--------- excuse me thank you um the board of appeal for for um June 7th is now underway please remember that all conversations should seize uh any conversations in the back of the room
please take them outside so that we can hear what's happening make sure all your cell phones are off so we're not uh distracted and just a reminder if you're here to speak in support or in opposition to a project uh please put
your name and address on the record we are here to find out as much as we can about the project so if somebody prior to you has already made um has already raised your concern please um just put your name and address on the record
finally this in in conformance with the open meeting law this uh meeting is being livereamed in addition uh ISD staff who support the board of appeal are uh taking notes so Mr fortune good morning uh we
will be calling at 9:30 the extensions calling BZC 33444 108 to 108A Dorchester Street name and address for the record please morning my name is Quilty Miller with me is Ted Tooki architect i uh wrote to the
board on May 18th requesting an extension of this relief uh the reason being that the project was sold recently mr tookian represents the the buyer they would like to continue on with this project as originally permitted by the board and would like an extension in
order to uh accomplish that how long are you looking for a one year motion for a one-year extension second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you thank you there's quite a bit of uh the
next cases i'm going to call for the record each one of them into the record calling BZC 33336 86 Liverpool Street calling BZC 333790 Liverpool Street bzc
3338 94 Liverpool Street bzc 3339 98 Liverpool Street bzc 33340 106 Liverpool Street bzc 33341 102 Liverpool Street bzc
33342 8484 Liverpool Street bzc 3343 888 Liverpool Street bzc 3334492 Liverpool Street bzc 33345 104 Liverpool Street bzc
33346 100 Liverpool Street bzc 3347 96 Liverpool Street bzc 33348 999 to 101 Border Street BZC 3334980 Liverpool Street BCC
335082 Liverpool Street and BGC 335178 Liverpool Street name and address for the record please uh thank you Madam Chair members of the board uh Jeff Drago of Drago and Tuscano 15 Broad Street i'm here today on behalf of my client the neighborhood of affordable housing
seeking an extension on the permits um my client was approved last year this is an affordable housing project 15 town houses and two large apartment buildings um and the address is listed below uh they are working with state tax credits
and also DND funding of which is they've been held up a bit but looks like they're going in the right direction we're looking for a year extension if possible one year one year motion to grant a one-year extension second all those in
favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you calling your next case calling BCC 33423 77 to 81 Terrace Street name and address for the record please good morning Madam Chair members of the board
attorney Nick Soula McDermaculty Miller 28 State Street Sweet 802 uh here in Boston um we're requesting an extension subsequent to the zoning decision being entered with ISD there was an abut butter appeal to superior court um that appeal is still ongoing as of today
although we understand and we believe that um during an appeal the applicable period of limitations regarding the use of zoning relief is told um and uh during the pendency of that appeal based on our conversations with council um at
ISD we'd like to request uh a one-year extension of our zoning relief just to make the record um abundantly clear may I have a motion please motion to extend one year second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all second
thank you calling the next case for board final arbittor calling BOA 321 90-310 to 348 Harrison Avenue companion case BOA 33412 30- 36 Traveler Street and BOA
321-91 350 to 354 Harrison Avenue name and address for the record please good morning Madam Chair members of the board mark Lacass Business Lacass Law LLC 75 Arlington Street Boston Mass i represent the developer national development of the ink block in Southoun um the three
requests before you today are requests to conform the prior zoning decisions for these three buildings which constitute part of the ink block project um with respect to the restricted parking overlay district conditional use permit for the nonresidential parking at
three of the buildings uh we appeared before the BRA board on February 11 2016 uh seeking a notice of project change of our prior developments under article 80B large project review um simply changing
the number of surface parking spaces for the restaurant and retail space for buildings 2 three and for from 67 to 50 basically as a result of rearranging the surface area of the entire complex um we did add 38 spaces for the residential
component but that's not subject to the RPOD so the board final arbiter requests before you simply seek to confirm that our prior ARPOD permits are consistent with our approvals under the notice of project change by the BRA board uh
changing the non-residential parking from 67 spaces to 50 spaces so 67 to 50 spaces um and will that be in fact enough for uh the non-residential uses in the project yes
because we also have the large surface parking deck for the Whole Foods grocery store which contains 110 parking spaces and what they found is that that use is sufficient supply for the other retail tenants as well
so that these additional spaces are for the other retail t that's the So this is a reduction of 17 spaces reduction of 17 on some of the other surface areas behind one of the buildings but we also still have but the purpose of those
spaces is for the other correct there are some smaller um restaurant uses there's a bank um salad place going in but as I said we're adding 38 spaces in a new underground parking garage um
in building number five which will be the last building to be constructed and known as the Sienna condominiums so those are for the residents right those will be residential and those are not subject to the ARPOD requirements of this board may I have a motion please motion to grant the relief request
second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you so much calling the next case calling BOA 495855425 Lraine Street name and address for the record please morning Dennis Quilty attorney
McDermac Quilty Miller representing the property owner at this address morning good morning morning this matter I wrote to the board May 23rd requesting this hearing on the board final arbiter with regard to the
style of motion that was made when we were here before you uh for denial um it it it came to my attention uh on information belief that the intention actually was denial without prejudice and I was uh here before the board to
ask if the correction could be made to the vote to uh reflect what I believe was the intention of the maker of the motion at the time it was made u Mr quilty I my my my recollection of it was was that um
generally there were a lot of issues related to this project um and um our concern was that we do not see the project in the same form um and therefore the motion was for denial uh
um may I have a confirmation of that uh as the maker of the motion it was for denial but it was uh not but it was with the intent that it uh come back with um with an altered proposal and I would uh that's they may have a second right
but isn't there another issue here um as I recall one of the issues that this board was having a difficult time with was the seemingly the fluidity of the plan that there were motions to move the
entrance in the parking garage from one end of one portion of the building to the other and it seems to me that uh if that change is made then in fact a
simple uh relication is inherent the problem with the denial uh is that it means you can't come back to the same project within but if you change the project right come back so and I I know that uh certainly this member had a
difficult time with the description of how this thing was going to change or not change and you know we we don't give approvals based on elastic drawings okay uh so was there a motion was there a second
all those in favor i any oppose second motion carries motion what was the motion motion to confirm the because you made the motion for denial well I was explaining I didn't make a motion i was explaining and again to to uh reiterate
reiterate what board member Pazani said if the plan if it comes back uh with in an altered form then then it doesn't have to wait for that uh that length of time so is there a motion motion to confirm or denial second all those in
favor i any opposed you're all set thank you calling BOA56092286 Tuttle Street name that just for the record please morning Madam Chair members of the board my name is James Christopher uh
addressing 247 Middle Street in here on behalf of my parents William and Mary Christopher for 86 Tuttle Street please tell us why you're here um this project was before the board recently to enclose the rear porch uh since then my
parents would like to increase the size of the addition i've included for the record a copy of the permit for the original scope along with the letter from Mark Joseph the plans examiner that states that uh extending the enclosed addition um does not create any any new
zoning violations so what was the original size that we approved and what's the new proposed size uh I believe it was um 5T by about um 8 ft and now it's to 5 ft by about 13 ft
motion to grant relief requested i mean this is completely uninstall final oper second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you calling the 9:30 reconsiderations calling BOA
573776 89 to 95 Brighton Avenue name and address for the record please good morning Madam Chair peter Tam from Goulson and Stores on behalf of the applicant with me Noah Mlin from Eden Properties attorney Peter Lions 99 Fton
Street Boston Mass noah Maslin 107 Brighton Avenue here madam Chair we were before this board on May 10th uh the
the proposal that we had uh has had uh significant public process and public support we ultimately were one v vote short and we simply asked for reconsideration under section 53 of the code
and what is the reconsideration of the reconsideration is of the very same project that we were before you for May 10th on and considering uh uh the efforts made on behalf of the applicant the outreach to the community and the significant public support we simply
request the opportunity to respond to the comments that were raised by this board at that time and to provide additional information uh to the ZBA that we uh did not provide during that hearing so are you expecting us today to
uh reopen the case and hear the additional information yes at a later date at a later date yes so what is this request for precisely the request is a motion for reconsideration under section 53
uh that uh with the support of five members of this board would allow us to reopen a new hearing on the merits of the project in order to respond to the board's comments and what was the motion at at uh and what was the motion on 510
was it a dial there were several votes taken um I would characterize from my point of view there being uh a bit of confusion um on my behalf and certainly uh in terms of the uh sequence and the number of votes taken but ultimately it
was a denial okay i have a question can I have uh council uh explain to me what 53 is and what our what our options are here this request is simply um a request for the project to be appealed to be
reconsidered by the board um there should be no discussion as to the merits of the project uh today or a rehearing on the project so to speak today uh it's just with um if the board approves the request for reconsideration what we would do is we would
readvertise and um um readvertise and renotice um for hearing at a later date for a new discussion on on the or redisussion essentially on the merits of the project but so today's vote will be just for an opportunity for the project
to be reconsidered miss Bazani yeah uh uh I'm concerned with the presentation of it as a quote unquote reconsideration okay this is the first time that this member has been exposed to that and comes the logical question
why then doesn't everybody who's been denied come before us and ask for reconsideration i mean it seems to me that the decision was clear i in fact made a motion for its approval uh the board did not appeal
that that motion had merit therefore it failed therefore it was a denial um you know I see no benefit and providing a reconsideration for this project uh it went on we had
ample discussion uh I think the board was reasonably well informed as to what the merits or non-mmerits of it were and uh I'm just concerned that if if we do this that just opens a floodgate cuz I
don't know how one says no and the decision of the board was it is what it is can I say that I agree with the applicants that there was a lot of confusion after the presentation i mean there's a motion to approve i was
allowed to make a motion to defer it um and I know that this board has in the past uh you know even after a motion to approve and it's not uh passed uh we we have allowed other motions so there is
some inconsistency uh passed on this board on that matter so the the ultimate decision was a denial and as as mentioned prior a denial means we just we we just don't
want to see that project in the same form we might see it in another form so that is always an option open to you um for your consideration we we understand that but we felt that um there was
significant information related to specific topics that we um either didn't do a good job of or didn't offer that um answers or information so essentially the bottom line is you're proposing to come back you're proposing to come back
with the same project um but you're requesting to come back prior to that year ultimately is what it boils down to madam Chair there were specifics that were requested and I appreciate the members comments about the precedent
here uh 53 does permit this board in their discretion to reconsider um presumably there are times when it is appropriate to do so we maintain that this is one of those times had the votes been uh a motion first for recons uh for
for a deferral perhaps the board would have acted differently uh the sequence of votes may have been relevant what we simply request is that each board member consider some of the specifics that were uh identified in the comments that the
chair and others made uh specifically with respect to uh concerns about student housing and how we would regulate that concerns about parking and how would we would address that and we simply did not feel we had an opportunity and had we had a deferral we
would have had an opportunity at least to present that information to the board well the request for deferral As you know because and and and some of you know um Mr mr fortune always asks right up front is this a request for
deferral generally we do not hear the entire merits of the case before granting a deferral i mean desperate okay so um go ahead um uh I think it's a little bit of a slippery slope to sort of anticipate what people were thinking or may have
been thinking and uh I don't think you really want to go there um and I think Mr pazani's point is is well taken that this is not something we do everybody who felt like they didn't present something comprehensively enough or thoroughly enough would come back and say "Oh I wanted reconsideration i want
to do a better job." You get one bite at the apple however I do remember the particulars espani made a motion for approval it failed and it would have been straight denial and then Peter made a motion to defer and that failed and we were left with a denial because nothing had passed so that was a little odd i
agree and and based on that but also uh taking chair uh person's Royo's uh comments into consideration if you come back with the same proposal then in some ways then you're running the risk of what Mr as Anani
said which is we just open the floodgates for every single thing to be reconsidered so I don't have a problem with a motion to reconsider but that's based on the understanding that that a different substantive proposal comes can do that anyway they can that's right
right um can I without a formal so that we vote on our correct and I think it's in your in your court but I'm going to make a motion to deny to maintain our original decision of denial mr pazani before we get there
can I ask another question and I'm looking for a little clarification because I was a little bit confused uh during this process uh at that point where we decided to vote for a deferral um what what a number of votes did we need matt you might be able to help with
this chairperson you might be able to help with this what number of votes did we need for that deferral at that time well standard five i remember asking for a recount and I I never was given that okay so and and I I remember that I was a little bit
confused being new on the board and I needed um I probably should have asked for clarification which is what I'm doing now um so so you know Okay so go ahead so there's a motion is
there a motion yes I made a motion to maintain our original decision second all those in favor i opposed i'm opposed okay so I get to decide and I um it's going to
stay as a denial okay thank you calling the next cases for red discussion calling BOA 549038 104 to 106 Winthr Street there's companion cases boa
54939104 to 106 Winthre Street boa 54904118 108 to 110 Winthre Street and BOA 549040 108 to 110 Win Street this is for 104106 Winthre Street this is a change
oxygen from six units to 12 units and renovations including installation of sprinkler system and updated fire alarms violations article 50 multifamily dwelling unit use of 12 is a forbidden use article 50 section 29 large area for additional dwelling units
is insufficient article 50 section 29 floor ratio is excessive article 50 section 29 maximum building height is excessive article 50 section 29 usable open space is insufficient article 50 section 43 off streetet parking requirement is insufficient
this is uh this is in reference to the premises at 104106 Winter Street SE section architectural access board 521 CMR chapter 10 section 10.1 the general public use in the common use use spaces of multiple
dwellings this is for 108 to 110 Winth Street this is to change a from 6 units to 12 units and include finishing the attic space renovate and include installation of sprinkler system and updated fire alarm 108 and 110 will officially be connected as one
building this is the arch this is section architectural access board 521 CMR chapter 10 section 101 the general public use and the common use spaces of multiple dwellings name that just for the record please
my name is Roberto Demarco i am the uh council for the petitioner uh address is 350 Main Street Molden please tell us what's being proposed uh Madam Chair since uh first um filing this project we've met several times
with the community uh their major concern was the number of units uh since those meetings and through um continued uh work with the community we've revised the unit count in each building to be nine um so the total for the two buildings is um 18 units we've also
created a handicap uh accessible ramp in between the two buildings to allow uh access to the grade level units of both buildings uh and we've increased the number of off streetet parking spaces um
so it sounds then that there are a couple of these um your violations that you are not requesting then that you're saying are being met yes Madam Chair uh we are at this point the parking is now
at a 1:1 ratio okay um we've also um you've met the architectural metal requirements requirements is there a building code uh I believe that still stands still stands okay and have any of your other
violations changed we have now reduced the um the maximum number of units uh which was at uh is eight for the area we went from 12 down to nine so we're at one over and so the we reduced the violation on that particular code
how do the plans look Mr uh the drawings are adequate um James could you address the building code violation my apologies dimensional architectural Actually I I believe that's been met i
