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An application was received from Ryan Boucher, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 55 Harvey 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. Response from the Residents of Westley Avenue has been included. CHARTER RIGHT EXERCISED BY COUNCILLOR NOLAN IN COUNCIL AUGUST 5, 2024
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5/16/2024
City of Cambridge, MA
8/5/2034
264602
Primary Location
Applicant
Curb Cut
55 Harvey St
• Ryan Boucher
Status: Active
[phone removed]
Cambridge, MA 02140
Submitted On: 4/5/2024
[email removed]
Owner
A 18 Glendale Road
ARM DEVELOPERS LLC
Norwood, Massachusetts
100 HANO ST ALLSTON, MA
02062
02134
General Information
Frontage (in feet)*
Setback - distance from building to sidewalk (in
feet)*
55
Length of proposed driveway (in feet) *
Distance from proposed driveway to surrounding
structures and property line (in feet)*
6
2
Width of proposed driveway (in feet) *
Size of proposed driveway (square feet)
12
72
Location of any trees, sign posts, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., in direct vicinity of proposed driveway
Existing Utility Pole to be relocated/removed
Attestation
Date*
Full Name*
04/05/2024
Ryan Boucher
Attachments
REQUIRED
Certified Plot Plan (survey)
22084-006.pdf
Uploaded by Ryan Boucher on Apr 5, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Abutters Forms
REQUIRED
letters of curb cut support 20240304_15084403.pdf
Uploaded by Ryan Boucher on Apr 5, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Plan of Requested Conditions
REQUIRED
55 Harvey Curb Cut.pdf
Uploaded by Ryan Boucher on Apr 5, 2024 at 1:17 PM
REQUIRED
Photographs of the property
Photos.pdf
Uploaded by Ryan Boucher on Apr 5, 2024 at 1:28 PM
letter from Reed St abutter.pdf
letter from Reed St abutter.pdf
Uploaded by Ryan Boucher on Apr 24, 2024 at 9:34 AM
133 Reed st_support.pdf
133 Reed st_support.pdf
Uploaded by Ryan Boucher on May 7, 2024 at 2:44 PM
240510_55 HARVEY ST CAMBRIDGE_OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM.pdf
240510_55 HARVEY ST CAMBRIDGE_OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM.pdf
Uploaded by Ryan Boucher on May 10, 2024 at 10:54 AM
CurbCutAbuttorsForm 55 Harvey st -Condo.pdf
CurbCutAbuttorsForm 55 Harvey st -Condo.pdf
Uploaded by Olivia Ratay on May 10, 2024 at 11:20 AM
CurbCutAbuttorsForm 55 Harvey st -Condo-R1.pdf
CurbCutAbuttorsForm 55 Harvey st -Condo-R1.pdf
Uploaded by Ryan Boucher on May 13, 2024 at 3:42 PM
History
Activity
Date
approval step City Clerk Review was assigned to Lori Perez on Record
5/16/2024,11:50:49
264602
AM
Stephen Natola approved approval step Zoning Review on Record
5/16/2024, 11:50:49
264602
AM
Olivia Ratay approved approval step Review for Completeness on
5/10/2024, 11:20:48
Record 264602
AM
Olivia Ratay altered approval step Zoning Review, changed status
4/17/2024, 8:25:18 AM
from Active to Inactive on Record 264602
Olivia Ratay assigned approval step Zoning Review to Stephen Natola
4/10/2024, 7:34:41
on Record 264602
AM
approval step Review for Completeness was assigned to Olivia Ratay
4/5/2024, 1:28:52 PM
on Record 264602
Ryan Boucher submitted Record 264602
4/5/2024, 1:28:51 PM
Ryan Boucher started a draft of Record 264602
4/5/2024, 1:09:47 PM
Timeline
Due
Status
Activated
Label
Completed
Assignee
Date
Olivia
4/5/2024
/ Review for
5/10/2024,
Completed
-
1:28:52 PM
11:20:48 AM
Ratay
Completeness
Stephen
5/16/2024,
V Zoning
4/17/2024,
Completed
Natola
8:35:10 AM
11:50:49 AM
Review
5/16/2024,
/ City Clerk
Active
-
Lori Perez
Review
11:50:49 AM
Due
Status
Label
Activated
Completed Assignee
Date
Traffic &
Parking
-
Inactive
Department
Review
/ Department
Inactive
of Public Works
Review
City Clerk
Inactive
-
Review for City
Council Agenda
/ City Council
Inactive
Approval
/ Department
Inactive
of Public Works -
Next Steps
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
[phone removed]
FAX [phone removed]
PAULA M. CRANE
DIANE P. LEBLANC
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
CITY CLERK
May 16, 2024
Dear Neighborhood Representative:
This office is in receipt of a copy of an application from:
Ryan Boucher for a Curb Cut at the location of 55 Harvey Street with a Frontage of 55', Setback 2', Distance from
surrounding structures O', Length 6', Width 12' and a total Square Footage of 72.
