##VIDEO ID:yv2HcLSet98## It's our video stuff working the presentations stuff is the presentation working I don't you can't see it. I don't I don't know what I'm missing.  There is a sorry.  That's OK. Good morning. The city of Boston Zoning Board of Appeal hearings for November twenty twenty six twenty twenty four is now in session. This hearing is being conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the open meeting law including the outdated provisions enacted by the legislature last year. The new law allows the board to continue its act will continue its practice later. Sorry including updated provisions enacted by the legislature usher the new law allows the board to continue its practice holding virtual hearings until March twenty twenty five this year the board is being held remotely webinar this hearing is also being live streamed in order to ensure this hearing of the board is open to the public.  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Please raise your hand as soon as Mr. Stembridge needs the address into the record. Do not raise your hand before the relevant agencies call or the Post will not know to call on you at the appropriate time . >> Mr. Stembridge want to hear from Good Morning Mr. Langham. Good morning Madam Chair. President good morning as we well this morning Madam Chair President.  Good morning Mr. Collins. Morning Madam Chair President. Good morning Miss Panaro and good morning Madam Chair. President.  Good morning and sorry Stephanie was there is there a substitute for Mr. Valencia? Not the reason, Madam Chair so we are a six member board with that I will turn it over to Mr Stembridge.  Thank you Madam Chair. We'll begin this morning with the extension was requested requested I really am. I'll read through all the extensions of the patient for one year if anyone has any questions addressed that one is finishing the war on them first in the case VOA one three zero three three nine seven with the address of one twenty four Lane Street next we have chased Case VOA one three zero three six five one with the address one twenty six with Street Next we have Case VOA one one four four zero seven two with the address of two seventy three average street a long long road that we have VOA one one four four zero seven five with the address of three seventy five to seventy nine Maverick Street and finally we have in case VOA one zero two four one seven seven with the address of two fifty nine Point Street.  Thank you. Are there any questions from the board if not me I may I hear a motion to grant the extensions as requested by the most requested I can.  Thank you. Thank you Mr Stembridge.  Yes Mr Lingam. Yes ma'am. Thank you. Miss me well yes Mr Collins.  Yes Miss Bernardo. Yes Chair votes yes the motion carries thank you.  Run through three to one final opportunity remove the very well first we have the case VOA one five seven two eight eight five with the three ruched street is the applicant and one of the is a problem with the importance of sports bright yellow and the secretary and chairman of the board this is Mike Ross unfortunately on this one if I may I need to request defer all the Landmarks Commission is still working through some small minor issues. We don't want to have any additional changes to that. So if it would be OK, a quick deferral on this would be would be terrific. Thank you Caroline.  We have due December 3rd or December 10 or going into January as well turning up the December 10th would be terrific. Appreciate that. May I have motion to make a motion second exactly.  Thank you Mr Stembridge. Yeah Mr Langham. Yes we well yes Mr Collins. Yes Mr Manado yes chervil just motion carries you better. Thank you very much. Next or final case is VOA one five nine zero nine two with the one three one while the street is the applicant and they represent will they please explain the case to the board?  I'm move you speak right?  Hi everyone it is a pleasure for me to meet here today. My name is Miami and I call from person they call many only seven. I will see.  So we're working simultaneously into projects.  However one that we are trying to follow asleep right now is the one three one problem where we suggest that a basement unit and we actually went to the whole process and then request us to like they put a provision to give to parking spaces to preserve open space. We just wanted to to see if we could receive like an explanation. It is because we want to confirm you want to preserve the two parking spaces in the future of we are all wanted in one street once we develop wanted to trace the one street bar so they want anyone Owasso does not currently have any parking spaces.  However our intent is to provide for Tander parking spaces are the rear of one three one parcel to be accessors from the one three three parcels one with one we develop the one three three parcels one three three straight. The bus route is separate.  It is either a separate permit us to go through the CBA process again so we we can commit to preserve these two parking spaces as an almost one parcel. Caroline would you like to weigh in on this just to make sure we're clear? Yeah, So the petitioner has that been claimed to James at one thirty on Devon Street and one thirty three Devon Street during the presentation they had commented on the parking in reference to one thirty three Devon Street.  However the more interpreted that as one of thirty one street so a 131 Devon Street there is no parking at all. So the proviso that was added is technically in anticipation of one thirty three demonstrate so again one thirty one Devon Street has zero parking however with a proviso to reduce parking to two spaces at that expense.  >> So the recommendation is to to remove the proviso correct and in one one thirty three demonstrate that has come before the board then the board may add the rider in reference to one thirty three Devon right. Any questions from the board may I have a motion.  I'll make a motion to remove the proviso one thirty one Devon Street regarding parking is a second can Mr Stembridge Mr Lane yes we will yes Mr Collins yes Mr Manado yes Chairman.  Yes the motion carries the get on with the hearing scheduled for nine a.m. will start with the 08 one six one one three zero one with the address of the three Overview Road sign. Were there any requests for deferrals or withdrawals?  Rosell Withdrawals from the timeframe. Yes, Mr. Secretary. Eighty Street please. that be for a VOA one six three one seven six four with the address of and by the. Thank you Mr Stembridge.  Madam Chairman, members of the board attorney Ryan Smith, Smith, Adams and Morante business Address of 168 H Street First Floor South Boston here requesting a deferral as we submitted revised plans approximately about four weeks ago and still yet the plans examiner has not reviewed or stamped them and sent them back. So we're going to ask for a deferral to continue to allow the claims examiner review that said, given the fact that we did make changes from the Abiders meeting based upon what we heard from the neighbors as well as reading what we read through the Planning Department's recommendation and we feel that this new revised set will satisfy a lot of those conditions that were mentioned. So again, just looking for a short while the plans examiner to send those revised plans back over. Are you looking at December or January? It's I'm going to have to defer I I would prefer December date because again they've been they were sent back those around four weeks ago. I just don't know what the time frame is of getting the plans examiner to send those back. But I would prefer a December date. OK, so we can do December 3rd or December I would say that's scheduled for December 10th just to allow ample time to for the planning examiner to get back and hopefully they're there back in time.  >> May I have a motion?  I make a motion to defer until December at the second Mr. Stembridge. Yeah. Mr. Langham yes we will. Yes. Mr. Collins. Yes, Miss Barnardo. Yes Schierholz yes. The motion carries you Madam Chair two to four Canyon Road four to four if what about the energy bill that would be for KVOA one five eight one two five three with the address of two to fourteen Canyon Road would you go ahead twenty.  >> Good morning Madam Chair. The morning members of the board attorney Timothy Fraser from the law firm Dean Torpey 175 Federal Street seeking a deferral for performance Kenton Road I am a newly added counsel to this project. We have some additional work to do with some of Buttars in the community so requesting a deferral I think with the end of January will give us time to get through the holiday season. We accommodate some folks and schedules if the board is amenable to grant. Thank you Caroline.  We can do when you're wearing tea or would you prefer later maybe later towards the end of January? Sure. We have January twenty eighth or even February 4th but January 28th I may have a motion motions to defer to January twenty eighth now the second Circuit Mr. Stembridge yeah Mr. Langham yes. As we well yes.  Mr. Collins. Yes. Mr. Manado.  Yes yes. The motion carries you that the key members of the board happy Thanksgiving during November request for withdrawal of the from thirty.  We'll begin with go back to the beginning and begin with case VOA one six one four three zero one the address three of the new road is the apple will be represented by the both and in the meantime just a reminder we are a six member board.  We know if the applicant is on Ryan I'm meeting you to speak.  Can you hear me now if we can.  OK, great. Yeah, I'm really done. It's the owner of Three I Road in Jamaica Plain and we come forward to the board today to review and hopefully improve refinishing our basement.  It's currently partially finished but we're going to redo the whole thing to a laundry clean laundry space and a music studio at the bathroom and the plans I guess are in the Google Drive and I'm happy I'm happy to answer any questions.  We've gone through all of our neighborhood, our meetings and everything's been approved.  Nobody's opposed the project only to open his I and we're working on it right now.  In the meantime, are there questions why don't we take public testimony and circle back when you're able to open the plans?  Is there any.  Yep. Madam Chairman, members of the board for the record my name is Jeremy Bambury. I am Jamaica Plain Committee immigration specialist, the Office of Neighborhood Services. The applicant has completed the community process which consisted of an important meeting on July 17th with no one but is an attendance at the moment it didn't perform present to Troost civic groups along with Jamaica Health Association and another in Jamaica Plains and Neighborhood Council both voted and approved unanimously. I thank you for your time in the mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services. We'd like to defer to the board but that judge thank you and the other raised hands.  >> I see no additional raise hands Madam Chair. OK, do the board members feel the need to look at the copy plans before making a motion since it looks like there's some trouble opening it?  I've seen them out of chair. I'm OK with them.  OK may I have the motion control so I can thank you Mr Stembridge.  Yeah OK Mr Langham yes msme me. Well I guess the additional floor area is within the scope of the dwelling and the work is pretty de minimis with the deck so yes thank you Mr Collins. Yes Miss Panaro. Yes chair well just the motion carries the book and thank you next week will you be away one six four nine three five to put the address of 34 Randall Street if the applicant and their representative were present in the case of Thank you Mr. Secretary. >> Good morning Madam Chair. Members of the board my name is James Christopher. I'm one of the principles of six six architects here today of the house and family.  