[Music] Let's get started so we can at least take care of the business that we need to take care of. Hello, this is the board of appeals. It's Tuesday, May 13th. I am Janice Tarka. I am
Join Hector, Adam Roy. We'll chat again. Janice Tatara, Marilyn Deutz, Joe Mahoney, Yugo Hardero, and Arthur Arsenal. We are waiting for one more member, but we will can get started on what we're doing first. We've had a for case 2024
20-26, 105 to 115 Park Street, and 12 Essex Street, one Ellsworth Street. There's been a request to continue that to June 10th meeting. Do I have a motion to do that? Arthur, all in fa second. Joe, all in favor? I. So, that has been moved to June 10th.
The next one is 2025-02 18 and 24 Grand View Road. We've also had a a request to continue that to June 10th. Do I have a motion? Joe. Second. You go. All in favor? I. Okay.
The next case is the first one in front of us. It's 89 Flinton Street, Joseph Pearland for um special permit and variant seeking approval of construction of a rear edition which is a change to an existing non-performing structure.
Again, this will not be decided today special permit. It will be going before the planning board on the 27th. I will not be in the regular place. Will that be in the city hall? So, be on the 27th. It be the planning board and it will be back here at the June 10th meeting. So,
who is here? Mr. Pearland, I think you're mayor. So, why don't you get up and introduce yourself formally for the record we're starting. We've been joined by our final member, Joseph Bwell. So, Mr. Pantanda, why don't you again introduce yourself loudly so that it can be heard and and tell us what you're
planning. So, it's Joseph Pearl, 89 Clinton Street, obviously in Chelsea. I'm planning on putting an addition in the uh back of my house. So, it's going to be an addition. It's going to have the uh bedroom, bathroom, and then the
kitchen will be extended out. Your personal kitchen personal kitchen will be extended out to meet the form of uh bedroom and bathroom. Okay. Reason we're doing this here is because they have elderly in-laws that can't come with us. They need care and they can't make the
front of the stairs to step there. So if they come around the back and entrance and that way there it's all on one level which means all the home bathroom and the kitchen will be off to that by being extended out to be able to access that
everything all on the same floor which made it easier for us for them. Um any questions I open to the public a couple of question comments and questions. Number one, make sure you know your you need a variance which is um the minimum yard set back. So there
were requirements that you should double check with the board the department but you need to meet four requirements to do that. Um and all four of the requirements have to be met before we as a board you don't have that much leeway in that and um what's the size of what
you're proposing? I know everything. It's going out to be 25 by 28 ft. Okay. Um, is there anybody who wishes to speak on this matter? Please introduce
Please stand up. Yes. My name is Anna. And talk just so that she can capture your address, please. I live in at 91 K Street and next to Joe and I am concerned about this project because I
think it can it can bring a lot of drawbacks to the neighbors like more traffic, more noise, more parking issues and already Joe has two section of the house rented. So I don't know if he's
going to slow he's going to rent it. So I'm concerned for the noise and my privacy also. My backyard is just right with him. And recently Joe put a big window on his side. I came out and just
looking at my backyard. So I feel like my privacy has evaded and nobody cares about it. So I'm very careful now. And another thing is that this addition has decreased the property value, my property value. So for all the
inconvenience that that can cause and another thing that I think is even more serious that area being too crowded for too many people I think increases the fire hazard for for us. So those are my
concerns. Okay. Thank you very much. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak on this? Okay. This is not going to close the public participation portion of this. as we said May 27th to the planning department and the planning board and then back here on June 10th and if you have any other comments
you're welcome to come back that day as well it's still open thank you thank you so much thank you thank you the next case in front of us is 20250413 Medford Street Alex Mterrey for a special permit and variance seeking
approval for the construction of a roof deck which does not meet the minimum requirements for front yard setback, rear yard setback, side leg setback, and side combined setback. As with as with the previous case, we're not going to be deciding this today if you have to go
before the planning board on the 27th of May and then back here on June 10th. Okay. So, why don't you introduce our yourself for the record and tell us what you're proposing? Uh, my name is Alex Monteray. I live at 13 Street apartment. I'm proposing to build a 15'2x 17t 10
deck on my roof. Uh there's existing footings in place. Uh existing roof access via the staircase in the unit. Um some existing non-conforming structure. I essentially have nowhere else to put any sort of outdoor space. Uh above the
sidewalk neighbor contact. So is essentially the only place my only option for building. Yeah, we we in the past approve these kind of things. There were restrictions on how we approve them. I just so you know and also just
this is also case you're going to have to understand. Um any other questions I want to public you just um explain how big it is, what you plan on doing, how many just is it going to be? Uh yep.
It'll be 15'2 by uh 17T 10. Uh how far away from the edges? Uh I don't know if those numbers on me uh at the moment. Um within the it'll be within a foot the neighboring properties. Uh smaller than
um what I'm proposing is smaller than other existing roof decks on the same street. Those ones aren't visible from street level. So it's not going to be an eyesore. The front and the rear don't have the exact measurements from the front and the rear. That's not going to take off. Just a section
uh like dead center. Are you the only person going to be using it the other day? Uh I'm the only person who has access to the it's through my unit. So yes. So the other units and you Yes.