apologize that's now been met make a motion to deny the newly co- relief requested second all those in favor i any oppose okay so now to the merits of the case how do the plans look Mr pazani the drawings are adequate the uh
accessibility has been uh well dealt with one more question what are the unit sizes um the units range Madam Chair from uh 1432 185 ft with the largest being uh
1895 ft um that's across the two buildings they're large units the three and fourbedroom units and that was also as a result of uh minimizing the unit count and working with the neighborhood to provide multiple bedrooms to for the option for families to move into these
buildings okay um is any other questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this project good morning Madam Chair members of the board kyra Fox Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services would like to go on record and support uh as stated this was thoroughly
vetted through the community uh they have gone back and forth on the design and were able to come up with a current plan which um addresses some of the major concerns regarding parking home ownership opportunities and overall just community input and we are strongly
supporting the project as it stands thank you good morning Madam Chair members of the board uh Justin Brown from counselor Tito Jackson's office the counselor would like to give his support thank you hi my name is Lorraine Wheeler and I'm
here representing the Roxbury Path Forward Neighborhood Association uh which is the Mullen Street Historic District where the building is located and we after a long process that did you know included lots of different moving
parts we do support the project because they did um agree to preserve and renovate the two properties they're making a charitable donation in that neighborhood um but we still just had a a couple of questions that if the board
could address so one of the questions was that several times the architect gave us a rendering you have a rendering now and we like the rendering but the the plans that we saw were very plain
and so we had talked to the architect um about adding panels and molding to make the building look you know more historic and fit within the neighborhood so I think we can address that thank you thank you
hi I'm Brian Keith uh 105 Mount Pleasant Avenue in Roxberry president of the Mount Pleasant Neighbor Association although the agreement wasn't perfect um they did make a very strong attempt to work with the community and I would like to go on record in support of the project thank you is anybody else here
to speak in support is anybody here in opposition okay may I have a motion please motion to approve with uh BRA design review second all those in favor i any opposed and this acknowledges the
withdrawal and the meeting of the requirements of the parking and the architectural access i just want to make that clear okay thank you thank you following the next case is calling BOA 53907214 Breck Avenue it's also a
companion case building code BOA 539 03 07314 Breck Avenue purpose is to legalize the work done on the first floor without a permit change auction from a two family to a three family and install sprinklers and a fire fire
alarm building code section 1208.2 minimum ceiling height ceiling height is insufficient basement egress windows to be revised submit two full set of construction drawings including fire protection name and address for the record please ken
Joyce 54 Street Boston 02110 for the uh applicant uh good morning uh madam chairwoman members of the board this matter was originally on for May 24th it was deferred till today because of the building code issue um subsequently the mayor's office has requested that we uh
seek a further deferral uh to hold one more uh mayor's office meeting in the neighborhood we've had an extensive community process already begin about a year ago we've revised the design and they've made that request so uh courtesy I make a motion for deferral is that
second all those in favor i any opposed the date please july 26th thank you july 11:30 july 26 thank you well are there any I'm sorry we'll go to the next
Well actually we'll do the 9:30 cases before we do the building code are there any deferrals or withdrawals for 9:30 address please good morning 3-4 RD Street East Boston um hold on a second please i'm sorry just for the record
calling BOA 5790983 RD Street name and address for the record please floren Scatino 1216 Bennington Street East Boston um I'm here today requesting a deferral because attorney Lind is actually on vacation the client did ask for attorney Lind to
present the case so we're asking for a short deferral till July 12th we are completed with the community process so we are just asking for that short deferral may I have a motion please motion to defer is there a second second all those in favor i any oppose the date
please you have July 26th thank you address please 714 East 5th Street for the record calling VA 573732 714 East Fth Street name and address for the record please george Morancey i'm an attorney with the business address at 350 West Broadway in
South Boston madam Chair members we'd like uh uh hopefully a July date uh in this matter we need to engage in some additional conversations with the butters about this project before proceeding may I have a motion motion for deferral
second all those in favor i any opposed the date please we have a date of July 26th thank you are there any other deferrals or withdrawals for 9:30 hearing none going to go back up to the 9:30 cases for building code calling VA
58509527 to35 Harrison Avenue Harrison Avenue here okay we'll hold on to this case calling the first case for 9:30 calling BOA 5738422 Boilston Street purpose is to change occupancy to
include an adult vocational training and educational international institute of New England on the third floor Urban College on the first and second floor and office renovations the violations article 38 section 18 use of an adult vocational training and educational use
is conditional name and address for the record please so Jeff Thielman uh president and CEO of the International Institute of New England i live in Arlington uh Massachusetts my my address is to boil street that's where our operation is ashley Dunn Der Brown
Architect 6 Glennail Terrace Jamaica Plane michael Taylor the president of the Urban College of Boston 505 Congress Street Council so please tell us what's being proposed because I know you've guys already moved in yeah we have we haven't moved in yet
we begun we've begun work so we are uh we are running an adult training program um and our organization works with refugees and immigrants in three locations in New England lol Manchester and Boston boston is our largest field
office the uh Boston site uh has six training rooms one computer lab um room for counseling and case uh support for refugees and immigrants and uh we were issued an at risk permit work has begun we expect to finish and move in by
August 10th so how many students are you expecting to be in this space well se six classrooms at the most you would have be 120 uh adult learners in the building at a time during a session
total capacity for a year could be more than that um what is the current uh well it's two it's it's the China trade building to Boilson Street third floor i think that was state offices there i don't know what was there before previously retail and state offices and
since the BRA purchase is being converted over to office use and essentially we're asking for um to convert for this portion to institutional for the vocational training adults so this is the third floor can you speak can Michael can you speak to the first or attorney there
speak to the first and second floors sure the Urban College of Austin is a two-year private nonprofit accredited associate degree institution were established 23 years ago by ABCD um currently we serve 1400 students
70% of whom live in Boston again I repeat that 70% of whom live in Boston in a given semester we serve approximately 800 students from Monday through Saturday almost all of our classes are held in the evening our student population is 96% women 92% minority our remarkable diversity is 59%
Hispanic 22% African-American and 11% Asian our average age is 39 almost all of our students work full-time raising a family attending college still can you tell us how many classrooms are being We're going to have 14 classrooms in the in between the first and second floor
okay and will any there'll be any shared space well we hope and we Mr taylor and I have spoken a great deal and we hope to work together and collaborate and it's possible that we'll offer some programs together yeah the classrooms for Urban College will be used solely by Urban College primarily yes to do some
partnership programs with organizations like that okay i would also add that the building has common space that will be used by students from both of the institutions okay um and what is the the ground floor treatment going to be is who's going to be responsible for that
we're establishing four classrooms on the first floor what the rest of the first floor is outfitted with I'm not sure that's up to the I guess the landlord which is the VR okay how do the any how do the plants look Mr pazani the drawings are adequate any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in
support of this proposal good morning Madam Chair members of the board danny Chen Mary's office of neighborhood services would like to record in support the applicant has supported the Chinatown community and a civic organization thank chair members of the board minor Perez
representing the carpenters union would like to go in regular support of this project yes madam chair members of the board Gary Walker electricians local 103 like to speak in strongly put also thank you thank you is anybody here in opposition may I have a motion please motion to
grant requested second all those in favor any oppose you're all set good luck thank you next case following VA 586 812 326 Meridian Street this is to erect a three unit
residential building the violations article 53 section 9 insufficient lot area for dwelling units 2,000 square ft for the first two units article 53 section 9 insufficient additional lot area for each additional dwelling unit 1,000 ft article 53 section 9
insufficient lot width 40 ft article 53 section 9 insufficient lot frontage 40 ft article 53 section 9 exceeds the flier ratio of 1.0 article 53 section 9 exceeds the number of stories three article 53 section 9 insufficient usable
open space per dwelling unit 200 ft per dwelling unit article 53 section 9 insufficient sideyard width 5 ft article 53 section 9 insufficient rayard depth 30 ft and article 53 section 36 insufficient number of off streetet
parking 1.5 name and address for the record please thank you madam chair members of the board Jeff Drago Drago and Tuscano uh with an address of 15 Broad Street i'm the attorney for the applicant uh Mr gy who's uh with me i also have uh Mercedes Vala who's his
representative and James Christopher from RCA the architect on the project we're here today seeking zoning relief to erect a three-unit residential condominium building um at 326 Meridian Street as it stands now it's a 1,700
square ft uh vacant lot it's next to a park uh in the east Boston section of Boston the gross square footage of the building is 4,546 square ft the unit breakdown unit one is the larger unit it goes into a garden level uh on the bottom floor at
1558 square ft it's a three-bedroom two bath unit unit two and three are similar in size they're two bed one bath units the second unit being 950 square ft and the third floor unit
985 square ft um for the violations the uh violations that were triggered uh the uh minimum lot size uh for this area uh we we would require uh additional 3,000 square ft um the uh other violations
were also F uh required is uh 1.0 0 we're at 2.67 minimum sideyard is 2 1/2 uh we have three which we meet on one side but zero on the other um minimum rear yard
required is 30 and we are at uh 5 ft and the parking uh is actually uh one per unit is required we we do not have any parking uh you have zero parking we we we don't have any parking which is common in that area of Meridian Street
um if you look at the surrounding map we did get the support suppose we can be part of the solution a part of the problem right it's it the grading of that area it would drive up the height of of the building so the community really wanted us to keep with the the look and historic integrity of that area
which we agreed to we did get the support uh of the Eagle Hill Civic Association and we did have an abutters meeting that went well as well okay um I think you've answered the anticipated the questions how do the plans look Mr bazani the drawings are
adequate any questions from the board on A4 when you say front elevation you mean rear elevation correct correct the timeout should be I'd also like to address the building code issues madam Chair um the uh multi multiple
dwellings and uh number of exits and continuity has been I'm sorry did we have a building code issue on this one yes there were two two there were this was originally a fourunit proposal so it actually came down but there were two
building code violations that James was going to explain but we did not we did not appeal the building but they were actually worked out so right zoning we only have zoning we only have zoning before us correct cuz I believe they were worked out yeah that's what we were addressing is that I I thought you would
listen them but we've been working with Lisa Hong who's the plans examiner at ISD to resolve those issues correct so they're not perfect they won't be in the original application in the original update of the application with four units we had the eress issue and a sideyard issue that we've resolved solved okay is anybody here to speak in
support of this proposal good morning chair members of the board Korea from the office of neighborhood services we would like to go and recreate support uh they we hosted an about meeting there was no opposition during the meeting and after going back a couple of times to the Eagle Hill civic association they reduced the size
of the units and also they were asked to maintain the historical design of that area in East Boston thank you thank you was just one support is anybody here in opposition may I have a motion please madam Chair quick
question uh there is no parking uh I I know that it seems that everyone in the community is supporting this but is there something that we can hang our hats on in terms of mitigating the impact of zero parking for this um
around the corner is the Yumana uh school so it is open to all residents to park in which is common in that area it's right literally right uh walking distance of 2 minutes uh across the way which and Border Street which is the abuing street is basically commercial so
at night there's plenty of parking um to walk to motion to accept with bar design review second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries good luck thank you calling the next case calling DOA
58530267 Cottage Street this is a change ox to a three family residential and full interior renovation and replace existing red decks with new addition violations article 53 section 9 additional dwelling unit insufficient additional lot area for each additional dwelling unit 1,000
square ft article 53 section 9 a new rare addition exceeds Florida air ratio of 1.0 article 53 section 9 additional dwelling unit insufficient open space per dwelling unit 300 square ft article 53 section 9 new rear addition
insufficient sideyard is 2 1/2 ft article 53 section 9 new rear addition and insufficient rear yard 40 ft article 53 section 56 additional dwelling unit insufficient off streetet parking of 1.0 name and address for the record please
sure attorney Loren Scatino from Richard Lind's office 1216 Bennington Street East Boston and with me is Patrick Butler um from RG Rail Take this proposal is to um actually renovate the existing it's already an existing
three-unit building the building Jacket had it listed as a store so we're here today to legalize it um my clients bought the bought the property a year ago um and they plan to enclose the rear decks um to add some additional um floor
area for each of the units the three units are going to be between 565 to 750 square ft one and twobedroom units and the project is intended to be marketed as condominiums with that I'd like to just add that the um surrounding area does
consist of mostly three family um buildings and a three family is allowed as of right there will be also a complete life safety update to the building including sprinklers and the like so um I'm looking at this street view
here which is the parcel the parcel that you're talking about the one towards the left which page Madam Chair this is uh the Google Street View yes the one in the middle okay okay and um uh how do the plans look Mr
pazani what are the square footages of the units they range in square footage um with the proposed um addition from 565 to 750 ft
and the parking requirement is a one to one it it is um but as mentioned this has been pre-existing so we're not really changing any footprint or anything like that and the additional dwelling unit has been there for quite some time have you been has have taxes
been paid on it as a three family yes they have actually okay and the um Jeffre Point Neighborhood Association has voted to approve this matter okay any other questions from the board i'm just to be clear is the only thing you're asking for is the legalization of the existing the legalization of the
existing um third unit as well as the floor area for enclosing the red decks is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal madam chair members of the role of Korea from neighborhood services uh there was no opposition during the meeting and
Jeff Point neighborhood association voted in favor um the comments from some of the residents that they're happy to see this building being renovated thanks thank you is there anybody here in opposition may I have a motion please
motion for approval second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries thank you calling VA 57806227 Princeton Street this is to extend living space into the basement include one bedroom
and bathroom to violations article 9 section one reconstruction extension of a non-conforming building and article 53 section 9 floor ratio is excessive name and address for the record please i have the my tenant name and address
for the record please your name and address my name Michael Tetski 27 Princeton Street Trust will you be speaking at the table too yep let's put your name and address on the record um Gabriel Titzky 27
Princeton Street are you going to be assisting him yep okay so please tell us what's being proposed uh I have my tenant about uh six years and they have four kids so kids it's
grows and uh they asked me about to add it uh basement level to additional to first floor apartment so how many units in this building three units this is a three family three family units okay and
so you're looking to extend that basement unit into the first floor unit into the basement okay it's about 600 square foot area mr bazi how how are the plans uh Dr edward um have a question for you what is the
floor to ceiling height in the basement uh about 7 and something about seven and exactly what seven what seven and five 75
okay is that on the plans yeah what's on the plans is 84 in which is 7 ft also what's on the plans is 68 in which is 5'8
are there any b any bedrooms proposed in the basement there is one bedroom proposed in the basement uh just one bedroom and one bathroom any possibility of that becoming a future unit uh it has a separate means
of entrance although it is connected with the uh kitchen of the area up above the unit up above so correct okay yeah your structural engineer drew these
drawings um you know from a zoning point of view it it makes a reasonable amount of sense the question is whether or not there's a building code issue okay and they haven't been cited for building code so I'm not