The Project for you is a single family which will be constructing a real one storey addition to extend living space at the existing site. And here's the proposed site plant I'm sorry that's the existing next video that shows roof as it's situated to the area from the street. This building will now change.  We still have we are maintaining a twenty seven foot railyards set back in the side yard set backs remain as they exist today. There's no additional side yard change and no change to the front. The additional living space for the family and that's it.  Questions from the board here. No public testimony, good morning, Madam Chairman. Members of the board my name is David Jones. I'm with the mayor's office, the neighborhood services in regards to thirty four Rangeley three our office will defer to the board's judgment on this matter. A community presence was conducted including Buttars meeting held on ten sixteen which was attended by three constituents all of which expressed overwhelming support of the applicant and their proposal. Additionally, the applicant was in contact with Cedar Grove Neighborhood Association which expressed awareness of the proposal and also that there was community support. Therefore they would not require meeting and also wish the applicant luck in their process at this time the mayor's neighborhood services defers to the board's decision. Thank you for your time consideration everyone. Thank you. Hello Madam Chair.  I was on the board with my Muslim Cantor Fitzgerald's office office is like on record in support of this proposal. Thank you. Thank you.  I see no additional reasons Madam Chair with me I have a motion I'll put forward a motion of approval was a proviso for playing department design review with attention to screening in buffering of the neighboring properties that the Second Circuit Mr Stembridge yeah Mr Lango yes. Well yes Mr Collins yes. Was nado yes chair votes yes. The motion carries the block. Thank you.  >> Next we have a case voted one six two five zero three one with the address twenty six Lawrence that is the applicant Thando they represent a person they couldn't explain because good morning members. Good morning members.  Morning, Madam Chair. Woman My name is Rebecca Lee.  I'm with Mince. I'm here with Jacqueline Manchester from heading Home a nonprofit organization and Gabriella Shelburn, the architect for this project. This involves the conversion of long vacant former rectory building a Lawrence Avenue into a transitional housing development with fifteen bedrooms, nine units and related landscape improvements . The proposed plans include the addition of egress from the third floor that will be renovated to allow for Firaxis purposes outside the building. The renovations will also include accessibility improvements because there's no sensible route to get into the building currently there will be accessible bedrooms created which is a rarity in the emergency shelter system in the Commonwealth. The proponent heading home is the Commonwealth's largest provider of shelter services and has a well-established track record for well-run and well maintained properties and and this the renovation of this building will bring it back into your life as a residential structure and be an integral part of this neighborhood and there has been nothing but support for the conversion of this as I have long taken structure into housing in this residential neighborhood and we're happy to answer any questions of the board house. Thank you. >> Just confirming the footprint is generally the same group just yes. Yes. But for the external premise that our accessibility and fire egress related there's also a storage shed being created a separate storage shed created by placing an obsolete garage.  Questions from the board hearing none of public testimony.  Madam Chairman of the board sorry this is Gabriella Shulman, the architect of the number of bedrooms of seventeen look fifteen oh sorry.  So thank you for confirming that, Madam Chairman Members of the board for the record my name Jeremy Member. I'm the Roxbury Community Engagement Specialist for the Office of Neighborhood Services . The applicant has completed the community process which consisted of a meeting held on October 27th.  Although lightly attended no community feedback was received at the next step up and presented to face the street residents Association Lonza group where one resident voiced concerns no other opposition or support was received and the purpose was to move forward. Thank you for your time in the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services provided your support with Agent.  Thank you Operations Manager. Thank you. With that may I have a motion and I'm sure for the motion of approval with the proviso that plans be submitted to the Planning Department for Design Review attention at the site plan and accessibility and the side rear yard egress stair their second six Mr Stembridge yeah Mr Langham yes.  Well yes Mr Collins yes. Miss Panaro yes. Chair votes yes the motion carries them up. May I ask a question?  Yes ma'am. I just want to make sure that I got those provisos right if I understand them with attention to the site land accessibility and decide yardstick by Mr Side you are very eager Mr OK thank you. >> Thank you.  You know we go to VOA one six six zero seven three four four the annual two fifty one four two fifty seven Washington Street The Who they represent the president appointed by the case report. Thank you Mr Stembridge. Thank you Madam Chairman. Mr Board Attorney Jeff Trego with Dragoman Toscana with a business to address of Eleven Beacon Street here on behalf of former capital the owner developer and with me I also have Chris Prud'homme. We'll hear from when we get into the plans section of the presentation. He's the architect the this project just to know there was an article a project that was approved by the BP board back in June of twenty twenty four and boring hearing the proposal and we're excited to bring this to the board as it's been in the works for a number of years . The proposed project is to combine six separate parcels and a new four storey mixed use building where the small commercial space on the ground level forty eight residential rental units and twenty six parking spaces below grade and that commercial is on the first floor ground level I'm just a little bit of background on what you're looking at here is a rendering of the of the approved board building this my client owned a number of parcels in the area they were an old junkyard and auto storage facility.  There was obviously a push to see this area cleaned up and to create new housing. The mayor's office of Housing actually put out put out an RFP because they owned a number of parcels in the area but in my client's parcels so we worked diligently with the mayor's office of Housing and to design the project to their liking and the community's liking and also have an increased affordability or at twenty point eight percent affordable on this project and we were able to be awarded the the RFP for those parcels.  And so this is what the project that you're seeing today was the result of all that process. If you go to the next slide please, Madam Ambassador.  And so this is this just shows you the existing condition in the second aerial view you can see there is an auto body shop to the left. The site itself is an old storage facility for cars. But you can also see there are a number of of nice brick multifamily residential buildings in a number of residential buildings in and around that immediate area.  Next slide, please.  And so these are just some of the existing conditions along Washington Street in the section of Dorchester you can see the residential component with some commercial. It was also very important as we worked with the Harvard Washington Norwell Neighborhood Association and prior to Glady process that we keep some commercial component on the ground level, which is why we kept a small retail space in the building. Next slide please.  And again, this is just looking at Washington Street on the corner you can see where our project site is located and you can go to the next slide this this building and this is just showing on the surrounding picture you can see some of the commercial that's around the area. The building will also have a lot of amenities face besides the retail space and parking.  There would be a dedicated bike room, a real communal patio that would also have a dog run for the residents of the building.  They'll also be fitness center lounge and front deck for the residents of the building. I just want point out I mentioned we're at a twenty point eight percent affordability for inclusionary development on the project that is a mix of housing stock of two bedrooms, a one bedroom, a three bedroom and a studio.  So it's a mix of all units in the building and the armies vary from some 30 percent sixty all the way up to 70 and 80. So we really try to meet all the criteria set by the mayor's office of Housing as we went through this process and with that if we go to the next slide ,I'm going to turn it over to to Chris Prud'homme.  I know Chris is on to go over the plan section.  Yes, thanks Chris Prud'homme stuff architects reaching out to industry. This site is just kind of highlighting the three city owned parcels that kind of checkerboard with the three parcels that are client owns and which are being combined to construct the proposed project that we have. Next slide please.  The X number of sites are just the drawings that have been presented to SD as well as the board presenting a couple of renderings as well as our selling summary. We are requesting a few variances regarding height, a number of stories the parking ratio as well as our leader yard set back.  Next slide please.  This is our post survey that kind of highlights how our building is being set into the property. The property does slip way towards the back of the of the property on the left side here you have Washington Street at the rear there is we are kind of letting other residential structures into our last we have a similarly sized shaped lot that currently is a auto body shop with parking and car storage in the rear. So we're trying to take advantage the space that we have as you can see the lot is sort of oddly shaped especially at the rear. We have that angle. One of the variances we are requesting is that rear guard setback which we have approximately 16 feet three inches at the rear at the shortest leg at the bottom right corner you can see and as the back of the side kind of widens widens up to sixty five feet almost and this the reason that we just square off the building rather than kind of angling to to match that angle was at the request and part of the comments during the design feedback that we had with the mayor's office of Housing as well as the PPTA during the Article Eighty process next slide please show drawings on the last show of our hour long Elevation's on either side and we are just trying to show how the slobbing site we are taking advantage of with our access to the parking which will be partially below grade especially at street level and on the other side would be direct pedestrian and bike paths to access the buildings, bike storage and other amenity space towards the rear of the property. Next slide please.  