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An application was received from Duncan MacArthur, requesting permission for a curb cut at the premises numbered 56 Creighton 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. TABLED BY IN COUNCIL JUNE 1, 2020

APP 2020 #22·Council meeting Jun 1, 2020·9 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)
General Information Attestation Curb Cut 66438 Submitted On: Feb 07, 2020 Applicant Duncan MacArthur [phone removed] [email removed] Location 56 Creighton St Cambridge, MA 02140 Frontage (in feet) 36 Setback - distance from building to sidewalk (in feet) 13 Distance from proposed driveway to surrounding structures and property line (in feet) 30 Length of proposed driveway (in feet) 147 Width of proposed driveway (in feet) 20 Size of proposed driveway (square feet) 2940 Location of any trees, sign posts, fire hydrants, utility poles, etc., in direct vicinity of proposed driveway There is a "No Stopping" sign on the right hand side of Creighton, on opposite side of street from our structure, but still on our property. Street dead ends into our property, we are proposing to cut the curb at the dead end of the street into the narrow band of our property along the train tracks. Full Name Duncan MacArthur Date 02/07/2020
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 February 27, 2020 Duncan MacArthur for a Curb Cut at the location of 56 Creighton Street with a Frontage of 36', Setback 13', Distance from surrounding structures 30', Length 147', Width 20' and a total Square Footage of 2940. North Cambridge Stabilization Committee, North Commons, Buena V Jeffrey Lipshaw, Helen Solorzano, Ruth A. Ryals and Ruth Allen RESET PRINT
SCALE: DATE: DRAWN BY: MLA Moskow Linn Architects, Inc. 88 Broad Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 tel. [phone removed] fax. [phone removed] www.moskowlinn.com C:\Users\rlinn\Desktop\WORKBAR\56 Creighton Street_SD 3 units with parallel parking.rvt A0.3 Existing Site Plan 56 Creighton Street, Cambridge, MA OPTION A - PARALLEL PARKING 11.13.2019
DN C R E I G H T O N S T R E E T R E G E N T S T R E E T M B T A UNIT 1 UNIT 2 GUEST UNIT 3 GUEST GUEST #56 front yard setback 13.0 ft side yard setback 31.6 ft rear yard setback = 0.0 ft side yard setback = 0.0 ft 10.9 ft 0' 10' 20' 40' 5.4 ft 12.9 ft 26.1 ft 11.6 ft 13.0 ft 12.2 ft 8.9 ft 4.5 ft 91.9 ft 11.1 ft 12.2 ft 6.4 ft 58.1 ft 86.0 ft 10.0 ft 10.0 ft EASEMENT FOR ADJACENT BUILDING PARKING BIKE STORAGE 20.0 ft 18.0 ft 10.0 ft 34.8 ft 10.0 ft 6.9 ft 3.2 ft 4.2 ft EXISTING TREES TO REMAIN, TYP. EXISTING TREES TO BE REMOVED 4.0 ft SCALE: DATE: DRAWN BY: MLA Moskow Linn Architects, Inc. 88 Broad Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 tel. [phone removed] fax. [phone removed] www.moskowlinn.com 3/64" = 1'-0" C:\Users\rlinn\Desktop\WORKBAR\56 Creighton Street_SD 3 units with parallel parking.rvt A0.4 Proposed Site Plan 56 Creighton Street, Cambridge, MA OPTION A - PARALLEL PARKING 11.13.2019 3/64" = 1'-0" 1 Proposed Site Plan
C R E I G H T O N S T R E E T R E G E N T S T R E E T M B T A TRASH, RECYCLING, AND COMPOST FOR UNIT 1 AND 2 EXISTING SIDEWALK (AT HEIGHT OF ROAD) TO REMAIN (EXISTING CURB CUT TO REMAIN) SUNKEN ROOF DECK SUNKEN ROOF DECK SUNKEN ROOF DECK MECHANICAL UNIT 1 UNIT 2 GUEST UNIT 3 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO REGENT STREET TERRACE TERRACE TURN-AROUND / SNOW AREA TERRACE GUEST SLATTED WOOD FENCE WITH PRIVATE ACCESS FOR UNIT 3 ASPHALT PARKING PLANTING AREA, TBD PERMEABLE PAVER WALKWAY, TYP (SEE PAGE A8.0) FENCE AND 4 FT PATH PERMEABLE PAVERS ALONG UNIT ENTRY WALKWAYS, TYP. ( SEE PAGE A8.0) PLANTING AREA, TBD SLATTED WOOD FENCE WITH PRIVATE ACCESS FOR UNIT 2 FENCE WITH PRIVATE ACCESS FOR UNIT 1 BLUESTONE PERMEABLE PAVERS AT COURTYARD TERRACES, TYP. (SEE PAGE A8.0) FULL HEIGHT BRICK WALL WITH GLASS BLOCK OPENINGS EXISTING BRICK WALL, LOWERED TO 5'-0" HEIGHT SLATTED PRIVACY SCREEN TO 22'-10" ABOVE GRADE LONG-TERM BIKE PARKING IN BIKE LOCKERS (SEE PAGE A8.0) 0' 10' 20' 40' PATH LIGHTS ALONG UNIT ENTRY WALKWAYS, TYP. (SEE PAGE A8.0) EXTERIOR WALL SCONCES AT ENTRY DOOR, TYP. PLANTING AREA, TBD EXTEND SIDEWALK INTO PARKING AREA (EXISTING CURB CUT TO REMAIN) EASEMENT FOR ADJACENT BUILDING PARKING GUEST TRASH, RECYCLING, AND COMPOST FOR UNIT 3 EXISTING TREES TO REMAIN, TYP. SCALE: DATE: DRAWN BY: MLA Moskow Linn Architects, Inc. 88 Broad Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 tel. [phone removed] fax. [phone removed] www.moskowlinn.com 3/64" = 1'-0" C:\Users\rlinn\Desktop\WORKBAR\56 Creighton Street_SD 3 units with parallel parking.rvt A0.5 Proposed Landscape Plan 56 Creighton Street, Cambridge, MA OPTION A - PARALLEL PARKING 11.13.2019 3/64" = 1'-0" 1 Proposed Landscape Plan