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An application was received from Fereydoun Safizadeh, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 18 Channing 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 associations

APP 2023 #61·Council meeting Dec 11, 2023·24 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)

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12/7/2023 City of Cambridge, MA 239042 Primary Location Applicant Curb Cut • Fereydoun Safizadeh 18 Channing St Status: Active Cambridge, MA 02138 [phone removed] Submitted On: 8/20/2023 @[email removed] Owner 1A 18 Channing St SAFIZADEH, FEREYDOUN & Cambridge, MA 02138 18 CHANNING STREET CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 General Information Frontage (in feet)* Setback - distance from building to sidewalk (in feet)* 73.96 ft on MOUNT AUBURN, 62.35 on CHANNING ST 24.6 Distance from proposed driveway to surrounding Length of proposed driveway (in feet) * structures and property line (in feet)* 32 0 Width of proposed driveway (in feet) * Size of proposed driveway (square feet) 12 384 BE Location of any trees, sign posts, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., in direct vicinity of proposed driveway See Drawing (See Drawing for Length/Width as well as they change) Attestation
Date* Full Name* 08/20/2023 Fereydoun Safizadeh Attachments REQUIRED Certified Plot Plan (survey) FinalSurvey.PDF Uploaded by Fereydoun Safizadeh on Aug 20, 2023 at 1:00 PM Abutters Forms REQUIRED Abuttor Forms.pdf Uploaded by Fereydoun Safizadeh on Aug 20, 2023 at 1:02 PM Plan of Requested Conditions REQUIRED 18 Channing Street - 08-25-23.pdf Uploaded by Fereydoun Safizadeh on Aug 28, 2023 at 6:57 PM E: 2 Versions REQUIRED Photographs of the property IMG_0351.jpg Uploaded by Fereydoun Safizadeh on Aug 20, 2023 at 1:11 PM Abuttor Form 4-6 Channing Cirlce.pdf Abuttor Form 4-6 Channing Cirlce.pdf Uploaded by Fereydoun Safizadeh on Aug 23, 2023 at 12:32 PM FinalSurveyProposed.PDF FinalSurveyProposed.PDF Uploaded by Fereydoun Safizadeh on Nov 7, 2023 at 6:40 PM 18 Channing Street Neighborhood Association unsigned.pdf 18 Channing Street Neighborhood Association unsigned.pdf Uploaded by Lori Perez on Nov 15, 2023 at 11:36 AM
History Activity Date Fereydoun Safizadeh started a draft of Record 239042 5/5/2023, 11:54:15 AM Fereydoun Safizadeh altered Record 239042, changed ownerEmail 8/2/2023,1:40:05 PM from ''''to "[email removed]" Fereydoun Safizadeh altered Record 239042, changed 8/2/2023,1:40:05 PM ownerPhoneNo from '''' to "[phone removed]" 8/20/2023, 1:08:02 Fereydoun Safizadeh added attachment IMG_0341.jpg to Record 239042 PM Fereydoun Safizadeh removed attachment IMG_0341.jpg from 8/20/2023, 1:08:10 Record 239042 PM Fereydoun Safizadeh added attachment IMG_0347.jpg to Record 8/20/2023, 1:08:43 239042 PM Fereydoun Safizadeh removed attachment IMG_0347.jpg from 8/20/2023, 1:09:48 Record 239042 PM Fereydoun Safizadeh added attachment IMG_0351.jpg to Record 8/20/2023, 1:10:27 239042 PM Fereydoun Safizadeh removed attachment IMG_0351.jpg from 8/20/2023, 1:11:11 PM Record 239042 8/20/2023, 1:12:32 Fereydoun Safizadeh submitted Record 239042 PM approval step Review for Completenesswas assigned to Olivia Ratay 8/20/2023, 1:12:33 on Record 239042 PM Olivia Ratay assigned approval step Zoning Review to Stephen Natola 8/21/2023, 11:59:53 on Record 239042 AN Fereydoun Safizadeh added attachment Abuttor Form 4-6 Channing 8/23/2023, 12:32:07 Cirlce.pdf to Record 239042 PM Olivia Ratay approved approval step Review for Completeness on 8/24/2023, 8:26:26 Record 239042 AM Fereydoun Safizadeh added attachment FinalSurveyProposed.PDF to 11/7/2023, 6:40:46 PM Record 239042 Stephen Natola approved approval step Zoning Review on Record 11/8/2023,12:01:33 239042 PM approval step City Clerk Reviewwas assigned to Lori Perez on Record 11/8/2023, 12:01:34 239042 PM Lori Perez added attachment 18 Channing Street Neighborhood 11/15/2023, 11:36:33 AM Association unsigned. pdf to Record 239042
