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Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda

Contact

Ranjit Singanayagam
Olivia Ratay
Maria Pacheco -ranjits@cambridgema.gov
oratay@cambridgema.gov
mpacheco@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6100

Description

The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Virtual Public Meeting, THURSDAY – FEBRUARY 10, 2022.  Members of the public can participate or view the meeting remotely using the Zoom Webinar link: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/85702655517

Or join by phone:  Dial +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 - Webinar ID: 85702655517

"CLICK CASE NUMBER TO VIEW APPLICATION, PLANS & OTHER SUBMISSIONS".

6:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-157695
10 FAWCETT STREET Office 2 Zone

LS ALEWIFE II, LLC – C/O ADAM BRAILLARD, ESQ.

Special Permit To modify its existing wireless facility currently operating on the penthouse façade of the Building by replacing three (3) panel antennas, with three (3) like kind panel antennas, and by replacing three (3) remote radio units (RRUs) with three (3) like kind RRUs.

All visible replaced antennas and supporting equipment will be painted to match the building.  Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility).  6409 (Middle Class Tax Relief Act).

6:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-158753
14 ARROW STREET Office 3 Zone

T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC FOR DOWSE, INC./BBC TRUST – C/O ADAM BRAILLARD, ESQ.

Special Permit: To modify its existing wireless facility currently operating on the façade of the Smokestack by replacing six (6) panel antennas, with six (6) like kind panel antennas, and by replacing three (3) remote radio units (RRUs) with six (6) like kind RRUs. All antennas and supporting equipment will be painted to match the Smokestack.  Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility).  6409 (Middle Class Tax Relief Act).

7:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-159164
100 CONCORD AVENUE Residence C-1 Zone

T-MOBILE NORTHEAST LLC FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF BOSTON – C/O ADAM BRAILLARD, ESQ.

Special Permit:To modify its existing wireless communications facility by replacing eight (8) panel antennas with eight (8) new like-kind panel antennas concealed within the existing church steeple located at the Property, and by replacing four (4) Remote Radio Head Units (RRH) with eight (8) new like-kind RRHs and supporting equipment. All the proposed antennas will be installed in the same locations as the existing antennas and will continue to be concealed within the existing Church steeple. Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.G.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility).  6409 (Middle Class Tax Relief Act).

7:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-157204
55 WENDELL STREET Residence C-1 Zone

EDEN STEINBERG & PETER MUZ – C/O ROBERT LINN, ARCHITECT

Variance

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).  Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure).

7:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-158423
4 HOLLIS PARK Residence B Zone

GREG FRALISH & PAMELA PECCHIO – C/O JOHN LODGE, ARCHITECT

Special Permit:Addition of a new dormer and areaway, and the installation of windows in the setback.

Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).   Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C & Sec. 8.22.2.D (Non-Conforming Structure).

Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40-10.43 (Special Permit).

7:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-154757 
32 MT. PLEASANT STREET #1 Residence C-1 Zone

HENRY LEITNER & CATALINA LASERNA – C/O KEVIN RICHARD

Variance: To add a portico over front doors. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).

Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).

8:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-159246
30 FAIRMONT AVENUE Residence C-1 Zone JANICE YE – C/O ADAM GLASSMAN, R.A.

Variance: Installation of a guardrail for a new below grade exterior stair. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).

Special Permit: Exclusion of the converted basement area from the existing non-conforming FAR and the creation of a new rear wall opening for a new egress door. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.C (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).

TO VIEW BZA CASE APPLICATIONS, PLANS & SUBMISSIONS, GO TO: https://www.cambridgema.gov/inspection/zoning.aspx at top of page, click “Calendar” > Click hearing date >

Click “Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda.”  Any information filed after the agenda has been posted can be viewed at the Inspectional Services Department located at 831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge by appointment only.   Copies of this petition are also on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, MA.   Interested persons may provide comments to the Board of Zoning Appeal by participating virtually during the hearing and/or may provide written comments for the Board’s consideration by mailing or delivering them to the attention of the Secretary, Board of Zoning Appeal, 831 Mass Avenue, 02139 or by emailing them to mpacheco@cambridgema.gov.  Comments must be submitted prior to the Hearing and include the Case Number.

Continued cases are not re-advertised but are posted on the office board at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall & on the same BZA Web Page 48 hours prior to hearing. 

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