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CITY OF SALEM MASSACHUSE I I S
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
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TON STREET 2ND FLOOR
2 If 21 SALEM , MASSACHUSETTS 01970
RCt Brennan Postich , Staff Planner
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Dominick Pangallo Stavrouia Orfanos , Director of Inspectional Services
Phone : 978-619- 5641
Mayor
Zoning Board of Appeals Application
Application ID : ZBA 25 30 Date submitted : July 29 , 2025
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TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS :
The Undersigned represent(s) that they are the owner(s) of a certain parcel of land located at :
Address : 42 WALTER STREET Zoning District : R2
An application is being submitted to the Board of Appeals for the following reason (s) ,
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I am proposing a curb cut to allow for off-street parking at my home located at 42 Walter Street. The Zoning ordinace allows for a width of up to twenty (20 ) feet foi
into a driveway, and my proposal would result in twenty-eight (28) feet of e0try to the property. We have an exisiting entrance to our detached garage that is eightE
feet wide ; I am proposing a curb cut to allow an additional ten ( 10) feet. The existing eighteen ( 18) foot wide entry allows access only to the outdated garage strut
which is not a sufficient parking solution for a modern vehicle . Our current vehicle does not fit through the garage door opening . An additional ten ( 10) feet of drive
entry would allow us to park our car on our property, outside the garage .
For this reason , I am requesting :
f true 1 Variance (s) from provisions of Section Section 5 . 1 . 5 , Item 6 - C of the Zoning Ordinance , specifically from According to the ordinance , "the widths o
entrance and exit drives shall be . . . Maximum of twenty ( 20 ) feet at the street lot line in residence districts ,, " There is an existing entrance
garage measuring about eighteen ( 18 ) feet wide at the street lot line . I am Proposing an additional 10 feet of width to allow ou r family ver
access an outdoor parking spot on the property. .
L] A Special Permit under Section of the Zoning Ordinance in order to
[� Appealing a Decision of the Building Inspector :
false 1 Comprehensive Permit :
Current Property Use : Single Family Home Are Lot Dimensions Included : No
The Undersigned hereby petitions the Board of Appeals to vary the terms of the Salem Zoning Ordinance and al low the project to be constructed as per the plans
submitted , as the enforcement of said Zoning By- Laws would involve practical difficulty or unnecessaryhardship tothe Undersigned and relief may be granted wit
substantially derogating from the i ntent and purpose of the Zoning Ordinance .
Statement of Hardship (for Variances) :
We current
ly have no access to off- street parking at �,,� ) ur home on Walter Street . Our lot , 42 Walter Street , includes a
decades-old garage with openings too narrow for most modern cars to fit . When we need to move our vehicle off-
street to allow for street cleaning , snow removal , or infrastructural work , we are currently forced to drive onto our
property y passing over a granite curb . Attempting to drive onto and off of our property with the current gran ite curb
has resulted in damage to our vehicle , and it also slows the process of entering and exiting which causes traff i c to sto
o t n our street . Parking on the street forces us to occupy space that could be used by other neighbors ' vehicles and
visitors when needed ,, There is currently about sixty,- six ( 66 ) feet of curb along this section of our property, which has
been able to accommodate up to three ( 3 ) parallel parked vehices , With the proposed curb cut there would still be fifty
six ( 56feetocrb left , which isstill enough for three ( 3 ) for parallel parked vehicles - - and we would no longer need
to occupy one of those spots , allowing ne ighbors and vi si tors to more readily and easily access parking on our street .
Thank you for your time and consideration !
Statement of Grounds (for Special Permits) :
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Petitioner: Hilary IppolitomWan If different from petitioner
Address : 42 Walter Street , Salem , MA 01970 Property Owner :
Telephone : 6174623511 Address : ,
Email : hippolitowan@gmaii . com Telephone :
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