183 North Street Statement of HardshipVariance Statement of Hardship
Robert De La Cruz
183 North St Salem MA 01970
Feb 21, 2025
To the city of Salem:
1. This especial permission will not affect the land, building, or structure involved in
the same district. Staircase will provide a mean of egress for the future studio in
case of fire to make it safe to escape in case of emergency, in my R2 Zoning.
2. In case I am not allowed to build the staircase it would not allow me to build the
intended studio and therefore not allow me to provide affordable rent to others
while helping me financially as well. The studio will not change the dimensions of
the house.
3. I will be building the staircase on the existing porch on the Northend st side of the
house. This will definitely not cause any detriment to the public good or
substantially derogate from the intent of the district or the purpose of the
ordinance. Having the staircase will not hurt the public good because most houses
surrounding 183 North st use the property line as their first step to their stairs.
Houses around my house use the property line as their cutoff leaving zero feet as
setback.