you and the floor is yours sounds good thank you good evening the city of Boston Zoning Board of appeal hearing for June 13 2024 is now in session this hearing is being conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the open meeting law including the updated Provisions enacted by the legislature last year the new law allows the board to continue its practice of holding virtual hearings until March 2025 this hearing of the board is being held remotely via the zoom webinar event platform this hearing is also being recorded in accordance uh sorry in order to ensure this hearing of the board is open to the public members of the public May access this hearing through telephone and video conferencing the information for connecting to this hearing is listed on today's hearing agenda which is posted on the Public Notices page of the city's website boston.gov members of the public will enter the virtual hearing as attendees which means you will not see yourself on on the screen and 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enough time to do so please raise your hand as soon as Mr stbridge reads the address into the record do not raise your hand before the relevant address is called or the meeting host will not know to call upon you at the appropriate time right uh Mr stbridge good evening Madam chair pres good evening Miss B Braza pres good evening good evening the floor is yours Mr stbridge thank you madam chair begin with the hearings for 5:00 pm start off with case boa 159 2730 with the address of 135 Chelsea Street if the applicants and what they represent present they please explain the case yes hello Madam chair members of the board Mary Kate Campbell with the law firm Drago and Tuscano at 11 Beacon Street um I'm here today on behalf of our client May Perez who is one of the owners um of the proposed Salon um at here at 135 Chelsea Street um our our proposal is to change the occupancy from retail and four residential units to beauty shop and four residential units um are were currently cited only for um forbidden use uh this this was in a 3F 200000 subdistrict um and under the new zoning code it's in an EBR 3 therefore uh this this type of commercial use would be um as of right since it's a corner lot um under Plan East Boston it's at the corner of Chelsea Street in V Visconti Road um May and then her business partner Flora have um you know Flora's been a stus for 13 years both of them are East Boston residents and are very excited to open their Salon here um they we we did not need in a Butters meeting but we did go to Maverick Central neighborhood association um and the group did V to support uh here on this floor plan you can see what they're proposing it's just a one story Salon with Styling Station shampoo stations uh pedicure stations and then a reception and waiting area um and I'd be happy to pause and take any questions thank you no questions from me any questions from the board hearing none may I have public testimony any raised hands Jessica have no raised hands at the moment okay uh with that may I have a motion Madame chair like to put for a motion of approval may I have a second second Mr stbridge yes Miss B Braza yes chair also votes yes the motion carries thank you next we have case boa 156 9956 the address of 867 to 871 doyon Street if the applicant and or their representatives pres explain to the board please yes good evening everyone and good evening Madame chair members of the board attorney Ryan guzda from mcdermit quilan Miller 28 State Street sweet 802 Boston Mass um with me as well as Megan emanuelson on behalf of the property owner and Chi bang on behalf of the proposed tenant operator um this is an appeal seeking a change of use and occupancy for 867 Boon Street to a fitness center in jym use on the second floor of the property uh the building itself it's commercial in nature the first floor is occupied by a restaurant and actually historically a fitness center or health club had previously been located on the second floor of the building but for whatever reason the CFO had never been appropriately updated um so Mr bang intends to operate his new fitness center DBA clientele within that same space and we're simply here now seeking to appro L update the CFO for the property so it actually reflects the uses that are going on within the space um in terms of the buildout there are no structural changes being proposed simply minor cosmetic upgrades to the second floor um and prior to coming before you all this evening we have hosted an a Butters meeting and discussed The Proposal with the neighborhood association of Back Bay and it's my understanding that they have submitted a letter of non- opposition to you all um but we're happy to answer any questions that you might have thank you yes I I saw that letter um any questions from the board hearing none may have public testimony Madam chair members of the board sigy Johnson with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this uh applicant completed the on community process I hosted an abutters meeting on April 29th at which no concerns were raised the applicant also presented their proposal to the neighborhood association of Back Bay and NAB has submitted a letter of non opposition uh and with that we refer to the Judgment of the board thank you thank you m I have no raised hands with that may I have a motion Madam chair I like to put for a motion of approval is there a second you need to unmute yourself Mr stbridge yes and um yes thank you uh the chair also votes yes the motion