We have a sort of a low level situation here. So as you enter in on the street level, which is the plan to our last that portion of the project at the top of the page is the kind of residential entry as well as retail space that we were trying to create. We've been in conversations with our neighborhood groups that we're trying to establish exactly what the best shooting for the retail space is, whether whoever that tenant may be. But we're also trying to kind of create distinct delineation and privacy for the residents as they enter with space as well. The community is very adamant about wanting commercial space and we are hoping to create not only a nice place for the residents and the community at large to to gather but also utilize that front entry walkway to provide some outdoor seating as well while still protecting it from the D kind of busy vehicular access of a Washington street. The play on the right highlights our parking location parking kind of set up. There would be a direct access, a lot of drive while on the left side of the building that enters in about halfway down and we have twenty six parking spaces here bottom right corner of the building highlights our eighty eight parking for bike parking because of the location within Dorchester we're trying to evaluate this towards the MBK and transit oriented options between the commuter station that is only about two tenths of a mile away parking as well as the as well as the bike parking and bus stops that occur right outside of our our building as well. Next slide please.  Next few sites on our plans highlighting our layouts.  We've gone through an extensive process with the mayor's office of Housing as well as the BPA to kind of provide what we think are very accommodating license units for future tenants. As Jeff said, it's a mix of studios all the way up to three beds with ten affordable units and a mix of accessible as well. They range from about five hundred and sixty square feet for the studio all the way up to some of the larger three bedroom units at twelve thirteen hundred square feet. Next slide please.  This is level three and four level four we have stepped back from the front and rear of of the kind of footprint of the floors below.  This is in an effort to further delineate our datum line of the three stories that will match our adjacent properties and the fourth floor being set is less visible, provides a little bit of protection for those visitors as well as we are able to utilize that outdoor space,  accommodate lounge and and fitness center the fourth story in front of the building. Next slide please at our house we are proposing to have our mechanical hidden up there so that we can provide as much as ground floor space as we can,  especially outdoor space for our tenants and future voltaic photovoltaics to be installed. Next slide please.  Then once again the next couple sites are just our Elevation's kind of highlight our levels.  We have the overall AI which we are at forty three feet which is another one of the variants that we are requesting but we have taken steps to try to minimize its appearance in overall scale relative to our neighbors. We are trying to hold at the front of the building specifically more of a three story appearance as you can see on the lower elevation here our neighbors to the right and almost two to three blocks further down to the right as you continue those are all three storey masonry structures that are residential.  We are trying to capitalize and blend in with those structures . Next slide, please.  >> Other side and rear property kind of matching those elevations next slide and here we have a section demonstrating how the floors will match our garage is set into the sloping side site so that we were able to hide and contain all of the parking so it is not visible from the street and we don't have any parking on the exterior of the building and the next slide is just our kind of final rendering to display what we're hoping that this building will look like mashing the brick masonry facades of our neighbors to our right and really trying to provide a nice space for the tenants and the something that can be proud of . Appreciate you taking the time. Do you have any questions?  We have the answer. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. >> The questions from the board now.  Nice to see the additions three trees on that side of the street.  >> Thank you. Thank you. Any other comments or questions on the board and quick question I think on some of the assessor's images in our package it showed there is an existing building on site but I couldn't quite tell on the survey or and Google Maps is there is it completely vacant? Is it improved with any buildings or structures? There are no infrastructures on the site. I take that back. There is there's a bit of a shed that is kind of falling down. There's no permanent structures that are of use to any kind future proponents of the land. So there is a structure though it is not in any condition that would justify it. OK, thank you.  There's an auto body shop next door, miss. We will so sometimes it almost looks like that could be part of it because we have so many of the parcels around it right . Thanks. Thank you. May we have a public testimony? Yes Madam Chair, members of the board continuing with the mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services at this time of year I would like to defer to the judgment this board some back information on the committee process went through a deep process, a small project review involving a public meeting in April of twenty twenty four. Eventually they were board approved by the board in June 13th Seabaugh our office is unaware of any concerns beyond the Civic Association and I guess some of Butterstick raised concerns regarding the size of the driveway and how it leaks out to Washington Street . They felt that that might be unsafe with high traffic conditions on Washington's street and also expressed concerns about the width of the driveway.  I don't believe the Senate ended up taking a final vote on it but the applicant had presented over the summer that something is Harvard Washington Norwell Neighborhood Association. I understand that other parts of the Civic were excited about units being added with that I'll defer to the board at this time. Thank you.  Thank you. Any other unmet need to speak Terria Yeah I'm really outside. Thank you.  Good morning. My name is Recessional. I am a development officer with the mayor's office Housing. This project involves the dispositional city on land and which one is on record supporting the project. Thank you.  No additional racism's Madam Chair.  Thank you but that may I have a motion Madam Chair I'll go forward motion of approval.  I'm happy to see the increased affordability in this project and I think it's an appropriate use for these underutilized parcels as they exist today. We have a second.  Okay Mr Stembridge.  Yeah Mr Lamb. Yes Mesmero.  Yes Mr Collins. Yes.  Miss Panaro. Yes. Chair yes. The motion carries good luck. Thank thank you very much Número you about that vote. No worries we have in case VOA one five eight one zero eight nine with the address of nineteen on the street we have we can't and won't be representative of the people following the case. The important thank you Mr. Secretary. Good morning Madam Chairman of the Board.  My name is James Cristofaro. One of the principles of sixty six architects with the business address Ten Floors Road in Braintree, Mass.  I'm here today on behalf of and from the order of nineteen Midlands Street. The proposal before you today is to construct awareness and addition to the existing single family home and change the occupancy to three residential units we are seeking relief for the use the are the height and feet and stories deep fried being insufficient side yard and rear yard exercises.  This is the site plan which shows proposed additions will be in addition on the right side of the house along the driveway which still resides in the resulting in eleven and a half foot side step back on that side and that we would be constructing the rare addition which results in a ten foot ten point two foot rear guard back with parking underneath and then partially exposed in the rear of the three spots and then on the bottom of this plan you see that little additional addition which is to house the stairwell next slide as we get into the Ramsey that the basement will remain mechanical storage space units one, two and three will be to bed two bath units for the first, second and third floors all three units will be fully sprinkled and energy efficient . We did however as we went through the community process the addition to the mirrors a little bit larger we recessed that to try to work with the balance to the rear and then the next slide please of the existing clothes will go down to the proposed right and we go so this shows the the first floor layout again the basement is mechanical storage, a living space down there. The parking lot of green space to the rear and to the left of the building and then the driveway the right side. Next slide please.  >> The second and third floor is a floor through each individual floor through units . Next slide please.  The this is our roof plan which shows the change to the addition of the roof in the rear.  There's no change to the height at the front of the building. Next slide with so we add the entire roof and the cantilevered parking is illustrated to the rear here.  That's not and then these are just three separate reciprocating elevations with the bottom elevation that is the proposed new stela.  Next slide please. That's it without I'll take any questions or the questions from the board. >> Oh, can you speak to the floor plate of this building as it relates to the other buildings on the street sort of how it fits into the other adjacent properties on the street actually several buildings directly in this area have recently been added on to I did a project across the street at Eighteen Midlands Street where we did something very similar where we added onto the property, added to the rear and the third story the building a building that has had a similar tradition.  We I don't know exactly what the square footage of the buildings but I believe that the open space that remains on this site is comparable to the to the balance of the buildings that remain.  Barrenechea, Mr Hammond or someone from acquiring Department available. What's your question is I'm sorry. My question is in regard to the recommendation Mr Hampton.  Thank you Madam Chairman for the city council's planning for while we are in support of the addition third unit we think that's appropriate. We think that the the decision to three of the four sides of a building is just too big. We would like to see a new plan submitted surely a smaller edition but we are part of the third unit but I don't know if design review would help this because just our concerns are that the massing is so large that we don't know if we can work with this one.  So we would ask for it now without prejudice so that new plans could be submitted for smaller additions. Thank you.  Mean looking at a group image of the existing buildings I mean the existing building today looks pretty much lined up with the existing properties on that street. So in addition being proposed would be significantly more than what exists today.  So I'm not really seeing how that Mr St I did a very similar project the building next door that has a very similar Maiga.  I believe that we could work with the design view.  I'd hate to have to refile this project and have my client go through another year worth of review and cost in community process when there's an agreement that this is an appropriate building except maybe the editions are too large. I'm happy to work with you but I'll follow the boy's recommendation. Ask that's good. Thank you Madam Chair. Yes ma'am. To the applicant. Could you give us the unit sizes and the reason I ask is because the floor area is increasing quite a bit almost you know what is the back more than double what is the maximum allowed in this district?  >> Just to put it into context ,I don't know if I have a unit full of words looking down the square footage probably down to my plans. I can certainly provide that information so sorry you don't want is fourteen hundred square feet to 2010 square feet unit three is twenty three square feet.  Thank you.  Any other questions from the ward and public testimony. Good morning Madam Chairman. Members of the board my name is David Jones representing the marriage office Neighborhood Services regarding Mankin Midlands Street, our office will defer to the board's judgment on this matter. A community process was conducted including an a meeting held on for eighteen twenty four which was attended by three constituent the primary feedback the primary feedback from this meeting was that there were several concerns assigning size density and especially the balconies on the side of the building which the director of water had the most concerns about the loss of privacy some community members also expressed support stating it was a good project and they were happy that it included parking. Additionally, the proposal was reviewed with a Columbia Seven Hills Civic Association which convened on seven nine and eight 13 respectively. The association has expressed opposition regarding the proposal, noting its extensive height and size and stories in violation of side, front and rear setbacks which negatively affected voters in the streetscape.  Ultimately Columbia seven Hill has voted aside in support and eighteen in opposition and the proposal and the Civic Association has also provided a letter in opposition at this time the mayor's office and neighborhood services defers to the board's decision. Thank you for your time and consideration everyone. Thank you.  As George unmuted Stephen Jones 16 year old St Madrak The Bottom to the year Mount St I along the 14 year old tree which is a direct bonded to the Raven 19 and the three in favor of development the Dorchester neighborhood ninety five percent of the time I am opposed to this project 19 military proposal and successive the SNP will be able to put the two thousand square foot apartments resulting in the square footage almost being trebled in the same area of racial being troubled project what makes the most usable green space? I am not sure of the need for 2000 square foot apartments from the average apartment size of the neighborhood. Median neighborhood is of square feet Charlie Abiders needed they asked some serious setback hooray yet he maintained the existing twenty eighteen thirty seniors required yards and sixteen high on the street is actively used by families close to the Yasmine's Street and Maryland Street are actively used by families to be really the only usable green space for the properties my children, my rent had I received one to the with the current Shadowline that's the property line and he decreased the risk or increase in the I would move the Shadowline one son will be eliminated but my current proposal is more than seven no seven seven and social protection order against the approval of the private members of the board. In summary I would support the project. It's a ready set back in the green space is maintained as it is now this is consistent with the other houses on midlane three Marilyns.  Thank you for your consideration. Thank you Masoom.  I thank you so much for your time. My name is Christine Hall. I live at 210 Fabinho Avenue. I'm the Seven Hills Association Planning Board Chair and I'm here to express our opposition as has been expressed and I'd like to say that while we do support affordable housing,  increased housing in our area, we welcome development in general. This project as has been expressed by the PPTA access or the large size for the street and while some projects as James noted have been already completed, those were intended as an anomaly not necessarily as what should be considered standard for this street and we very much appreciate a smaller ,more appropriate project. Thank you. Back to you.  No additional raciest Mancia Oh any comments from them before we proceed briefly again be happy where the media is design review.  I feel that the the the side bank is complying on the right the front yard set back is existing on the front we only incrementally increase the left to accommodate a stairwell and the rear yard step back is at ten feet now which we can certainly work with the BBA to relocate the stairwell and the side yard back without having to go through refiling at the expense of my client and we review with the community process and the Civic Association but again I would leave that to the discretion of the board. >> Thank you of motion.  I think this is excessive and I propose motion tonight without prejudice. I think I think it needs its reworking.  Is there a Second Circuit Mr Stembridge?  Mr Lynham yes. As we well yes. I think that two sides set back the increase in paving and macing all need to be worked on before it comes back to the board is Mr Collins. None of us is so sorry Miss Bonauto. Yes schierholz yes the motion carries next we have KVOA one six four nine seven to be with the result thirty nine Nasan Street if the applicant or their representative will be approved by the case of warning that the chair and members of the board I'm not sure my client is whether I'm going to make them a panelist right now. OK, I'll say OK yeah like I said good morning Madam Chair and members of the board my name is John a man of God. I'm an architect representing the clients of our twenty nine evening street. This project is Gudinski for a project our client had a we had a client we had on the back of the building where it's been proven difficult for them to finish up and down the dirt floor and maybe even the second so they they they're not looking to expand the we are deck allowing more access to the rear. We have doors for furniture movement and also maybe expanded deck a little bit more for leisure. So they have we have submitted to the drawing that they have been sighted for both square and side yard violation. So we are here this will be open and decks they will not be covered so I had asked the board for relief on those two violations.  Thank you. Questions from the court hearing, public testimony. Madam Chair, members of both of them.  My name is Jeremy Banbury, the Rexburg communication specialist for the Office Neighborhood Services and has completed the process. Our office did not recognize this to require a full committee process and therefore the mayor's office of NIPA Services Notification is distributed with no community feedback received. They then met with Sonoma Show last week where they were approved to move forward. Thank you for your time.  The mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services would like you to go to the kitchen. Thank no additional resistance manager.  May I have a motion?  I'll make a motion to approve. May I have a second?  Thank you Mr Stembridge. Yeah.  Mr Langham. Yes yes Mr Collins yes. WPRO yes chairman. That's just the motion carries good luck you next two cases have been referred to case VOA one six five four nine six two with the annual twenty one point thirty five West seven Street.  If the applicant and their representative of President despite the report yesterday morning Madam Chair members of the board a tiny nexus of MacDermid quality Miller were nearly twenty eight State Street in Boston.  I think that's a big thank you the first page actually scroll up quickly Madam Ambassador very quickly here on behalf of zero Athens LLC and Transom who's the owner and property of this newly constructed building which you'll see in the next slide I had twenty one dash thirty five West Second Street and South Boston and their proposed new ground floor intended format which is a locally and women owned boutique fitness operator.  With me today from Format is probably about who's the studio co-founder and lead instructor next cycle this Madam Ambassador thank you.  As I mentioned this is a newly constructed building at twenty one dash thirty five one second you can see it on the screen here it's an S Blossom's West Broadway neighborhood. It's near the Broadway Red White and station between Athens and West Second overall project was for a six story building. Fifty five residential units and at the time just one commercial course space which was approved by the board in twenty nineteen and was constructed in twenty twenty three. Next slide.  So they've come back to the board now as they have found a tenant for that commercial core space which was approved a few years ago. They've worked diligently to find a tenant that fits the neighborhood for this ground floor retail space and as I mentioned they now have format fitness items looking to occupy a little under twenty four hundred square feet of ground floor commercial space at recently the building next slide please.  Just a little bit about Tolia in format formats of Women-Owned Fitness Boutique operator. They do have a location in the north end at four twenty Commercial Street.  This would be their second location. They are specialized fitness instruction. They run bar and strength classes. Next slide please.  This is just the show some images and a type mood board design inspiration for the space at this location. Next slide just to show the ground floor plan architectural floor plans of the space the ground floor of the building similar to what was shown earlier in the space they will be occupying next slide again just a more detailed floor plan showing the interior breakdown of the living space in the studio space and next slide which I believe is the last one . So this is the refusal there we are the other family residential local services selling subdistrict a fitness gym is for been at this location. However, the application did receive a planning department recommendation of approval. This project would allow a new small business to open near one of South Boston's commercial hubs Broadway station there are a ton of small similar businesses restaurants, banks,  convenience stores and actually a few other similarly focused and specialized fitness center. So it's really although I need to use variance this would really fit right in the neighborhood didn't help activate that ground floor space. And finally I'll just note which I'm sure the mayor's office will note about the meeting on October nine we did have outreach to the West Broadway Neighborhood Association and there was no issues during the process so that didn't stop here. Madam Chair, there's any questions we can answer. Thank you. Thank you.  Any questions from the board hearing Nyoman public testimony. Good morning Madam Chair and members of the board Siggie Johnson with the Office of Neighborhood Services.  This petitioner completed the community process our office hosted Buttars meeting on October 9th. The proponents additionally coordinated with the West Broadway Neighborhood Association neither meeting resulted in any concerns being expressed and without background we defer to the judgment of the board. Thank you. Thank you ma'am. We have no way.  Thank you for that. We have a motion motion to approve Sankin and Mr. Stembridge. Yes, Mr. Lyman. Yes. Yes we will. Yes Mr. Collins. Yes. Lisbona yes Chairman. It's just the motion carries good luck.  Thank you everybody. Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you. Thank you. Thank VOA one six two nine four zero five with the address to move forward to go for a hand on the street if the applicant represent the president would be appointed to the board.  Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Madam Chair, members of the board Dennis Quilty, attorney at McDermott Quilty Miller and Hemley representing the property owner Richard and Adriano Leoni who are the owners of the building tool for tool for a kind of Wall Street Xiqing before you today to renovate the building and seek permission for a change from your retail use at the ground level to a restaurant use I think and I don't have the full history on my my understanding is that a similar application was actually before the Ziba back in twenty six or seventeen by a previous owner of the property.  Our belief is that that was approved. I never followed through on so the use was never changed.  Buildings been vacant for some time Mr. tried on even his wife and other another restaurant in the neighborhood Giacomo's they seek to create a new fish themed restaurant this site to be called the North End Lobster Company and to renovate the space upstairs for residential units there are existing residential in the seeks to create four studio apartments in place and two apartments are on the upper floors presently and to change the retail space to restaurant excuse me we had no one about meeting on September 25th. We met with and received the support of the North Waterfront Neighborhood Council on September 9th we met with North and Waterfront residents on September 12 we see the motion of not our position for or the youth. We are happy to take any of your questions here this morning. Thank you. Thank you. And your questions from the board there are no public testimony. Good morning, Madam Chairman. Members of the Board of Management of the Johns representing the mayor's office or neighborhood services regarding two of our Hanover Street our office will defer the board's judgment on this matter. A community process was conducted including Buttars meeting on nine twenty five which was attended by two constituent.  The primary feedback of this meeting was some concerns about elderly Buttars who owned the units next to them that they would be bothered by loud condensing units from the air conditioners from this property and additionally another property that was being built on the other side of their apartment.  The proposal was reviewed with me and nudnik would convene on nine twelve and ninety nine respectively. The association have expressed no opposition regarding the proposal and at this time the mayor's office would like to defer to the board's decision. Thank you for your time consideration everyone.  Thank you. Good morning Madam Chair. Members of the board scouts from far unconsolable in his office at this time the council reluctant to support this project.  Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much, Christine. Always at the moment. Thank you that I have a motion think of it in his honor now the 2nd 2nd Mr Stembridge. Yeah. Mr Langham. Yes, we will.  Yes Mr Collins. Yes Mr Manado. Yes. Yes the motion carries thank you. Thank you.  Next we have KVOA one six one two eight zero seven with the address of thirty one Cambridge Street.  If the applicant and the Reverend please explain the case report Madam Chair,  members of the board my name is Patrick Sweeney.  I'm going to turn to six one main street Charlestown.  I'm here representing Jack Kelly, the owner the sole owner of Charlestown Cannabis LLC members of the board this location thirty one Cambridge Street was previously before the board and on and approved on August 31, 2021.  Mr Kelly was a majority shareholder in that corporation. However, since that time the wind change in the corporation which necessitated us coming back for the board because the approval as a conditional use terminated one the prior corporation did not move forward. We were unable to move forward with the prior corporation as a result of the destruction of the CCC. So we're headed back for you again on the same place, same plans.  The only change is that Mr Cowley individually is the sole owner of the corporation and this project and this establishment was approved for a license by the Boston Cannabis Board on October nine twenty twenty four on October 22 in a host community agreement was entered into between the city and Charlestown cannabis.  We have had a community meeting that was well attended with great support on August nine, 2003. Twenty four City Council Gabrielle Carlotta's about Representative Dan Ryan and State senator sell the medical involved gone on record supporting us this project additionally, friends of Sullivan Square, a civic association in that area as well as the local VFW and turn it around a Charlestown youth organization sponsored by Mass General Hospital around support . The issue is the fact that within the quote unquote buffer zone around where approximately fifteen hundred feet from another establishment that establishment is wholly different than this proposed use.  That establishment has some seventeen point to sell office delivering Charlestown cannabis thirty one Cambridge Street will have four points of sale effectively it's been termed a bounty retail establishment.  Jack Kelly who is here with me is a lifelong resident of Charlestown who has gone to great lengths to get the support and input of his community in order to bring this to fruition. I myself am personally familiar with this commercial unit having done the condo many, many years ago represented the client. I can tell you this property has sat vacant for over twenty four years. It was last used as a restaurant. The owners were unable to locate other uses. They did sell a few years back that was the way and he knew owner rags development has agreed to lease Mr Kelly. I believe that all of the requirements for conditional use are met here and we are available to answer any questions the board may have.  Thank you. Just a quick question on the other establishment. Was that approved before or after your prior approval?  Well, be it was the first iteration of this that was approved in twenty twenty one came before the other establishment now that now that we had to reapply because of the restructuring of the corporation we're actually behind the other by the support that I've talked about has been to this version of a retail recreational cannabis establishment at 31 Cambridge Street.  Thank you. I have questions from the board . Can you speak to the building itself? There are residential units above you.  There were some comments about distinguishing entry ways and such so if you could address that that would be great.  That came up at the end blasting cannabis and meeting there are residential condom rooms located above. They have a separate entrance separate and distinct from the entrance to Charlestown cannabis and if if we want on the plan I can identify that the entrance to the retail establishment is, if you will, on in the time it's directly on the corner the entrance to the residence up above is more like Cambridge Street closer to what was the Teamsters Health Center . So it is separate, distinct and we provided additional plans photographs in the right to BCB to to address that very issue with them because they had the same question.  Thank you that you have a public testimony.  >> Yes Madam Chairman, members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's office from Neighborhood Services at this time mayor's office defer to the judge from this board as you heard from the outcomes representation I want to set up hosted a community meeting in early August.  I was well attended. Those in attendance spoke overwhelmingly in support of the proposal. We receive letters of support from including but not limited to the Charlestown coalition Sullivan Square Residents Association state Rep. Danny Ryan the Abraham Lincoln Post as well as Councilor let his office as you made reference to is letters of opposition from Director Buttar who lives in the building expressing concerns regarding safety, the proximity of the proposal to their residential unit as well as the buffer zone conflict with that information will defer the board this time. >> Thank you. Thank you and good morning Madam Chairman to the board is the best from his office because has submitted a letter in support to this project and I would like to read being a strong supporter of this project. Thank you. Thank you and manager I have no reason to complain.  >> OK with that may I have a motion motion to approve Mr Stembridge?  Yes Mr yes Mizue Well yes Mr Collins yes yes Bonauto Yes yes yes. The motion carries good we're going to be OK one six zero seven zero six with the address of five thirty one banking street if the applicant and or their representative from what we can expect Mr Boomeranging Good morning Madam Chair members of the board Richard is the business advisor to Sumner Street. His response on behalf of the petitioner capital if we could advance the slide down to maybe slide five about I can't wait here. So I mentioned members of the board. This is the former site of a pre existing three family dwelling on the building itself is structurally compromised and recently demolished in connection with the reconvening for the site and the advent of new zoning for East Boston.  This is now an for zoning district.  So we proposed a new design of our building that would be fully compliant dimensionally and with respect to use for eighty four. So we are proposing a new five unit four story structure. We can down a few more slides, we can get into mine.  I believe it's slide ten and as a result we were sighted by IAC for two items under the new amended zoning the first item was insufficient off street parking and the second was a lot of coverage was exceeded under the new ETR for zoning you can have a maximum sixty percent of our coverage. We are actually below the 60 I believe the Boston Planning Department's recommendation recognized this as perhaps an erroneous interpretation.  The coverage requirement in our building is somewhere around I believe forty six or forty seven percent for coverage. You do not count the rear stairs which we can see here on the plan and everything else with respect to the dimensions of our building either comply or recognizes the pre existing condition that was allowed from the other from the prior building with respect to parking again this was a previous three and a dwelling with no parking if we had proposed we were able to keep the existing structure we would only be required to parking spaces with the change of use occupancy.  This site had been as we saw in the previous view is on the main drag in East Boston which is Edington Street.  It is actually divided. I call it a highway and it is one forty five at present it certainly a safety issue with respect to parking for vehicles either backing out or accessing any street from a driveway. The site.  So I believe the planning has also recommended that a parking entrance would be appropriate based upon the number of spaces that would ultimately be required and the request that we're making other than that this is as I mentioned, fully comply with new zoning and I believe that my department's recommended approval for this if we can go to the next slide please.  So we do show our existing demolition plan.  We do have space in the lower level. I get that the second one I show you the elevations but the height of that is the street to the rear of the property allows for full light conditions.  This lowest level would actually be available for habitable space. We're not located in the coastal resiliency overlay district a flood zone so there are no resiliency issues associated with this site. Please as we move out of the building these are actually easy to judge the elevations we can jump down to slide.  