An application was received from Alex Nocella, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 61 Winter Street; said petition has received approval from Inspectional Services, Traffic, Parking and Transportation, Historical Commission and Public Works. No response has been received from the neighborhood association

General Information Attestation Curb Cut 98853 Submitted On: Nov 05, 2020 Applicant Alex Nocella [phone removed] [email removed] Location 61 Winter St Cambridge, MA 02141 Frontage (in feet) 38 Setback - distance from building to sidewalk (in feet) 0 Distance from proposed driveway to surrounding structures and property line (in feet) 2 Length of proposed driveway (in feet) 30 Width of proposed driveway (in feet) 20 Size of proposed driveway (square feet) 600 Location of any trees, sign posts, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., in direct vicinity of proposed driveway Signposts (including driveway clearance sign) ~2 ft from proposed driveway and same distance from existing driveway. Tree ~3 ft behind each of these signs. No utility poles or hydrants in immediate area; poles are on opposite side of Sciarappa St. Full Name Alex Nocella Date 11/05/2020 Page 1 of 1 2/25/2021 https://cambridgema.viewpointcloud.io/

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY OF CAMBRIDGE [phone removed] FAX [phone removed] ANTHONY I. WILSON PAULA M. CRANE CITY CLERK DEPUTY CITY CLERK CITY HALL, 795 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139 Dear Neighborhood Representative: This office is in receipt of a copy of an application from: The City Council has directed that all curb cut petitions be submitted to the appropriate Neighborhood Associations for the locality where the curb cut would be made, so that the association may have an opportunity for review, prior to action by the City Council. Please indicate by return mail your approval or disapproval of the petition within twenty-one days from the date of this letter. If the response is "disapproval" please state reasons. Be sure to sign the form and include a daytime phone number. I have enclosed a self-addressed stamped envelope to facilitate your reply. As soon as this office has received both the completed application and your neighborhood association response, I will place the petition on the agenda for the next City Council meeting. If I do not receive a response from your neighborhood organization by twenty-one days from the date of this letter, I will place the petition on the agenda for the next City Council meeting. If your neighborhood association cannot complete its review by twenty-one days from today, you may extend the reply time another seven days by requesting an extension by letter to me with a copy to the petitioner. However, I urge you to make every effort to complete your review as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely yours, Anthony I. Wilson City Clerk hereby _______ approve _______ disapprove of said driveway petition. Comments: ____________________________________________________________________ Signature of authorized association representative Daytime telephone no. cc: Petitioner February 25, 2021 Alex Nocella for a Curb Cut at the location of 61 Winter Street with a Frontage of 38', Setback 0', Distance from surrounding structures 2', Length 30', Width 20' and a total Square Footage of 600. East Cambridge Planning Team Chuck Hinds, President, Bethany Stevens, Secretary, Mike Delia, Executive Director, Michael Hawley RESET PRINT

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE APPLICATION FOR DRIVEWAY CUTS AND OPENINGS ABUTTOR'S FORM Applicants must submit a copy of the assessor's plat and signatures from all abutting property owners including property owners directly across the street (may be more than one). If the abutting buildings are condominiums then all condominium owners mustsign. To Whom It May Concern: As owneror agent of 43 Wat Ww Sheu k A h | J / Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1 do hereby declare approval [2] disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: ol Winter Shak C ambidy Mh 0214] Signed: ~= cE Date: Address: S55 Winter Stree itd | 12) PSD To Whom It May Concern: As owneror agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, | do hereby declare f approval [7] disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: Cl Winter, Stud Catan bridae MA XY | Signed: Date: Address:

