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11 GRAFTON STREET - BUILDING INSPECTION 11 GRAFTON STREET CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS o. PUBLIC PROPERTY DEPARTMENT 120 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 STANLEY J. LISOVICZ, JR. TELEPHONE: 978-745-9595 EXT. 380 MAYOR FAX: 978-740-9846 May 18, 2005 Adoo David Robinson I I Grafton Street Salem, MA 01970 Dear Mr. Robinson; A letter was sent to you in September regarding the ongoing work you are doing, with respect to a retaining wall and your lack of a submitted "drainage alteration plan." At that time you were directed to cease and desist with these endeavors until such time that this had been rectified. It now comes to the attention of this department that this work is continuing mostly on the weekends and in direct violation of this departments order. This work must cease, immediately, and no further work may be done until the proper plans and permits have been approved. Furthermore, no work is allowed in Salem using power tools or heavy equipment on Sundays. Any further violations of this order will result in action being taken against you at District Court. If you have any questions you may call this office. Sincerely, V4. oseph E. Barbeau, Jr. Assistant Building Inspector CC: file, Mayor, Nerden, Councilor O'Leary-- CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC PROPERTY DEPARTMENT 120 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR a SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 STANLEY J. USOVICZ, JR. TELEPHONE: 978-745-9595 EXT. 380 MAYOR FAX: 978-740-9846 September 1, 2004 David Robinson 11 Grafton Street Salem, Ma. 01970 RE: Retaining Wall Dear Owner: This Department has received and investigated a complaint regarding a wall being constructed on your property as well as the elevation of the yard being altered. The alteration of your yard will require a "drainage alteration plan" to be filed with the City of Salem Engineering Department. Additionally, a building permit will be required for the construction of this retaining wall. You are directed to Stop Work immediately and to contact this office. If you have any questions regarding a drainage alteration plan they should be directed to the Engineering Department. Sincerely, \l - ��k Thomas St. Pierre Building Commissioner cc: Kate Sullivan, Mayors Office Bruce Thibideau, City Engineer Councilor O'Leary (f it" of �$ttlem, C-Ea95Urljusrtt9 M j6c�p �' �nttra of �upettl NOY 22 2 39 Fn 'JJ DECISION OF THE PETITION OF DAVID ROBINSON REQUESTIING,,'A +A5S VARIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 GRAFTON (SMREET.SER-rti A hearing on this petition was held November 15, 1995 with the following Board members present: Stephen Touchette, Chairman; Gary Barrett, Albert Hill, Nina Cohen, and Joseph Ywuc. Notice of the hearing was sent to abutters and others and notices of the hearing were properly published in the Salem Evening News in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A. Petitioner, owners of the property request a Variance from front setback to enable addition to be built in the front of the structure for the property located at 11 Grafton Street. The Variance which has been requested may be granted upon a finding of this Board that: 1. Special conditions and circumstances exist which especially affect the land, building or structure involved and which are not generally affecting other land, buildings, or structures in the same district. 2. Literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would involve substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the petitioner. 3. Desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nullifying or substantially derogation from the intent of the district or the purpose of the Ordinance. The Board of Appeal, after careful considerations the evidence presented at the hearing, makes the following findings of fact: 1. Petitioner appeared with his builder, Fred Shaw, and submitted two building plans and a footprint of the two-family structure at 11 Grafton Street, which was substantially damaged by an accidental fire last year. 2. Petitioner proposed to extend the front of the house seven feet towards the property line, enlarging the entrance and front rooms on all stories of the two and a half story dwelling. 3. Petitioner stated that, due to ledge conditions, enlargement is not feasible toward the rear of the property. 