carries good luck thank you next we have case boa 58446 with the address of 314 to 3:30 West 2 Street if the applicant and or the representative present only case to the please can you raise your hand if you're on uh hello I'm the owner um so uh my name is Maria and I'm the owner of the business planning to operate at the two Studio at the at the 314 318 West Second Street in South Boston and today I'm here to request a change of certificate of occupancy from retail to the party par paror so first of all I want to say that we don't plan to undertake any construction Renovations Plumbing work or changes to the existing floor plan uh Our intention is just to finish the space with the necessary equipment and Furniture to operate a stat studio so uh we not uh our occupant load going to be maximum 15 people but we expect even less and uh also we meet all the requirements for health and sa safety standards uh of the Boston Health Department uh all our tattoo artists are fully licensed and have completed the necessary training and certificates as required by Boston Public Health commission we're going to have uh printing area reception cleaning area all um facility requirements are like separate areas for sterilization tattooing and client consultations are separate uh we're going to have just six work work zones and usually we have just one two clients a day they're not going to take all the time there and also we have a architect represent us can we please let her participate she's um safia yes hi um I've done the recent plans for this um for this building and I could just testify to the fact that there is um it's an existing unit and there is two means of egress one is shown um at the top of the page to the right and one to the right out to the main area um that goes down out of the building um the three or four units that are on this building on the first floor are all um commercial retail or office um use great thank you any questions from the board hearing none may have public testimony Madame chair members of the board sigy Johnson with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this applicant completed the on community process we held an abutters meeting on April 22nd and it's our understanding that the St Vincent lower and neighborhood association was made aware of this proposal as well the abutters meeting uh for this proposal was very lightly attended with that we defer to the Judgment of the board thank you uh M we have no raised hand sorry thank you may I have a motion Madam chair I like to put for a motion of approval is there a second second Mr strige yes Miss B Braza yes chair votes yes the motion carries good luck next we have case beway 157 6558 with the address of 118f Street if the applicant and or their representative is present would they explain to the board please uh can everyone hear me um yes sir afternoon Madam uh Madam uh chair and fellow board members my name is David Winnick and I'm here tonight to present a um for a for a friend of mine uh to assist him with this uh two family building and one of the lower unit um Apartments he's uh we're seeking to essentially move a bedroom from the first floor which is uh facing Broadway um to the uh basement and provide adequate um erress for that bedroom reason for the um application is that the uh Broadways which is about a block and a half away is very loud for this um one bedroom so um this move would greatly improve the livability of um of this unit this is a 1500 square foot one bed as shown here in the plans uh so essentially we' moving it from the front as you can see here on the bottom right um to the um back uh rear of the building by doing so the additional egress required egress um would be essentially a new patio door um erass off to the rear with a set of full stairs provide um adequate light and safety um for this for this us we um we had a um neighborhood association um actually we had a city sponsored U meeting back in March uh where there was uh no attendance unfortunately and the Cityside neighborhood association is aware of the um change with no uh no opposition uh they're currently not meeting um to for such um projects to provide feedback on but um overall talking to several neighbors the neighbors and buers have been very supportive thank you um just so is there anything currently in the basement or are you introducing currently is currently the uh the space is um in office it's currently used as as an office base and a living area so it's just more of a change of use and slight additional living space it's going to be um closed any other questions from the board hearing none may have public testimony Madam chair members of the board sigy Johnson with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this applicant completed the on community process we hosted anab Butters meeting on the 16th of April at which no concerns were raised uh the applicant was also in contact with the active Civic group in this area the Cityside neighborhood association and no concerns were raised by that group uh with that we defer to the Judgment of the board thank you we have no sorry good afternoon Madam chair and members of the board this is Bano from cons off's office and he would like to go on record and support thank you thank you does that may I have a motion Madam chair I like to put forward a motion of approval is there a second second Mr stbridge yes Miss B Braza yes shair votes yes the motion carries good luck thank you all next we have case boa54 8719 with the address of 293 Northampton Street