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE APPLICATION FOR DRIVEWAY CUTS AND OPENINGS ABUTTOR'S FORM Applicants must submit a copy ofthe.~~ and signatures from all abutting property owners including property owners directly across the street (may be more than one). If the abutting buildings are condominiums then all condominium owners must sign. To Whom It May Concern: 11-13 Sciarappa Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, | do hereby declare HB approval [] disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 61 Winter Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 Signed: Qt Date:12/17/2020 / Address: 11 -13 Sciarappa St, Cambridge To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, | do hereby declare [] approval [] disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: Signed: Date: Address: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE APPLICATION FOR DRIVEWAY CUTS AND OPENINGS ABUTTOR'S FORM To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: Signed: Date: Address: To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: Signed: Date: Address: Applicants must submit a copy of the assessor's plat and signatures from all abutting property owners including property owners directly across the street (may be more than one). If the abutting buildings are condominiums then all condominium owners must sign. 11-13 Sciarappa Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 61 Winter Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 11 -13 Sciarappa St, Cambridge 12/17/2020

I have sent the abutter's form along with stamped return envelopes to the following owners' addresses retrieved from the property database at cambridgema.gov and have not received a response: SABINI, VALENTINA & PIETRO COTTONE 33-33 1/2 WINTER ST. UNIT 2 CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 CHANG, JENNY JIANG TRUSTEE OF HALEYON REALTY TRUST 33-33 1/2 WINTER ST. UNIT#3 CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 I have sent the abutter's form along with stamped return envelopes to the following owners' addresses retrieved from the property database at cambridgema.gov and have not received a response: SABINI, VALENTINA & PIETRO COTTONE 33-33 1/2 WINTER ST. UNIT 2 CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 CHANG, JENNY JIANG TRUSTEE OF HALEYON REALTY TRUST 33-33 1/2 WINTER ST. UNIT#3 CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139

Hi Stephen, I was given your contact information when I visited the Traffic office yesterday. I own 61 Winter St #2 and have since November 2018. Over the past two years, I have tried multiple times, unsuccessfully, to speak with someone in the department who can help me with my driveway. I'm hoping that you are that person. The executive summary of my situation is that the existing curb cut does not extend through the width of my driveway -- short by about 5 feet -- and I simply need the curb cut for those extra few feet. 61 Winter St is a 2-unit condo with 2 tandem parking spaces. The driveway is roughly 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. There are existing "no parking" driveway clearance signs on either side of the driveway. Unit 2 (my unit) has exclusive rights to "parking 2" in the plan below, and I have attached the full plan PDF as well.

Being that these are tandem spaces, I must be able to enter and exit the driveway more or less straight on because immediately adjacent to "parking 2" are a building on one side and "parking 1" -- which often has 2 cars parked in it -- on the other side. The two main impediments to being able to fully utilize my driveway are the height of the curb (for safety and car clearance purposes) and, in particular, cars parked beyond the drive clearance signs and blocking the driveway only where the curb is not cut. I spoke with a Cambridge police officer about the situation, and he advised me that -- while the signage is clear and enforceable -- people are naturally going to park where the curb cut ends (and it covers less than half the width of "parking 2"). He further stated that my best course of action is to extend the curb cut to prevent this tendency. I am also attaching a set of pictures that I took yesterday and this morning. The pictures without a car blocking the driveway were taken immediately before I visited 344 Broadway yesterday afternoon; the pictures showing the BMW parked in front of my driveway was a few hours later; and the picture showing the Mini parked in front of my driveway was when I woke up this morning. This is a never ending problem for me, and the solution is to reduce the curb height over a span of 5 feet. To date I have been unable to locate anyone who could or would help me move forward with the curb cutting process. I will pay for whatever expenses. I'll contact whoever I need to contact. I just would please like this problem to go away, and I need guidance. The curb cut application asks for a lot of things that I don't know how to answer and I am not requesting any new driveway space.

