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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION
The Planning Board of the City of Cambridge will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. located at Remote participation on Zoom (see details below) on special permit application case PB-405 for the property located at 425 Massachusetts Avenue for which the Applicant is Cambridge Stretch LLC seeking special permits pursuant to Section 20.304.5.4 Formula Business for a proposal to Establish a Formula Business occupying approximately 754 square feet in the first floor of the existing building.
TO VIEW PLANS AND DOCUMENTS: Visit www.cambridgema.gov/specialpermits 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. Please include the case number or address. 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: Contact Swaathi Joseph at 617/349-4668 (TTY 617/349-4621), email sjoseph@cambridgema.gov.
The Week, 10/03/24 & 10/10/24
Legal Notice for October 15, 2024
Half Crown-Marsh Public Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Commission will hold a Public Meeting on Tuesday,
October 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM to consider the following matters under Ch. 2.78, Article III of the City Code and the Order establishing the Commission. The meeting will be held online with remote participation only. The public may participate online via the Zoom platform (https://zoom.us/) from a phone, tablet, or computer. Register at https://tinyurl.com/HCMOct2024 or call (301)715-8592. Webinar ID: 859 6940 9390
1. HCM-660: 1001 Memorial Drive, by Herbert Rothfarb: Erect wooden fence and add new retaining wall base at sidewalk. Continued from August hearing.
2. Minutes
The Week, 10/03/24 & 10/10/24
LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Public notice is hereby given that the Cambridge Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 21, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. via zoom webinar for a Notice of Intent (NOI) for the MBTA’s Red Line Access Tunnel within the 100-year floodplain in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, (M.G.L. c. 131, s. 40).
A copy of the submittal is on file at the Conservation Commission office at 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts and may be reviewed by calling (617) 349-4680 or emailing jletourneau@cambridgema.gov. Interested persons may appear at the public meeting to be heard.
Jennifer K. Letourneau
Conservation Commission Director
The Week, 10/10/24
LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Public notice is hereby given that the Cambridge Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 21, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. via zoom webinar for a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA) for the DCR’s retaining wall installation to widen the sidewalk within the buffer zone associated with the Charles River in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, (M.G.L. c. 131, s. 40).
A copy of the submittal is on file at the Conservation Commission office at 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts and may be reviewed by calling (617) 349-4680 or emailing jletourneau@cambridgema.gov. Interested persons may appear at the public meeting to be heard.
Jennifer K. Letourneau
Conservation Commission Director
The Week, 10/10/24
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 – OCTOBER 24, 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-277317: 799 CONCORD AVENUE Office 1 Zone
SANCTA MARIA HOSPITAL – SISTER MARY THERESA TINANA – C/O JAMES A. VALERIANI, ESQ.
Special Permit: Installation of Rooftop Telecommunication Facility to blend with Hospital Building and similar in type to existing wireless carrier. Art. 4.000, Sec. 4.32.g.1 & Sec. 4.40 (Footnote 49) (Telecommunication Facility).
6409 – Federal Middle Class Tax Relief Act (Spectrum Act). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
6:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-289881: 316 PEARL STREET Residence C Zone
JOHN FELIX, TR. FOR LAGUNA DE LOS TRES NOMINEE TRUST – C/O SARAH L. RHATIGAN, ESQ.
Special Permit: Renovate and construct additions thereby increasing preexisting nonconforming GFA/FAR and construct exterior basement stair within front setback thereby increasing the height above average grade.
Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.2.d (Alteration to Pre-Existing Non-Conforming 2-Family). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.40 (Special Permit).
7:00 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-288881: 51 KELLEY STREET Residence B Zone
KENT CHRISTMAN
Variance: Modify previously approved variance BZA-218944, to add a window within a non-conforming side setback. 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).
7:15 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-286224: 10 EIGHTH STREET Residence C-1 Zone
CHERYL SADELI & ALEX FRANCO – C/O TARYN BONE
Variance: To add a bedroom addition off the rear of the house which will square off the rear facade. The addition will be within the existing non-conforming rear and side setbacks. The FAR will increase beyond the allowable FAR. We are also proposing excavating and refinishing the basement. 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-1138165
304 HARVARD STREET Residence C-1 Zone APRIL STONE
Variance: To expand our existing roof deck in unit 304 that sits outside an allowable height of zone and further violates floor area ratio. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements). Art. 8.000, Sec. 8.22.3 (Alteration or Enlargement of a Non- Conforming Structure). Art. 10.000, Sec. 10.30 (Variance).
7:45 P.M. CASE NO. BZA-769646: 401 CONCORD AVENUE Residence B Zone EDUARDO BERLIN
Variance: To construct a new single-family dwelling that exceeds floor area ratio and sits within the front yard setback. Also, seeking relief for parking within the front yard setback. Art. 5.000, Sec. 5.31 (Table of Dimensional Requirements).
Art. 6.000, Sec. 6.44.1.c (Parking in the Front Yard Setbacks). 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.
The Week, 10/10/24 & 10/17/24
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