if the applicant and or the representatives present would they please explain good afternoon Madam chairwoman and board members my name is Christopher Kennedy of the Kennedy law office at 132 Lincoln Street we represent Northampton parking LLC for the parking lot at 293 Northampton Street we are seeking to extend the current use as a parking lot for a fee for 18 vehicles with one handicapp parking space premises are at this time not suited for development or any other purpose the continued use of the premises as a public parking lot for a fee would be a benefit to the neighborhood by providing off Street day and nighttime parking Additionally the parking facility will not create a serious Hazard to vehicles or pedestrians and accommodate the ever increasing demand for offre street parking spaces by residents visitors and employees to the South End I'd like to thank the on City Boston Lao Asha Jana the clamont neighborhood association and the Columbus Avenue am Zion Church for their support and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have thank you any questions from the board hearing none may have public testimony yes Madam chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor's off like to defer to the Judgment of this board some backround information in the community process uh with the applicant circulate Flyers to a buts within 300 ft did not hear any feedback they went on to meet with the clear M neighborhood association uh which offered their support for the proposal uh feeling that it provides critical parking for residents and businesses and what they feels a very congested neighborhood uh with that we theer to the board at this time thank you anyone else I have no raise hands thank you thank you may I have a motion Madam chair I'd like to put forward a motion of approval with a pisal that the plans be submitted for bpda design review for site planning um paying special attention to the fence landscaping and sidewalk material there a second second Mr stbridge yes Miss B Braza yes chair votes yes the motion carries thank you thank you next we have case boa54 8439 with the address of 111 to 113h Street with the applicant and or the representative pres will they explain the case the board please yes thank you good afternoon Madam chair members of the board Adam barnowski and for the applicant with an address of 255 State Street I'm here on behalf of the applicant Shri Cano Inc doing business as Jim's Variety with me on Zoom is Andy Patel who's the owner and operator the retailer is located at 111 11138 Street in South Boston on the northwest corner of of 8 Street and East Fifth Street uh it's in the MFR local services subdistrict on the ground floor of a mixed us building so we're we're here to seek a modification from the board's decision uh 966 578 from 2019 which granted the liquor store use at this site uh and included a Proviso that beer and wine would be limited to one cooler with two doors uh the goal here is to remove the Proviso and allow the retailer to continue to operate as a local convenience store but with the flexibility to provide a better inventory and variety of beer Wine and Spirits in addition to the grocery and convenience items that are popular with the neighborhood uh when the board first approved this use while there was uh significant support for the appeal the provisor was added to address some concerns of the neighbors uh which existed at the time about a new retailer selling alcohol in the neighborhood uh now since that time over 5 years ago uh not only has has there been no violations or issues related to the sale of alcohol uh but the applicant has proven itself is an amenity for the neighborhood and there has been overwhelming support for the business and the application before you today there will be no other changes to the business or its hours of operation the applicant has not and will not serve nips or single sale um alcoholic beverages the plan remains to operate in the same manner that's endeared the neighborhood with a host of groceries and daily household Staples uh we did Comm uh conduct community outreach here met with on uh at a meeting in March that was well attended it's also worth noting that in conjunction with his application the license licensing board granted the appli request to upgrade the license from beer and wine to all alcohol at its public hearing uh uh after its public hearing on May 14th uh so with that happy to answer any questions the board may have thank you thank you no questions for any questions from the board hearing none may I have public testimony Madame chair members of the board Siggy Johnson with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services on hosted an abutters meeting for this proposal on March the 13th that was very well attended uh over 20 constituents verbalized support for the proposal due to the good reputation of the proponent as a upstanding citizen and business operator the Gate of Heaven neighborhood association did not require a separate appearance from the proponent due to the strong community support during the abutters meeting our office received nine letters in support of this proposal and with that we defer to the Judgment of the board thank you thank you good afternoon Madam shers and members of the board this is Laura from conso office he would like to go on record and support but he would like to respectfully request that the proponent restrict the use of miniature single bottles that continue to present significant quality of life and trash removal