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,
Dio BAllin
Diance P. LeBlance
City Clerk
All Neighborhood Associations
disapprove of said driveway petition.
approve
hereby
Comments:
Signature of authorized association representative
Daytime telephone no.
cc: Petitioner
CITY HALL, 795 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139
From:
Slate, Jonathan - BLS
City Council; City Clerk
To:
Cc:
[email removed]
REQUEST FOR VOTE AGAINST PLANNED CURB CUT REQUEST ON WESTLEY AVENUE BY DEVELOPERS OF 55
Subject:
HARVEY STREET
Date:
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 12:26:09 PM
Attachments:
Document 240515 120953.pdf
Dear Cambridge City Councilor,
Attached is a letter signed by residents from every home on Westley Avenue opposing the
planned request by the Developers of 55 Harvey Street for a curb cut on Westley Avenue. We
ask for your vote against this.
Sincerely,
The Residents of Westley Avenue
To the Cambridge City Council,
We, the residents of Westley Avenue, strongly oppose the proposed
curb cut on Westley Avenue by the developers of 55 Harvey Street.
There is currently too much traffic at that end of Westley Avenue
where it meets Harvey Street. Adding a new garage that needs this
curb cut would further congest the area. Westley Avenue is one of
the narrowest streets in Cambridge.
This proposed development, to change a current four-apartment
building at 55 Harvey Street to a large one-family house, has already
twice failed to be passed by the Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal.
Due to the opposition by the members of the Board as well as by the
neighbors, the developers withdrew a similar project.
Sincerely,
fate llle Tanathen Shite o Witly Arane
Marydelentent Maryslenkent 8 westley Ave.
Kerrie nelson
Kene nelson
9 Westley Ave
Mut
Nicole Ruva
10 Westly Are.
Em Thoroshaad Emly Holshead 5 Westley Are
AV.
On SiNverman Z westRy
MEET EXISTING
GARAGE
DRILL HOLE
IRON BOD
SET
SET
30.00
1027.
.8.
27.75-
'TREE
28.99
CEMENT CONCRETE DRIVEWAY APRON
11" TREE
PER CAMBRIDGE DETAIL 2524.5
-4.6-
ROOF PITCH
-8.
TREE
(12" TRE
28.22
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TREE
28.15
28X6
0.0
ROOF PITCH
LOT 2
4" TREE
AREA
1,650 s. f.+
28.96
(л
UTILITY POLE TO BE
RELOCATED
00'9
00'CG
AVENUE
WESTLEY
MEET EXISTING
EXISTING
38.9'
DWELLING
DS
WATER
ROOF PITCH
No. 55
8"CS
8" VC SEWER
GAS
/ /
2.7
1
FIRST FLR
30.9
IDMH
TOP OF FND = 29.8
OVERHANG
INV: 22.94(GIS)
PEAK = 65.0
111111////
29X8
29×9
DRILL HOLE
DRILL HOLE
30.00
in SET
29.80
\29.74
29.58
29227
CURB
O'
10'
20'
5'
CIVIL ENGINEER:
SHEET NUMBER:
TITLE:
CURB CUT PLOT PLAN
PVI
- SITE DESIGN
DATE:
MARCH 5, 2024
PROJECT:
1
PVI SITE DESIGN, LLC
1"= 10'
18 GLENDALE ROAD
SCALE:
55 HARVEY ST
NORWOOD, MA 02062
23-028
PROJECT:
[phone removed]
23-028-LM.DWG
FILE:
CAMBRIDGE, MA
DRAWN:
512/2024
ARM DEVELOPERS LLC
Date:
St cambridse
100 Hano St Unit 19 Allston MA 02134
(NAME)
(ADDRESS)
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
AND OPENINGS ABUTTOR'S FORM
APPLICATION FOR DRIVEWAY CUTS
133 REED St, Unit 133
condominiums then all condominium owners must sign.
