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City of Cambridge
Massachusetts
BOARD OF ZONING APPEAL
831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge, MA.
(617) 349-6100
The Board of Zoning Appeal will hold a Virtual Public Meeting, THURSDAY – APRIL 25, 2024. Members of the public can participate or view the meeting remotely using the Zoom Webinar link: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/85299551558
Or join by phone: Dial +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 – Webinar ID: 852 9955 1558
6:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-261798: 29 ASH STREET Residence C-1 Zone
CATHERINE HAYDEN & DAVID THURSTON – C/O DAVID FREED, ARCHITECT
Variance: To enclose existing rear deck to make a covered garden shed that sits in the setbacks and creates new gross floor area.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.21 (Accessory Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
Special Permit: To create a window opening within the side yard setback. Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.c (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
6:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-262879: 72 & 72.5 INMAN STREET Residence C-1 Zone JOSEPH S. ARTLEY
Variance: To construct a 2nd floor addition and stairwell at 72.5 Inman St, rebuild existing link between 72 and 72.5 Inman Street and construct dormer at 72 Inman Street. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
7:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-263317: 26 ROBINSON STREET Residence C-1 Zone
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE – DIANE GRAY, HARVARD PLANNING
Variance: To construct a storage canopy shelter for institutional use/pre-school/day-care use. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Sec. 5.13 (General Regulations).
Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.33.b.2 (Use Regulations). Sec. 4.56.c.1 (Institutional Use Regulations). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
7:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-263025: 17 COPLEY STREET – UNIT 3 Residence B Zone MARTIN BENOIT – C/O ADAM GLASSMAN, ARCHITECT
Variance: To construct (2) new shed dormers.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
7:30 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-262992: 90 HAMILTON STREET Special District – 9
CHICHI LIAO
Special Permit: To change current office use to Education/Institution use on the second floor.
Art. 17.000, Sec. 17.97 (Issuance of Special Permit). Sec. 17.95 (Addition Use & Gross Floor Area for Non-Residential).
Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.33.B.2 (Table of Uses). Sec. 4.56.C.1 (Institutional Use Regulations). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
7:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-263591: 10 HAZEL STREET Residence B Zone
JOAN WHEELIS – C/O BRIGITTE STEINES, ARCHITECT
Variance: New construction exceeding F.A.R., and projections into required back and side yard setbacks.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Non-Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
TO VIEW BZA CASE APPLICATIONS, PLANS & SUBMISSIONS, GO TO: https://www.cambridgema.gov/inspection/zoning.aspx at top of page, click “Calendar” > Click hearing date >
Click “Board of Zoning Appeal Agenda.” Any information filed after the agenda has been posted can be viewed at the Inspectional Services Department located at 831 Mass Avenue, Cambridge by appointment only. Copies of this petition are also on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, MA. Interested persons may provide comments to the Board of Zoning Appeal by participating during the hearing and/or may provide written comments for the Board’s consideration by mailing or delivering them to the attention of the Secretary, Board of Zoning Appeal,
831 Mass Avenue, 02139 or by emailing them to mpacheco@cambridgema.gov. Comments must be submitted prior to the Hearing and include the Case Number. Continued cases are not re-advertised but are posted on the office board at the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall & on the same BZA Web Page 48 hours prior to hearing.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. held remotely (see below for instructions to participate) on a Zoning Petition by the City Council to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Articles 2.000, 4.000, 5.000, 6.000, 11.000, 13.000, 14.000, 17.000, 20.000, and 22.000 with the intent of
(a) Removing references to “degree of kinship” from the definitions of “Family” and “Lodging House;”
(b) deleting the definition of “Group Quarters;”
(c) creating definitions for “Residence,” “Transient Accommodation,” “Rooming Unit,” “Guest Unit,” “Tourist House,” and “Hotel or Motel;”
(d) defining and categorizing “Lodging House” as a residence and “Tourist House” and “Hotel or Motel” as transient accommodations; and
(e) amending other Sections of the Zoning Ordinance for consistency with those amended definitions.
TO VIEW DOCUMENTS: Visit www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments online. Printed copies are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts and at the Community Development Department, 344 Broadway.
TO SEND WRITTEN COMMENTS: E-mailing planningboardcomment@cambridgema.gov is preferred. You can also mail comments to Cambridge Planning Board, 344 Broadway, Third Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Written comments received by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting will be considered by Board Members in advance of the meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record.
TO COMMENT IN REAL-TIME: Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 adopted by Massachusetts General Court and approved by the Governor, the City is authorized to use remote participation at meetings of the Cambridge Planning Board. You can view the meeting remotely and make comments by computer or telephone using Zoom Webinar. Visit www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard online to view the full meeting agenda, register for the Zoom Webinar, and get up-to-date information about the meeting.
TO VIEW MEETING ONLY: The meeting will be streamed online through the Open Meeting Portal at www.cambridgema.gov and broadcast on cable TV – Channel 22 within Cambridge.