Activity Date Lori Perez approved approval step City Clerk Review on Record 11/15/2023, 11:37:36 239042 AM approval step Traffic & Parking Department Reviewwas assigned to 11/15/2023, 11:37:37 Jonathan Brown on Record 239042 AM Jonathan Brown approved approval step Traffic & Parking 11/16/2023, 5:04:44 Department Review on Record 239042 PM approval step Department of Public Works Reviewwas assigned to TJ 11/16/2023, 5:04:45 Shea on Record 239042 PM TJ Shea approved approval step Department of Public Works Review 11/30/2023, 5:57:22 on Record 239042 AM approval step City Clerk Review for City Council Agendawas assigned 11/30/2023, 5:57:23 to Lori Perez on Record 239042 AM Timeline Due Label Activated Assignee Completed Date Stephen 11/8/2023, 8/21/2023, - / Zoning Review Natola 11:59:54 AM 12:01:33 PM 11/15/2023, 11/8/2023, - Lori Perez / City Clerk Review 12:01:34 PM 11:37:35 AM 11/15/2023, Jonathan V Traffic & Parking 11/16/2023, - Brown 5:04:44 PM 11:37:36 AM Department Review 11/30/2023, 11/16/2023, Department of Public - TJ Shea 5:04:45 PM Works Review 5:57:22 AM V Review for 8/24/2023, 8/20/2023, Olivia Ratay 1:12:33 PM 8:26:26 AM Completeness City Clerk Review for 11/30/2023, Lori Perez 5:57:23 AM City Council Agenda City Council Approval Department of Public Works - Next Steps
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY OF CAMBRIDGE [phone removed] FAX [phone removed] PAULA M. CRANE DIANE P. LEBLANC CITY CLERK DEPUTY CITY CLERK November 15, 2023 Dear Neighborhood Representative: This office is in receipt of a copy of an application from: Safizadeh, Fereydoun for a Curb Cut at the location of 18 Channing Street with a Frontage of 73.96' on Mount Auburn, 62.35 on Channing Street, Setback 24.6', Distance from surrounding structures O', Length 32', Width 12' and a total Square Footage of 384. 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, Divo DAublin Diance P. LeBlance All Neighborhood Associations City Clerk hereby approve disapprove of said driveway petition. Comments: Signature of authorized association representative Daytime telephone no. cc: Petitioner CITY HALL, 795 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139
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11/15/2023 City of Cambridge, MA 239042 Primary Location 18 Channing St Curb Cut Status: Active Cambridge, MA 02138 Submitted On: 8/20/2023 Owner SAFIZADEH, FEREYDOUN & 18 CHANNING STREET CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 Applicant • Fereydoun Safizadeh 2 [phone removed] @ [email removed] A 18 Channing St Cambridge, MA 02138 General Information CYNBBIDCE -01 SI9V
No. 19 GRAN. CURE STREET CHANNING GRAN. CURB CRASS MT. SS 29 CONC. SW. PORCH 6'6 No. 18 AREA-5197 SO. FT. A office CONC. SN AUBURN 2.5 STORY 75.0- CAR: W. F. 640.99 CONC, SW. Pip GRAN. CURS STREET GARAGE BIT. DRIVE 16.00~ NEW 6-O PENCE No. 321-323 ORDINANCE OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM 0001 *HOME OWNER 18 CHANNING ST. CAMBRIDGE, MA date lowed 08/25/23.