sure whether or not we want to presume a building code or simply leave it to ISD with the occupancy for that stage is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal
madam chair members of the board clinic Korea from neighborhood services during the meeting um he had a lot of support his uh neighbors showed up to support him also the tenants uh especially the ten on the first floor um she said that she's been there for more than five years and they're expanding so um in
addition to that the Eagle Hill Civic Association voted in favor of this proposal thanks thank you is anybody here in opposition may I have a motion please yeah I want to make a motion to grant the zoning relief requested and while it hasn't
been asked for there is sufficient reason to believe that there may be a building code violation so therefore the zoning relief is granted without building code relief so what that means
is that if ISD cites you for building code change it don't come back and ask for relief because it won't get franted and therefore the zoning will not going away because it's kind of hard is there a second second all those in favor i any
opposed motion carries you're all set calling BOA 57493915 Monument Avenue this is to change from a one family to a two family no work to be done is in existing condition violations
article 62 section 29 our street parking is insufficient in article 62 section 8 insufficient open o usable open space name and address for the record please arthur and Cynthy Coac 15 Monument Avenue Charles Town
please tell us what you're proposing we're proposing to uh we'd like to be able to stay in our house that we've occupied since 1979 our assessing went up um 40% in 2013 we changed from a two to a
one because we were informed by incessing that it would be um a little bit lower but um in 2016 it went up 40% and so now we would like to go back so um in case in case um well it's not it's not
in case it's going to go up again the assessment is going to go up and we would like to mediate that by being able to rent the apartment um so you're proposing to change the occupancy from a one to a two family yes where is the second unit going to be it's on the
first floor it's on the first floor and how large is it it's about uh 850 ft 850 ft and you have two violations one is open space and the second is parking um is there going to be any parking
provided yes we have um deed parking indoor parking half a block away that we've actually owned for 30 years so there's one deed parking to the building uh there's two there's two okay how do the plans look Mr bazani
the drawings are accurate you mentioned the square footage is 300 850 350 8 850 about I think 300 850 800 for the first four unit
any other questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal uh good morning madam chair and members of the board I'm Christopher Breen from neighborhood services we are in support of 15 Monument A we had an meeting on Monday April 25th all those in
attendance were in support of Mr co Colpac and willing to lend their support to anything he needed to keep them in the community thank you is anybody here in opposition may I have a motion please motion for approval second all those in favor i any oppose
motion carries good luck thank you hi Peter it's now 10:31 i'm going to call for any 10:30 cases for deferrals or withdrawals are there any cases for 10:30 for withdrawal or deferral one more chance for people
outside are there any deferrals for 10:30 all withdrawals for 10:30 all right here I'm going go right back to the 9:30 cases calling BOA 564-57339 Eden
Street is Eden Street here this is to extend living space for one unit into the ground floor level of the building and install a new roof deck for exclusive unit use of unit 3 the violations article 62 section 8 excessive floor ratio and article 62
section 8 excessive building height name and address for the record please good morning uh madam chair kevin Joyce 50 Franklin Street Boston 02110 for the applicant with me is Georgees from Kendrick manager of Kendrick LLC and Log
D from uh Corner Architects Inc this property at 39 Eden Street is currently undergoing a gut renov gut renovation under an existing permit the proposal is to um improve that renovation by extending the first floor unit into 460
square ft in the basement and add a 10x 12 roof deck the um project has had two community meetings the roof deck was originally proposed as 10x 20 as a result of the community meeting it was
reduced uh to 10 by 12 10 by 20 to 10 x 12 yes ma'am i have plans here i don't know if the board has seen the revised plans as a result of the community meeting so the uh first floor unit would be extended by 460 ft to the basement
that's correct um and are there bedrooms down there no excuse me okay how do the plans There is a bedroom there is a bedroom and a bathroom down there and the second means of egress in the back through through a rear door to the back okay how do the plans look Mr pazani
drawings are adequate um any questions from the board anybody here to speak in support of this proposal hi there i'm Peter Johnson at 31 Eden Street and I'm in favor of this proposal especially the expansion into the
basement many of the buildings in this neighborhood have large basement windows which are covered with plywood um this would be an improvement to the neighborhood and did we get your address on the record 31 Eden Street okay thank you good morning Madam Chair members of the board christopher Breen from
Neighborhood Services we are in support of 39 Eden Street we had a community meeting on Wednesday April 20th uh George and his group answered all questions and were receptive to all concerns of the abutters uh we have an extensive list list of those in support
and although we did receive a petition of opposition many of those who signed did so before the community meeting and many have since supported the project uh those in opposition have fears of grilling on a roof deck which will be addressed in condo docks and that is all
thank you and support that okay may I have a motion please motion to accept the plans um with bar design review
oh I'm sorry are you in opposition i am oh please forgive me go ahead i own 41 Eden Street which is the director butter and I am opposing Mr george's can you please tell us why the roof deck is deck a concern for us mainly because of the
security and safety of it and we have seven rubber roofs all connecting and nobody has a deck up there and years ago all of those owners agreed not to have roof decks we're concerned about safety we're concerned about grills being put up there we're concerned about someone
smoking and throwing the butt and as you know in South Boston last week there was a terrible fire from somebody smoking on on their third floor roof deck and we don't want to have that issue we've also had issues with people running from deck to deck tenants or residents and I don't
want to be patching my roof my neighbors don't want to be patching their roofs anymore and in terms of the lower level unit we want a structural engineer in there looking at the foundation he's already done digging outside along the exterior and there's been no structural
engineer to look at that and my foundation abutzes and so that's a major concern for me okay and how many buildings um were there that um that are connected seven seven buildings it's Lshaped okay thank you is anybody else
here in opposition uh response from um on the fire issue uh our properties being fully sprinkled we've also put strong language in the con condo docks that restrict the roof deck you know prohibit grills on the
roof deck uh in the way they reduce the roof deck they've got a walkway going out to it for security basically security plus a rod iron um a rod iron gate that they've put onto the roof deck which was all as a result of going through the community process this is
the first This hasn't been built has it no okay this is this is the first we've heard of the structural issues but we do have a licensed person on the site we're not digging into the basement is the basement was used as living space prior so this building has been abandoned for about 7 years unoccupied for 7 years
there was evidence that the basement area was part of the living space before we're not digging down putting down a new slab or excavating inside at all there's 9 foot high ceilings in the basement right now um and with street level windows also so and windows in the
back uh so we're not in it and we're not uh touching the integrity of the foundation or even the slab that's there um we uh we have a letter of support from director on the right side on the other next doors um that we address the
u uh fire safety issues that were brought up by bringing by including uh uh language in the counter documents prohibiting grills charcoal grills gas grills whatever um and again this is this roof deck is only for the third
floor unit not for the other unit so we reduced the size it was very limited thank you so in the back you wanted to put voice your opposition too uh yeah my name is Mark Donghue i own 43 in the street that abuts Kerry Campbell's buildings um my concern was the rooftop
deck um it seems like the violations on rooftop decks even though there is no there are laws against open grilling and cooking seems like there's a lot of violations friends of mine just lost their condo due to a a situation like that in South
Boston so it's really a safety situation for our buildings thank you given the testimony may I have a motion please i'll continue my motion which was to accept the proposal um with bar design review and also
um to work out the you know continue conversations with the abutters is that yeah about about the roof deck yeah okay is there a second second all those in favor i any opposed yeah i'm
opposed because of the roof deck i'm against the roof deck okay um motion carries motion carries you're all set good luck thank you calling DOA 582886 100 Federal Street this project is an attached
addition to a partial interior renovation of an existing building and consists of the following elements the construction of approximately 27,500 gross square feet ground level with a small mezzanine level and closed addition connected to an existing
building on the conga street side and is what now is an open air plaza called the pavilion the conversion of the approximately 59,500 crow square feet below grade basement V1 level area for office and amenity space for parking for tenants of the building violations
article 21 section 1 setback of parapet is insufficient on Congress Street article 21 section 1 setback of parapet is insufficient on Franklin Street article 21 section one the setback of the parapet is insufficient on Matthew
Street article 6 section 6-3A additional conditions required for approval of parking facilities article 15 section 1 40A ratio is excessive article 49A-5 of the greenway overlay ATM use is
conditional article 49A the greenway overlay takeout restaurant is conditional and article 7 section 4 other conditions necessary as protection article 8 section 7 item 36A takeout of a restaurant is conditional and article
8 section 7 item 59 parking garage is a conditional use name and address for the record please yes jennifer Schultz permitting council for applicant Goodwin Proctor 53 State Street Boston george Needs project manager Boston
Properties 800 Boston Street Boston Massachusetts also with us today is uh Michael Canterloopa Boston Properties senior vice president good morning Derek Johnson Perkins Will speak up please can you the team speak up please good morning that's just that's just recording it's not amplified thank you
good morning Derek Johnson Perkins Architects uh 225 Franklin Street Boston david Black from the HP david Black haven't seen you in a while yes um so please tell us what's being
proposed uh yes good morning uh we are seeking zoning relief in order to construct a ground level glass enclosed pavilion addition that will be attached to the existing high-rise office building located at 100 Federal Street in downtown uh the pavilion edition is
intended to revitalize the underused plaza area that fronts Congress Street at present and also seeking relief to convert existing basement level space into additional parking solely to serve the tenants of the building who are three of the largest financial services
companies in Boston uh the pavilion edition is intended to provide a day-to-day civic amenity for the downtown community including food service retail uh gathering space and the opportunity for uh evening private
or public events and should be seen as a we hope year round weatherprotected extension of post office square that sits Kitty Corner 2 where the pavilion will be cited uh the parking conversion is intended to partially ameliate the
parking deficit which is in the building that post construction will still only have approximately half of the parking spaces that BTD guidelines recommend for a building this size isd turned us down as you heard for F parapet setbacks and
conditional use permits for the ATM and takeout restaurants that will be located in the pavilion as well as the parking in the basement and for the last approximately eight months we've been working with the BRA and BCDC in order to create a project that matches the uh
urban vision for the downtown area and we are hoping that we will be creating a valuable civic amenity for the downtown community thank you okay uh so please tell us uh so the ATM use is conditional as is the takeout yes
um tell us exactly what takeout you're proposing do you have vendors in place uh we don't have any uh vendors confirmed at this point however it will be uh sort of a quick serve type uh restaurant use providing uh breakfast lunch and and dinner and then there's
also uh a unit for a sort of full serve restaurant uh that will again be providing lunch and and dinner services okay and um how many parking spaces in the basement so today we have 205 spaces
we'll be looking to add an incremental 85 spaces which will get us to 290 spaces sorry 2 90 okay how do the plans look Mr bazani uh drawings are very nice no and generally I'm just going to make
the statement is that we do not give people pocket uh okays for takeout uh just so that you know that any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal madam Chair members of the board Jenny
Chang Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services would like to go on record and support the advocate has the support of the downtown community and the uh neighborhood groups thank you good morning Madam Chair members of the board john Olrich from council bill Linhan's office would like to go on record in strong support good morning
Madam Chair members of the board chris Tracy senior project manager Boston Redevelopment Authority although this was not subject to small project review uh given the square footage we decided to have a public meeting that we publicly advertised although the meeting was sparsely attended those who attended were in full support the V is fully
supportive the chair members of the board minor fis representing the carpenters union would like to go in record and support yes madam chair members of the board Gary Walker electrical workers local 103 like to speak in strong support also good morning Madam Chair members of the
board doug Meyer from the downtown Boston Improvement District uh the bid has been in support of this project since inception uh a few days ago I mailed a hard copy support letter to your attention however if it got lost in the mail it just hasn't arrived yet i'm going to resubmit again to you thank you thank you is anybody here in
opposition may I have a motion please my motion would be to approve this with continued vary design view and your um whoever will be doing the takeout will be coming back to apply for the takeout
all those in favor any opposed motion carries you're all set we love you calling VA 568-368109 Chestnut Street this is to extend living space by converting existing basement space to
new bedroom and bathroom for unit one violations article 13 section 13-1 the F exceeds the maximum allowed name and address for the record please my name is Timothy Burke i'm the architect for the project my business address is 142
Berkeley Street in Boston please tell us what's being proposed yes my client has a uh garden level condominium in this building the uh building recently redid their mechanical systems and there's a surplus of space
right adjacent to his unit and we were looking for permission to uh use that as part of the unit to create one more bedroom and what's the square footage the existing uh unit is just about 1,000 square ft and it would go up to,229
square ft okay and what's the floor to ceiling height we have uh 8 ft how do the plants look Mr zani uh the blinds are adequate tim are you moving the kitchen into the basement or is it already there it's already there the
only change is the bedroom and a bathroom yes thank you any questions from board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal madam chair members of the board Jake Wessle Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services we'd like to go on record and support we've received a
letter of support from the Beacon Hill Civic Association and from others who live in the building thank you is anybody here in opposition may I have a motion please motion for approval second all those in favor i any
opposed motion carries you're all set thank you very much calling BOA 560197234 Beacon Street this is a demo of an existing garage at the rear of the building and reconstruct the garage is to be reconstructed on the same footprint violations article 20 section
2 maximum percentage of the rear yard occupied by an accessory building is excessive article 20 section 4 rear yard is insufficient in article 32 section 6 groundwater conservation overlay district applicability name and address
for the record please good morning Dennis Quy attorney at McDermaculty and Miller representing the uh property owner um the actual condominium building brian Houseman who's the property manager is with us we have Ted Tucian and his team the project architect and Larry Hayes who is the project engineer
good morning what's being proposed yes ma'am the uh structure in uh question is a dilapidated really unsafe connected garage to this building at the corner of Beacon and Dartmouth Street on the river side so at a butt's back street and and
the garage is in very very bad shape literally falling apart um the initial desire of the ownership of the building was to completely demolish and rebuild the architectural commission preferred that we keep as uh as much of it as possible and rebuild the remainder so
one actual exterior wall will remain the rest will be rebuilt on the same footprint this is an accessory garage to that building which has existed for many years and it's literally kind of sinking into the ground in some places so um we in in preparation for coming before you
we uh met with the neighborhood association of the back bay i know Mr castellani is here we had an abutters meeting on site i know Mr wessle's here we've had no objections i would point out one uh twist if you will which is on the groundwater uh trust um on the
groundwater citation we would be asking the board to uh pass hold your vote if you will on that matter we're still in discussions i think uh the groundwater trust is represented here and they're fully in support of this but obviously they can be heard on that um good
morning madam chair members of the board Christian Simmonelli groundwater trust and I do request a hold for signature um there was some discussion with the applicant on on the trigger uh of this project that uh for GCOT um but they are committed to meeting the standards so I just request all of this okay how do the
plans look mr pani thank you uh very nice any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal madam Chair members of the board Jacob Wessel mayor's office and neighborhood services we'd like to go on record in support as the applicant mentioned we held an on-site butters