They believe it's seventeen so we sure existing conditions to the previously existing conditions, the building that was on the site previously and as you can see was a three storey structure with that fallback condition towards the next I please our proposed building would be essentially the same that existed previously. We do have that for the home which is allowed under the new zoning and within the one area and we do have that continued condition of the rear and you can see that we are egress the areas that are included and again those that does not count towards building decks or total building block coverage. Next slide please.  Just our rear view right side view again similar conditions we can see that walk at the lowest level. Next slide please.  And then I propose conditions for both the rear and right side. We do so bad for our back slightly. >> Next slide please.  We do have two options for Elevation's.  We do try to maintain some of that language for the triple decker and that's one of the reasons why the architect has for home again there's no requirement for the level to be set back but in order to keep some of the rhythm for the existing triple deckers that do exist on advantage industry, that design approach was considered.  I believe our next slide just shows a different color scheme. But these are the things that we discussed with the neighborhood as to some different ideas for our color. So with that again just reiterating this is essentially designed to be comply with new zoning. We believe the interpretation inspection coverage was in error.  The only relief that is necessary for this project will be additional proposed units. I will answer any questions. >> Thank you. Are there questions on the board hearing nightmare public testimony, good morning Madam Chairman. Members of the board my name is David Jones representing the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services regarding five thirty one Bennington Street. Our office will defer to the board's judgment on this matter. A community process was conducted including in the boroughs meeting held on nine twenty six which was attended by ten constituents.  The primary feedback from this meeting was quite concerns construction waste and rodent control. Additionally, the proposal was reviewed with the Civic Association which was Harborview in that area which convened on November six and November 4th respectively.  The association has expressed opposition regarding the proposal and the vote was ten yes to sixteen known at this time the mayor's office of Neighborhood Services defers to the board's judgment. Thank you for your time and consideration everyone. Thank you Marjorie. I know where you stand at the moment.  With that may we may have motion make a motion to approve a second back Mr Stembridge.  Yes Mr Lamb.  Yes. As we well yes Mr Collins yes. Mr Panaro.  Yes Chairman. It's just motion carries along . >> Thank you very much. I'm great thanks to you to or that will be back at eleven o'clock then  in progress. >> OK let's do against Mr Stembridge.  >> Keep going Mr Lamb because it was me.  Well Mr Collins President Mr Corrado as Mr Stembridge thank . All right just to remind you that we are a six member board Mr Stembridge thank you. Better chair along with that we will have at this time we are any request withdrawals or deferrals from the eleven o'clock on Friday.  Yes Mr Stembridge three dash seven team Lathrop's Street or twenty two that would be more case VOA one six six three two three four with the address of seventeen Rothblatt to go and go. Thank you Stembridge thank you Madam Chair members abroad turning Jeff Trango with Trego and with a business address of Eleven Beacon Street just by way of background we made minor changes to this project.  We were prepared to move forward, had worked out all of our community support but we submitted the plans over three weeks ago. The plans examiner still has not reviewed them and is out of the office today and even though we were prepared to move forward we were asked that we had to take administrative deferral and I would please ask if we could get an earlier date because we are done with everything. Thank Caroline.  We can do December 3rd December just in case. Caroline thank you. December 10th would probably be better. OK, thank you. With that we have a motion I'd like to make a motion to defer until this December the tenth of a second battement Mr Stembridge.  >> Yeah Mr Langham yes Mizue well yes Mr Collins yes Mr Panaro yes yes the motion carries. Thank you very much any further for withdrawal from the Yes Mr. Secretary. >> Fifty back the street but that would be for Viola one six four nine three six one with the address of the back on the street. >> Thank you Mr. Secretary. Hello Madam Chairman is the blood of Jesus Christ of five six six architects of the business address the ten floors road requesting a very brief deferral. So that is a complete review of the revised plans they were filed as adequate time and after several attempts to contact the plans examiner unsuccessfully we are requesting administrative deferral so that he may finish the debris review.  Thank you Caroline.  Do December 3rd or January 14th . No more attempt now but the last one could have returned your preference I guess January 14th. OK, so that we have motion motions to defer to January fourteenth. We have a second back in Mr Stembridge. Yeah Mr yes ma'am. We yes Mr Colin yes Lispenard yes votes yes the motion carries thank you.  No there is another reason. Oh you're the new identify yourself and what address you're looking to the good morning Madam Chair. Members of Boy my name's Chimpsky representing the client for eight is she who would like to defer are going to be able to ask me to some other issue.  OK Caroline what do December 3rd or July 14th Chairman fourteenth that's OK with that may have faded into the record . Oh I'm sorry. Go ahead. I'm sorry. It's just no I was going to thank you all that was for KVOA one six two two seven correct. With the address of eighty eight on street. OK I'm the date in January 2014 the motion motion to defer to January 14th. May I have a second back.  Erm Mr Stembridge. Yeah Mr Lynham. Yes Mr. Well yes Mr Collins yes Mr Panaro.  Yes yes yes. The motion carries that were withdrawals frozen far from not then we I'm here. Yeah ok well are you seeking a deferral sir. No ma'am I'm looking to be heard today ok so ok so let's proceed then Mr Stembridge. Oh oh we will return to VOA one six zero seven three seven would be at sixty five our rent free yeah we can and there was one very the sangeetha you I'm a bar attorney and at the moment then I guess you will return to the chair. Yes OK thank you at the application present for sixty five I'm sorry.  OK please proceed.  Good afternoon. Good morning. Members of the board we are here to ask relief for the construction of an altered garage. There are two violations which require remedy.  The first is building permit excessive and the second is you are insufficient a second to we had the site plan on board and you can see from the site plan if we can pull it together that the rear yard is actually the extension of an existing nonconforming rear guard said that if you go to the site when please from where I am there is that you go OK perfect. So we're dealing with a garage which is a lot to family dwelling in West Roxbury. He existing garage is five point eight feet off the rear yard and we you're making the new garage about three feet wider so the rear guard violation is the extension of an existing now important condition in regards to building night. We are we have a bridge of 21 feet so shoes was flat grade.  I said that fine when I was limited but it's a approximately 12 to 13 inches higher than the existing range on the existing garage. We would tear down and rebuild as part of the problem we feel if there is no impact to the community from this alteration in slightly enlargement and we would ask the board to grant relief for the two items needed. Are there questions from the board hearing? No public.  Good morning Madam Chair. Members of the board ciggie Johnson Smith, the Office of Neighborhood Services proponent has completed the community process our office hosted in a Buttars meeting on the 25th of September which numerous of Buttars allege that they believe the office space would be used in a commercial manner for a business owned by the proponent is not consistent with the residential character of the area.  No other concerns were raised. Proposal was presented to the West Roxbury Neighborhood Council which is supported with that background we defer to the judgment of the board. Thank you. Thank you.  I have no chance at the moment with that. May I have a motion for a second?  Thank you Mr Stembridge. Yeah just them yes. As we will yes.  Mr. Collins. Yes Miss Ainaro.  Yes yes. Motion carries the OK thank you very much.  Next we have a case going one six zero zero six three with the thirty six Newport Street if the applicant and they represent the president the plan to vote excuse me excuse my name is James Christopher. I'm not six Essex six architecture the business address of ten Road in Braintree. I'm here today on behalf of the owners of twenty six new St Mary's.  The application is to as part of my plans to construct a rare addition to the existing multifamily home changing occupancy to four residential units. We need some relief from the Zoning Board of Appeals included in that order the use of South parking the rail yard set back and side yard setbacks . You can go down to the proposed plans.  I can show this is the existing site a proposed site plan which shows the proposed additions to the rear.  We had originally proposed a much larger addition in five residential units as we met with the community concerns about a real setback in the overall height of the building allowed us to make the design revisions to drop a unit.  We reduced the rear guard set back to increase some open space and we cut the front portion of the building the same so that from the street the foot elevation remains in the third story addition happens to the rear of the building about midway through. If you go through the slides please that's our site use plan which shows that these side shows for parking space as well as the open space around the site which maintains a lot of green space. Next slide please.  The basement will be used as mechanical storage unit one is nine hundred and ninety five square foot two.  Next slide.  The second floor has a second floor houses units two and three unit to the 909 three square foot to bed and unit three is a six hundred ninety six square two bed and then Unit four which is on the third floor is one thousand one hundred and twenty five square feet.  If you go to the next slide please see the elevations.  It's our roof plan. The photo shows the existing roofline at the top of the page is the reality shows the proposed additions.  Next slide.  So the the top elevation areas the side elevation which shows the open parking to the rear and the addition of the third story about midway through the building which holds the front elevation read as it does now from the street and helps keep down the feel of the additional height.  Next slide please opposite sides and rear elevation.  