Is there anybody who wishes to speak on this? There being none, I am not, again, I'm not close to the public participation portion of this. You go to the planning board, make sure that you have the proper set, you know, how it's approved and that kind of stuff. I'm sure the
directions for your business and they may have additional questions. Um, you know, generally when we do these kind of things, we got to put restrictions on the roof, that you can't have any stuff go off, you can't have light, you know. So, there's a lot of restrictions. We've used in the past we've had restrictions.
So you may have some imposed on you in this. Okay. Okay. So the 27th planning board the 10th back here. So the last case is a request for a modification to see whether it is minor
or major. We also have physical copies of the letters. Oh. Um, so 202416 469 Washington A LLC. Hector PTO is where to request for modification from from approved permeable pavers to regular driveways.
this we are here to determine if it's a major reminder modification. Um could you describe to us what it is that you're proposing and introduce yourself and tell us what you're proposing and why. Uh good evening Hector Prito 114 Addison Street Chelsea Mass. Um and what we're
requesting is a modification to the driveway. So originally it was supposed to be permable pavers. We're actually requesting to keep them as regular pavers. We are going to in addition add a drywall to each driveway to make up
for the drainage situation. The reason we're requesting this is because we're we're actually on the slope. So, my contract and engineer are telling me that the permit papers, they actually don't settle properly after the time they start to ship and he's telling me between 6 to 9 months, we're going to
have an issue with settlement. Uh so, I'm trying to avoid that. Perhaps you actually cannot compact them properly. So with regular pavers, I'll be able to compact the soil. We have kind of soft soil lift. So I'll be able to compact the property, add gravel, put the pavers in, and then on top of that, I'm going
to add the extra drywall that you see on the dry. So originally, we just had the top two. Now we have five total. So the question that I had and when I read this and I posed it to the planning department is you know the issue for the
permeable pavers was there was concern about drainage and I clearly don't plan to be an expert on this but will the dry the wells that they are proposing proposing take address that concern will they address the concern about drains
will they effectively um ensure provide the same benefit that permeable acres. Yes. Uh from the department of perm land planning we when we reviewed these plans um we did determine that yeah like you said the goal of the permeable papers was to accommodate uh you know storm
water runoff and drainage and we do feel that these additional dry wells will serve that same purpose and with the kind of structural issues that um uh Mr. Pento pointed out we feel that this is a kind of necessary modification. Um so so
yes the department would view this as a mod. Thoughts people are there only for the front driveways or the one on the side and the back? Yeah. No. So there's five total and we have four driveways. Um so each driveway has their own driveway. They
change it will go only to the front uh driveways. Oh yes. Correct. Yes. The change is you can't really see it because the vehicles are shown on the plan. Those little Yeah, exactly. That's it. Those are the additions of one, two, and three. Okay. Those are the only thing you're
proposing a change on is the two and those two right there. Correct. So, you're adding three for each. You're replacing it and adding three wells. Correct. For each Yeah. For each. So, those are the original driveways that had pavers. The one up
top actually existed. So those on the bottom. So you want a tree is on the uh the big go down on this on the left. Three still there. Yes. So the only change that you're proposing
in what was previously approved is the is the replacement of the permeable. Correct. And the additional well I mean the replacement and replacing them with the the wells. Yeah. But where the uh the hospital would go if you had trees in there.
Well they'll be planted with on the plan show. The driveway is just that it's like a triangle, not the actual driveway cuz the driveway goes out the other way. Yeah. Is that what How would How do you back out of that is what he's saying. Out in the trees. Oh,
yes. That that was all asphalt. That's not No, he I think he's trying to say is with Look at the drive go that driveway right there that's closer to the trees. When you come out of that driveway, are you going to be hitting the tree? you know, how can you avoid
the trees? Oh, no. We have 11 foot six. So, we do have plans for for Okay. And that hasn't changed from the original plan. If if the matter doesn't matter, the plan show the uh propose that as well. So, that means those
arrows going side to side, left and right. So, that does the whole driveway. Well, just the front of the properties. So that why it's not showing the actual drive. You know what I mean? It just show the whole I think that's that is
what we that's what we that that's is that whole area is is considered the drive is that that's our top. Yeah. So originally we left that like that because it would be easy to move the cars and maybe say for example on the bright side you can swing the car around as opposed to truck coming off onto
Washington NASA. That's why we approved it that way in the past so that they wouldn't be backing into Washington. Do you think it's major or minor? Minor major. John Arthur. Joan. Then do we have a motion to make this Marilyn make a motion to make this?
That's a second by Joe. All in favor? I. Okay. Thank Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And thank you for making sure that the drain is Do we have a motion to return to be so excited about it? Made by
Arthur, second by Joan. All in favor? [Music]