meeting and heard no objections and they've met with the neighborhood association of the Back Bay thank you Vic Castellan speaker for the neighborhood association of the Back Bay we we are very concerned about any the Metro relief in the historic
district which we see as underlying protections of the district but in this instance we believe that ISD has aired in their citations other than groundwater for 50 years ISD has treated the
the Boston street side of the Charles Street side of Beacon Street as through streets not under the regular zoning as that definition under groundwater there be no violation thank you
anybody to speak in opposition may I have a motion please motion to grant the zoning relief requested continued design review uh we will have BBAC it's already been approved uh with the proviso that we
will hold our signature pending submission of ground work thank you second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries good luck thank you calling POA 578726 215 to 217 West
5th this is a vacant lot of new construction of two attached town houses three stories high with parking garage under each unit this is woodframe construction all new systems violations article 13 section 13-1 insufficient lot size article 13 section
13-1 insufficient additional lot area per unit article 13 section 13-1 excessive floor to air ratio article 13 section 13-1 insufficient usable open space driveway is excluded in article 13
section 13-1 insufficient lot width 50 ft width is required because of one and two row house and one of group of three more houses sharing a common party wall and one of both sides of the lot lines name and address for the record please good morning madam chair members of the board my name is George Morancey an
attorney with the business address of 350 West Broadway South Austin i'm joined by Nile Sutfin project architect at 1978 Street in Charles Town uh madame chair members this is a fairly simple infill construction uh this is an 861
square ft lot for which is being proposed uh two family dwelling these would be uh semi-attached sidebyside townhouse style units the relevant zoning district is H150 uh we have a violation for the minimum lot size in
this district for the first and second units uh an F violation the F maximum here is of course one uh this project would come in at an F of 1.74 uh these would be two um two uh two
three-bedroom units I'm sorry 1545 ft each uh the building because of the site grade is actually um several feet lower in the front as it presents to uh West Fifth Street than in the rear maximum building height on West Fifth Street to the roof line below the
parapet is approximately 36 ft the uh lot frontage here is 36 ft which is uh typical or actually somewhat large for the neighborhood although it doesn't meet the frontage requirements under the code the parking spaces are accessed uh
from garage doors in the rear of the building access to the rear of the lot is provided by uh a lot fronting on Bowen Street that my client also owns in addition to the lot to the rear which my client owns as one faces the site he
also owns what is currently a single family dwelling at 213 West Fifth Street so is his own butter my point is his own butter uh in both the right side and the rear this point take any questions yes sorry
um so will will this access be deed will it be registered yeah so as as an aside uh there will be another project coming before this board uh we are setting up a community meeting for the land in back
which is uh the site of what a proposed three family dwelling and that's going to have a shared driveway once this project that's presently before the board or now before the board and the project that is coming up are in fact completed if the if if both are approved there'll be a shared driveway between
the two properties uh and also for that matter the 213 West Fist Street property so will these be combined lots so they'll still maintain separate lots but there'll be still correct separate lots and there'll be cross easements between them so these are three separate
projects correct and ownership correct and the total number of units being added are six total number for all three sites the single family will be a conversion to a two this is a new two family and a three family in the rear
for a total of seven units over the existing one so six units will be added and total square footage uh well under 15,000 well under 20,000 okay thank you were there structures on these lots before or have they been empty lots all
along as long as I remember uh Mr eric uh historically there there may have been did we get addresses assigned tiles for this site uh yes we did uh I think to answer your question uh uh the only
current structure on this entire site of the combined three parcels is the one located at 213 West Fifth Street which you can see it's uh this one here on the left side of the site
there is the existing one family house there right no I'm I'm looking at doing that and just the 250 217 site currently vacant and you know apparently not because ISD assigned us that street address there would have been an ISD
street address if there had been a building there so we assume not okay any other questions uh will you address the roof deck issue please uh the uh building will uh have two roof decks one exclusive to each unit uh the
decks will be 120 square ft in total uh access is by roof hatch in each case by roof hatch not by house correct i I don't Is that correct Niles i don't see a We will agree to do it as a roof
hatch mr is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal madame Chair members of the board John Ellison from the mayor's office of neighborhood services we would like to go on record and support we did hold an abutters meeting on site about this
proposal and it was positively received thank you madam chair members of the board John from council building's office would like to own record in support madam chair members of the board Ryan Spitz on behalf of city council at large Michael Flity we'd like to go on record
support thank you is anybody here in opposition may I have a motion please motion for approval be all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you calling BOA
576100069 Rare Boston Street this is to build a new fivelevel addition to an existing hotel the Holiday and Express at 69 Boston Street in Dorchester this will add 60 new rooms to an existing hotel first floor will have breakfast lounge area meeting rooms
violations article 9 section one extension of a extension of a non-conforming use is conditional article 65 section 41 our street loading requirement is is is insufficient article 65 section 16 height is excessive name and address for the
record please hello good morning my name is John Slater i'm with the Fur Sharon and Lodge in Boston at 101 Federal Street representing the project proponent hi my name is Beth Shearer i'm the vice president of Jaten Hotel Management and
I'm here representing the project thank you um so this is an extension of a non-conforming use um can you speak to the to the off streetet loading requirements please sure the uh the as
was said at the beginning just let me for a second say this is a there's an existing hotel there now uh holiday express and suites and this is a fivetory expansion to connect which will be connected directly to the floors will
be aligned that's the reason for the IT variance so that the floors can be aligned and so the off street loading and deliveries will be through the existing uh space in the um in the existing hotel
okay how do the plans look after is there increase in parking as a result of the increasing rooms there will be additional parking spaces added um be
19 we'll go from 162 to 181 spaces and what does the room count go to it goes to 174 okay and so you have 162 spaces yeah right 180 181 spaces there 162 there now
there'll be 19 to add it to get to 181 and and Miss Bazani the plans do show the lo loading accommodated in the current structure yes it does okay any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal
madame chair members of the board John Ellison from the mayor's office of neighborhood services we would like to go on record in support of this proposal and ask for a continued bar design review i would also like to note there is a director Butter here who um has expressed a hope that the proponent will
continue to work with him throughout the process thank you Madame Chair members of the board joe McGran city council Frank Baker's office we'd like to echo the sentiments in the mayor's office madam chair members of the board Jess Rodriguez city council at large the
cyber George office and we also like to go in record support thank you madam chair members of the board Ryan Spitz on behalf of city council at large Michael Flareity we' like to go on record and echo the comments in the mayor's office and go on record in support thank you
yes madam chair members of the board Gary Walker electrical workers local 103 like to speak in strong support also thank you chair members of the board minor fetish representing the carpenters union we like to go in record of support of it thank you is anybody here in opposition
madame Chair my name is Lad Thorne i own the Fortress facility i'm a butter to the project uh I am not per se in opposition to this project the reason is I don't know anything about it i've been
entirely left out of the loop i'm rather stunned that I've been left out of the loop and um I know that there's an appeal process that's available to me uh once uh the documents are signed if this is approved today uh and I just I'm
hopeful that the developer uh is very interested and uh very u helpful in making me aware of what's going on so that I know what's going on around me and then we can probably come to a happy resolution but I certainly want to know
what's going on next to my building thank you is anybody else here in opposition may I have a motion please motion for approval bar design vehicle recognized all those in favor i any oppose you've heard it so I'm hoping
you're going to be in touch with the abuter so that everything proceeds smoothly yes okay thank you thank you very much thank you calling BOA 585 583 197 to 199
Street and support myself from this case this is an addition to the second and third floor two small rooms in a bathroom supported by rear columns and a fence in the rear yard violations article 15 section one
floor ratio is excessive article 19 section one required rear yard setback in only 6 ft is insufficient article 20 section one required radioard setback fence only at six six feet high is insufficient name and address for the record please my name is Patrick Mahoney
and the the owner and applicant please tell us what's being proposed good morning madam chair may you please a board we have a modest addition um not visible from end street it's two rooms into the rear yard on the second and third floor the violation uh F8 related
to the structure itself is floor area ratio the other two-dimensional violations are exclusively related to the fence it's an 8ft fence in the rear yard and it's and 3 ft of the because the lot is 73 ft the first 70 ft of the
fence are excluded under the base code exception for age district this is an 8ft fence it is an 8ft fence madam chair and 6t is allowed as of right correct so you're requesting two things in essence here first the the addition the two room
addition yes which is how many square feet all told uh 675 square ft it's brings it to an F of about two which is consistent with the neighborhood it's consistent with the proposed zoning and I believe the BR just completed a study for South Austin because that's the
first area to be reszoned and the and the average is approximately 1.97 F as it stands so it would be consistent with the neighborhood okay tell us about that fence then so again the fence is 8 ft in the first only the
last three ft of the fence in the rear yard of the fence would be affect zoning here today and the reason for that is because again of the the first 70T exclusion for sideyard violation but the reason that the fence is 8t instead of the allowable six feet is because in the
rear yard it slopes considerably back for drainage purposes so it's at least between 20 and in some cases 30 in below the surrounding neighbors so to main some continuity between the fence heights we have adjusted for that with an 8ft fence and so is that just a rear
yard fence or it's it's eight it'll be consistent all the way through all the way around 8 ft yeah so it's the but what's appealable today is the the last 3 ft of the sideyard and the in the rear yard section
the fence is appealable right cuz it's okay is um any any questions from the board there's no citation for the 8ft fence is there there is it's It's the bottom two Mr chair something for both the side
yard sideyard and rear yard in parenthesis I think it says fence okay um is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal madame Chair members of the board John Ellison from the mayor's office of neighborhood services we'd like to go on
record in strong support we did hold an on-site of Butters meeting and there was no opposition expressed thank you thank you Madam Chair members of the board John Ori from Council of Bill Linhan's office would like to un record in strong support madame Chair members of the board Ryan Spitz on behalf of city council Michael
Flity we'd like to go on re strong support thank you is anybody here in opposition may I have a motion please motion to except with um design um bar design review madam Madam Chair if if I may remove the design review provision
it's not view visible from end street the and and neither is the addition correct um so my motion to accept it's a straight approval with a straight approval yep okay is there a second all
those in favor any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you i'll go back to the uh 10:30 cases were there any deferrals or withdrawals for the people that may have been outside if there are right there address please address please
6163 Dustin Street Brighton for the record calling BOA 584990 61 to 63 Dustin Street name and address for the record please uh Mora Maguire 61 Dustin Street Brighton Mass
uh please tell us what you're requesting um I'm requesting a deferral uh the end of July preferably tell us why um the community meeting that was to take place was has not taken place so things are
not in place to proceed with a hearing motion for deferral is there a second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries the date please you'll have a date of July 26th july
26th y and we had one um case that was still outstanding yes they are here now code um we will take a 10-minute break so please wait um we need this uh so that
the technical staff in the back can ensure that everything is being live streamed appropriately Part: 2
information you can add that would be helpful to us um this is um this meeting is being um livereamed um and in addition to the notes that the staff are taking will uh will inform us
okay mr fortune calling the first case boa 554022 42 dentist street this is direct a new three family dwelling violations article 50 section 29 lot size to erect a new dwelling is
insufficient article 50 section 29 lot width is insufficient article 50 section 29 lot frontage is insufficient article 50 section 29 required sidead setback is insufficient article 50 section 29 lot area for additional dwelling unit is
insufficient article 50 section 29 usable open space is insufficient article 50 section 29 florida ratio is excessive and article 50 section 43 off our street parking requirements is insufficient name and address for the record please
hi my name is maya tal baker this is our property our property as well so we are the owners but also the architects tell us what you're proposing tell us what you're proposing we're proposing a three family which is uh works with the neighborhood both of
our butters on both sides are three family they're triple deckers uh same size building same number of units our lot is just undersized proposing an infill development i guess so it's a it's currently empty
land yeah okay and uh tell us about the parking the parking currently we so because we own it we're going to be living on the ground floor we don't own cars um what we're proposing is to put two parking spots in the front because the property is very narrow if we were
to put three parking spots we mean it means that we would have to pave the whole backyard and we won't get any open space and also we have currently this used to be a garage and there's two big curb cuts that go into the property we're going to be giving one of those
back and creating new sidewalk to the street so basically we're going to add another uh parking spot to the street right in front of the house um just just a reminder and this is a reminder to everybody that um the relief goes uh with the property and not with the
ownership um so we just need to make sure that's on the record so tell us about the parking where is where is it located it's going to be in the side of the building um in front of part some part of the
building uh but in inside of the main entry of the building it's going to be permeable paving so besides the building itself we're not going to have any any asphalt anything it's all going to be permeable around the whole building to maximize green space u it's going to be
covered with the with a deck up above so it won't be very noticeable and then as i said we're adding another parking spot to the street okay miss bazani tell us about the plans uh drawings are adequate and so that is in fact sideyard parking
it is sideyard parking okay any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal good morning madam chair members of the board kyra fox mayor's office and neighborhood services would like to go on record and support they have met with
the ds dsni sustainability committee and they are also in strong support madam chair members of the board justin brown from councelor jackson's office and he would like to give his support thank you maria suri owner of 46 dennis
street i am um dire and i am in support i think the building will be a great addition to the neighborhood and i i really love the plans thank you is anybody here in opposition may i have a motion please motion for
approval design second all those in favor i i any opposed motion carries you're all set i'm going to go back to an early case at 9:30 for building code so i'm going to call for the record boa 58509527 to35 harrison
avenue this is building code section 1015.2 exit or exit access doorway arrangement required exit shall be located in the manner that makes their availability obvious 101015.2.1 two exits or exits access doorways where two exits or exits access
doorways are required from any portion of the exit access name and address for the record please hi andrew press 33 harrison avenue boston mass secretary treasurer ladies garment worker center
uh we have a we have a fire escape that services the second third and fourth floor of an eightstory building um so it doesn't service half the building uh we do have two means of egress on every
floor um of the building the building is fully sprinklered uh the building also has a fully functional fire alarm and so therefore we're for uh asking approval to take the fire escape down
mr bazani is that shown on the plans yes and the reason for taking the fire escape down is what well uh there's an aesthetic value to the building we we'd like to take it off again we don't feel it's functional um and so we would just
like to remove it uh in in the past there have been instances where the ladder was pulled down and um so we just feel that it would be a benefit to the building and to the neighborhood to take the fire escape down how old is the
building the building was built in 1908 how long has it been sprinklered uh the building has been sprinklered for way before i've been there um so i i would only be guessing but i would say at
least 20 years how many at least 20 years probably more i mean i i'm reluctant to make a motion to grant building code relief purely on the basis of aesthetics i mean that's really that's what you're asking for you
have a building code violation uh and there's no other mitigating elements that you presented in terms of how you wish to address that other simply complete removal