issues throughout South Bost thank you thank you I have no additional raised hands thanks with that may I have a motion Madam chair I'd like to put for a motion of approval I have a secondly Mr stbridge yes Miss B Braza yes chair also votes yes the motion carries thank you next we we have case boa 126 2365 with the address of 18 colus Park if the applicant and or their representatives present they please explain the case hi youan can you unmute yourself if you answer to this proposal sorry we're here are you on two devices there's an echo you may want to get off one of them yeah sorry can you hear me yes yes hi my name is mad to and I'm here with Neil Kennedy witha owners of 18 colus Park we the ones doing the trying to do the additional um doing additional rooms on the house to do like a third story so we we just need it for additional like space for family and because there's like a shortage of housing in the city we're just trying to like get the additional space there are there questions from the board hearing none may I have public testimony yes Madam chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor off to defer to the Judgment of this board some back information on the community process previously this applicant uh held an Butters meeting with uh office Neighborhood Services some years ago uh coming back to us this year we had them circulate uh a subcommittee flyer to a Butters within 300 ft we did not hear any negative feedback or concerns that we're aware of uh we were also in touch with the local civic association uh which felt comfortable with the proposal as well uh without that theer to the board at this time thank you thank you okay we have no raised hands than you that may I have a motion Madam chair I like to put for a motion of approval have a second second Mr stbridge yes Miss better Braza yes sure also votes yes the motion carries good luck thank you thank you next we have case boa54 2663 with the address of 11 Adams Street the applicant and the representative pres please to the board yes good afternoon and thank you member of the board my name is Domingos Martin along with the deolinda Martins we have a single multi-use family on 11 Adam Street uh the top floor which we want to extend the and raise the top floor for an additional living space um and uh we hopefully would like to to have this uh go through uh we we have gone through the BOS meeting and uh the community meetings and uh so far all uh been supported and no uh concern and uh that's why we are present to hear the decisions thank you any questions from the board hearing none may have public testimony hello Madam chair and members of the board uh at this time the mayor's office and neighborhood service would like to defer to the decision of the board uh the applicant had an UPS meeting on the 24th of April no Butters were in attendance I got uh some support in through email from a Butters and the meeting house Hill civic association voted to approve the project at this time the mayor's office and Neighborhood Services would what would like to differ to the decision of the board thank you we have no raised hands at the moment with that may I have a motion Madam chair i' like to put forward a motion of approval I have a second Mr stbridge yeah Miss B Braza yes chair also votes yes the motion carries thank you very much good luck thank you next case is BOA 157 8198 with the address of 8 da Street the applicant and the represent present it please explain good evening members of the board this is David Higgins uh the owner of H eight da Street uh with my my I just want go over my address I have an address of 20 of 12 plane Street Dorchester uh i' just like to give a quick overview of this property eight days Street uh also have my architect Tim shean if the board has any questions uh a number of years ago the the board approved uh a building at the front of this 8 a street which was 1449 Hy Park AV and we went to intensive uh zba design review uh meetings and the final out outcome of the of the design for front building was was AB absolutely absolutely amazing and in order to conform with the front building we we need to change we we're going to change the design of the rear building to to conform with the front building so we we we wanted you know basically take the roof off it uh make additional living space in in the attic and square it off so all the buildings can form to be the same uh it's it's each unit is approximately a th000 square feet uh there are three bedrooms the reason we're doing three bedrooms we're getting a lot of a lot of uh people asking us for for three bedroom the front units are two bedrooms and we have we have unbelievable amount of of of people inquiring inquiring looking for tree families for families that go to the school to the charter school next door so we decided we'd make this we try and make this a tree a Tre unit building to to to accommodate them uh as far as variances we we hadn't really gone outside the envelope of the house so the variances are are all existing uh we are not going over the 35 ft uh pretty much that's that's my presentation if you have any questions members of the board uh Tim Tim Sheen can can can talk to you in regards to the design of the the the layout but I leave it thank you thank you questions from the board okay hearing none may I have public testimony Madam chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services at this time the mayor's office defer to the Judgment of the board some background information on the community