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An application was received from Kelley Brown, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 301 Vasser 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. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR CARLONE IN COUNCIL FEBRUARY 28, 2022

APP 2022 #7·Council meeting Feb 28, 2022·18 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)
General Information Attestation Curb Cut 155145 Submitted On: Nov 29, 2021 Applicant Kelley Brown [phone removed] [email removed] Location 301 Vassar St Cambridge, MA 02139 Frontage (in feet) 957 feet Setback - distance from building to sidewalk (in feet) 0 Distance from proposed driveway to surrounding structures and property line (in feet) 43 Length of proposed driveway (in feet) 21.5 Width of proposed driveway (in feet) 28 Size of proposed driveway (square feet) 602 Location of any trees, sign posts, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., in direct vicinity of proposed driveway New street lights are proposed on each side of the curb cut (8’ OC from the driveway). New trees are proposed east of the driveway, the first of which is planned for 21’-7” OC from the driveway. The existing overhead utility poles are approximately 6’ from the proposed driveway, but they may be moved per ongoing Eversource conversations. Full Name Kelley Brown Date 11/29/2021
® MIT Graduate Housing 269-301 Vassar St Cambridge, MA 02139 Data Source: MassGIS Figure 1: Aerial Locus Nitsch Project #13907 0 200 400 100 Feet PROJECT SITE VASSAR ST AMHERST ALLEY AUDREY ST MEMORIAL DR
VASSAR STREET VASSAR STREET AUDREY STREET AMHERST ALLEY REARDON STREET ANGLIM STREET DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MGR: SURVEYOR: PREPARED FOR: 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MIT GRADUATE HOUSING 269 & 299 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES VASSAR STREET CURB CUT PLAN REV. OF SHEET: PES RPM aag 10/26/2021 13907 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE T-200 AUSTIN, TX 78738 NITSCH CR-0 13907_Curb-Cut-Proposed 1"=80' VASSAR STREET CURB CUT DISCONTINUANCE SITE PLAN
LLEY DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MGR: SURVEYOR: PREPARED FOR: 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MIT GRADUATE HOUSING 269 & 299 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES VASSAR STREET CURB CUT PLAN REV. OF SHEET: PES RPM aag 10/26/2021 13907 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE T-200 AUSTIN, TX 78738 NITSCH CR-1 13907_Curb-Cut-Proposed 1"=20' VASSAR STREET CURB CUT DISCONTINUANCE PLAN
DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MGR: SURVEYOR: PREPARED FOR: 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MIT GRADUATE HOUSING 269 & 299 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES VASSAR STREET CURB CUT PLAN REV. OF SHEET: PES RPM aag 10/26/2021 13907 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE T-200 AUSTIN, TX 78738 NITSCH CR-2 13907_Curb-Cut-Proposed 1"=20' VASSAR STREET CURB CUT DISCONTINUANCE PLAN
VASSAR STREET VASSAR STREET AUDREY STREET AMHERST ALLEY REARDON STREET ANGLIM STREET DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MGR: SURVEYOR: PREPARED FOR: 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MIT GRADUATE HOUSING 269 & 299 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES VASSAR STREET CURB CUT PLAN REV. OF SHEET: PES RPM aag 10/26/2021 13907 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE T-200 AUSTIN, TX 78738 NITSCH CP-0 13907_Curb-Cut-Proposed 1"=80' VASSAR STREET CURB CUT AND CROSSWALK PLAN
DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MGR: SURVEYOR: PREPARED FOR: 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MIT GRADUATE HOUSING 269 & 299 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES VASSAR STREET CURB CUT PLAN REV. OF SHEET: PES RPM aag 10/26/2021 13907 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE T-200 AUSTIN, TX 78738 NITSCH CP-1 13907_Curb-Cut-Proposed 1"=20' VASSAR STREET CURB CUT AND CROSSWALK PLAN
EY DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MGR: SURVEYOR: PREPARED FOR: 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MIT GRADUATE HOUSING 269 & 299 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES VASSAR STREET CURB CUT PLAN REV. OF SHEET: PES RPM aag 10/26/2021 13907 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE T-200 AUSTIN, TX 78738 NITSCH CP-2 13907_Curb-Cut-Proposed 1"=20' VASSAR STREET CURB CUT AND CROSSWALK PLAN