well other than like i say the fire escape doesn't service half the building so it it doesn't really it it's not functional because it only services two three and four for half the building it certainly is so is there a motion yeah motion to deny building code relief you
always have the option of going directly to the state is there a second second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries thank you calling your next case for boa
576548 2489 to 2493 washington street this is to combine eight vacant lots construct new fourstory buildings with two commercial spaces on the first floor one commercial space to be a restaurant with takeout upper three floors to be dwelling units with a total
of 12 units violations article 50 section 11 rear yard is insufficient article 50 section 43 off streetet loading is insufficient and article 50 section 43 off street parking is insufficient name and address for the record please uh good morning uh madam
chair and members clayton turnbull uh long long life living boston resident jamaica plane i have with me here the architect timothy burke the business address is 142 berkeley street in boston director of operations kevin reynolds
southband boston thank you for having us here this morning uh we appear in front of you asking uh for these variants uh the city of boston had put out an rf rfp for the development of these several parts of land uh we comply with their uh
requests we got designated um our vision uh is to build a class a type building that we're able to uh getting to you know present as a transit oriented development as you know we're located in
dudley square we've owned and operated uh business in dudley square since 1994 and still operating today it is the largest bus station in the country uh in capacity of 35 to 40,000 people a day on
and off we're excited about dudley square we're excited about the development uh if we're uh granted permission by you folks and go forward it will create uh upwards of 35 permanent new jobs uh it'll be four stories high the architect will get into
the details and answering your questions the top three stories uh will be 12 units of housing as you see three twos on each floor and one one on each floor uh just as exciting on the first floor we'll have a two retail uh spaces
there uh one we're in uh loi conversations right now with eastern bank which has won over the last seven years and the number one sba lender in the state we're hoping and we think bringing a sba lender to dudley grill will be exciting and uh even more
exciting to the left of them will be uh dunkin donuts which we will as you know own and operate uh in that square and continue the commitment to the square uh so with that i will move it on to tim and have him uh do a brief description
of things that i think you might want to know about what we're asking for variances are today but we think this transit oriented development uh will be a sharp move uh for the neighborhood uh from a um advantage point of view because folks
will be able to live there they'll be able to get right on the silver line the regular lines we foresee the the articles even up to this morning talking about the city growing that this will be the way of living in the city uh going forward and our young and professionals
uh that live in the city uh and live in that neighborhood i think will be excited to want to also uh be in those apartments thank you thank you uh tim can you um get to the core of the matter um talk about the dimensions um the off-
streetet loading because if there is going to be um a takeout a dunkin donuts i'm sure that will be relevant and also the off- streetet parking what is required and what is being proposed yes in terms of the off- streetet parking we
um are required to have 17 spaces total but we were only able to get 14 onto the site given the uh transit oriented development we thought that would be and what's off streetet parking around there some there's correct yes you can park
right on washington along there yes the deliveries um would be coordinated with the operation of the restaurant space the dunkin donuts so we do have a fairly large parking lot on the side that will serve as a offhour delivery area but we
don't have the room for a real um receiving area with this so so if i'm a resident one of the units above i'm going to have to move my car for the loading to occur so so currently on the other stores that we have in the area uh directly egleston square it has zero
parking it's done on street it's coordinated by the distribution center the only trucks we have coming there is from the uh distribution center twice a week and that's coordinated that's done on street it's not items that we need a shipping and receiving area for yes but
what does that do to the traffic around um so the other question is um and the parking is 14 you're required to have 17 and you're providing 14 that's correct and the bulk of it will be for
residences yes okay and how will the deliveries be coordinated with the residential uses above delivery in the sense of of your the the restaurant delivery i i would say on a on a high degree level they they'll never make it in the parking lot it'll
be done on street just because of the size of the trailers they'll pull up on street parking we'll coordinate that time with them it's a residential district so they can't make deliveries before 7:00 so in typically we've uh we do it now at uh our mass avenue store we do it at egleston square store which we
don't come into the parking lot it's just coordinated so they're able to pull right up on sidewalk and drop their load and come inside with their load versus pulling up to a ship in a receiving area and this is an eda how do the plans look mr bazani the drawings are adequate is
the parking assigned residential what prevents someone going to dunkin donuts and parking in the parking lot well we well we will absolutely because we we will not be a 24hour or whatever it there will definitely be a permitted
parking so no one can park in a parking lot unless you have a permit the the restaurant so therefore um we're not going to do a signed uh parking there but our traffic if you're not a customer there then you won't be able to park in
the uh parking lot so someone pulling in uh that's going to spend the night parking there will be uh permited which will be the tenants so the tenants will have a permit so they'll be able to pull up and stay there anybody else will have to go what's what are the hours of
operation of dunkin donuts uh typically what we try to do is we try to get 11:00 permit but uh then we don't open past about 9:00 cuz about 8 or 9:00 it dies down if when we go to the cv and they say it's 9 we're fine with that too
usually we try to get a window a little bit beyond so that we're not having someone say "oh 9:01." you know someone was in your store open in the morning we open at 5:00 sir and um tim this is an allowed use in an
eda yes it is okay but and the residential use is also an allowed use in the eda that's correct okay is anybody any other questions from the board have you selected a contractor for the project no we haven't sir we're just uh getting the engineering uh part of it
done to go out and try to find uh we're we're committed to trying to use uh local contractors we've been successful at that in the past and try to make sure that they're boston residents so uh we're just getting ready to hit that process after we get the approval from you folks
elevator goes all the way up to the roof deck is that correct that that is correct yes and what is the height of the building it's at 55 ft and what's the roof deck is it accessible to all residents that is correct it has two means of egress and
an elevator for uh wheelchair accessibility okay is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal good morning madam chair members of the board kyra fox may's office of neighborhood services would like to go on record of support this has gone
through community process through dnd as well as through our process and the community is in strong support for the economic development and as well as the housing component for this property good afternoon terrence moro of the mandro company i do commercial and residential real estate within deli
square in roxberry um i support clayton in this project and i do believe that the community of roxberry is needing a project like this as it grows thank you madam chair members of the board justin brown from councelor tito jackson's office and he would like to give his support
yes um good morning members of the board my name is sonia chang diaz for the record state senator representing um the parcel in question and uh roxbury and beyond uh want to go on record in support of the project uh in general primarily because
waldwin group and the principal mr turbull is a extremely known developer a known party who has been a trusted and long-standing community partner uh on a you know a highly regular basis uh invested in the late neighborhood doing
walkthroughs community betterment efforts um he's got genuine relationships in the community and i am confident that he's going to have ongoing ties of accountability to the neighborhood through those relationships and in my experience uh it's really hard to overvalue those those ties of
relationship and accountability um also he's made strong commitments uh to wealth building in communities of color in general uh as an employer and on this project specifically going on record uh of setting the goals of 60% mbe subcontractors and 70% uh minority
workforce on the project and finally uh i think it's notable that uh this project is not seeking or relying upon any public subsidy uh for its financing thank you thank you good morning my name is herice hardaway i representing two uh in two places uh
organization central boston elder services which is the largest employer in roxbury i'm located at 2315 uh we have about 170 employees and unfortunately our executive director couldn't be here today um but i'm here representing her uh she is in full
support of this uh project uh because it gives a lot of resources to the community i'm also an owner of final touch with class boutique which is located at 17 war warren street um and i'm in full support of this because it clayton uh employs many of the families
and the youth in the area um clayton is also one of the uh leaders of the public safety walkthrough of dudley square uh he walks with all the residents and the businesses um to improve uh all the aspects of the of the area and the town so and what's your address please 17
warren street okay thank you thank you madam chair members of the board my parish representative would like to go in regular support of this thank you thank you is anybody here in opposition may i have a motion please motion
motion to approve with bar design review second all those in favor i thank you very much any opposed motion carries calling boa 562-3306 wombbeck street this is to extend the first floor
apartment living space into the basement construct a new stair within the apartment basement and demolishment of the basement kitchen violations article 50 section 29 excessive floor area ratio additional living space must
comply with the current building codes including fire protection name and address for the record please morning my name is salvin spencer uh 6 wbeck street roxberry my name is hezekiah pratt 454 l avenue i'm the architect for the project
assisting uh mr spencer who is the uh owner and also live in the building as well so this is an extension into the basement yes it is uh please tell us what that extension involves well is it a bedroom is it what kind of space no
bedroom uh presently the his uh intent is to currently he currently lives on the first floor his bedrooms are on the first floor the extension involves uh building an internal stair to to the basement for a family room a den and
storage rooms uh as as well uh there are common areas that are accessible from the outside however the living space in the basement has two egress the first the new egress which is the new stair going up to the first floor there is an
existing door uh grade level that exit uh out as um as well and how many square foot feet is this all together uh this new addition the new addition is about 800 square ft okay how do the plans look mr pazani the drawings are accurate the
reason that you're here is to clear up a housing violation is that yes it is okay so you're removing the separate unit from the basement you're right there's a separate unit with a kitchen that has been uh removed a permit sharp form
permit was pulled a demo permit to remove that as well any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal good morning madam chair members of the board kyra fox mayor's office of neighborhood services would like to go on record of support they do have support of all the
local abutters and everything seems to be pretty straightforward with this project we'd also there are letters of support and madame chair members of the board justin brown from councelor tito jackson's office the counselor would like to give his support but i also just
want to go on record to state that um garrison troder neighborhood association uh they said that they won't support the project just based on the violation okay thank you is anybody here in opposition uh mr pratt you were saying something oh
yes uh mr uh spencer uh got support from his butters on wall back and he also uh sort of overdid it he went he has about 50 other uh support letters from the surrounding streets as well initially we were told uh that we were only required
to get support from his buddies and that's what he that's what he did thank you um motion i think we're ready motion for approval i second all those in favor i any oppose motion carries you're all set calling boa
561-622 375 to 377 blue hill avenue this is a change of occupancy from a restaurant to bakery no work on this permit zoning only violation article 50 section 28 bakery use is a conditional use in the subd district
name and address for the record please madam chair members of madam chair members of the world clinic neighborhood services i'll be doing translation for him blue hill lab 375 blue hill labre right now uh please um tell us
what's being proposed he's applying to open a bakery at the location um so is it a restaurant/bakery what is it bakery or no baker bakery
okay and is it open already yes ma'am it is what's the name the johnny bakery the johnny bakery the johnny's bakery the johnny's bakery
okay okay and baking will occur on site just kind of help help me with this baking will occur on site deliveries inside the property pardon baker will yes how do the plans look mr pazani the drawings are adequate
any questions from the board so there won't be any work to be done um will there be any work to be done it's already operating right the way it is sir no signage no sir
nothing will change it stayed the same did this used to be a chinese restaurant yes sir yes okay um ka are you in support yes i am please go ahead good morning madam chair members of the board kyra fox mayor's office neighborhood services like to go on record of support
as just stated this was a pre-existing restaurant in the past not much will be changing on the inside they would just be changing the type of food that they will be offering the community thank you madam chair members of the board justin brown councelor jackson's office and you
would like to give this question thank you is anybody here in opposition are there still grates on the uh on the building are there still grace on the outside yes okay
given that information may i have a motion please motion to approve with br design review for signing agent and and and great okay is there a second second all those in favor i any oppose motion
carries you're all set calling doa580455772 to 778 adam street this is to renovate an existing restaurant and building facade increased capacity of the restaurant you allowed design capacity to 172 patrons
violations article 9 section two extension of a non-conforming use from an 84 person to 172 person restaurant and article 65 section 41 insufficient parking name and address for the record please mariano 772 adam street
thank you for having me i have some letters here that i believe one was sent this morning from the ash the the ashwan adams and the cedar grove pacific association they've already priorly sent them please tell us what's being proposed what's the name of the restaurant it's going to be landmark public house so this is a new restaurant
correct it was gerard's so it's it was gerard's oh okay so it's landmark mean landmark public house public house and it's going from 84 to 172 seats house correct yes um anything
else um other than that so there was an existing convenience store that we are going to keep but we're going to condense that we're taking about 500 square ft of that convenience store to use to add that to the restaurant as far as the parking we've mitigated that issue um we've addressed that with the neighborhood associations that are in
support we've made an agreement with the gas station across the street they have about 40 spots they're going to allow us to use and designate to our restaurant specifically the parking lot behind us which allows two-hour parking we've also had an agreement with them um we're working out the figures now as far as we're going to pay them per space they
have 200 spaces in their lot we've also have a letter of an agreement with another business a block away to use as staff parking if needed as extra space they have 20 spots at that at that business as well is the entrance to the restaurant going to be through the convenience store like it's going to it's um no the convenience
store is going to be its own separate convenience store the restaurant is staying the same entrance is going to stay where it was but that's going to be the main entrance of the restaurant so through the parking lot oh through the convenience store well yeah where the convenience store was but it's not going to go through the convenience store anymore it's going to go straight into the store oh it's going to be the
entrance there okay um and these agreements um agreements are agreements um the use will be there um is there any move to have those applicants come in so that there is ancillary parking being
provided formally for this use i'm not sure no um how do the plans look mr bazani drawings are adequate any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in
support of this proposal morning madam chair members of the board my name is david carter from the mayor's office of neighborhood services would like to go on record in support uh the neighborhood is very excited about the renovations and opening of this restaurant and they have full neighborhood support thank you
madame chair members of the board joe mcgran city council and frank baker's office we'd like to also go on record and support again uh there's been very significant community uh process and the community is very excited about the project madam chair members of the board ryan
spitz on behalf of city council at large michael flareity we'd like to go on record and echo the comments of the mayor's office and the district council's office and go on record in strong support thank you is anybody here in opposition may i have a motion please put a motion on the floor to accept the
um the extension or the um accept the the plans as is and uh with design review from the bra is there a second second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set following doa
584546 12 everdine street this is to renovate an existing two family new exterior siding roofing windows porches and interior layout and finishes craig elvin madam of the um um madam chair madam chair members of the board i'm
going to recuse myself violation article 65 excuse me from this one and the next one did you say yes okay violations article 65 section 9 excessive florida ratio article 65 section 9 insufficient front yard
article 65 section 9 insufficient sideyard name and address for the record please good morning my name is stuart shrier i'm an attorney with an office at 10005 dorchester avenue in dorchester with me is with mr peter walsh