process on hosting a Butters meeting on April 10th 2024 um afterwards the applicant went on to meet with the High Park neighborhood association on May 2nd uh the High Park neighborhood ass Association expressed support for the proposal with that we'll defer to the board at this time thank you thank you any other raised hands no you have no additional raise hands with that may I have a motion Madam chair I'd like to put for a motion of approval with bpda design review is there a second second Mr stbridge yes Miss B brazza yes chair also votes yes the motion carries thank you very much have a good evening thank you next we have case boa 158 9504 with the address of 130 Central Avenue if the applicant and or their representative is present would they please explain yes Mr stbridge um good afternoon Madam chair members of the board attorney Derek small I have a business address of 51 Dobson Road um today we're here seeking relief to create off street parking for two vehicles um our loan violation is side yard setback which would be on the right hand side um the side yard setback requirement is 10 ft and we are at the at the smallest point we're at 4 and2 ft and it's against the existing building and so it's a pre-existing non-conforming uh violation I'll stop there and open up to any questions that the board may have pretty straightforward okay questions from the board it um what's existing what's existing now is yeah it's just it's just open space and so open so you're gonna ask for all the open permeable papers yes we're putting permeable paper down and um the family needs it they just had uh did their growing family they just had a couple of additional kids so they're looking to create the off street parking um you know to to be able to get in and out of their house what's your what's your curb cut dimension we don't have a curb cut yet there's no existing curb cut we will be applying to the public works department for approximately eight or 10 foot curb cut okay because right now I do see one that's existing on that survey it looks like there's a curve cut right now existing am am I reading that correct do you mean to the right on the Google Maps I see a driveway but I don't know if that survey I see a curb yeah um the there's no existing there's no existing curb cup to the left of the property oh okay so who owns the property to the right of it where there seems to be a curb cut and parking that's a separate lot on the other side that doesn't exist the C cut doesn't exist over there so what um what is the on the right hand side yes I'll explain on the right hand side it's a v lot and so that curb cut where it says exist yes thank you the existing curb cut that is going to be um to be closed up because there is a development project that has been approved on that site already so that curb cut where you're referring to um Miss better Baraza is going to be closed okay so for the existing property proposed curb cut so it's not existing you're going to propose it on that's correct okay that's what confused me okay I didn't see that note yeah and can you clarify what um what are the parking um allowances right now I see cars parked on the street so is it a residential is it just anybody who you know is it open parking it's open parking and again we're directly across from H Park High School and so there's usually some issues with regard to to parking especially during the school year um with regard to parking on the street because the teachers take up a lot of the spaces on the street okay well we obviously we know uh bpda recommendation is denial um I know you're can to ask me that Miss better BR so I'll just say it out loud yeah I mean um do you know um in terms of the proposed curve cut are you going to make it 10 feet probably 10 feet or the the the smallest possible curb cut so that we can access the property so if it's 8 feet we will go eight but if it's 10 then it will be no more than 10 yeah I mean I would love to hear um your feedback norm and and Madam chair in regards to um you know it's it seems like the the lot next to it has a curb cut I mean there's it it's very far back um I can imagine open space in the rear of the parking space I don't think it needs to be that deep um so you allow for some green space sure I would love to hear your thoughts norm and Madam chair I mean I I would like to be consistent uh when when we talk about curb Cuts uh and in general uh you know when there is other available parking it looks like if you go further down away from the school there's parking on both sides of the street maybe I'm misunderstanding that I see cars on on the other side um so I'm a little reluctant nor how do you feel if there's a if if it's to accommodate a growing family I can go along with that um if and if it's not taking much parking off of the um off of the street itself yeah so I mean I I just wanted to have a conversation with you I think I'm good I can put forward a motion uh I think I still need public testimony yep Madame chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is offing to defer to the Judgment of this board on host in AB Butter's meeting on February 7th uh the applicant then went on to meet with the Hy Park neighborhood association on April 4th of 2024 uh the civic association was supportive of The Proposal with that we'll defer to the board at this time thank you thank you we don't have anyone else I have no additional ra stands okay with that may I have a motion mad Madam chair I'm going to prer a motion of approval with a provisor