I think that's it. With that I'll take any questions from the board. Thank you. Are there questions from the board carrying the testimony of Good morning Madam Chairman members of the board. My name is David Jones representing the mayor's office, the neighborhood services regarding thirty six new party state office will defer to the board's judgment on this matter with the community process was conducted including two of Butler's meetings held on five seven and six twenty four twenty four which was attended by several constituents in each meeting the primary feedback from the first meeting was concerns over size and density as well as character of the neighborhood was a huge concern. After the meeting the applicant took the community's concerns and made significant changes to the proposal and the community feedback was more positive. But there were still concerns about design size students will be living in these units instead of families that would stay there and wrote in activity due to construction. Additionally, the proposal was reviewed by Columbia Seven Hills Civic Association on seven nine and eight thirteen twenty four. The association expressed a position regarding the proposal and noted its excessive size and height and storage and violation of side, front and rear setbacks which negatively buttons and streetscape. Ultimately Columbia seven has voted to and support in twenty one opposed the proposal also provided a letter of opposition to the proposal at this time of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services refers to the board's decision. >> Thank you for your consideration.  We have no response at the moment OK with may I have motion a major motion?  Is there a second seconded Mr Stanbridge?  Oh yes Mr as we will yes Mr Jones yes this Panaro Yes yes. The motion carries thank you.  There we have Buran one six five zero nine zero with the address of one sixty five the street if the applicant and their representative Mr are available please Mr. Secretary. Thank you. Good morning again Ms boy James Christopher six eight six architects with the business address Ten Floors Road in Braintree here tonight on behalf of Tony Patel, the owner of one sixty five Street.  The proposal before you is to a two storey addition to the existing single story retail store. With that project we relief including from the ICU parking parking there'll be no parking . The front yard is required to have a set of five feet.  We are existing at the back of the sidewalk which is model and consistent with the rest of the neighborhood decided the way I was going to step back a twenty feet will be decreasing down to eight feet at the second and third levels and then the Psagot is going to be three will be at one foot ten of the three those saleyards backing setbacks are preexisting non conformance and screening of buffering.  We'll do our best to design a way during as we work with approvals. Next slide please go.  So that's our existing site tells you that the proposed site plan next slide please.  This is the existing and keep going down to the drawings the proposed drawings please.  >> OK, here we go. So the footprint of the basement still remains the same. The we will add a residential entry to the right side of the building and then be the commercial. The retail space center will remain in the center of the building.  Next slide please.  Each of these units is a two bedroom one bath unit with flatback it's the right of the living space unit one is three hundred forty four square feet and unit two is five hundred I'm sorry five hundred forty four square feet in unit two is five hundred thirty eight square feet Praxiteles there are some real balconies just create a little bit about space and then we show that little overhang that happens at the rear of the property from the existing building and then below to the rear will be open slightly and then from the side elevation there is an existing delivery door on the left side when facing that will remain in place and there'll be no change to that access path and then on the right is just the front elevation.  Next lot and here is our building section. I think that's it.  With that I'll answer any questions.  Thank you. Questions from the Morgan er hearing nonmarital the testimony Madam Chair members of the board ciggie John Smith the Office of Neighborhood Services citizenries completed the community process. Our office hosted a Buttars meeting on August twenty eight which no concerns were raised about the design.  There were two supporters the only concern raised relating to allow ventilation machinery at the property. Proponents corresponded with the city Neighborhood Association which expressed opposition to the proposal.  With that background we defer to the judgment of the board. Thank you.  >> Thank you. Good morning Madam Chair and members of the Bautista's Vanessa Councilors. This office councilor would like to go on record in support due to feedback from neighbors . He respectfully ask that the proponent continue to work with the community on any quality of life issues that may arise during the construction.  Thank you and make sure we have no additional thank you. Mr Hampton. Can you just elaborate on your recommendation from the planning department chair available?  >> Is Mr Hampton with us? So yeah my apologies. My chair we have the squirrels are running computers over here to this house so as you saw I again Hampton said he wasn't planning over that recommendation was denied without prejudice.  Our issue with this is more with the extension of the two storey addition going a little farther than what is already there and that's actually increasing really violation the residential portion of the project itself in favor of this is more of a design with the extension out back.  I don't know if it's possible to bring that in.  I know these units are smaller in size but we're not we're not opposed to the addition of the units the store. It's really going out the back. You increasing the violation that already exists even do you see this as something that could be addressed through a design review?  I will leave that up to the board. I don't see why we couldn't give it a shot.  I don't want to go against what our recommendation is but this seems like this could be done through design review.  Understood. Thank you. With the applicant to you say who is the architect for this one? I know yes.  This is the that's yeah yeah really architect.  Oh could you respond to whether the absolutely. You've had problems like this in the past where the real I was concerned we've worked with the BPD our zoning board to make it something that was available to both parties. I think that we can we can work at the BDA to accommodate their desire to make this project any other questions from the board members? Can someone confirm what they're er setback as I'm seeing like some different language in the planning memo and the language and the on the agenda of their setback is and we did not I didn't see a proposed site plan with this either the the planning memo says it's three feet ten inches . It's not that close to me. Go to my plan I'm not see in my plan and I said either we we was the subject that can be addressed to a design review perhaps I just would like to know what that number is. Yeah, I'll table it for now but just be nice to get the materials we review them. Agreed may I have a motion.  Are there other questions or is someone ready to make a motion . Well what what is the violation on the rear yard. Can you talk about what's the violation on the rear yard if you are let's say I have to pull up my drawings to look I can't it's the that I have it's not on the front of the the plans what's required in front of the school back to that page I think it had in front of us. Yeah. OK well it is a typo on page because the existing set seven point nine and proposed a seven point nine so I need to look OK but the required is twenty two quite is quite that's to answer that question Mr Manado.  OK I gotcha. So we don't know what's being proposed then for the motion. I'm not comfortable approving this without knowing what that rare setback might set of plans. Right right.  Go ahead. I live in and forward. Yeah I know denial without prejudice just I can I request a deferral that's up to the board. Does someone want to do you want to change your motion to deferral or stick with you want we or yeah I I'll entertain a deferral.  Do we have dates we can do conservate January 14th January 20 either February for a semester I'll take to some third I will defer to December 3rd and I I will also be on that meeting so I really want to see a better package of materials and dimensions and to confirm what is being requested in terms of the violation and confirmed by the design professionals may have a second set of Mr Stembridge. Yeah Mr Lingham yes Mizue well yes Mr Collins.  Miss Prado yes chair yes. The motion carries a the page so that takes us to KVOA one six zero six three six five with the address of three seventy three recently Boylston Street if the applicant and  4 F1 oyW!;éK>OaKy@k?té#lzbñ there representing the perfect location for as Giuliani Representative RYllp@2cHSu s'Af ©&$çZ3I«Añ@Â[F÷÷5■3 make it painless.  It does have the press except that you cannot be forced out with a painless economicus.  Oh hi how are you now I can you can I mean um yes please proceed. OK ok.  Hi my name is Julia Zahalka.  Good morning to all the board members I am proposing to have a change of occupancy at seventy six we needed to move our business was previously at five eighty one and they are guarding the building so we have now moved to three seventy six and we would like to change the outcome. Embassy to include body art tattooing in particular printmaker any questions from the board hearing no public testimony Madam Chair members of the Board Ciggie Dodsworth Office of Neighborhood Services. This petitioner has completed the community process on our office. Ask them to distribute an informational flier in the area which solicited no comments to our office proponent's met with the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay which communicated the position of non opposition. With that background we defer to the judgment of the board. Thank you. Thank you.  I can have a race and looking to want to hello. I can hear you. >> Crystal Bowsman on behalf of the Back Bay Association to twenty nine Berkeley Street. The Bad Bay Association is not in favor of the proposed conditional you sentence here for the particular purpose specified.  We've been working closely to address the overall retail mix for that block and have been extremely cautious and I have no additional any other questions from the board.  May I have a motion motion?  I'm so this is an meeting counselor's office councilor then we'd like to support you to feedback from DBRS and non opposition from the Neighborhood Association Back Bay. You respectfully request that the proponent continue to work closely with the neighbors on any policy issues. Thank you.  Thank you. But not that I have motion a motion to approve a second set Mr Stembridge.  Yeah Mr Lynham. Yes well yes Mr Collins.  Yes Miss Manado. Yes Cherbourg's s motion carries good luck. >> Thank you so much everyone.  Next we have one search for three four seven three with the address of one twenty one thirty one Portland Street.  If the applicant and the representative of President one sending their request to make you can you can just press the and what's your take on this this where Mr Right.  Thank you.  Your board members of the board been here for this is Greg McCarthy here one twenty nine Portland Street.  What we are proposing here is we have an existing six storey building that has previously been used as office currently a vacant building that we are proposing to convert floors to three six to residential.  We're proposing twenty five units of those twenty units or would be eight units and one would be a bunker unit.  The ground level we have proposed as retail that was actually previously the office but at some point with this most likely store front it has the the design features of a retail store front area so the existing building works really well for a residential conversion. The lobby is already accessible . There's no elevator in place. We did have to add a second staircase to be building code.  So these are just the existing power plants to Darvocet.  