4. Opposition to the proposed petition was voiced by Jeannette Dumas, of 9 Grafton Street, who expressed the fear that the proposed addition would create a crowded appearance on the property that would adversely affect the value of the property. On the basis of the above findings of fact, and on the evidence presented at the hearings, the Board of Appeal concludes as follows: 1. Special conditions exist which especially affect the subject property and not the district in general. 2. Literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would involve substation hardship to the petitioner.. 3. Desirable relief can be granted without substantial detriment to public good and without nullifying and substantially derogating from DECISION OF THE PETITION OF DAVID ROBINSON REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 GRAFVN REE�T3�Rp ) �y page two ff�t LL LL the intent of the district or purpose of the Ordinance. Therefore, the Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously, 5-0 to grant the variance requested, subject to the following conditions: 1 . Petitioner shall comply with all city and state statures, ordinances, codes and regulations. 2. All requirements of the Salem Fire Department relative to smoke and fire safety shall be strictly adhered to. 3. Petitioner shall obtain a building permit prior to beginning any construction. 4 . All construction shall be done as per the plans submitted. S. A Certificate of Occupancy is to be obtained. 6. Exterior finishes of the new construction shall be in harmony with the existing structure. Variance Granted November 15, 1995 Nina Cohen Board of Appeal A COPY OF THIS DECISION" HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE CITY CLERK Appeal from this decision, if any, shall be made pursuant to Section 17 of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, and shall be filed within 20 days after the date of filing of this decision in the office of the City Clerk. Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, Section 11, the Variance or Special Permit granted herein shall not take effect until a copy of the decision bearing the certification of the City Clerk that 20 days have elapsed and no appeal has been filed, or that, if such appeal has been filed, that it has been dismissed or denied is recorded in the South Essex Registry of Deeds and indexed under the name of the owner of record or is recorded and noted on the owner's Certificate of Title. Board of Appeal �����oa Job E`J. T CC1r:'y . BUILDING CITY OF SALEM <<a SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970 PERMIT �P�rnNe� DATE r.-:,.1 19 ':a SPERMITNO. .> ..t..: APPLICANT Fa n,DRE W 4 ITiI 'T}HIt_J ADDRESS .`,4 il':.k E.�'t ..+ (NO.) (STREET) (CONTR'S LICENSE) CITY 41w' ' ^II-LYI STATE IYA ZIPCODE TEL.NO. ��� T(TVPe of IM AQVEMENT) ( No. ) STORY by L.I UI'i : tl'.:. i'1-i9'.7.E i..Y DUELLING MBEROF PERMIT TO DWELLING UNITS (PROPOSED USE) 1001. w. IF"RAP[...�C)j"I C!3-t IRE':_' DISTRICT AT(LOCATION) RCT (NO.) (STREET) BETWEEN AND (CROSS STREET) (GROSS STREET) 4h, .{.-7 LOT SUBDIVISION LOT BLOCK SIZE BUILDING IS TO BE FT.WIDE BV FT.LONG BY -FT.IN HEIGHT AND SHALL CONFORM IN CONSTRUCTION TO TYPE USE GROUP BASEMENT WALLS OR FOUNDATION (TYPE) REMARKS: rt I'a(`J(JV(-'Ir s.'..IIV S" F1i: ifut 'j. li, 1: �✓ 7 '; fk:L}. L . . Call fu P�iMI 00 Ss'irlrllpj AREA OR - k ,,,y 1;,.y PERMIT VOLUME ESTIMATED COST$@ _ FEE $ (CUBIC/SQUARE FEET) OWNER . R0,03 %f'QI1 1)(+I)'TD .H BUILDING DEPT. F.. ADDRESS A i Li A ..�.or. S BY THIS PERMIT CONVEYS NO RIGHT TO OCCUPY ANY STREET,ALLEY OR SIDEWALK OR ANY PART THEREOF,EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY,ENCROACHMENTS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY,NOT SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED UNDER THE BUILDING CODE,MUST BE APPROVED BY THE JURISDICTION,STREET OR ALLEY GRADES AS WELL AS DEPTH AND LOCATION OF PUBLIC SEWERS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.THE ISSUANCE OF THIS PERMIT DOES NOT RELEASE THE APPLICANT FROM THE CONDITIONS OF ANY APPLICABLE SUBDIVISION RESTRICTIONS. MINIMUM OF THREE CALL INS.4TIONS APPROVED PLANS MUST BE RETAINED ON JOB AND THIS CARD KEPT WHERE APPLICABLE SEPARATE REQUIRED FOR ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK: POSTED UNTIL FINAL INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE. WHERE q PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR I.FOUNDATIONS OR FOOTINGS. ELECTRICAL,PLUMBING AND 2,PRIOR TO COVERING STRUCTURAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS REQUIRED,SUCH BUILDING SHALL MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS. MEMBERS(READY TO LATH). NOT BE OCCUPIED UNTIL FINAL INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE. 3.FINAL INSPECTION BEFORE OCCUPANCY. POST THIS CARD SO IT IS VISIBLE FROM STREET BUILDING INSPECTION A PROVALS PLUMBING INSPECTION APPROVALS Jp� ELECTRICAL INSPECTION APPROVALS 