that um uh that bpda does site plan review so that the two parking spaces are um closer to the front to the front versus all the way to the rear to allow for green open space behind the parking parking space yeah okay is there a second agreed and second Mr stbridge yes Miss B brazo yes the chair will vote Yes the motion carries thank you very much Madam chair members of the board and Miss better Baraza we will do um we had planned on doing screening and buffering um around the site anyway so that's fine thank you very much next we have case boa 156 7349 with the address of 30-32 atonia atonia street if the applicant and or their representative is present would they explain to the board please hi Edward Lee are your representative can you you're on can you raise your hand or unmute yourself say Dan Shah don't see any raised hands guys okay well then um please keep moving forward okay uh next we have case boa 159 7342 with the address of 21 Holton Street with the applicant Ando their representatives present would they explain to the board please yes hello again Madam chair members of the board Mary Kate Campo with the law firm Drago and Tuscano at 11 Beacon Street um I'm here uh as well as the architect Chris Drew on behalf of our client um so what had happened was this project uh went before the the full zba um at the main hearing on September 26 202 three with a proposal to change the occupancy from three units to five units renovate the existing building into erect two three story um additions for a total of five units and nine parking spaces um and the only violations were for use um at that time the board did approve that Proposal with provisors and one of the provisors was that the project only have five parking spaces um so lowering the parking count added um a parking violation so that's why we're back here um asking for additional relief um so uh we the modifications since then have been we we did reduce the parking spaces from 9 uh to to 5 um and I I'd be happy to take any questions or Chris can take any questions at this time thank you questions from the board okay hearing none may I have public testimony yes madame chair members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this time the mayor is also to defer to the Judgment of this board uh as previously mentioned this went through uh went before a zoning board of appeals uh we had held in a Butters meeting at the time um there was one resident on who had expressed some concerns regarding density and then we went on to receive three letters in opposition which the board should have access to uh just concerns about density and also potential loss of what they felt was a historic home um after approved and came back with the reductions in parking uh we had the applicant circulate uh Flyers to a butter is within 300 feet that we did not receive uh any new comments um and I know that the Allon civic association I think would have liked this applicant to go back to them with the the smaller amount of parking I think they might have submitted a letter as well to the zoning board of appeals with that we'll defer to the board at this time thank you thank you mam chair we have no raise Dan okay and I do want to acknowledge that uh I think your colleague Mr Mendoza did submit some uh letters uh emails of opposition uh prior to the the hearing uh any other questions from the board um Madame chair I find um the proposal to be a little bit bigger than what we usually see in the subcommittee so I would encourage that we look at this project with a full board okay so may I have a motion is that your Madame chair I would like to put for a motion to defer this case to the full board thank you may I have a second sure Mr stbridge yes Miss B Braza yes chair votes uh yes the motion carries uh does Samantha do you need to give her a date at this moment um is there I would hunt this over to Steph and ask if we are able to put this on for Tuesday since it's advertised um as a recommendation or if this would have to be read vertis on a new date um I don't know if step is available can you hear me yes now I hear you now are you calling the um the case for Edward Lee for 21 Holton um this is being def the board is moving to defer to a full board um do we have to completely read advertise or are we able to hear this Tuesday postpone it and we'll um put it on for Tuesday okay perfect thank you so we'll have a date of Tuesday this coming Tuesday Madam chair okay great thank you okay so uh this will be heard June 18th that is correct yes isn't our NE sorry maybe I'm missing isn't our next board meeting apologize I it was after 25th Madam chair yes exactly it is okay so June 25th this will be heard okay yes ma'am thank you all right thank you okay and Edward Lee should be joining us um soon okay logging in now uh in that case we'll move on still move on to the red disccussion case here 5:00 p.m. and that that is case boa1 155 2488 with the address of 340 Baker Street if the applicant and or the representative is present would they please explain to the board Jessica do we have the proponent um with him he should be logging in right now loing okay perfect okay thanks Stephanie you're welcome Stephanie do you see them joining should we move back to the other case yeah whoever's ready first you can just move on to um to Baker We are on Baker I think we are on Baker AR aren't we on Baker Mr stbridge yes we are and we were also waiting for 30 to 30 right so is is the proponent for Baker 3 340 Baker on or are they not doesn't look like they are