um of 26 clayton street in dorchester yeah six brooks road milton so mr shri tell us briefly what's being proposed this is an existing two family house on the corner of everdine and ashlin street on that corner six out of the 10
houses are two families this is an existing two it's going to remain a two the purpose is to remodel the two family house but they're going to relay out the interior they're going to add two dormers on um the first floor first of all there'll be no living space in the
basement there may be a storage room in the basement utilities in the basement but there's no bedrooms or anything else in the basement the first floor is going from a one-bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom apartment by reconfiguring the layout how many how many square feet
is that going to be um i it wasn't on the plan so i can't say it looks like it's about 800 800 m 800 approximately 800 it wasn't figured on the plans that i'm not going to pretend to be an architect so the second floor is also be
re reconfigured as is the third floor and that's going to be one apartment on the second and third and that is going to be a three-bedroom apartment so we're going to have a two-bedroom apartment on the first floor a three-bedroom apartment on the second and third what triggered the violations here is the addition of two dormers and the dormers
are going to increase the actual floor area ratio because once you put those dormas on then more of the attic space becomes usable and what will the dorma space be used for uh bedrooms there are currently three bedrooms in the attic that's going to be reduced to two but
they're going to be larger and nicer bedrooms with actual an actual room for a bathroom on the third floor so there'll be a ma a master bedroom a secondary bedroom on the third floor instead of three very tiny unusual and these are going to be full dormers yes so it's an additional essentially
another floor no the floor is there and there are three bedrooms up there now i'm saying but they're okay but they're really very you know the kind of bedrooms where you have to duck your head and they're good for kids rooms now they'll be adult rooms mr bazani how are the plans drawings are adequate any
questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal morning madam chair members of the board my name is david carter from the mayor's office of neighborhood services would like to go on record and support uh we had an abutters meeting on site that was attended by approximately five abutters
uh they all expressed support uh the current state of the house is uh is pretty rough and they're all happy that it's being renovated and will be nice thank you madame chair members of the board joe mcgran city council frank baker's office would like to go on reckon in support
madam chair members of the board ryan spitz on behalf of city council at large michael flarity we'd like to go on record in support thank you is anybody here in opposition may i have a motion please motion for approval second all those in favor i any oppose motion carries you're
all set thank you madam chair calling boa 573073 11 wlock road this is to confirm occupancy as a one family dwelling and combined parcels combined parcels of 92
97,000 97 thou 9 9,720 ft then subdivide to have a lot known as 11 wlock and then create a new lot at 13 wlock road this is to be known as 11 wlock road violations article 65 section 9
insufficient minimum lot area name and address for the record please edward hearn 6 wlock road torches to mass what we're proposing to put a an additional single family on the lot to the left of it and
subdivide the existing lot which is uh 9620 ft so basically i'm trying to do the math here so um so you're going to combine two parcels the parcel with the single family on it already will have
3,725 square ft that's correct and you're proposing is this a proposal for new construction at 13 the new construction will be as of right on 13 new construction is as of right so you're now creating a non-conforming lot at number 11
um okay so what is the zoning zoning it's 1 f5,000 and the floor to area ratio on the existing building would be 43 43 43 yes okay so
basically you have a very substandard lot here well the the average house on the i actually live across the street as well but the average house on the street is all on small lots so it's a 105,000 okay
overall it's 320 ft short of the 10,000 ft that'll be required to be two lots how do the plans look mr pazonei uh well the only plan before us is really the subdivision plan that's correct once the building is as of right so the new
building is as of right but then it creates all the violations on the old building that's right on the current building drawings are added any questions from the board um is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal
morning madam chair members of the board my name is david carter from the mayor's office and neighborhood services we'd like to go on record in support uh we held the butters meeting on site as attended by approximately eight of butters and neighbors they all express their full support thank you madame chair members of the board joe mcgran city council frank baker's office uh
we'd like to also go on record and support madam chair members of the board ryan spitz on behalf of city council at large michael flity would you like to go on record in support is anybody here in opposition uh one question is there parking being provided at 11 yes there
is there's there's no parking allowed on the street at all so you have to have off- streetet parking it's a very small street okay given that information may i have a motion please motion for approval second all those in favor i any opposed
motion carries you're all set thank you calling your next case calling boa 5602462 garfield avenue there is a companion case boa 560243 820 to 822 truman parkway this is in conjunction with
erect a new rear stair and add the street parking this is one of two buildings on the same lot violation article 9 section one extension of non-conforming use and for 820 to 822 truman parkway this is to
erect a new two family building with garages side decks and off streetet parking this is one of two buildings on the same lot the violations article 29 section 4 green belt protection overlay district applicability article 69 section 9 front yard is insufficient
article 69 section 30.12 or more dwellings on the same lot article 69 section 8 forbidden name and address for the record please good morning william foley watermelon tim johnson architect 190 old colony a
boston madam chair members of the board this 21,000 foot lot is on the corner of garfield a and truman parkway and contains an existing two family dwelling an earlier proposal for this site included demolishing the existing two family and erecting four single family
dwellings consuming the site and opposed by the abutters the scheme before you is also four dwelling units however we are renovating the two family on garfield a and erecting a new two family on truman parkway thus preserving 60% of the
forest cover on the site lastly the new units will be three-bedroom 3 and 1 half bath 2,000 square ft with twocar garages access to the site via garfield a we received
favorable favorable support from our neighborhood meeting and i have a list of signatures in support of the project okay how do the plans look mr pazani drawings are adequate any questions from the board
is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal good afternoon madam chair members of the board david mcny mayor's office and human services the applicant has met with the community uh received some support from the abutters uh we feel like this plan um particularly versus the last proposal it's a much better
plan uh allows for open space proper parking uh the renovation of the existing two family uh is a benefit and the situation where the uh the new two family they're proposing situation how it's in a perfect spot to maximize the open space on the lot is going to be
recorded in support good afternoon madam chair members of the board walter app council mccarthy's office uh the counselor had some concerns and the applicant did sit down um and he'd like to go on record as supporting this project madam chair members of the board jessica
jas counselor at large george office and we also like to go on record support madame chairman members of the board morning my name is steve benwell i live at 6 garfield avenue high park i've been there about 14 years on and off in the
street for the last 40 years my property directly abuts the uh po the project here i am in favor of the project for a number of reasons one i think it will uh improve the quality of the neighborhood which i mean uh the lock that they want
to uh develop has been a garbage magnet for tires and trash and i believe that uh if there's a house on the property they won't be dumping anything in their front yard and they uh we've had a water problem drainage in the back of the houses there and i've seen the plans and
they they assured me that this would be taken care of so it' be proper drainage so our basements don't flood out thank you very much thank you um is anybody here in opposition will this be stick built uh yes madam
chair okay um motion please motion for approval we already design all those in favor i any oppose motion carries are all set thank you madam chair members of the board on the red discussions for 11:30 are
there any deferrals or withdrawals for the red discussions go to the next case calling boa 5682161 1869 h high park avenue this is to erect a single family home violations article 69 section 9 section 68.9
insufficient lot area article 69 section 9 section 68.9 insufficient lot with article 69 section 8 section 9 section 68.9 insufficient lot frontage article
69 section 9 excessive flier ratio is excessive article 69 section 9 insufficient rear yard open deck and article 69 section 25 design review and guidelines name and address for the record please attorney john hini 10 forbes road brainree and with me today
is joe dipio who is the uh developer of this proposal uh good morning uh madame chair members of the board uh this project at 1869 high park a is a lot adjacent to 1865 high park avenue the proposal calls for
the construction of a 2200 ft house on a 5,000 ft lot this area was reszoned in 2012 going from 1 f5000 to 1 f6000 the proposal will have four bedrooms 2 and a half baths two parking spots uh they're
all off street and with respect to the violations that the secretary just read all of those violations relate to uh the lot size where it changed from 6,000 to 5,000 and can you please des uh tell us why this design review slashguidelines
was cited so the floor there were a few things on the floor area ratio um initially had been called out as a violation however it was not a violation the it was 0.5 and actually it's44 yes so what is the design review
guideline section 69 section 25 it's um it's a it's across the street from meg's field in uh rebuild parks exactly okay um as far as go ahead how do the plans look mr bazani drawings are adequate any questions from
the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal good afternoon madam chair members of the board david mcnel mayor's office services yeah i've committed with the community um there wasn't a butter that had some concerns as well as a a neighbor down the street however the
proposal is in line with everything else on the street um in fact there are many multi-unit houses right on their block however these this applicant is looking to build a single family on a 5,000t lot the entire grid even though it's zone 6,000 is mostly 5,000t lots there have
been three or four maybe five houses approved in the last three or so years by this board um all single families all support from the mayor's office so in you know to be consistent we're going to go on record and support this project today thank you walter good afternoon
madam chair members of the board walter app district 5 city council tim mccarthy's office would like to go on record as supporting anybody in opposition may i have a motion please mush for approval bon second all those
in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you calling boa 583498 154 to 160 green street this is a change owner licensing and certification certificate of inspection for a restaurant cafe with
takeout violations article 6 section 4 change of a previous decision of the board of appeal other condition necessary for protection name and address for the record hi my name is ginger russell address is 283 chestnut avenue number one jamaica plane my name
is brad brown uh 283 chestnut avenue number one jamaica plane tell us what's being proposed uh yeah we purchased a business at 154 green street formerly known as cafe bartlett square um we would like to change the name to lurana
rosa um so this required um a new certificate of inspection which had the proviso takeout granted to this petitioner only so we are applying to have that provisor changed to our name so it's a brand new certificate of inspection and you're familiar with the
takeout provisors in the city i'm sorry say it again you're familiar with the takeout provisors in the city yes we are okay and what's the name of this place again the new name will be lurana rosa okay how are the plans mr bazani
the they're very good they're radical so you also have the blue frog right yes sir we do okay great thank you yes sir what um what kind of restaurants can it be uh well basically we're the same kind of business throughout the day and then we at night we'll be selling pizza so we
just added on that at the at the night time but it's quick service like it used to be bakery cafe in the morning and the and you're not doing any significant renovations to the space none whatsoever we painted the walls
any other questions uh is anybody here to speak in support good morning madam chair members of the board julianne dohy mayor's office of neighborhood services we would like to go on record of strong support of this application the applicants are staples in the jamaica plane community they're fine business owners um they're really going to add
value to this section of green street um they also give back all the time to the local jamaica plane community they've gone through a significant community process and have earned support as well as the jamaica play neighborhood council zoning committee thank you madam chair members of the board uh my name is andrew baldazon from the office of city
councelor matt ali i would like to go on record and support this proposal madam chair members of the board jess rodriguez from city council at large george office and we would also like to go on record support thank you is anybody here to speak in
opposition do you have a motion motion second second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set great thank you calling boa 57110365 green street
this is direct a new building for nine dwelling units and nine parking spaces violations article 55 section 40 off streetet parking is insufficient article 55 section 8 multif family dwelling is forbidden article 55 section
9 lot area for additional dwelling unit is insufficient article 55 section 9 floor ratio is excessive article 55 section 9 height is excessive article 55 section 9 usable open space is insufficient article 55 section 9 front
yard existing building alignment article 55 section 9 rear yard in sufficient and article 55 section 40 off street parking design name and address for the record please lee goodman 111 perkins street
jamaica plane dartan brown architect embark 60k street boston jeff goodman 225 l martin street jamaica lane uh madame chairwoman members of the board just to give a brief uh overview
of the project it started about 5 years ago with a different development team and architect uh we came in about a year ago to revise the plans and work with the community since then it has been revised substantially it went from five stories to four stories and now to three
stories um through neighborhood outreach there was a lot of feedback regarding facade changes density changes please talk to us uh so is it still nine dwelling units it is is it still nine parking spaces it is and um what is the
zoning in this district because the use is forbidden so what's the zoning in this district uh three family it's a three family and you're proposing nine family correct what is the parking requirement and what are you proposing the parking requirement is 1.25 and
we're proposing one space per unit 1.25 and you're proposing one correct okay and what's the design cuz one of your violations is parking design what what is triggering that uh the reason that is being triggered is because we are utilizing a lift system where you drive
in and drops you down and that triggers a loading zone violation but it it's just uh because the lift because of the lift instead of a ramp because of what i'm sorry instead instead of putting in a traditional ramp
we're using a mechanized lift to access the garage that's how we're able to get the nine spaces what's the time cycle required for it's about 60 seconds it's um it's a a company called klouse parking we're
looking at them quite a bit okay so it's 60 seconds physical moving time car is on the ground basement floor you drive into the lift 60 seconds top y then you
drive out correct the issue then is the car queuing on on green street how does that work is there parking there's parking on your side of the street right yes okay
so i guess one of the questions is is there sufficient stacking well there's there's another garage so there's two garage doors one is the at great handicap accessible spot right so i guess in theory you could then double park in front of that
if there was a a queueing issue okay and we are actually working with the neighbors that the thing about the car lift is when you come back out you're actually going to head out head first which is a nice thing we found neighbors appreciated that thank you
okay um let's see the height so the height are you now meeting the requirement so the require the height is 35 our building is 38 and that's predicated by the use of the car lift to get the overrun that bumped us up to 3
ft okay and what's the f the f is um uh sorry let me just grab it 1.89 89 and the three family it's usually one point is8
66 6 correct okay and you have roof decks uh private roof decks private to which to the upper two the upper unit upper three units upper three units okay and access is by hatch
by hatch within the unit no common access thank you okay how do the plans look mr pazani uh drawings are very nice uh any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of these propo this proposal
good morning madam chair members of the board julian dhy mayor's office of neighborhood services at this time we would like to go on record of support of the application with two provisos that truly um seek to eliminate any concerns outstanding concerns of the directive
the first is that the bumped out bay on the second third floors be pulled six inches from the sideline so that the exterior wall is approximately eight feet from the albert street side second is a shed enclosure with roof be
constructed on the same side um for temporary storage of rubbish i wanted to point out that the applicants um and the development team as well as even the existing owners have gone through a significant community process um truly
listen to all concerns from the community it was a truly robust community process um they've earned tons of support from not only the local community but surrounding community as well and have gone through the uh jamaica play neighborhood council zoning
as well uh so we are in record of support with those provisos thank you uh madame chair members of the board andrew baldazison from the office of city councelor matt ali um he'd like to go on record in support of this project uh just echoing the provisors that the mayor's office has laid out thank you
good afternoon madam chairman members of the board uh my name is brad brown i live at 283 chestnut avenue and i'm in a butter i also own the blue frog bakery at 3 green street and coowner of lurana rosa at 154 green street we are in favor of this development thank you
