Board of Zoning Appeal — March 23, 2023

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Cases (12)

• 6:30 P.M. BZA-209384 — 284-288 NORFOLK STREET Residence C-1 Zone NORSHIRE LLC - C/O TIMOTHY GREENE Special Permit: Addition of 3 antennas and upgrade of equipment at existing telecommunications facility located on site. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility). Art. 10.000 Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). 6409 (Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2012). [special-permit]
• 6:45 P.M. BZA-209431 — 1380 MASS AVENUE Business B Zone/Harvard Square Area Overlay District 1834 REALTY, INC. / DANIEL FRAINE - C/O BLANK STREET COFFEE, JONATHON MAINE & ROBYN KIERNAN Special Permit: To operate a coffee shop at 1380 Mass Avenue. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35.0 (Fast Order Food Establishment). Art. 11.000, Sec. 11.30 (Fast Order or Quick Serve Food Establishment). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 7:00 P.M. BZA-206534 — 102-104 SCIARAPPA STREET Residence C-1 Zone RAYMOND & KAROLYN PARK Special Permit: Addition of gross floor area on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the existing non -conforming two-family structure and increase window size and create new openings. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d & Sec. 8.22.2.c (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 7:15 P.M. BZA-209381 — 1680-A MASS AVENUE Business A-2/Massachusetts Avenue Overlay KAVERIS PROPERTIES, LLC - C/O JAMES J. RAFFERTY, ESQ. Variance: To convert second story of existing retail building to two dwelling units. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.33 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). [variance]
• 7:30 P.M. BZA-209539 — 4 HOLLIS PARK Residence B Zone GREG FRALISH / PAMELA PECCHIO - C/O JOHN LODGE, ARCHITECT Special Permit: To enclose an existing deck into a covered screened porch on the rear facade. 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). [special-permit]
• 7:45 P.M. BZA-206665 — 1164-1166 CAMBRIDGE STREET Business A/Residence C -1 Zone CAMBRIDGE CUISINE LLC - D/B/A PURITAN & COMPANY - C/O ADAM R. BARNOSKY, ESQ. Variance: To modify previously granted variance condition on Case BZA-9779 to permit the rear door to be used for general restaurant operations (staff only), that previously restricted the use of the rear door limitin g it to nonrecurring emergency egress only, and to permit the installation of a new trash enclosure. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.35.a,c,d,e,f,j,k,g,r (Retail Uses). & Sec. 4.34 a,b,c,d,e,f (Office Uses). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). [variance]
• 8:00 P.M. BZA-211208 — 18 FAIRMONT STREET Residence C Zone FRASER ALLAN - 18-20 FAIRMONT LLC - C/O ADAM GLASSMAN, R.A Special Permit: Enlarge existing structure in rear, new mansard roof addition, new window and door openings and increase FAR. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.c & 8.22.2.d (Non -Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 8:15 P.M. BZA-211399 — 27 WARE STREET Residence C -3 Zone ELIZABETH O’NEIL - C/O MATTHEW SIMITIS, AIA Variance: Added deck and stairs to grade to create open space. 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). Continued Cases: [variance]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-202716 — Original Hearing Date: 01/26/23 164-166 VASSAL LANE - UNIT 166 TALAYA DELANEY & NIALL STEPHENS Special Permit: To add a third-floor addition to an existing non-conforming two family which increases non- conforming gross floor area and sits in the setbacks. [special-permit, continued]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-209310 — Original Hearing Date: 02/23/23 65 SPARKS STREET #4 FEANIL PATEL, KIERSTEN KERBY-PATEL, IVY LEE, BLAKE SESSIONS, MICHAEL O’BRIEN, BRIANA McHORSE & DAVID LAIBSTAIN - C/O ADAM DASH, ESQ. Variance: Two dormers are being constructed with terrace space which requires FAR relief. [variance, continued]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-206407 — Original Hearing was 02/09/23 65 SPARKS STREET #4 FEANIL PATEL, KIERSTEN KERBY-PATEL, IVY LEE, BLAKE SESSIONS, MICHAEL O’BRIEN, BRIANA McHORSE & DAVID LAIBSTAIN - C/O ADAM DASH, ESQ. Variance: To construct a dormer. [variance]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-206365 — Original Hearing was 02/23/23 18 PLEASANT STREET THE ROSSMORE LLC & BOSTON RESIDENTIAL LLC C/O RYAN WITTIG Variance: On site, at grade parking for four (4) vehicles located in the front yard setback and within the parking setback line. Special Permit: Exemption of the Gross Floor Area in the basement of the new structure pursuant to Section 16 of the Definition of Floor Area Gross and relief from side yard setbacks. [special-permit, variance]

Hearing Record (transcript)

Present: Brendan Sullivan (Chair), Jim Monteverde (Vice Chair), Andrea A. Hickey, Slater W. Anderson, Matina Williams

Staff: Stephen Natola

Verbatim record: Data/Boards/BZA_transcripts/2023-03-23.txt (210 pages)

• BZA-209310 — 65 Sparks Street #4 (orig. hearing 02/23/23)
• Spoke: Adam Dash
• BZA-206407 — 65 Sparks Street #4 — continued (orig. hearing 02/09/23)
• Spoke: Adam Dash
• BZA-202716 — 164-166 Vassal Lane - Unit 166 (orig. hearing 01/26/23)
• Spoke: Niall Stephens, Talaya Delaney, Bill Boehm
• Public comment: 2 members of the public spoke (speakers are named in the official minutes; not listed here, by policy)
• BZA-206365 — 18 Pleasant Street — granted (orig. hearing 02/23/23)
• Spoke: Joe Hanley, Daniel Martinez, Ryan Wittig
• BZA-209384 — 284-288 Norfolk Street — granted
• Spoke: Timothy Greene
• BZA-209431 — 1380 Mass Avenue — granted
• Spoke: Matthew Duell
• Public comment: 1 member of the public spoke (speakers are named in the official minutes; not listed here, by policy)
• BZA-206534 — 102-104 Sciarappa Street — continued
• Spoke: Karolyn Park, Ray Park, Stephen Hiserodt
• BZA-209381 — 1680-A Mass Avenue
• Spoke: James Rafferty
• BZA-209539 — 4 Hollis Park
• Spoke: John Lodge, Pam Pecchio
• BZA-206665 — 1164-1166 Cambridge Street — continued
• Spoke: Michael Barone
• BZA-211208 — 18 Fairmont Street — continued
• Spoke: Adam Glassman, Sandra Ferguson, Hassanaly Ladha, Ian Ferguson, Christian Grippo, Christian Grappo, Emily Holman
• BZA-211399 — 27 Ware Street
• Spoke: Matthew Simitis