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40 Boston Street Stamped Petition Form CITY OF SALEM v� ' ! ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 98 WASHINGTON STREET,2ND FLOOR,SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 ?� Brennan Postich, Staff Planner Phone:978-619-5685 Dominick Pangallo Stavroula Orfanos,Director of Inspectional Services Phone:978-E �1 Mayor C E 1 V E D CEC 221 20-; Zoning Board of Appeals Application COMMUNIOFPLANL, P.. ENT Application ID: ZBA-25-55 Date submitted: December 22, 2025 TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS: The Undersigned represent(s)that they are the owner(s)of a certain parcel of land located at: Address:40 BOSTON STREET Zoning District: R2 An application is being submitted to the Board of Appeals for the following reason(s): The Petitioner is requesting a Special Permit to change one non-conforming use(print shop)to another less detrimental non-conforming use(office)in the R2 zoning district. For this reason,I am requesting: U Variance(s)from provisions of Section of the Zoning Ordinance,specifically from. LILYDJ A Special Permit under Section 3.3.2 of the Zoning Ordinance in order to The Petitioner is requesting a Special Permit to change one non-conforming use(print shop)to another less detrimental non-conforming use(office)in the R2 zoning district. L]Appealing a Decision of the Building Inspector: L]Comprehensive Permit: Current Property Use: Photocopy and print shop Are Lot Dimensions Included: No The Undersigned hereby petitions the Board of Appeals to vary the terms of the Salem Zoning Ordinance and allow the project to be constructed as per the plans submitted,as the enforcement of said Zoning By-Laws would involve practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship to the Undersigned and relief may be granted without substantially derogating from the intent and purpose of the Zoning Ordinance. Statement of Hardship(for Variances): Statement of Grounds(for Special Permits): See attached Statement of Grounds Petitioner:40 Boston Street LLC If different from petitioner Address:One Boston Place,Suite 2600, Boston,MA 02108 Property Owner: Telephone:(978)744-0212 Address:, Email.kkolick@c-klawyers. om Telephone: Email: Signatur �� Signature _ - Date: ZZ Date: If different from petitioner Representative: Kristin E.Kolick,Esq. Address:70 Washington Street,Suite 316,Salem,MA 01970 Telephone:978-744-0212 Email:kkolick@cwyers.cpm ' Signature: Date: �Z11 STATEMENT OF GROUNDS The Petitioner, 40 Boston Street LLC, owner of 40 Boston Street (the "Property"), seeks a special permit for a change from one nonconforming use (print shop) to another nonconforming use (office). [Section 3.3.2] The site is situated on the corner of Boston Street and Federal Street, and it is zoned Residential Two-Family ("R2"). Despite the residential zoning, there is a long history of nonconforming commercial uses at the Property. The building is a commercial structure that has been used for commercial purposes since its construction in the early 1900s. Over the years, the Property has been used as a retail store, a law office, and most recently a print shop. The building will be leased for office use, although no tenants have been identified as of this date. The Property is situated on the boundary of three zoning districts. It is located across the street from the Business Highway ("B2") district and directly next to the North River Canal Corridor ("NRCC") district, which both allow commercial uses, including office use. Office use will be complementary to the neighborhood character and result in a positive fiscal impact by keeping jobs in Salem. The proposed use will also serve economic and community needs by adding commercial office space along the Boston. Street entrance corridor. The proposed use is not expected to have significant impacts on traffic flow or parking and loading. Compared to the print shop use, it is expected that there will be fewer short trips in and out of the building. No change is anticipated to usage of utilities and public services, given the ongoing commercial nature of the use. There are no proposed changes to the footprint of the building, which covers most of the Property, thus no changes to the natural environment are anticipated. The proposed use will maintain the Property on the commercial tax roll and is expected to have a positive impact on employment. Wherefore, the Petitioner requests the necessary relief be granted.