i i'm i'm not that familiar with the lift mechanisms so like with any mechanical system there's potential problems for failure what happens if it fails and someone is trying to get out or get in is there a i the system essentially is like an escalator or an
elevator run you know by a typical public agency since we're creating the condo and the condo uh fees we will require that monthly service be you know be instituted and there'll be an on-service call just like delta elevator
or someone like that uh if there's a problem hello my name address on the record uh no no um i'm i'm at a butter are you speaking in support or in opposition uh well i was hoping for some more green
space in front i have a deck that directly um is blocked by the by the building okay uh did i spell fine i did send in uh a letter okay thank you thank you we we have the letter thank you
um and please for the record just put in the sizes of the units the size of the units range from 920 square ft up to uh 1,520 on the first floor and then on the third floor we
have a 1685 ft unit and another unit at 1240 and another unit at 995 so it's really a mix between 920 to685 and these are one twos and threes uh uh twos and threes okay okay given all the testimony
may i have a motion please motion for approval of vr design second for for screening and for design yes is there there's a second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries
you're all set thank you 57620344 greatton road this is to extend living space into the attic via a proposed shed dormer in accordance with plan submitted for a two family dwelling the violations article 9
section one reconstruction extension of a non-conforming building 2f and a 1f subdist article 56 section 8 residential subdist dimensional number of stories has been exceeded article 56 section 8 floor ratio is excessive and article 56
section 8 insufficient sideyard setback name and address for the record please michael dylan 44 greatton road west roxbury tell us what you're proposing uh madam chair and members of the board i'm the uh owner of the family-owned uh two
family occupant or two family uh home on west roberry uh my mother's on the first floor uh my family's on the second floor due to our expanding family we'd like to move into the attic space for uh a master bedroom better master suite um
the uh condition of the uh the roof is uh deteriorating so much that uh the work needs to be done and would rather maximize living space mr bazani how how are the plans any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this
proposal uh good afternoon madam chair members of the board chris ross from the mayor's office of neighborhood services i'd like to go on record in support uh this project came before the west roxbury neighborhood council and uh all of mike's neighbors and the west roxbury neighborhood council are all in support
thank you afternoon uh madam chair members of the board bill mcgregor city council madame ali the council would also like to go on record in support madam chair members of the board jessica rodriguez from council at largec george office and would also like to go on
record in support thank you any opposition may i have a motion please motion for approval of the area design view second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you madam
chair members calling boa 570 1855 junell street this is to confirm occupancy as a one family first floor edition adjoining bedroom to situate above dining room and intended use for home office space the
violations article 56 section 8 front yard is insufficient name and address for the record please hi good morning my name is brian delan my address is 59 dell street west roxberry so we're proposing to build an addition second floor edition over our
sun room it's a front entrance colonial um i believe we had a pre-existing condition that was uh you know created our violation uh we're not increasing the footprint of the house we're just building on top of
our sun room there's a square feet is that it's going to be 120 square ft okay how are the plans mr pazani the drawings are adequate any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal uh good
afternoon madam chair members of the board chris ross from the mayor's office of neighborhood services uh we would like to go on record support this project uh was unanimously approved by the westbury neighborhood council uh it's in line with all the other houses
on that street so um thank you madam chair members of the board bill mcgregor of city council of mali the council would also like to go on record in support please madam chair members of the board just via counselor at large george office and would also like to go in record
and so this is a home office you will not see clients in there that's right okay um may i have a motion please motion to approve second all those in favor i any oppose motion carries you're all set thank you following
577645 1872 to 1876 cent street this is an outdoor patio in the rear with three tables plant trees under 6 feet high violations article 56 section
15 accessory outdoor is is a conditional use name and address for the record please muriel morales and it's 1876 center street tell us what you're proposing so i um we opened a coffee shop a year and a half
ago and in the back part of our coffee shop there's a space and we're proposing to build a patio so that we can put outdoor sittings what's the name of this the the coffee shop coffee uh where in center street what's
the cross street sorry what is the cross street um hasten in center street okay okay and are there residences behind you on this on hast street yes and there is
a gar there's a storage building in between the patio and that first residential building so there is a you know a structure that separates it how are the plans mr pazani drawings are
adequate any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal good afternoon madam chair hold on mr bazar no no um were they written up for fence height in excess of six feet
no cuz there's a note that they want an 8 foot fence no they was changed to six feet the normal ones okay so we have that on record as a sixoot fence is this next to the real deal yes in west oxford
okay um and i have letters from customers of support um are you speaking in support uh yes sorry it's taking me a while to gather my thoughts here uh go ahead good afternoon madam madam chair members of
the board chris ross from the mayor's office neighborhood services uh we would like to go on record and support um this went through the ne the proper neighborhood process uh lots of support from the the director butters and from
the community at large uh i believe there it's the it used to be the ice cream works it's right next to the real deal um but we we would like to support this application thank you thank you madam chair members of the board bill mcgregor city council madame alley the council would also like to go and reckon
support um we also they went in front of west rox council which supported them uh the west rox main street's director was unable to attend today and he would he just wants to express his support as well thank you madam chair members of the board jessica rodriguez council at large
society george office and we also like to go in support thank you madam chair members of the board tom mcdana uh department of neighborhood development um i was asked by the um by the director of executive director of uh west broby
main streets to come over and voice our support thank you good to see you wearing a different hat here today yes exactly it's good to be back here i got a quick question for you is it is it the back of the building it is so is he accessed through the front no access to
the back though they're access so when they come into your coffee shop they can only access from coming through your coffee shop they can't access through hasting street correct no it would be blocked there's so is it blocked off by the fence yes okay and the neighbors behind it didn't
have an issue no which hour was their operation it's we open at 7:00 close at 5 okay thank you is anybody here in opposition may i have a motion please motion to approve second all those in
favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you calling boa 576262 417 to 432 cambridge street 433 i apologize this is this is a new patio
area for outdoor dining for existing restaurant violations article 9 section two non-conforming uses with a share lot proposed for an outdoor seating article 51 section 56 off street parking requirements conditional due to the elimination of an existing parking
spaces name and address for the record please good morning madam chair commissioners karen seo mcdermott quilty and miller 28 state street uh sweet 802 boston arthur chu billings road architect for the project
justin 421 cambridge street mass please tell us what's being proposed certainly madam chair um interestingly enough uh we worked with uh mr i mean over two years ago to get this
restaurant open um he is only seeking at this time to add some outdoor seating uh i i will tell you that when we originally did the work for the restaurant uh the restaurant was then and is today and allowed use at this
address um we did not require any zoning relief at that time for either a non-conforming use or for parking so i just want the record to reflect uh we're a bit um confused as to the violations
and despite efforts to point that out we're still here and we were told our recourse was to come here um as we did not agree with the position of the examiner in this case so this is what is the name of the restaurant
lulu's austin pardon lulu's austin l u l u s and so this is a request for outdoor seating is this rear rear yard seating it is in the it's in the rear of the building yes how many how many seats plus or minus 60 seats 60 yes okay and
tell us what what what was the parking there was that one space how many there was no there was no parking there but i will let one of these two gentlemen amplify on that i can take that over it was before we took over the spot it was a used car dealership next to us it was their overflow car lot so they would put
their unsold vehicles back behind our restaurant basically so but you're basically increasing your capacity there's a capacity increase what's the current capacity then 117 inside that's correct right so it's
increased to 177 total capacity correct when we're dealing with the outdoor seating um typically and everyone on the board knows how restaurants operate when the weather is nice people really don't want to be sitting inside so for all
intents and purposes the activity moves outside and that's why we're here it's it's to try to ensure that this business can survive um in the climate um but it is an increase in capacity that's correct however as an allowed restaurant use if i were increasing the capacity of
the inside of the restaurant if it's an allowed use it's an allowed use so i'm not again we're here and we'll do what the board wishes but given the fact that you're here we just need to do our due diligence um what are the abuing uses that might be affected by this outdoor seating there
are no abiding uses that would be negatively in any way negatively impacted by this commercial area there are a few three families on uh cross street behind the building uh but when we met with the neighborhood association
and also the butters being we had no objections raised the only concern was uh wonder what what closing hours which we agreed to 11 based on that community outreach okay maybe i missed this but what is the current use of the space
it's a restaurant oh in the rear yeah there's it was um being used by at on an at will basis a used parking um used car lot would store their unused vehicles or vehicles that needed repair in this area
so it was not used for parking for this restaurant or for any commercial uses or residents in that area was it being leased to that other entity it was being leased on an atill basis so really not not any long-term lease so that area
behind there is the same ownership as the restaurant space the landlord correct we do not own the building we're just the tenant correct correct could you describe the structure that's being proposed um it's actually just a
fenced in area for outside seating and there is a wooden pergola right what what is the height of the wooden pergola um say tops 18 ft how high
8 ft to the inside yes and how many seats would be 60 for the outdoor seating 6 6 yes and does the perglor have a roof either temporary or the plan
is currently call for roll back awning in case of light rain or too intense sunshine but uh that's just nothing no wooden top or anything along those lines any other questions from the board is
anybody here to speak in support of this proposal good morning madame chair u members of the board tomas gonzalez from the mayor's office of neighborhood services we like to go on record in support um we held the abuters meeting there were no objections from any of the neighbors um they run a fine establishment for the
last two years um this space is huge in terms of the parking in the rear um that they're using for the outdoor space um and to sort of separate there is a a grade difference between the parking lot or the space behind the building and
where the uh used car lot was so in order to actually go up or down you need to go down a set of stairs so it's clearly sort of delineated between the two sides um and so you know we like to go on record and support thank you uh madame chair members of the board uh
kevin mclofflin from councelor smo's office uh we are also in support thank you madam chair members of the board jess rodriguez council at large society george office and we're also in support thank you is anybody here in
opposition is um so is that space going to be handicapped accessible it is okay given all that information a motion please motion approve second all those in favor
i and this is and with the understanding that the uh space will close at 11 p.m the outdoor space yes correct calling next case go ahead motion carries boa
572276 12 halfl street this is to extend living space into the basement violation article 51 section 9 employee ratio is excessive george this also to correct the violation pardon me it also says to correct the
violation uh there's a stop work order uh so that's referring to an inspector's violation notice mr fortune name and address for the record please good afternoon madam chair members of the board my name is george morancey an attorney with the business address at 350 west broadway in south boston i
represent the property owner danny mcgallaf who is in the hearing room uh madam chair members of the board mr mcgiff and his family they own this and live reside in this three family dwelling uh sometime ago he undertook a complete renovation of the building all
three units he uh proceeded to extend that renovation into the basement unaware that he would be incurring a a floor area ratio violation that is the violation notice uh of which mr fortune spoke the inspector issued a stop work order uh required him to file a long
form application and seek relief from this board the um um the plan calls for an extension of living space for the first floor unit into the basement the plans that are on record with the board uh which were filed with the permit application uh depict a bedroom in the
basement and an area that my client intended as a wet bar uh i was although not representing mr mcgiff at the time present at the brighton alston improvement association hearing where he presented his proposals there was no opposition to extension of living space
to the basement but there was concern about the bedroom being down there in what appeared to some people to be potentially a kitchen the concern was that this could potentially at some point become an independent unit which my client never intended it to be however in response to those concerns he
agreed at the bia meeting to not put a bedroom uh in the basement and certainly agreed that there would not be any kitchen down there so what will the space be used for it it's just it's simply additional space for his family he's keeping the first floor unit uh so it would just be recreational space
living space in the basement but no bedroom and certainly no kitchen it would be about an 800 square f foot um addition of the living space in the basement area and what's the floor to ceiling uh
i'm on the drawings as 7 foot6 okay how are the plans mr pasani drawings are adequate i've uh excised the word bedroom from the plan and there is no uh kitchen shell down there just a a living room bathroom
and open space any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support madam chair members of the board tomas males from the mayor's office and neighborhood services we would like to go on record and support we conducted the abutters meeting he had good support
from his abuing neighbors um he was clear about the fact that he wasn't making this into a bedroom and that he has a growing family college age children that he's looking to make sure that they stay in the area um and we felt that everything that he had done uh to the project was satisfactory up to
this point thank you madam chair members of the board kevin mclofflin from councelor smo's office we would also like to go into support thank you madam chair members of the board jessica rodriguez counselor at large society george office and we also like to go and re support madam chair members
of the board annabelle gomes from the brighton austin improvement association we'd like to go and recommend support thank you is anybody here in opposition motion please motion for approval second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all second thank you
calling va 580493 10 bellamy street this scope of the project is a vestibial lobby addition to an existing skilled nursing facility violations article 9 section one and its extension of a non-conforming use
good name and address for the record please uh madam chair members of the board my name is brian donahghue architect 21 mcgrath highway in quinsey patrick sheen 776 street boston tell us what's being proposed
we're proposing a 322 ft entry vestibule and lobby extension to the existing nursing facility right now the the lobby is open to the weather so when you come in there's no airlock so we're providing a new vestibule for energy conservation
and to give us a little bit more space and what's the name of this um nursing facility presentation rehab and skilled care facility right and there's no parking turn around or anything in there it's just open space at this point it's basically an open
courtyard um not visible to any neighbors in the area how are the plans mr pasani the drawings are adequate any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal madame chair u members of the board
tomas gonzalez from the mayor's office of neighborhood services we would like to go on record and support um the actual project will not only increase the functionality of the space but at the same time provide protection for those coming in and out of the facility um it's going to modernize the look um
and it's actually absolutely needed especially on the cold winter days there's a person who sits right out front that needs to be protected from the climate um and this would go a long way to do that both for the residents and the staff there thank you uh madame chair members of the board
kevin mclofflin from councelor smo's office and we are also in support thank you madam chair members of the board annabelle gomes of the brighton austin improvement association would like to go and reckon support is anybody here in opposition may i have a motion please
second all those in favor any oppose motion carries you're all set now we go to the red discussions calling boa57905540 auburn street this work is being done to here to finish the existing basement demo and
slab roughly 24 in the violation is 8th edition 78 cmr emergency escape and rescue window still sill height exceeds 44 in above finish floor name and address of the record please adam finkel i'm a homeowner at 40 auburn street