STREET CHANNING GRAN. CUR Ит. tRASS ,ES 29 PORCH AUBURN 2.5 STORY 70.00* W. F. Auton: Snammane °POST STREET GARAGE BARTE 16.0°- No. 321-323 LEFT SIDE LOT AREA: PRIVATE OPEN SPACE * TOTAL OPEN SPACE SCALE : 1"= 20' * PRIVATE OPEN SPACE 166 WATER STREET i LP * PERMEABLE OPEN SPACE PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREA O MH O MH PERMEABLE OPEN SPACE AREA PRANITE 1061.8 1339.64 GAS GATE LEGEND: CONCRETE HANDHOLE WATER GATE LIGHT POLE 15.0/24.6 PROPOSED GRAPHIC SCALE SEWER MANHOLE DRAIN MANHOLE PLOT PLAN ELECTRIC MANHOLE AGH ENGINEERING 18 CHANNING STREET CABLE TV MANHOLE PHONE: (781)344-2386 3,000 15.0 15.00 CAMBRIDGE, MASS. ORDINANCE T 6 (sum of 20) 1039.4 (5197 X.2) 1039.4 (5197 X.2) 7 6* (sum of 20) STOUGHTON, MA 02072 NOVEMBER 7, 2023
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 must sign. To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of 321 Mount Aubarn Street Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 Channing st. Camboidge, MA, 02138 arissa poutique Signed: Date: 8/15/23 ordan Nollman Address: Mount tuburh Street 2323 Cambridga MA: 02/38 To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare disapproval approval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: Signed: Date: Address:
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 must sign. To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of 16 Channing It, Cambridge, MA02138 Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare disapproval approval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 Channing St, Cambridge, MA, 02138 08 Date: 109 23 Signed: Address: 16 Channing St. Cambridge, MAO2138. To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare disapproval approval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 Channing St. Cambridge, MA, 02138 Date: Signed: Address:
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 must sign. To Whom It May Concern: 19 CHANNING ST. As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 CHANNING ST. Signed: Date: | AUG 2023 Infitale Address: 19 CHANNING ST. CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 .- To Whom It May Concern: 333 MOUNT AUBURN ST. As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 CHANNING ST. Date: ( A06 2023 Signed: munutt Address: 19 CHANNING ST. CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
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 must sign. To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare disapproval approval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 Channing St. Cambridge, MA, 02138 Date: Signed: 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: Date: Signed: Address: Two attempts to get signnture from 8/9/23 at llam 4 Channing Circle, Gambridge, MA, 02/38 8/12123 at 2pm
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE APPLICATION FOR DRIVEWAY CUTS AND OPENINGS ABUTTOR'S FORM Applicants must submit a copy of the(assessor's platjand 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: As owner or agent of Mount Aubuen Hospital Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 Street Chaming Signed: Date: Bat O'Cra 8/11/2023 Address: 330. MF. Auburn Street Camberdge To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Mount Arbum Hospital Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare disapproval approval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 Street Channing Signed: Date: Bith dome 8/11/202-3 Address: 330 Mt Aubum St Cambulane
8/23/23, 12:30 PM Gmail - Abuttor Form - 18 Channing St Cambridge MA Gmail Dara Safizadeh <[email removed]> Abuttor Form - 18 Channing St Cambridge MA 2 messages Dara Safizadeh <[email removed]> Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 11:34 AM To: "[email removed]" <[email removed]> Hi Muireann, My name is Dara Safizadeh, I live at 18 Channing St, Cambridge, MA 02138. 1 am emailing on behalf of my parents who own the property. We have decided to put in a driveway that would enter/exit via Mt. Auburn St and need the signatures of all abuttors. I have enclosed the form and the proposed plans. I tried knocking on your door twice with no luck and Mark informed me you might be abroad. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your time and help, all the best. - --Dara Safizadeh-- [email removed] 2 attachments F- 18 Channing St- 08-16-23.pdf 234K 7 CurbCut Abuttor Form.pdf 202K Muireann Glenmullen <[email removed]> Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 11:32 AM To: Dara Safizadeh <[email removed]> Being far from printers etc., 1 am unable to sign my support your family's application for a curb cut at 18 Channing Street on the Mt. Auburn Street side until my return to Cambridge in the latter half of September. In lieu of that please regard this email as a letter of support. All the best, Muireann Sent from my iPhone On 21 Aug 2023, at 4:34 p.m., Dara Safizadeh <[email removed]> wrote: [Quoted text hidden] <18 Channing St- 08-16-23.pdf> <CurbCut Abuttor Form.pdf> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=43ca18a40d&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a:r-5828791404521667104&simpl=msg-a:r-12811555907521... 1/1
