Board of Zoning Appeal — July 27, 2023

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Cases (7)

• 6:30 P.M. BZA-230010 — 263 MONSIGNOR O’BRIEN HIGHWAY Special District 1 SOMERBRIDGE HOTEL LLC - C/O JAMES J. RAFFERTY, ESQ. Special Permit: Petitioner seeks a Special Permit to authorize a hotel use containing 199 guest rooms in the SD 1 zoning district. A Special Permit granted by the BZA for a hotel use on this site in 2017 (BZA Case No. 012619 -2017) with a different footprint has lapsed. Art. 17.000, Sec. 17.12.1.A (Hotel Use) & Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 6:45 P.M. BZA-229553 — 20 FOREST STREET - UNIT 1 Residence B Zone MICHAEL S. BONNER Variance: To add a two -story addition within the side and rear setback and further violating FAR. 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-227724 — 91 CLIFTON STREET Residence B Zone 68 PEARSON SOMERVILLE, LLC / JAMES FERRARO - C/O JAMES J. RAFFERTY, ESQ. Special Permit: Installation of windows on nonconforming walls. 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-229609 — 129 SHERMAN STREET Residence B Zone CAMBRIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL, INC. - C/O CHARLES LE RAY, ESQ. Special Permit: To amend/ remove conditions on a previously granted special permit 7039 (for institutional use) relating to off -site parking and pick -up/drop- off of students. No changes to the existing building or use are proposed. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.55.1.3 (Existing Lot Status). Sec. 4.56.c1, 4.56.c2 & 4.56.c7 (Table of Institutional Use Regulations). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). CONTINUED CASES: [special-permit]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-206665 — Original Hearing Date: 03/23/23 1164-1166 CAMBRIDGE STREET 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 limiting it to nonrecurring emergency egress only, and to permit the installation of a new trash enclosure. [variance, continued]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-223469 — Original Hearing Date: 06/29/23 50 CONCORD AVENUE CATHY CHEN Special Permit: Construct a new basement level addition with roof deck above. New construction extends existing non -conformity, requiring a special permit. Proposed addition changes the average grade of the structure, therefore negatively affecting existing nonconformities for building height and Res C -1 fo rmula setback calculations. The existing building location is unchanged, and existing ridge location is unchanged. [special-permit, continued]
• 6:00 P.M. BZA-170726 — Original Hearing was 06-09-22 Decision filed on 09-07-22 SIX MONTH EXTENSION REQUEST 10 HAZEL STREET JOAN WHEELIS - C/O DEBORAH P. FAWCETT, ESQ. Variance: New construction exceeding F.A.R. and projections into required side yard setbacks. [variance]

Hearing Record (transcript)

Present: Jim Monteverde (Chair), Steven Ng (Vice Chair), Virginia Keesler, Daniel Fernando Hidalgo, William Boehm, Wendy Leiserson, Matina Williams, Zarya Miranda

Staff: Stephen Natola

Verbatim record: Data/Boards/BZA_transcripts/2023-07-27.txt (172 pages)

• BZA-206665 — 1164-1166 Cambridge Street — granted (orig. hearing 03/23/23)
• Spoke: Adam Barnosky
• Public comment: 6 members of the public spoke (speakers are named in the official minutes; not listed here, by policy)
• BZA-223469 — 50 Concord Avenue — continued
• BZA-170726 — 10 Hazel Street — continued (orig. hearing 06/09/22)
• BZA-230010 — 263 Monsignor O'Brien Highway — granted
• Spoke: James Rafferty, Christine Thomas, Lynn Weissman, Rachel Burckardt
• BZA-229553 — 20 Forest Street – Unit 1 — granted
• Spoke: James Rafferty, Michael Bonner, Oswaldo Limas
• BZA-227724 — 91 Clifton Street — granted
• Spoke: James Rafferty
• Public comment: 3 members of the public spoke (speakers are named in the official minutes; not listed here, by policy)
• BZA-229609 — 129 Sherman Street
• Spoke: Charles Le Ray, Allison Lynch