charlesttown so please um tell us uh what you're proposing tell us why you were deferred and what has changed since that deferral so i am proposing finishing my basement to add a living and den space uh to add some more play
space and since we're expecting a second child it's kind of crucial that we get it otherwise we may have to move out of our current home uh so it's going to be pretty much just one open room with a full bathroom roughly um 715 total square feet will be added and it's
within my allowed um f ratio and my issue as you see is the window sill is 44 in or more than 44 in once we dig down the slab so the to mitigate this as best as possible i've brought with me a new set of plans that shows a threefoot
uh landing with that'll be a foot off the ground so i'm sorry can i give this to you oh no you can have it so there's a new there's going to be a three-foot landing platform that'll be 12 inches off the ground that will allow the window sill to then be 44 in off the slab height or
height of 44 in the other issue that i run into though when i build the 12-in platform is that my head height once i stand on the platform is 6'4 in when it should be 6'8 in by code so i need that 4 in variance basically and since it's an old house in the 19 built in the
1900s there's no other thing i can do to to mitigate how large is that platform say again how large is that it's a 3-ft platform per code rules and it's going to be 12 in off the ground so it's 3 ft so the rest of the room is in conformance yes okay
3t square 3t square and 12 inches off the ground yeah how how are the plants mr pazani drawings are adequate uh yeah you know this is a good solution to if i just so you know as well i do have a driveway and i
looked into trying to dig out to the driveway but i couldn't because it was so narrow that i would lose my driveway i looked into trying to go out the rear of my house my house is built onto a hill and the property behind me is that large army building in charlestown that they just redid and i don't own any piece of land more than an inch behind
my house so i can't do that either so this is the the only option unfortunately any other questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal i do have if you don't mind because i wasn't aware of the neighborhood process because it was just a building issue but i was called yesterday by your office
and i just got a letter from a directive butter i just wanted to submit so this is just building code may i have a motion please motion to grant building relief second all those in favor any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you calling boa
54719246 mystic street there also also building code boa 54719346 mystic street this is to build a new wall coverups here by 8x5 new entrance door and new bath install bathroom and
legalize unit one increase living space into the basement the building code is section 101.4.10 electrical reference to the international electrical code shall be considered reference in massachusetts tenants access to buildings and
electrical meters panel is not through a common passage name and address for the record please uh good afternoon uh madame chairperson and u the rest of the board my name is ryan sadine uh i am at 20 park plaza sweet 505 and with me is
my client carrie silva of 46 mystic street unit one okay so um since there is a building code question as as is normal with our process please address that and then we will get to the to the
zoning issues okay uh the the building uh the code issue uh arose out of a renovation done in december of 2011 and that renovation involved um if i may
stand i can just show you this is 46 mystic uh unit one this is the first floor living room kitchen dining room and a common hall and a bath and then these are the original plans from 2003 when the condominium was
created and this is uh my client's basement a bedroom a study a closet and a hall and you see the utility room is existing at that time as well as a bedroom and a study so the utility room is is is embedded within the unit that's
correct there is no common access to it uh that is that is correct and was this conversion um did that conversion need to come to this board or was it as of right as of right process that conversion
was it's a good question in in in our position it was as of right we there's only one uh certificate of occupancy as of 1990 between 1990 to 2003 there's no filing with the isd that uh the prior
owner mr toia ever sought um proper permitting to do a utility room like that so it is our position that uh we request lenency from the board that inherited this situation um the the my client the unit owner and the other unit
owner should not be unfairly penalized for having to uh undergo construction to remodel the utility room as is there is a condominium master deed specific easement for the unit two and unit 3 owners that uh they are given an
easement that is a a right uh that goes with the land it is um to all success do they have keys to the unit in the case of an emergency uh they do not they always communicate with unit one owner my client who always grants access and
this uh situation has worked since 2003 without any issues amongst any of the owners um to impose upon the unit owners to do uh a remodeling it's it's burdensome for them and it's this is a
special circumstance where the prior condominium owner uh he created this this issue and the unit owners of present day shouldn't have to pay for his and his deeds um this is something they inherited it has worked uh well up
until this point and uh my client as well as the other unit owners are requesting exception in this case and and as i say at every meeting that you know what the relief that we that we uh grant does not go with the the people it
goes with the with the building so it will be a something that goes on in perpetuity so we just want everybody to be aware of that mr bazani yeah i i noticed that the plan of the utility room shows
a window on the rear into the rear yard why not just put a door from the rear yard there was um that wouldn't grant access to the other two unit owners there's a if i uh
if i may i have pictures of the actual utility room who has access to the rear yard uh i believe all unit owners have access to the rear yard yes so all unit owners have access to the rear yard if there is
a door from the rear yard into the utility room problem solved right they they don't have access to miss sylvia's patio they don't have they have access through different alleys and they can go behind
my property they don't have access onto my patio so my patio serves just for unit one what's so special about the patio i mean it's a patio on brick okay so the there's a very easy solution put a
rear door in okay so so looking at the building code issue may i have a motion then motion to deny the building code relief because there's a design solution to the problem okay is there a second if i might second all those in favor i any
opposed okay with with uh perspective a cut in of a door would cut into a wall on her unit and it's not a it' be a this this this is a dec decision that we have made
uh you can appeal it to the state if you'd like um but now let's go on to the um the court zoning issue that's attached to it okay so please tell us why you're here on that okay well uh
that's that's a renovations issue where um my client's uh general contractor undertook renovations failed to get permitting for it in large because um he knew of this
utility room issue and uh we're trying to remedy that now with um going before the board and pleading for uh leniency on having to alter the utility room because what we've been told by isd is until the utility room issue is solved
uh they're not going to approve uh the renovations which which was um putting in a downstairs bathroom in the basement and uh remodeling the hallway so that there is u more room from my client's unit into the uh common area hallway so
this is an extension so does your client own the first unit and it's extended into the basement that's correct and what's the use in the basement uh the use in a basement is a bedroom a study and a bathroom so it's a bedroom and what's the float or ceiling height in
the basement uh that is a good question yeah i do not i do not know that question off hand madam chair okay mr pasani any did the plans reveal any of that the drawings do not show for sale
they should can you reach the ceiling when you stand on the floor i cannot you can't our concern is that there may be a building code issue with the basement finished space and that it may not
recode it should be 7 ft 6 in i will say i purchased the unit as it is now but the thing is there may be a building code issue as far as height goes in the basement i'm 5'5 and i can't reach it
and when isd did examine say you could reach it when isd did examine it they they did not uh did not reach that okay so mr bazani how are the plans as far as as the use of that space um bedroom
study and bathroom well the plan does not show a bathroom at least the plan that i have um excuse me no there's a revised
show yep shows a bathroom office bed okay is any any further questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal madam good morning madam ch madam chair
members of the board christopher breen office of neighborhood services uh my predecessor handled this case um he has a written statement stating that we feel that this matter is best left up to the to the decision of the board the office of neighborhood services held at a
butters meeting in regards to this proposal on february 2nd and it was well attended during the course of the meeting most of the discussion focused on the fact that the work had been done without permits over a year ago as well as a discussion over who would pay for the work condo documents and a number of
other concerns but that while they may be related do not bear relevance to the zoning code there was a number of directors who were in attendance and supported the work being done while there were a number of people there also in opposition the majority were not directive voters and did not necessarily
live in charlestone because the discussion at this meeting was despite the request of neighborhood services focused almost exclusively on condo documents trustees and whether the work had been done with or without permits our office believes this decision should
be left up to the board to look at the merits of the project thank you thank you is anybody else here to speak in support is anybody here in opposition yes madam chair president i have uh two letters one from unit owner jenna ryu
which uh your office should have and another one from miss amy smith who's another uh co-unit owner okay thank you given the facts of the case the whole building uh three mr chair given the
facts of the cakes um may i have the motion on make a motion to grant the zoning relief requested now the problem is that you're still in a box because we denied the building
code so you're going to have to come to terms with that and there so there's no building code relief in the sense of the height of the floor to ceiling height no i mean my sense is that
a 5'5 person with arm raised would extend beyond seven feet okay okay second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set okay calling boa
553106 489 to 49 489a east broadway let's just add one parking space at the rear of the building at 489 east broadway with access from silver street the violations article 57 section 12 the proposed parking spaces reduces the open
space to less than the required by article 57 table d for a five-story building with four residential units name and address for the record please good afternoon madam chair members of the board mark lcast laccast law 75 arlington street boston mass i represent
the applicant in this case please tell us uh what is being proposed uh the proposal is to create one parking space behind a five-story building which contains four residential units and street level retail space at 489 east
broadway the parking space would be on the rear of the building which is off silver street a narrow one-way street that has no parking on either side of the street so this would result in a net gain of one off- streetet parking space in the neighborhood uh the parking use
is consistent with what's going on behind most of the other buildings along that stretch of east broadway in the rear on silver street most of them have parking spaces behind the building so this would create one space uh for this building and there is no parking at all
for this building there's no parking at all for this building okay um tell us about your community process we conducted an abunders meeting on march 5th and there were no nobody showed up
so why did we then uh we were placed on the subcommittee list in error oh right right right right okay um and how are the plans mr pazani drawings are fine um
you'd have no objection if the paving surface for the parking was per i'm sure they'd be amendable to that any other questions from the board is anybody here to speak in
support of this proposal madame chair members of the board john ellison from the mayor's office of neighborhood services we would like to go on record and support since there is no parking on this street and this is consistent with what a number of other buildings have done thank you madam chair members of the board john owick
from council building's office would like to go on record and support thank you is anybody here in opposition may i have a motion please like to make a motion to grant the relief requested with the provisor that the surface be that at least gives some drainage
back and sure softens it a little bit understood is there a second all those in favor i any opposed motion carries you're all set thank you calling doa 564049 783 east broadway this is to extend living space
into the basement area by finishing the basement violations article 15 section 1a ratio is excessive name and address for the record please kevin cahill 58 hartsorn street reading massachusetts
alice scrumpsky 2064 doorchester avenue please tell us what you're proposing so we uh we had uh 850 square ft per say uh in the basement and um we were i guess allowed uh to do 500 we're asking to do
another 350 in the front which is basically just add another bedroom um but the whole square footage of the basement you know hasn't changed it's just matter of it's a matter of adding living space in the front so what will be the total square footage be it's so after doing uh underpin and walls it'll
be about 850 to 900 depending on how and what's the use of the space it's just as an added bedroom in the a bedroom yes okay how many bedrooms are in the basement uh this would be three i'm sorry so this would be two there's a a room in the back that you
can make into a basement or a living area or whatever just put family room bedroom one bedroom two bedroom three correct so this would be like the third i guess but the back could be a bedroom or it could be a living space it hasn't really been decided yet no but the back
is labeled as family room okay yeah so then this would be this would be the third bedroom plus two baths right this would be the third bedroom in the house but i guess the uh second bedroom in the basement i think that's what the third bedroom in the basement wait let's backtrack how many units in this
building two two units correct okay and you have the first floor unit yes so how what's on the first floor the first floor is a master bedroom uh and a open living kitchen area okay and a half full and half wood and a full bath a full bath and a half bath okay and so what's
going to be in the basement uh it would be uh this would be another full ba full bedroom with a bath uh and there would be another full bedroom plus a bedroom or a family area it's like a smaller 10 by 11 area so this unit would have a
total of how many bedrooms three or four this would be the third or the fourth make a decision so i guess uh this would be the fourth we call it there'll be four bedrooms correct okay okay what's the floor to ceiling height uh in the basement uh it would be
eight eight 7 foot six 7 foot six but yeah but it' be and um is there a possibility of this becoming another unit no by any of the layouts or anything not not really no okay
um and the utilities are separate they are okay is any any questions from the board is anybody here to speak in support of this proposal is anybody here in opposition
madame chair members of the board john allison from the mayor's office of neighborhood services we cannot go on record in support at this time we did hold an abutters meeting i believe on march 5th on this proposal and there were several of who had concerns about the increase in density in this area
thank you madam chair members of the board john councelor bill linghan's office would like to echo the statements of the mayor's office given those facts may i have a motion motion for denial is there a second second all those in favor i i any oppose
motion carry uh one opposition mr chin motion carries next case calling next case calling va 545817 44 to 50 o street this is to confirm occupancy as a four family add one story to the existing
building the remainder of the building to be renovated and basement to be finished the rear decks and roof decks to be installed occupancy rem to remain the same building is to be sprinkled the violations article 15 section 1 the floor to air ratio is excessive article
18 section 1 the minimum front yard requirement is insufficient and article 20 section one minimum rear yard requirement is insufficient name and address for the record please good afternoon madam chair members of the board my name is george morancey i'm an attorney with the business address of
350 west broadway in south boston madam chair members this is an application uh to confirm occupancy of an existing four family dwelling uh it's two units on the left two units on the right semi-attached building um this
property has been taxed as a two family since at least 1985 i i don't think that there the occupancy is in dispute uh it likely was just not clear in the uh in the building jacket at isd it has always been used as a as a four family i should
say taxed as a four family um the uh proposal so the only violation the violations are f and rear yard front and rear exactly it's it's front and rear yard is because of the uh envelope of the building you're not changing that uh
well the front certainly isn't changing there would be a vertical addition here to create four ble units as opposed to four flats right now so there is a vertical addition to the building which adds obviously to the floor area ratio as does the extension into the basement
so we have the f violation based upon the expansion of the living space the front yard is not changing whatsoever that's based on the violation is incurred due to the vertical um the vertical extension uh the same with the rear although i do point out that while
the overall rear yard setback is not changing um uh there is at the back of the structure an enclosed uh two rear stairwells um the notches on each side at the rear are being filled in out to the um the the rearmost portion of the
existing building wall so it's being filled in on the left and the right um but again it is not increasing what is already the existing graveyard setback if you look on ex4 your sheet ex4 at elevation number three uh you can see the elevation showing the uh the dual
rear stairway uh and then if you go to the very next sheet a1 uh for the proposed conditions you'll see where on the uh basement level that's actually a patio uh the basement space is full walk out at the rear and then when you go up to the first uh
second and uh first and second floors and third floor above that those are decks so that is being filled in but again only to the existing rearmost portion of the building we're not exceeding existing building envelope uh in terms of its footprint
by getting rid of the second means of esser building code violation there's um it's a full walk out i'm not sure which units mr pazani was referring to but uh at the basement level it's a full walk
out and uh the uh uh in the proposed plans