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 must sign. To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of 321 Mount Aubath Street Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 st. Cambridge, MA, 02138 arissa poutique Signed: athan Nottkan te: 8/15/23 Address: Mount Auburh Street Cambridga Mo. 02138 To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare disapproval approval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: Date: Signed: Address:
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 must sign. To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of 16 Channing t., Cambridge, MA02138 Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: Channing St, Cambridge, MA, 02/38 Date: Signed: 08 09 23 Address: 16 Channing St. Cambridge, MAO2138. 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: 18 Channing St. Cambridge, MA, 02/38 Date: Signed: Address:
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 must sign. To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of 19 CHANNING ST. Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare disapproval approval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 CHANNING ST. Signed: Date: | AUG 2023 hangine Address: 19 CHANNING ST. CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 To Whom It May Concern: 333 MOUNT AUBURN ST. As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 CHANNING STi Date: / AU6 2023 Signed: Address: 19 CHANNING ST. CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
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 must sign. 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: 1 Can S Cata, MA, 02138 Date: Signed: Address: To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare disapproval approval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: Date: Signed: Address: Two attempts to get signature from 819/23 at llam 4 Channing Circle, Cambridge, MA, 02/38 8/12123 at 2pm
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE APPLICATION FOR DRIVEWAY CUTS AND OPENINGS ABUTTOR'S FORM Applicants must submit a copy of the(assessor's platjand 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 condominlum owners must sign. To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 Street Channig Date: Signed: Qat O'Cra 8/17/2023 Address: 330. Mr. Auburn Street Camberdge To Whom It May Concern: As owner or agent of Hospital Mount Aabum Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare approval disapproval of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 18 Street Channing Date: Signed: Bith 0ône 8/17/2023 Address: 330 Mt Aubum st Cambria
Gmail - Abuttor Form - 18 Channing St Cambridge MA 8/23/23, 12:30 PM Gmail Dara Safizadeh <[email removed]> Abuttor Form - 18 Channing St Cambridge MA 2 messages Dara Safizadeh <[email removed]> Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 11:34 AM To: "[email removed]" <[email removed]> Hi Muireann, My name is Dara Safizadeh, I live at 18 Channing St, Cambridge, MA 02138. I am emailing on behalf of my parents who own the property. We have decided to put in a driveway that would enter/exit via Mt. Auburn St and need the signatures of all abuttors. I have enclosed the form and the proposed plans. I tried knocking on your door twice with no luck and Mark informed me you might be abroad. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your time and help, --Dara Safizadeh-- [email removed] 2 attachments - 18 Channing St- 08-16-23.pdf 234K Fa CurbCut Abuttor Form.pdf 202K Muireann Glenmullen <[email removed]> Wed, Aug 23, 2023 at 11:32 AM To: Dara Safizadeh <[email removed]> Being far from printers etc., 1 am unable to sign my support your family's application for a curb cut at 18 Channing Street on the Mt. Auburn Street side until my return to Cambridge in the latter half of September. In lieu of that please regard this email as a letter of support. Sent from my iPhone On 21 Aug 2023, at 4:34 p.m., Dara Safizadeh <[email removed]> wrote: [Quoted text hidden] <18 Channing St- 08-16-23.pdf> <CurbCut Abuttor Form.pdf> https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ik=43ca18a40d&view=pt&search=all&permthid=thread-a:r-5828791404521667104&simpl=msg-a:r-12811555907521... 1/1