VASSAR STREET AUDREY STREET DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MANAGER: FIELD BOOK: PREPARED FOR: REV. COMMENTS REVISIONS DATE 13907_ALTA1.dwg 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure 13907 1"= 20' JULY 20, 2020 DRS 765 TI ALTA/NSPS LAND TITLE SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 269-301 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., STE. T-200, AUSTIN, TX 78738 ALTA-1 SHEET: 1 OF 4 REV. GRAPHIC SCALE FACB DS LEGEND WSO GSO GG WG 6/9/2021
VASSAR STREET AMHERST ALLEY REARDON STREET ANGLIM STREET DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MANAGER: FIELD BOOK: PREPARED FOR: REV. COMMENTS REVISIONS DATE 13907_ALTA1.dwg 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure 13907 1"= 20' JULY 20, 2020 DRS 765 TI ALTA/NSPS LAND TITLE SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 269-301 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., STE. T-200, AUSTIN, TX 78738 ALTA-2 SHEET: 2 OF 4 REV. GRAPHIC SCALE
DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MANAGER: FIELD BOOK: PREPARED FOR: REV. COMMENTS REVISIONS DATE 13907_ALTA1.dwg 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure 13907 1"= 20' JULY 20, 2020 DRS 765 TI ALTA/NSPS LAND TITLE SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 269-301 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., STE. T-200, AUSTIN, TX 78738 ALTA-3 SHEET: 3 OF 4 REV. RECORD DESCRIPTION RECORD DESCRIPTION - CONTINUED RECORD DESCRIPTION - CONTINUED
DRAFTED BY: SCALE: FILE: PROJECT # DATE: CHECKED BY: PROJECT MANAGER: FIELD BOOK: PREPARED FOR: REV. COMMENTS REVISIONS DATE 13907_ALTA1.dwg 2 Center Plaza, Suite 430 Boston, MA 02108 T: [phone removed] F: [phone removed] Civil Engineering Land Surveying Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Planning GIS Green Infrastructure 13907 1"= 20' JULY 20, 2020 DRS 765 TI ALTA/NSPS LAND TITLE SURVEY MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 269-301 VASSAR STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES 12700 HILL COUNTRY BLVD., STE. T-200, AUSTIN, TX 78738 ALTA-4 SHEET: 4 OF 4 REV. SCHEDULE B - SECTION 2 EXCEPTIONS - CONTINUED SCHEDULE B - SECTION 2 EXCEPTIONS “ ” CERTIFICATION NOTES UTILITY INFORMATION STATEMENT
25 MAY 2021 | © KIERANTIMBERLAKE 8 MIT WEST CAMPUS GRADUATE DORMITORY PROJECT: AMENDED ARTICLE 19 SUBMISSION C B E D B: WEST LOT FROM VASSAR C: WEST LOT AT SIMMONS E: VASSAR SIDEWALK AT WEST LOT D: VASSAR SIDEWALK AT POLICE A: WEST LOT AT R.O.W. A 1.5 EXISTING CONDITIONS SITE PHOTOS
25 MAY 2021 | © KIERANTIMBERLAKE 9 MIT WEST CAMPUS GRADUATE DORMITORY PROJECT: AMENDED ARTICLE 19 SUBMISSION C: MIT POLICE FROM AUDREY STREET B: SOUTH SIDE OF VASSAR SIDEWALK E: WEST PROPERTY EDGE AT EVERSOURCE D: RAIL CROSSING FROM PARK A E D A: PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO RAIL CROSSING AT PARKING B C 1.6 EXISTING CONDITIONS SITE PHOTOS
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 January 18, 2022 Kelley Brown for a Curb Cut at the location of 301 Vassar St. with a Frontage of 957', Setback 0', Distance from surrounding structures 43', Length 21.5', Width 28' and a total Square Footage of 602. Area 2/MIT [email removed] RESET PRINT
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Campus Planning Building NW23–100 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139–4307 campusplanning.mit.edu LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO: Maria Pacheco Board of Zoning Appeal Inspectional Services Department 831 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 DATE: Nov. 29, 2021 PROJECT: 269-301 Vassar Street FROM: Kelley Brown We transmit: Sent via: These are transmitted: x attached x Viewpoint Form for your information x for your file under separate cover messenger for your review distribution mail for your approval as requested Description: Curb Cut Request - Abutter Forms as Distributed to: Eversource (315 Vassar Street) MBTA (Grand Junction Railroad Right-of-Way) Remarks: These two agencies are the only non-MIT abutters. The forms have been transmitted to these agencies for signature. Copies to:
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. *The curb cut is for access to off-street loading only. 315 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 269 - 301 Vassar Street (Eversource)
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. *Curb cut is for off- street loading only Grand Junction Railroad right-of-way (MBTA) 269-301 Vassar Street