Thank you, Alex Nocella

11/5/2020 Gmail - Curb cut https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=dd1d7e0b85&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a%3Ar6974386291676735096&simpl=msg-a%3Ar697603877… 1/4 Alex Nocella <[email removed]> Curb cut 2 messages Alex Nocella <[email removed]> Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 10:06 AM To: smeuse@cambridgema.gov, trafficengineering@cambridgema.gov Bcc: Kelley Allen-Zhou <[email removed]> Hi Stephen, I was given your contact information when I visited the Traffic office yesterday. I own 61 Winter St #2 and have since November 2018. Over the past two years, I have tried multiple times, unsuccessfully, to speak with someone in the department who can help me with my driveway. I'm hoping that you are that person. The executive summary of my situation is that the existing curb cut does not extend through the width of my driveway -- short by about 5 feet -- and I simply need the curb cut for those extra few feet. 61 Winter St is a 2-unit condo with 2 tandem parking spaces. The driveway is roughly 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. There are existing "no parking" driveway clearance signs on either side of the driveway. Unit 2 (my unit) has exclusive rights to "parking 2" in the plan below, and I have attached the full plan PDF as well. Being that these are tandem spaces, I must be able to enter and exit the driveway more or less straight on because immediately adjacent to "parking 2" are a building on one side and "parking 1" -- which often has 2 cars parked in it -- on the other side. The two main impediments to being able to fully utilize my driveway are the height of the curb (for safety and car clearance purposes) and, in particular, cars parked beyond the drive clearance signs and blocking the driveway only where the curb is not cut. I spoke with a Cambridge police officer about the situation, and he advised me that -- while the signage is clear and enforceable -- people are naturally going to park where the curb cut ends (and it covers less than half the width of "parking 2"). He further stated that my best course of action is to extend the curb cut to prevent this tendency. I am also attaching a set of pictures that I took yesterday and this morning. The pictures without a car blocking the driveway were taken immediately before I visited 344 Broadway yesterday afternoon; the pictures showing the BMW

11/5/2020 Gmail - Curb cut https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=dd1d7e0b85&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a%3Ar6974386291676735096&simpl=msg-a%3Ar697603877… 2/4 parked in front of my driveway was a few hours later; and the picture showing the Mini parked in front of my driveway was when I woke up this morning. This is a never ending problem for me, and the solution is to reduce the curb height over a span of 5 feet. To date I have been unable to locate anyone who could or would help me move forward with the curb cutting process. I will pay for whatever expenses. I'll contact whoever I need to contact. I just would please like this problem to go away, and I need guidance. The curb cut application asks for a lot of things that I don't know how to answer and I am not requesting any new driveway space. Thank you, Alex Nocella 8 attachments 20201104_134229_HDR.jpg 1282K 20201104_134221_HDR.jpg 2044K 20201104_162647_HDR.jpg 1509K 20201104_134243_HDR.jpg 1874K 20201104_162712_HDR.jpg 1402K

11/5/2020 Gmail - Curb cut https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=dd1d7e0b85&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a%3Ar6974386291676735096&simpl=msg-a%3Ar697603877… 3/4 20201104_162629_HDR.jpg 1676K 20201105_090903_HDR.jpg 1655K Plans.pdf 351K Meuse, Stephen <smeuse@cambridgema.gov> Thu, Nov 5, 2020 at 4:41 PM To: Alex Nocella <[email removed]> Cc: Traffic Engineering <TrafficEngineering@cambridgema.gov> Hi Alex, You can apply for a curb cut modification through the following link: https://cambridgema.viewpointcloud.com/categories/ 1118/record-types/6601 Don’t worry about the COVID notice as you can still move through the process of getting it reviewed. It looks like the house might have been renovated and the driveway widened, without actually applying for any permits to alter the access to the driveway. The maximum width of a curb cut in a residential district is 20ft, however we typically encourage owners to use a single standard 10ft driveway apron and have it flare to 2 cars wide on the property. Most new curb cuts are approved in this manner. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.

11/5/2020 Gmail - Curb cut https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=dd1d7e0b85&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a%3Ar6974386291676735096&simpl=msg-a%3Ar697603877… 4/4 Thanks, -Stephen Stephen Meuse, E.I.T. Traffic Engineer Cambridge Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 [phone removed] [Quoted text hidden]

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