Endoliance
133 REED ST, unit 133 Cambridse, MA 0240
Applicants must submit a copy of the assessor's plat and signatures from all abutting property owners
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1 do hereby declare
As owner or agent of
Address:
To Whom It May Concern:
of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at: 55 Harvey
Signed:
including property owners directly across the street (may be more than one]. If the abutting buildings are
CAV
RJM
22084
DRAWN
FILE No.
CHECKED
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY)
[phone removed]
fax: [phone removed]
15 HALL STREET, MEDFORD, MA 02155
ANGELO B. VENEZIANO ASSOCIATES
CAMBRIDGE, MA.
& SURVEY
TIGRAN YESAYAN
ENGINEERING
55 HARVEY STREET
MEDFORD
PREPARED FOR:
CERTIFIED PLOT PLAN
PREPARED BY:
00 S9 2
DRILL HOLE
OVERHANG
No. 55
30.00
29.8
30.00
EXISTING
PEAK = 65.0
DWELLING
AREA = 1,650 s.f.+
DECK
HARVEY STREET
FIRST FLR = 30.9
TOP OF FND =
SELL HOLE
2958 22,80
g: 29X6
22.17 *
SELL HOLE
29.37
ELEV=27.66(CAMBRIDGE CITY BASE)
BENCHMARK: DRILL HOLE ON CURB
WESTLEY AVENUE
SILASTHO
Richard:
Mede Jr
HO 36864
CITY BASE.
ORNEATH OF MAT
THE FLOOD ELEVATION FOR 1%
CAMBRIDGE
DATE:
11/17/2023
2023
NOTE: AS PER CAMBRIDGE FLOOD VIEWER 2022 MAP,
LTFE, AT 55 HARVEY STEET, IS SET AT 29.6'
SEPTEMBER 28,
SCALE: 1" = 10'
CURRENT OWNER: SHIRAZ IQBAL & SAIHBA ALI
PLAN REFERENCE: BK 2164 PG END
CERTIFICATION TO THE TITLE OF THE LANDS SHOWN. THE OWNERSHIP OF
SURVEYORS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR A PLAN AND
SURVEY OF THIS TYPE. THIS CERTIFICATION IS MADE ONLY TO THE ABOVE
MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE PRACTICES OF LAND
I CERTIFY THAT THIS PLAN AND THE SURVEY ON WHICH IT IS BASED WERE
NAMED INDIVIDUAL(S) AND IS NULL AND VOID UPON ANY FURTHER CONVEYANCE
TITLE REFERENCE: BK 59524 PG 476
THE FIELD WORK WAS COMPLETED ON: SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATION:
PRESCRIPTIVE.
ABUTTING PROPERTIES IS ACCORDING TO ASSESSORS RECORDS.
OF THIS PLAN.
TO: SHIRAZ IQBAL & SAIHBA ALI
DATE OF PLAN:
RICHARD J. MEDE, JR. P.L.S.
DATE OF PLAN: NOVEMBER 17, 2023 (DATUM CHANGE TOCAMBRIDGE CITY BASE)
THIS PLAN WAS PREPARED WITHOUT A FULL TITLE EXAMINATION AND IS NOT A
PREMAY NOT SHOW ALL ENCUMBRANCES WHETHER EXPRESSED, LIED AN MAY
NOTE: LOCATION OF FENCES SHOWN ARE APPROXIMATE AND FOR AESTHETIC PURPOSES
PROPERTY LINE 55.00'
7-6
12'-6"
11'-8"
NEW
HOUSE
8-10"
DECK
ABOVE
SINGLE FAMILY
NEW 3RD FL
3'-2"
7-3"
CONDITION
PROPOSED
PROPERTY LINE 30.00'
to:
12-6
PROPERTY LINE 30.00
5-117
PROPERTY LINE 55.00
PAVERS
PERMEABLE
DRIVEWAY w/
IS 132.75 SOFT
FLOOR IS 58 SOFT
SPACE IS 191 SOFT
COMBINED OPEN SPACE
PROPOSED LOT GROUND
OF PROPOSED DECKS ON
2ND & 3RD FLOOR ABOVE
TOTAL PROPOSED OPEN
OPEN SPACE DIAGRAM
OPEN SPACE REMAINING ON
PROPERTY LINE 55.00'
2'-8"
PORCH
EXISTING
7'-1"
7'-9"
FOUR FAMILY HOUSE
PROPERTY LINE 30.00°
PROPERTY LINE 30.00
EXISTING
CONDITION
MAY 10, 2024
EXT'G WALKWAY
DECK OVERHEAD
CODE DEFINITION
ABOVE = 112 SQFT.