I see a hand raised Madam chair I'm going to try to unmute them okay hello so I'm the owner of Baker and uh what is the expectation means uh we were asked to come to the town meeting but I think is it the town going to present us like we went to a couple of town meetings and it was when we were told we're good to go I'm sorry sir are you are you presenting for 340 Baker Street if so can you walk us through your presentation no we we needed a variation and I think it was approved so we were asked to come into this meeting for the final approval from the town hello hello hello guys whoever is presenting for 340 B street that is what we're presenting that is what we're hearing right now so we need you to walk us through your presentation so here because you have variances that need to be approved hello guys can you hear me are you presenting for 340 Baker yes I am I have some technical problem here with the my my computer okay so yes please are you ready to proceed yes I am okay thank you please uh let us know who you are and uh Ser Garis in behalf of Bruiser construction out South Bor Massachusetts he presenting 340 B Street it's a existing two family uh that will be converted into two condos and the change that's being that's being made to the property as we're going to be adding some square footage on the second floor unit which will be on the attic space and uh adding square footage on the basement for the lower floor unit and also if you look on the page to the right you see um a deck for the second floor which will be the second ESS and um that's pretty much it questions from the board okay hearing none may have public testimony Madame chair members of the board sigy Johnson with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services on hosted an abutters meeting for this proposal on January 17th where abutters raised concerns about various aspects of the design including the location of the porch following this abutters meeting the proponent agreed to make changes to their proposal um we are in possession of one letter of opposition from an a butter uh Butters also raised additional concerns about trash issues and rodent control issues at the property the West Roxbury neighborhood Council zoning committee voted to support this proposal and with that we defer to the Judgment of the board thank you and Madam chair we have no raised hands thank you with that may I have a motion Madam chair I'm going to put forward a motion of approval with a provisor that bpda under goes design review uh paying special attention to the third story um uh massing so that it works with its neighboring Contex is there a second second Mr stbridge yes Miss B Braza yes chair votes yes the motion carries good okay so with that we'll return to to case boa 156 7349 with the address of 30 to 32 atonium Street if the applicant and or the representative is present are they ready to explain the case Jessica Edward Lee is on he's on as an attendee okay one second okay I see okay Edward I just made you a pan um made you a panelist if you could press accept oh oh oh you want ATT 10 you or is that you is that you Edward yeah that's me yeah okay perfect y well we can hear you you can go ahead with your presentation oh okay yeah basically which we we um last year we did the first four and second four venation and now we go in to um to uh finish the basement and the basement going to be connected with the first first Flor apartment so it's still two family um not the exterior no no change and uh uh what else so yeah just want to finish the basement there's a there's a finish um bathroom already did it uh is is it's been there uh since last year um and it's legal it's on a join before um this time the owner wants to do a uh a three bedroom downstair yeah just according to what we present for the joint um and then the um the fire escape uh windows and that's about it any other questions so just to clarify is the basement currently occupied for any type of liable space or is this oh there were the uh it is have some drywall and some kind of a wall already there but uh last year when we demo with the permission of the inspector we we demo it already on on the on the on the basement yeah there was some old d W there couple wall that that was there um basically we just lock lock it out lock it out and we build new one yeah nothing what's the current what's the ceiling height it's a current um yeah when now it's empty with with one existing uh bathroom I'm sorry what's the ceiling height of the basement oh ceiling height is a good height it's 7 feet okay are there questions from the board hearing none may have public testimony Madame chair members of the board sigy Johnson with the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services this applicant completed the on community process we hosted anab Butter's meeting on April 26 where minor concerns were raised regarding parking and rodent issues this applicant also met with the Alon civic association who submitted a letter of support requesting a Proviso that no building code relief be granted uh with that we defer to the judgement of the board thank you thank you madam chair we have no raise for the record with that may I have a motion Madam chair I like to put for a motion of approval with a provisor that no building code relief be granted may have a second second Mr stbridge yes Miss B Braza yes chair votes yes the motion carries good luck all right thank you all and see some of you on the 25th okay so we we all set yes sir okay U so we should have a um