Board of Zoning Appeal — July 28, 2022

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Cases (6)

• 6:30 P.M. BZA-180689 — 84 BISHOP ALLEN DRIVE Business B Zone CITY OF CAMBRIDGE - C/O MICHAEL MONESTIME Special Permit: To extend the use previously granted in Case #163746 for Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility, Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment not otherwise defined, and a Temporary Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Use. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.36 (Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment). & Sec. 4.36.d (Outdoor Entertainment & Recreation Facility). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 6:45 P.M. BZA-178804 — 201 CHARLES STREET Residence C-1 Zone JEFFREY HODESS & MICHELLE GOLDMAN - C/O EDRICK VANBEUZEKOM, ARCHITECT Variance: To build two separate two story additions to gain much needed living space for their family. 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). [variance]
• 7:00 P.M. BZA-172873 — 36 HAWTHORN STREET #2 Residence B Zone BLAIR TRIPPE - C/O MICHAEL GERVAIS Special Permit: Add window in rear of property, in old open porch area, requesting relief from set -back requirements. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.c (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 7:15 P.M. BZA-179227 — 19 LEONARD AVENUE Residence C-1 Zone 19 LEONARD AVE LLC - C/O SIDDHARTH GEHLOT Special Permit: To create new window openings in a side yard setback, construct a one -story addition in excess of gross floor area and setback to pre-existing nonconforming structure, and construct a window well in excess of allowable height. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C & Sec. 8.22.2.d (Non - Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 7:30 P.M. BZA-179416 — 80 ALPINE STREET Residence B Zone 2 TREE, LLC - C/O TALANOA LESATELE Special Permit: To raise existing third story roof. Art, 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.0 00, Sec. 8.22.2.d (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). 7:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA- 180806 56 PARK AVENUE Residence B Zone CHRISTOPHER & VICTORIA TOLLES Special Permit: To construct a new roof with dormers to create a third story with deck in excess of the allowed gross floor area and setbacks but conforming to allowable height. Also, create new openings in a side yard setback. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C & Sec. 8.22.2.d (Non- Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 8:00 P.M. BZA-181771 — 11 SACRAMENTO PLACE Residence B Zone 11 SACRAMENTO LLC - C/O SARAH LIKE RHATIGAN, ESQ. Special Permit: Alteration of and addition to a pre-existing, non-conforming, two-family structure that increases Gross Floor Area/Floor Area Ratio and Height but does not create any new non -conformities. Allow open parking within five feet of a building wall containing windows of habitable rooms a t basement or first floor. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.44.1.a, g (Driveway Setbacks). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d (Alteration to Pre -existing Non- Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). 8:15 P.M. CASE NO. 179628 131 FIFTH STREET Residence C-1 Zone TREETOP INVESTMENTS, LLC - C/O SIDDHARTH GEHLOT, MANAGER Special Permit: To add a rear first floor patio door, changes to windows on all sides. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.c (Alteration of Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]

Hearing Record (transcript)

Present: Brendan Sullivan (Chair), Jim Monteverde (Vice Chair), Andrea A. Hickey, Alison Hammer, Stater W. Anderson

Verbatim record: Data/Boards/BZA_transcripts/2022-07-28.txt (233 pages)

• BZA-167013 — 49 Alpine Street — withdrawn (orig. hearing 06/09/22)
• BZA-154221 — 213 Harvard Street (orig. hearing 01/06/22)
• BZA-017219-2019 — 544 Massachusetts Avenue — continued (orig. hearing 01/09/20)
• BZA-103314 — 2615 Massachusetts Avenue — continued
• BZA-180689 — 84 Bishop Allen Drive — granted
• Spoke: Michael Monestime
• Public comment: 33 members of the public spoke (speakers are named in the official minutes; not listed here, by policy)
• BZA-178804 — 201 Charles Street — continued
• Spoke: Michael Gervais, Blair Trippe
• BZA-179416 — 80 Alpine Street
• Spoke: Blair Trippe, Michael Gervais, Sid Gehlot, Talanoa Lesatele, Olivia Ratay, Jenna Bingham, Robin Downs, Tracy
• BZA-180806 — 56 Park Avenue — granted
• Spoke: Sisia Daglian, Chris Tolles
• BZA-181771 — 11 Sacramento Place — granted
• Spoke: Sarah Rhatigan, Axel Ramirez-Palacio, Olivia Ratay, Brett Sigworth, Heather Hoffman, Andrew Robertson
• BZA-179628 — 131 Fifth Street — granted
• Spoke: Adam Dash, Yael Getz Schoen
• BZA-179227 — 19 Leonard Avenue 112,
• Spoke: Sisia Daglian
• Public comment: 1 member of the public spoke (speakers are named in the official minutes; not listed here, by policy)
• BZA-172873 — 36 Hawthorn Street #2 103, — granted
• Spoke: Tracy, Michael Gervais