FOR QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE: Questions concerning the petition may be addressed to Jeff Roberts at 617 349-4639 or jroberts@cambridgema.gov. Contact Swaathi Joseph at 617/349-4668 (TTY 617/349-4621) or sjoseph@cambridgema.gov for information about the meeting.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. held remotely (see below for instructions to participate) on a Zoning Petition by Khalida Griffin-Sheperd, et al., to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Section 11.206.1 “Affordable Housing Trust,” Subsections 11.206.1 “Board of Trustees” and 11.206.2 “Receipt and Use of Funds and Property” with the intent of adding two explicit additional purposes for the Trust’s funding, requiring reporting of Trust business to the City Council, requiring payment of stipends for Trust members, requiring the Trust to include members affected by housing instability, and expanding the Trust board from 9 to 13 members.
TO VIEW DOCUMENTS: Visit www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments online. Printed copies are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts and at the Community Development Department, 344 Broadway.
TO SEND WRITTEN COMMENTS: E-mailing planningboardcomment@cambridgema.gov is preferred. You can also mail comments to Cambridge Planning Board, 344 Broadway, Third Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Written comments received by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting will be considered by Board Members in advance of the meeting. Comments received later will be entered into the record.
TO COMMENT IN REAL-TIME: Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 adopted by Massachusetts General Court and approved by the Governor, the City is authorized to use remote participation at meetings of the Cambridge Planning Board. You can view the meeting remotely and make comments by computer or telephone using Zoom Webinar. Visit www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard online to view the full meeting agenda, register for the Zoom Webinar, and get up-to-date information about the meeting.
TO VIEW MEETING ONLY: The meeting will be streamed online through the Open Meeting Portal at www.cambridgema.gov and broadcast on cable TV – Channel 22 within Cambridge.
FOR QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE: Questions concerning the petition may be addressed to Jeff Roberts at 617 349-4639 or jroberts@cambridgema.gov. Contact Swaathi Joseph at 617/349-4668 (TTY 617/349-4621) or sjoseph@cambridgema.gov for information about the meeting.
LEGAL NOTICE
CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 6:00 PM to consider the following matters under M.G.L. Ch. 40C and Ch. 2.78 of the Code of the City of Cambridge:
This meeting will be held online with remote participation. The public may participate via Zoom webinar (https://zoom.us/) from a phone, tablet, or computer. To join the meeting, register at: https://tinyurl.com/CHCmay2-2024 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID#: 824 9698 0354 Confirm meeting details and materials at https://tinyurl.com/CHistComm. Written comment is welcome up to 24 hours before the meeting at histcomm@cambridgema.gov.
Public Hearing: Alterations to Designated Properties
Case 5029: 11 Garden St., by First Church in Cambridge. Report on condition of the cockerel weathervane and request to fabricate and install a replica on the church tower.
Case 5098: 4 Berkeley St., by Sowing Seeds LLC – Steve Shabet, Trustee. Replace select windows, restore missing trim, repair porch.
Case 5099: 12-30 Palmer St., by Harvard Cooperative Society, owner, o/b/o Harvard University, tenant. Add new window openings and a new main entrance with metal lantern/trellis. Modify grade levels and pavement for access to retail spaces. Install new benches and planters.
Case 5100: 9-11A and 11B Mt. Auburn St., by The Packard Humanities Institute, owner, o/b/o Mt Auburn MLD LLC. Construct third-floor addition at #9-11A. Construct new dormers at #11B. Remove the connecting structure and mechanical lift. Renovate the exterior of both buildings.
Bruce A. Irving, Chair
Cambridge Week, 4/18/24, 4/25/24
Cases may be taken out of order and approved at the beginning of the meeting. Persons who wish to have a hearing on a case should notify the Commission in advance or be present at the beginning of the meeting when the Consent Agenda will be discussed.
ORDINANCE 2024-1 – FINAL PUBLICATION
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four
AN ORDINANCE
In amendment to the Ordinance entitled “Cambridge Municipal Code.”
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Cambridge that the Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge be amended as follows:
Section 3.24.070, entitled “Authorized Revolving Funds” be amended by adding a subsection (B), entitled “Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop Fund,” to read as follows:
“B. “Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop Fund.
1. Fund Name. There shall be a separate fund called the “Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop Fund” for use by the Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP), Recreation Department.
2. Revenues. The City Auditor shall establish the Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop Fund as a separate account and credit to the fund all monies received by the Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop from the sale and rent of golf supplies.
3. Purpose and Expenditures. During each fiscal year, the Assistant City Manager for Human Services or his/her designee within DHSP may, as approved by the City Manager, incur liabilities against and spend monies from the Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop Fund as needed to purchase golf supplies for the Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop as required for its operation.
Salaries and wages of employees shall be paid from the annual budget appropriation of DHSP and shall not be paid from this revolving fund.
4. Fiscal Years. The Fresh Pond Golf Course Pro Shop Fund shall operate for fiscal years that begin on or after July 1, 2023.”
In City Council April 8, 2024.
Ordained by a yea and nay vote:-
Yeas 7; Nays 0; Absent 2.
Attest:- Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk
A true copy;
ATTEST:-
Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk
A stronger
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