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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
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
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VASSAR ST
AMHERST ALLEY
AUDREY ST
MEMORIAL DR
VASSAR STREET
VASSAR STREET
AUDREY STREET
AMHERST ALLEY
REARDON STREET
ANGLIM STREET
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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.
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PES
RPM
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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
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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
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DATE:
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REV.
COMMENTS
REVISIONS
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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
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RECORD DESCRIPTION - CONTINUED
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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
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UTILITY INFORMATION STATEMENT
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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
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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]
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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
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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