Board of Zoning Appeal — July 11, 2024

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Cases (11)

• 6:00 P.M. BZA-272231 — 41 TIERNEY STREET Residence B Zone 41 TIERNEY ST LLC - C/O GERALD J. MCCARTHY Special Permit: To rebuild front staircase to add height needed to enter front doorway. Staircase is within the front yard setback. 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]
• 6:15 P.M. BZA-268599 — 17 MILLER AVENUE Residence B Zone PAUL FOMBELLE - C/O GINA FOMBELLE Special Permit: To modify window & door sizing on rear of existing house within rear setback, add skylight within side yard setback and add railing to existing front porch roof within front setback. 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]
• 6:30 P.M. BZA-274800 — 50 WENDELL STREET Residence C-1 Zone REBECCA M. HENDERSON - C/O MICHAEL W. WIGGINS, ESQ. Special Permit: To increase the width of an existing dormer located on the third story resulting in an increase to an existing nonconforming Floor Area Ratio. 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]
• 6:45 P.M. BZA-271439 — 47-20 COGSWELL AVENUE Residence B Zone DANA SCHAEFER & MATTHEW PESCI - C/O MICHAEL W. WIGGINS, ESQ. Variance: A small addition is planned to the rear of the residence that will slightly increase the currently nonconforming 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-272790 — 63-65 RESERVOIR STREET #63 Residence B Zone RAFAEL JARAMILLO & MARGO LEVINE - C/O ALISON HAMMER, ARCHITECT Special Permit: Two small second floor additions which further increase the nonconforming GFA in a pre - existing non -conforming two -family condominium structure. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d (Enlargement of Pre -existing Nonconformity). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit]
• 7:15 P.M. BZA-272791 — 37 BELLIS CIRCLE Residence B Zone ROGER S. BERRY & SONIA PEREZ VILLANUEVA - C/O LEVI TOFIAS, ARCHITECT Special Permit: Addition to the 3rd floor and minor renovations to the 1st floor mudroom. The proposed 3rd floor Addition is conforming to setbacks and GFA, but the addition adds over 10% of the existing Gross Floor Area (GFA) and volume. 1st floor renovations include relocation of windows in the right yard setback. 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]
• 7:30 P.M. BZA-269729 — 145 FIFTH STREET Residence C-1 Zone CHRISTOPHER SMITH - C/O ADAM GLASSMAN, ARCHITECT Special Permit: To add a new full second story, raise existing half story and add dormers. 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-272620 — 27 MELLEN STREET Residence C-2A Zone JEREMY SEEGER - C/O ADAM DASH, ESQ. Variance: Re-establish the previously existing lot lines of the Property by subdividing the Property from land which merged as a result of common ownership by Lesley University. This subdivision creates nonconformities for abutting lots, but the proposed 27 Mellen Street lot and structure will be conforming. The existing structure at 27 Mellen Street will be altered and expanded to allow for its use, conversion from university offices to residential units Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec. 5.15 (Subdivision). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). [variance, subdivision]
• 8:00 P.M. BZA-272623 — 29 MELLEN STREET Residence C-2A Zone JEREMY SEEGER - C/O ADAM DASH, ESQ. Variance: Re -establish the previously existing lot lines of the Property by subdividing the Property from land which merged as a result of common ownership by Lesley University. This subdivision creates nonconformities for abutting lots, but the proposed 29 Mellen Street lot and structure will be conforming. The existing structure at 29 Mellen Street will be altered and expanded to allow for its use conversion from university offices to residential units. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec. 5.15 (Subdivision). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). [variance, subdivision]
• 8:15 P.M. BZA-272139 — 378-380 RINDGE AVE - UNIT 1 Residence C-1A Zone/MXR AL-AMIN, INC. - C/O ADAM DASH, ESQ. Variance: Additions for a third floor, at the Northeast corner, and in the rear of the existing non -conforming structure. Variances are required for Gross Floor Area, Floor to Area Ratio, Open Space, and alteration of a nonconforming structure. 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]
• 8:30 P.M. BZA-271432 — 9-11 MT AUBURN STREET Office 2/Harvard Sq Overlay MT. AUBURN MLD LLC - C/O SARAH L. RHATIGAN, ESQ. Variance: Conversion of buildings from office to residential dwelling units, requiring variance from open space requirements; and removal of connector between buildings requiring variance to allow maintaining of the distance between existing buildings. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec. 5.26 (Conversion of Dwellings). & Sec. 5.13 (Distance Between Buildings). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance). Special Permit: Renovations and additions to nonconforming structure increasing Floor Area but not creating new nonconformities. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.a (Alterations to Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit). [special-permit, variance]

Hearing Record (transcript)

Present: Jim Monteverde (Chair), William Boehm, Fernando Daniel Hidalgo, Virginia Keesler, Wendy Leiserson

Staff: Stephen Natola

Verbatim record: Data/Boards/BZA_transcripts/2024-07-11.txt (184 pages)

• BZA-272231 — 41 Tierney Street
• Spoke: Gerald Mccarthy
• BZA-268599 — 17 Miller Avenue — granted
• Spoke: Gina Fombelle
• BZA-274800 — 50 Wendell Street — granted
• Spoke: Michael Wiggins, Olivier Jamin Changeart, Gina Fombelle
• BZA-271439 — 47-20 Cogswell Avenue
• Spoke: Michael Wiggins, Axel Ramirez-Palacio
• BZA-272790 — 63-65 Reservoir Street #63
• Spoke: Alison Hammer, Rafael Jaramillo, Allison Hammer
• BZA-272791 — 37 Bellis Circle
• Spoke: Levi Tofias, Roger Berry, Levy Tofias, Sonia Perez Villanueva
• BZA-269729 — 145 Fifth Street
• Spoke: Adam Glassman, Chris Smith
• BZA-272620 — 27 Mellen Street — granted
• Spoke: Adam Dash, Kelly Boucher, Heather Hoffman
• BZA-272623 — 29 Mellen Street
• Spoke: Adam Dash, Kelly Boucher, Kely Boucher, Vivek Gupta
• BZA-272139 — 378-380 Rindge Ave – Unit 1 — granted
• Spoke: Adam Dash, Natahalia Quirino, Nathalia Quirino, Faraz Africawala, James Williamson, Heather Hoffman
• BZA-271432 — 9-11 Mt. Auburn Street — granted
• Spoke: Sarah Rhatigan, Adam Glassman