I think we get to one more page sorry one more yes to the ground level is completely broken up into three commercial spaces. The basement would have to grow at twenty five bakradze and some accessories space for commercial units as well as the utilities and the infiltration into the building and some storage moving up the building is actually a stack so Savelyev from floors three four six which I can show you on the next page erm I control this I'm sorry.  No you're not Embassador know what page great out of it. OK so the next one is a pretty good unit mix ranging from studios to three bedrooms ranging in size from side to I think around a thousand square feet if we keep going a few more pages down if we go one more up I can share the same plan so there's two I do the building sits on the corner the L.A. and Portland Street, the buildings and impeccable shape on the exterior. It's a beautiful building so luckily we don't have to do much exterior work and the sidewalks are good shape to we can keep going down. The next page is just the existing elevation of the building which will remain the same this that side of the building the that is the city get a little more context on the project we applied to participate in the office to residential Conversion Program so we've been working closely with the city of Boston that we approved by the FDA I believe and September or August and we think it'd be a great project for the neighborhood.  Thank you. Are the questions from the board hearing noncandidate public testimony?  Yes, Madam Chair, members of the board continuing with the mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services this time has also deferred to the judge on this board as you heard from Hopkins representation. This went through a detailed community process involving a public meeting August twenty twenty for our officers unaware of any concerns at this time I would like to defer to the board. Thank you. Thank you here Tony.  I've been wanting Madam Chair members of the board Tony BIA's on behalf of Councilor Sharon Durkin.  She would like to me help me read this statement this morning. I supported this project at the DPA board that is as it is the exact type of project that will help us meet the housing affordability crisis.  The West End has experienced a profound vacancy in the office market and this will make sure we are efficiently utilizing important space for these reasons I urge the board to support the proposal before you today.  Thank you. Thank you Madam Chairman of the Board Christian similarly Boston Grammar Trust and we have both letters from the applicant.  Thank you know here without me I have a motion I'd like to make a motion to approve the second that this Mr Stembridge. Yes. Mr Lynham. Yes. Yes. Well yes Mr Collins yes. Mr Panaro. Yes sure. votes yes. The motion carries good luck. Thank you very much.  Next we have VOA one six to to take me away one six two six three eighty six with the address of forty one to forty five broadstreet if the applicant and all their representative present would be approved by law.  >> Sure. Good morning everybody. My name is Mr Lewis on the honor of any donative I'm currently operating outside of the club kitchens in Roxbury but relocating to the former Starbucks on forty five Broad Street we are not attempting to change the occupancy. We're still going to be a restaurant with take out with 18 seats. The brand going over there will be either on Broadway which will house three different of my own brands so we kind of like a scaled down to hub location we have been working with ever on a community process and are just requesting to have the proviso removed from the certificate of inspection and occupancy.  Thank you. Any questions from the board here? None of public testimony.  Good morning Madam Chairman. Members of Why My name is David Jones representing the mayor's office and neighborhood services for forty one to forty five broadstreet. Our office will defer to the board's judgment on this matter. A community process was conducted including an upstairs meeting held on nine six twenty four which is attended by two constituents. The primary feedback was some concerns about during the closing hours but overall the community feedback was positive. Additionally, the proposal was reviewed with the of District Neighborhood Council which convened on eleven nineteen twenty four at this time the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services defers to the board to keeping the first on the board decision at this time. Thank you for your time consideration everyone. >> Thank you.  Shall we have another look that may I have motion a motion to approve of a second Slatkin Mr Stembridge yes Mr Langham yes. as well yes Mr Collins.  Yes. Miss Panaro yes. yes.  >> Motion carries good luck. Thank you very work that will go on through case VOA one five seven five three two not put the address of thirty Hayne's Street if the captain or the representative present the police report oh can you hear me. Yes sir. My name is Ali Khan. I'm the applicant and the resident and the owner.  The project is fairly simple.  There's a room with access from my unit only with an existing head house and I'm proposing to construct a roof deck on the flat rubber roof. No changes to the entrance exit egress or anything else just just putting up the deck and the railings went through the community process in the aboutus meeting and I believe that was just positive feedback . So I'm hoping to just go ahead with that. Thank you.  Are there questions from the board hearing then of public testimony?  Madam members of what my name is on the table representing to neighborhood services regarding Dirty Main Street, our office will defer to the board's judgment on this matter. A community process was conducted including the meeting on five twenty three twenty four which was attended by about two constituent.  The primary feedback from this meeting was positive and a constituent supported. Additionally, the proposal was reviewed with the Jefferys point Neighborhood Neighborhood Association which also expressed support on this proposal.  Thank you for your time and consideration. Everybody who will defer to this matter.  Thank you. Good morning Madam Chairman of the board Celestron from his office at this time based on community support the conservative of this project as well. Thank you. Thank you. I have no reasons is that may have motion motion control but I saw I'm sorry I just have a question about in the deep recommendation it stays set a minimum of seven feet is required in terms of a set back of the the roof deck from the front and that so there's an insufficient set.  Can they I can just talk about how far is the deck is a roof deck set back from the front of the building.  Look at about four feet and I that was basically in line with the adjacent to the left and right about two hours over.  Yeah, Yeah.  So I think the FDA is recommending it to be set back even further so it's not could not been seen from the street.  So I think our recommendations are going to be afraid to work with the city to the planning department to to look at that set back. So are you making a motion is Panaro Yes. >> But I'm talking to the applicant because he doesn't have an architect. So so the the notion is that you might have a smaller roof deck based on our motion.  I do have an architect.  I'm I'm happy if that's the if that's the sort of main sticking point to you know, and then in the next iteration move back to a seven foot set back. I think from my perspective the process has already been quite lengthy and if it's a matter of changing at the back from the front from four four to seven but I'm happy to just modify and go ahead with that. OK, So I won't I don't make a motion for approval with proviso that the plans be submitted to the planning department for Design Review with the intention to increase in the front set back by the roof deck is the second that Shoket Mr Stembridge yeah. Mr Langham yes.  Well yes Mr Collins yes Mr Manado s Chairman Chesterville Karaganov Well we're going to be discussions for eleven thirty. My apologies for not mentioning that the word we're on to case VOA one six two one zero nine zero with the address to Parliament Street. It's the applicant Andrew their representative our present what they've been trying to keep I can see me OK. Yes sir. I was here before the the project was to taking a carriage house in the back of my house and putting two units in it and it was approved but then after I was moving along in the process they pointed that I had needed to file a separate appeal for the fact that it's two buildings one by.  So I filed appeal and now I'm back for her that and I'm not exactly sure what I don't want to give you unnecessary information. So what what would you like to know?  Well you have some folks who may not have sat on your last case so if you could if you could briefly remind people what you're proposing OK, hopefully it's it's a carriage house in the back of the property.  Twenty two Penn Street and it's a proposed two units into the carriage house and the changes to the building are an exterior stairwell and the location of doors and windows.  Everything else would just be be replaced because it's all kind of rotting but it'll stay the same.  >> The building will stay the same. And can you speak to parking? I believe that was a sticking point was about a neighbors at your last hearing? Yes. At the last hearing that did come up and I met with the parking department and got stamped when I sent in hoping you guys got it. But I also worked with the the neighbor the neighbors who had an issue with and there they're all set said they wrote a letter of approval as well. They did submit a letter of support.  Are there a question other questions from the board and a quick question.  So I don't think I was on the prior hearing for this but I see you've submitted turning radius for firetrap. Does that mean that your building won't be sprinklered? I'm I'm not sure I'm waiting to hear what the fire department says they want from me. I was hoping not to have to just because of the cost of it . Not that I don't like the idea of having sprinklers but I'm I'm new to the process. I'm so I'm not sure I was under the impression the fire department was the next step and they'd tell me what they what they want.  OK, thank you. Other questions from the board hearing no public testimony. Yes, Madam Chair, members of the board Conor Newman with the mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services. This time the mayor's office is deferring to the judge from this board as you heard since the last time that this was before the board the applicant worked to get additional information to the Roxbury path forward on the issue letter support while still expressing concerns with just kind of larger projects being approved with what they feel is not adequate parking.  Previously our office had had an important meeting for this.  Many in the neighborhood are happy that the carriage house is going to be retained and restored. There had been some concerns regarding the Boston Fire Department's potential to access the property in the rear but the applicant was able to provide further information including information from the fire department in regards to that I would that would defer to the board. Thank thank you.  And any other reasons we have no additional words.  OK, any other questions from the board?  May I have a motion make a motion to approve the second again Mr Stembridge?  Yeah. Mr Langham yes. as we well yes Mr Collins. Yes.  Mr Panaro yes Gerald yes. The motion carries with no happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I'll see some of you next week . Thank you. Happy happy Thanksgiving to you all we think regarding stopped Stephen thank you