLIFFORD SCHORER Variance: To build a 29-unit micro-studio apartment building. 6:00 P.M. - BZA-017315-2020 SIX MONTH EXTENSION REQUEST Original Hearing Date 9/24/20 & 10/22/20 Decision filed on 12/09/2020 11 LOPEZ STREET MACIEJ GADAMSKI C/O SARAH L. RHATIGAN, ESQ. Variance: To construct additions squaring-off front of the existing structure and adding third floor, extend rear deck within side setback, add retai ning walls with guardrails within front setback. [special-permit, variance, continued]

Hearing Record (transcript)

Present: Constantine Alexander (Chair), Brendan Sullivan (Vice Chair), Andrea A. Hickey, Wendy Leiserson, Jim Montverde

Staff: Olivia Ratay

Verbatim record: Data/Boards/BZA_transcripts/2021-11-18.txt (221 pages)

• BZA-127988 — 26 Bellis Circle, #26 — continued (orig. hearing 08/19/21)
• Spoke: Jim Monteverde
• BZA-141576 — 31 Alewife Brook Parkway (orig. hearing 11/04/21)
• Spoke: James Rafferty, Christopher Roth, Jim Monteverde
• BZA-017219-2019 — 544 Mass Avenue — continued
• Spoke: Jim Monteverde
• BZA-017315-2020 — 11 Lopez Street — continued
• Spoke: Jim Monteverde
• BZA-148819 — 675 West Kendall Street
• Spoke: Rose Conti, Nina Pickering, Ken Filosi, Jim Monteverde
• Public comment: 1 member of the public spoke (speakers are named in the official minutes; not listed here, by policy)
• BZA-131935 — 12 Corporal Burns Road — granted
• Spoke: Olivia Weisser, Jim Monteverde
• BZA-148948 — 34 Buckingham Street — granted
• Spoke: Edrick Vanbeuzekom, David Lakatos, Edrick Van Beuzekom, Jim Monteverde
• BZA-143277 — 123 Hancock Street — withdrawn
• Spoke: Jim Monteverde
• BZA-149721 — 54 Park Avenue — continued
• Spoke: Sarah Rhatigan, Jim Monteverde, Chris Tolles, Bill Or David, David Or Bill
• BZA-149665 — 38 Mt. Pleasant Street — continued
• Spoke: Christopher Alphen, Axel, Michael Fields, Lindsey Russell, Jim Monteverde
• Public comment: 2 members of the public spoke (speakers are named in the official minutes; not listed here, by policy)
• BZA-149683 — 2 Frost Street, Unit 2 — continued
• Spoke: Sam Kachmar, Christopher Alphen
• BZA-150580 — 1815 Massachusetts Avenue — granted
• Spoke: Timothy Twardowski, Jim Monteverde