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An application was received from Alexandra Offiong, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 53 Bow 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

APP 2020 #12·Council meeting Mar 2, 2020·12 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)
General Information Attestation Curb Cut 59824 Submitted On: Nov 05, 2019 Applicant Alexandra Offiong [phone removed] [email removed] Location 53 Bow St Cambridge, MA 02138 Frontage (in feet) 131' on Linden Street Setback - distance from building to sidewalk (in feet) 16 Distance from proposed driveway to surrounding structures and property line (in feet) 135 Length of proposed driveway (in feet) 17.25 Width of proposed driveway (in feet) 18 Size of proposed driveway (square feet) 310.5 Location of any trees, sign posts, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., in direct vicinity of proposed driveway One light pole is located on Harvard property and will be relocated northward. Full Name Alexandra Offiong Date 11/05/2019
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY OF CAMBRIDGE [phone removed] FAX [phone removed] ANOTHONY 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 21, 2020 Alexandra Offiong for a curb at the location of 53 Bow Street with a frontage of 131', setback 16', distance from other structures 135', length 17.25', width 18' and a total sq. footage of 310.50 Riverside Neighborhood Association Lawrence Adkins, President, Carolyn Shipley, Listserv Moderator RESET PRINT
33.00 TC (32.65 BC) 31.94 31.05 31.33 TC 30.75 BC 31.08 32.37 TC 32.07 BC 32.05 32.15 31.95 LINDEN STREET RANDOLPH HALL 31.98 31.12 \\vhb\gbl\proj\Boston\13182.01 Adams House Renewal\cad\ld\Planmisc\Curb Cut\1318201-Curb_Cut_Figure.dwg November 2019 Figure 1 Curb Cut Permit Plan Modified Curb Cut 53 Bow St, Cambridge, MA Harvard University 0 5 Feet 10 LINDEN STREET MT. AUBURN STREET KEY PLAN BOW STREET RANDOLPH HALL PLYMPTON STREET Existing Curb Proposed Curb Curb Key
33.00 TC (32.65 BC) 31.94 31.05 31.33 TC 30.75 BC 31.08 32.37 TC 32.07 BC 32.05 32.15 31.95 LINDEN STREET RANDOLPH HALL 31.98 31.12 \\vhb\gbl\proj\Boston\13182.01 Adams House Renewal\cad\ld\Planmisc\Curb Cut\1318201-Curb_Cut_Figure.dwg November 2019 Figure 1 Curb Cut Permit Plan Modified Curb Cut 53 Bow St, Cambridge, MA Harvard University 0 5 Feet 10 LINDEN STREET MT. AUBURN STREET KEY PLAN BOW STREET RANDOLPH HALL PLYMPTON STREET Existing Curb Proposed Curb Curb Key
ADAMS HOUSE.DWG 23-Aug-2018 ADAMS HOUSE.DWG ADAMS HOUSE EXISTING CONDITIONS TOPOGRAPHIC PLAN 12'-0" EXISTING CURB CUT EXISTING PARKING SPACE
53 Bow Street – Curb Cut application November 2019 Photo of existing conditions curb cut on Linden Street located between two Harvard University buildings, and across from another Harvard University building Proposed to be shifted northwards to accommodate an accessible path of travel into the courtyard