2 2 2 1 L• BOARD OF HEALTH GAS INSPECTION APPROVALS FIRE DEPT.INSPECTING APPROVALS c/oC4 L17610q Gti Sid- � OTHER CITY ENGINEER2 / ® � l�] p 2 L4" n -.EED UNTIL THE PERMIT WILL BECOME NULL AND VOID IF CONSTRUCTION WORK IS INSPECTIONS INDICATED ON THIS CARD w> CTOR HAS APPROdED THE VARIOUS NOT STARTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF DATE THE PERMIT IS ISSUED CAN BE ARRANGED FOR BY TELEPHONE a eA{,S OF CONSTRUCTION AS NOTED ABOVE, OR WRITTEN NOTIFICATION. I Certificate No: 96-2004 Building Permit No.: 96-2004 Commonwealth of Massachusetts City of Salem Building Electrical Mechanical Permits I This is to Certify that the RESIDENCE located at Dwelling Type I 0011 GRAFTON STREET in the CITY OF SALEM Address Town/City Name IS HEREBY GRANTED A PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 11 GRAFTON STREET UNIT #I This permit is granted in conformity with the Statutes and ordinances relating thereto,and expires unless sooner suspended or revoked. Expiration Date Issued On: Thu Feb 26, 2004 +�. GeoTMS®2004 Des Launers Municipal Solutions.Inc --- -- ---- Certificate No: 96-2004 Building Permit No.: 96-2004 Commonwealth of Massachusetts City of Salem Building Electrical Mechanical Permits This is to Certify that the RESIDENCE located at Dwelling Type i 0011 GRAFTON STREET in the CITY OF SALEM Address - - - - - Town/City Name IS HEREBY GRANTED A PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY I I I GRAFTON STREET UNIT #1 i This permit is granted in conformity with the Statutes and ordinances relating thereto, and expiresunless sooner suspended or revoked. Expiration Date ' Ift47nlpl�n,. sGs'E��11� Issued On: Thu Feb 26,2004 GeoTMS®2004 Des Launers Municipal Solutions,Inc. . Certificate No: 96-2004 Building Permit No.: 96-2004 Commonwealth of Massachusetts City of Salem Building Electrical Mechanical Permits This is to Certify that the RESIDENCE located at Dwelling Type 0011 GRAFTON STREET in the CITY OF SALEM - _ I Address Town/City Name IS HEREBY GRANTED A PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 11 GRAFTON STREET UNIT #2 This permit is granted in conformity with the Statutes and ordinances relating thereto,and expires unless sooner suspended or revoked. Expiration Date Issued On: Thu Feb 26, 2004 � /y► n GeoTMS®2004 Des Ladders Municipal Solutions,Inc. Certificate No: 96-2004 Building Permit No.: 96-2004 Commonwealth of Massachusetts City of Salem Building Electrical Mechanical Permits This is to Certify that the RESIDENCE located at Dwelling Type 0011 GRAFTON STREET in the CITY OF SALEM Address Town/City Name IS HEREBY GRANTED A PERMANENT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY 11 GRAFTON STREET UNIT #2 I This permit is granted in conformity with the Statutes and ordinances relating thereto,and expires unless sooner suspended or revoked. Expiration Date 4 Issued On: Thu Feb 26, 2004 ,/f/(J�s' i GeoTMS®2004 Des Launers Municipal Solutions.Inc. --- - ---- - Titg of ipttlPm, massar4usetts I ' % public propertU Department Nuilbing i9epartment (One Ealem Green 500-745-9595 Ext. 300 Leo E. Tremblay Director of Public Property Inspector of Building Zoning Enforcement Officer May 16 , 1996 Andrew Prudhomme 34 Dexter Street Waltham, Mass . 02154 RE: 11 Grafton Street Dear Mr . Prudhomme : Mr. Robinson has chosen to remove your name from the building permit issued on March 25 , 1996 for the renovations at 11 Grafton Street . Mr. Robinson has chosen to fill out an application for the Homeowners License exemption form and informed us he would be completing the work himself as the general contractor . This is legal for Mr. Robinson to do per Article 113 . 3 of the State of Massachusetts Building Codes . Singly, Leo E. Tremblay Inspector of Buildings LET: scm cc: David Robinson 11 Grafton Street Salem, Mass . 01970 BUILDING DEPT. it bls .a -10 71 5�/ —------- RECEIVED CIT y OF SIAL-EI!,MASS. Fr L,,dl A e-,wAo-e 7r 6t,3f ---12 As cc',le h� AI-140 vo 1-1-71 /)>✓ I-0 - - ------------ 7*Xa-1 --17� ' qe9'A e- hl;s,- 4��w�v L� -/Jj V,� J41 h, ofttlem, � ttssttrltusetts Paura of C'�tr}teal 2 �s Fri `9y DECISION OF THE PETITION OF DAVID ROBINSON REQUEST,I!NG,Ai ''.. ^'ACIS VARIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 GRAFTON iSOREET.- �Ri1'.y; A hearing on this petition was held November 15, 1995 with the following Board members present: Stephen Touchette, Chairman; Gary Barrett, Albert Hill, Nina Cohen, and Joseph Ywuc. Notice of the hearing was sent to abutters and others and notices of the hearing were properly published in the Salem Evening News in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A. Petitioner, owners of the property request a Variance from front setback to enable addition to be built in the front of the structure for the property located at 11 Grafton Street. The Variance which has been requested may be granted upon a finding of this Board that: 1 . Special conditions and circumstances exist which especially affect the land, building or structure involved and which are not generally affecting other land, buildings, or structures in the same district. 2. Literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would involve substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the petitioner. 3. Desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nullifying or substantially derogation from the intent of the district or the purpose of the Ordinance. The Board of Appeal, after careful considerations the evidence presented at the hearing, makes the following findings of fact: 1. Petitioner appeared with his builder, Fred Shaw, and submitted two building plans and a footprint of the two-family structure at 11 Grafton Street, which was substantially damaged by an accidental fire last year. 2. Petitioner proposed to extend the front of the house seven feet towards the property line, enlarging the entrance and front rooms on all stories of the two and a half story dwelling. 3. Petitioner stated that, due to ledge conditions, enlargement is not feasible toward the rear of the property. 4. Opposition to the proposed petition was voiced by Jeannette Dumas, of 9 Grafton Street, who expressed the fear that the proposed addition would create a crowded appearance on the property that would adversely affect the value of the property. On the basis of the above findings of fact, and on the evidence presented at the hearings, the Board of Appeal concludes as follows: 1. Special conditions exist which especially affect the subject property and not the district in general. 2. Literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would involve substation hardship to the petitioner.. 3. Desirable relief can be granted without substantial detriment to public good and without nullifying and substantially derogating from l DECISION OF THE PETITION OF DAVID ROBINSON REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 GRAFVN f-TREE�T 3�Rf2) � page two nn LL L ;BASS the intent of the district or purpose of the Ordinance. Therefore, the Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously, 5-0 to grant the variance requested, subject to the following conditions: 1 . Petitioner shall comply with all city and state statures, ordinances, codes and regulations. 2 . All requirements of the Salem Fire Department relative to smoke and fire safety shall be strictly adhered to. 3. Petitioner shall obtain a building permit prior to beginning any construction. 4 . All construction shall be done as per the plans submitted. 5. A Certificate of Occupancy is to be obtained. 6. Exterior finishes of the new construction shall be in harmony with the existing structure. Variance Granted November 15, 1995 Nina Cohen Board of Appeal A COPY OF THIS DECISION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE CITY CLERK Appeal from this decision, if any, shall be made pursuant to Section 17 of the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, and shall be filed within 20 days after the date of filing of this decision in the office of the City Clerk. Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A, Section 11, the Variance or Special Permit granted herein shall not take effect until a copy of the decision bearing the certification of the City Clerk that 20 days have elapsed and no appeal has been filed, or that, if such appeal has been filed, that it has been dismissed or denied is recorded in the South Essex Registry of Deeds and indexed under the name of the owner of record or is recorded and noted on the owner's Certificate of Title. Board of Appeal Ctu of i�ttlem, fttssac4usetts Public Propertp Department +Nuilbing Department (ane dalem (5reen 500-715-9595 ixt. 300 Leo E. Tremblay Director of Public Property Inspector of Building Zoning Enforcement Officer October 2 , 1995 Mr . Robinson 11 Grafton Street Salem, Mass . 01970 RE : 11 Grafton Street Dear Mr . Robinson: On Friday September 29 , 1995 , I conducted an inspection of your property at 11 Grafton Street . After an inspection of the fire damage it was my opinion that the property was unsafe for human habitation. Therefore at 7 : 30p.m. on September 29 , 1995 , I condemned the property located at 11 Grafton Street . If this office can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to call . jIt rely, n J . g Local Buildin nspector JJJ : scm cc: David Shea Fire Department Councillor O'Leary, Ward 4