116 Highland Avenue Unit A1 ZBA Legal Advertisement
DOMINICK PANGALLO
MAYOR
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
98 WASHINGTON STREET ¨ SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970
TEL: 978-619-5685
City of Salem
Zoning Board of Appeals
Will hold a public hearing for all people interested in the petition of CYNTHIA NINA-SOTO at 116
HIGHLAND AVENUE UNIT A1 (Map 14, Lot 0105) (R1 Zoning District and Entry Corridor Overlay
District) for a Variance per Section 4.1.1 Dimensional Requirements and a Special Permit per Section 3.3.2(2) of the
Salem Zoning Ordinance to convert a nonconforming mixed-use commercial office building with three (3)
dwelling units on the second floor to a nonconforming seven-family residential building with a smaller first-
floor commercial office space. The proposed Variance would decrease the lot area per dwelling unit from
5,400 square feet to 2,316 square feet, where 15,000 square feet per dwelling unit is required.
The Board will hold the public hearing remotely on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 6:30 PM. The agenda
and meeting link will be posted to the City Calendar and online at Salemma.gov/877/Zoning-Board-Of-
Appeals by October 10, 2025. The City is authorized to conduct remote meetings of its public bodies through
special acts of the Massachusetts State Legislature.
Salem News publication dates: 10/01/2025 & 10/08/2025
Know Your Rights Under the Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30A Sections 18-25 and City Ordinance
Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.
Applications and plans (if applicable) are on file and available for review during normal business hours at the
Department of Planning and Community Development, 98 Washington Street, Second Floor, Salem, MA.
These materials are also available for review online at https://tinyurl.com/SalemZBA.