SPACE IS 167 SOFT
TOTAL EXT'G OPEN
NOTE: WE ARE NOT
- DECK OPEN SPACE
THE SKY" PER ZONING
UNDER REAR DECK OR
EXISTING OPEN SPACE
THEY DO NOT HAVE AN
BELOW AS OPEN SPACE
COUNTING OPEN SPACE
FRONT PORCH BECAUSE
- DO NOT COUNT SPACE
"UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW TO
AREA ON SIDE LOT = 55 SQFT
100 Lan Cool 10
Allston, MA 02134
55 HARVEY ST
ARM Developers LLC
RENOVATION
Tigran Yesayan
dotloop signature verification: dtip.us/HT33-nvee-x8AM
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.
We are
To Whom It May Concern:
We are an 8
3 trustees of
unit
directly
across the
Harvey Reed
bullding
condo
As owner or agent of
street of this
and support
oroject
-association
this curb cut
building
Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare
approval
disapproval
of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at:
ate:
Signed:
donoop vermed
05/10/24 10:04 AM EDT
UFO2-FZ2R-7HWW-V4DY
Shane Marrion
Address:
54 Harvey St
To Whom It May Concern:
Harvey Reed
Trustees
condo
As owner or agent of
assocition
Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare
SM
approval
disapproval
05/10/24
10:04 AM EDT
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of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at:
55 Harvey
St
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Shane Marrion
Cambridg
Signed:
Address:
54 Harvey
St.Cambridg
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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.
We are
To Whom It May Concern:
We are an 8
3 trustees of
directly
unit
Harvey Reed
across the
building
condo
As owner or agent of
street of this
and support
association
this curb cut
project
building
Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare
SM
disapproval
approval
05/10/24
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of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at:
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05/10/24 12:05 PM EDT
05/10/24 10:56 AM EDT
Nathan Woodard
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Ramona Dvorak
BFV7-MEFP-UBCC-WKLL
ate:
Signed:
antone Vaster
05/10/24 10:04 AM EDT
UFO2-FZ2R-7HWW-V4DY
Shane Marrion
Address:
54 Harvey St
To Whom It May Concern:
Harvey Reed
Trustees
condo
As owner or agent of
assocition
Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare
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approval
disapproval
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of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at:
55 Harvey
St
Cambridg
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DUCH-HWHD-HXAA-JQKO
Signed:
Ramona Duerak
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Nathan Woodard
Address:
54 Harvey
St. Cambridg
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
•LICATION FOR DRIVEWAY CUTS
ID OPENINGS ABUTTOR'S FORM
the assessor's plat and signatures from all abutting property owners
across the street (may be more than one). If the abutting buildings are
...ums then all condominium owners must sign.
To Whom It May Concern:
134 Reed Street
As owner or agent of
Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare
disapproval
approval
of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at:
Date:
4/20/24
Signed:
Mauto Ba
Address:
134 Reed Stret
Cambridge, MA 02140
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:
[phone removed] Tigran
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
51 Harvey St.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare
disapproval
approval
of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at:
55 Harvey st.
Date:
Signed:
2/20/24
Address:
51
Harvey st Cambrdge
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:
61 HARVEY ST
As owner or agent of
Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare
approval
disapproval
of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at:
55 HARVEY
Signed:
(JASON SAROS)
2/29/24
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:
Date: 3/6/24
disapproval
MA 02140
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Jonathan Slate
6 Westly Avenue
6 Westley Avenue
further
approval
Cambridgs,
for a
As owner or agent of
To Whom It May Concern:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, I do hereby declare
of installment of Off-Street Parking Facility located at:
Signed:
Address:
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