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8 CEDARVIEW STREET - ZBA 8 CEDARVIEW STREET (R-1 ) MARY TURCOTTE � a T `cam"ie 3' City of �ttlrm, � Httssrzclrusetts ti $Bourd ofAp peal co> N r C^ N "t> N Ca DECISION ON THE PETITION OF MARY TURCOTTE FOR A VARIANCE AND SPECIAL PERMIT AT 8 CEDARVIEW STREET. (R-1) A hearing on this petition was held March 15, 1995 with the following Board Members present: Gary Barrett, Acting Chairman; Arthur Labrecque, Joseph Ywuc, Mina Cohen and Albert Hill. 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, owner of the property, is requesting a Special Permit to allow a home occupation on the premises and a Variance to allow extension of an existing non-conforming structure,allowing a second story to be added to the existing garage for the property at 8 Cedarview Street. The provision of the Salem Zoning Ordinance which is applicable to this request for a Special Permit is section 5-3(j ) , which provides as follows: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary appearing in this Ordinance, the Board of Appeal may, in accordance with the procedure and conditions set forth in Section 8-6 and 9-4, grant Special Permits for alterations and reconstruction of nonconforming structures, and for changes, enlargement, extension or expansion of nonconforming lots, land, structures, and uses, provided, however, that such change, extension, enlargement or expansion shall not be substantially more detrimental than the existing nonconforming use to the neighborhood. In more general terms, this Board is, when reviewing Special Permit requests, guided by the rule that a Special Permit request may be granted upon a finding by the Board that the grant of the Special Permit will promote the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of the City's inhabitants. The Variances which have been requested may be granted upon a finding of the Board that: A. Special conditions and circumstances exist which especially affect the land, building or structure involved and which are not generally affecting other lands, buildings or structures in the same district. B. Literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would involve substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the petitioner. J DECISION ON THE PETITION OF "IARY TURCOTTE FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT AND VARIANCE AT B CEDARVIEW STREET. page two C. Desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent of the district or the purpose of the Ordinance. The Board of Appeal, after careful consideration of the evidence presented, and after viewing the pians, makes the following findings of fact: 1 . Everett Buckley of 9 Cedarview Street and Tony Lamont of 5 Cedarview Street spoke in favor of the petition. 2. Robert and Lucy Dixon of 10 Cedarview Street spoke in opposition to the petition. On the basis of the above findings of fact, and on the evidence presented at the hearing, the Board of Appeal concludes as follows: 1 . Special conditions exist which especially affect the subject property but not the district in general. 2. Literal enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would involve substantial hardship on the petitioner. 3. The relief requested can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent of the district or the purpose of the ordinance. 4. The Special Permit granted can be granted in harmony with the neighborhood and will promote the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of the city's inhabitants. Therefore, the Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously, 5-0, to grant the relief requested, subject to the following conditions: 1 . Petitioner shall comply with all city and state statutes, codes , ordinances and regulations. 2. All construction shall be done per the plans and dimensions submitted. 3. All requirements of the Salem Fire Dept. relative to smoke and fire safety shall be strictly adhered to. 4. Petitioner shall obtain a building permit prior to beginning any construction. 5. Exterior finishes of the new construction shall be in harmony with the existing structure. c7 3 a N N to v1 LU N f.J DECISION CN THE PETITION OF NARY TURCOTTE FOR A VARIANCE AND SPECIAL PERMIT AT 8 CEDARVIEW STREET. page three 6 . A Certificate of Occupancy is to be obtained. ? . A Certificate of Inspection is to be obtained. 8. All construction shall be conducted between the hours of gam and 4pm Monday through Friday only, with a minimum of three construction workers performing the construction. 9. No retail business is allowed under this Special Permit. 10. No commercial deliveries are to be made to this business under this Special Permit. 11. All construction is to be completed within sixty (60) days after issuance of a building permit. 12. The Special Permit expires three (3) years from the time it was granted, after which, the petitioner may petition the Board of Appeal for an extention to the Special Permit. Variance and Special Permit Granted March 15, 1995 Albert C. Hill, Jr. Member, 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 MGL 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 MGL 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 n S a �C7 r o— LR _a Q+ 'n N V7 PLOT PLAN OF LAND IN SALEM, MA. SCALE: 1"=20 ' - DATE JAN. 17, 1995. NOTE: Offsets shown are approx. by tape survey, an instrument survey is recommended BAY STATE SURVEYING ASSOCIATES 234 CABOT STREET, BEVERLY, MA. , L 0—r MASSaCyG�I Zy 3 / ro U/ s i GAS• 0 LOT °o DoT Z31 Z39 -sr\1-wo ' If / CONc. BLcY.K . � o• CEDAR VIEW ST u L o-WWWON N - C ec ,�L _ Ups -- — —._ %. __.�_ �__.�.__- __—__ __—..r-.___.r__. ,�. c I PETITION WE, THE UNDERSIGNED ABUTTERS AND NEIGHBORS, PETITION THE SALEM BOARD OF APPEALS TO GRANT THE REQUESTED VARIANCE AND SPECIAL PERMIT OF .MARY TURCOTTE OF 8 CEDARVIEW STREET. THE VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW THE EXTENTION OF AN EXISTING NON CONFORMING STRUCTURE BY ALLOWING A SECOND STORY TO THE EXISTING GARAGE. WE WOULD ALSO ASK THAT THE BOARD OF APPEALS GRANT A SPECIAL PERMIT TO ALLOW THE PREMISES TO HOUSE A SMALL CERAMIC BUSINESS. WE FEEL THAT THE PETITION SHOULD BE GRANTED IN THAT THE RELIEF GRANTED, ALLOWING THE PROPOSED VARIANCE AND SPECIAL PERMIT WOULD BE BE BENEFICIAL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THAT THE PROPOSED VARIANCE WOULD ALLOW AN ADDITION TO THE PROPERTY . TAX BASE AS WELL AS INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. a �yjZy-_o�yGFa cQc2u� . UVJ a