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33 CHESTNUT STREET - ZBA (2) Q � 33 CHESTNUT STREET S 00 , U f Legal Notice i CITY OF SALEM BOARD OF APPEAL 745-9595 Ext.381 will hold a public hearing for all persons interested in the petition sub- mitted by H.H. MORANT & CO. requesting a Variance from side yard setback to construct a second story addition for the property located at 33 CHESTNUT STREET R-2.'Said hear- ing to be held WEDNESDAY, NO- VEMBER 20,2002 AT 6:30 P.M.,120 . [!f WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR,ROOM 313. Nina Cohen,Chairman { (11/6,13) L_ i H H Morant & Co ina 978 740 9161 12/11/02 10i14am P. 002 H. 14. Morant. 0 Co., Inc. PO box 4485/m Washington Street Salem, hladsaChu etlx 01970 Dhone (978) 744-5354 Fax (978) 74&9161 TRA N-5-d1T_TAL_5N-EE-r T0: Nina Cohen, Chair, Salem Board of Appeal DATE: December 11, 2002 KE: Requeot to Withdraw Petition 33 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA H.H. Morant Architects reque5t5 on behalf of our ,client Mr, Thoma Vander 5alrn,to withdraw,wlth011't prejudice, his petition for the above referenced property which petition i5 5chcduled for public hearing on December 18,2002, before the Board of Appeal. Thank you for your consideration. Thank You, Michael Lutrzykow5ki I P William M. Korach 31 Chestnut St. Salem, MA 01970 November 8, 2002 Salem Board of Appeal 120 Washington St-3'd Floor Salem, MA. 01970 Sir or Madam: Our new neighbor Thomas Vander Sahn is seeking a variance from side yard setback zoning to construct the second floor addition at the Board of Appeal on November 20`h at 6:30 p.m. As we told Vander Sahn at our 10/16 meeting, we oppose the addition in the strongest possible terms. We respectfully submit the following reasons for our opposition: 1. The proposed new addition is historically inappropriate, and can be easily seen from Warren St. The existing wooden additions were put on about 50 years ago so they are grand fathered, but inappropriate by today's historic standards. Chestnut Street is a recognized national treasure because of the purity of its Federal architecture. It has been considered by leading architects and historians as one of the most beautiful streets in America. Chestnut St. has not been a street of continuous architecture. The homes have not evolved over time, but were built mostly between 1800 and 1830. Photographic archives reveal very few exterior changes to the buildings visible from either Warren Street or Chestnut Street. Therefore a 1950's style wooden addition would be totally unacceptable by today's standards. The proposed work would forever destroy a rare Federal window and large parts of the rear brick bearing wall. Thus, the proposed addition would make a bad thing worse. 2. The proposed structure is non-conforming, and'there appears to be no merit in the granting of a variance. 3. Destruction of the historic exterior within the McIntyre district will set a dangerous precedent for future exterior alterations. If Vander Salm's project is approved, anything can happen. 4. Destruction of the bearing wall may well cause structural damage to all of the adjacent buildings. The previous owners excavated their cellar to build a kitchen. The drilling caused damage to our plaster walls and apparently caused damage to Jon Reardon's home 35 Chestnut. It is not hard to imagine the wall cracks, spider fractures and dust that will result from the rear wall demolition. I have spoken with John Wathne, a respected building engineer who also believes significant problems will result. I have asked him to review plans as soon as they are available. 5. The addition is clearly visible from Warren Street, and a major problem for Warrant Street residents. e w i 6. The variance cannot be granted on the basis of pressing need, since Vander Salm and his wife will be living alone in the 5000 square foot house. They have many options for a larger bathroom other than to blow out the rear bearing wall, and add an unsightly, historically inappropriate addition. 7. The addition will have a major negative impact on our views and light from the window outside the master bedroom, and from both kitchen windows. The external addition moves his wall nearly 12 feet closer to our kitchen and bedroom windows. Francesca and I will loose 50% of the view from the second floor window outside of our bedroom, and the kitchen window. Since we looked out upon garden and magnificent sunsets, you can imagine that the prospect of loosing that wonderful view is pretty upsetting. We are not merely abutters we share a common wall. 8. We do not look forward to construction right outside of our bedroom. Since the rear brick bearing wall, and windows will need to be knocked out, we imagine there will be a great deal of noise and dust. The previous owners made an unbelievable racket for over eight months while they excavated the cellar floor. We don't care for more. We are particularly distressed that the demolition will take place over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays while our sons are home from school. During the past three weeks, the racket from the demolition work has already been considerable. Spider crack appeared on our wall and ceiling as a result. Vander Salm's out of town firm has parked their trucks on the front lawn, left garbage on the street, and broken tree branches. We can only image the racket,mess and danger if Vander Salm is allowed to destroy a piece of history. in 1 Cc: ank McElroy, esq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ----------------- ...... .. ...... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ ................. ................................ ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ........ ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ............... ................. ................ ........ ....... ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. H. H. Morant & Co. , Inc. Architects P.O.Box 4485 221 Washington Street p Salem,Massachusetts 01970-3608 Ph: (978)7445354 Fax:(978)740-9161 a -ta ff(a_ Living Room Parlor Consultants:Ahmorant.com Job Number: 02-066 Date: Oct. 24 2002 No Date Revision By: Dn Chestnut Street /� Dn • F Dn - Project: Dining Room Bedroom Chestnut Street Addition Up Thomas Vander Salm 33 Chestnut Street Salem Mass. Up Adjoining Existing Second Story Structure Existing co Existing Roof Below co Floor Plans Scale: 11411 = 11 -011 Drawing Number: r= 8'-3 2 8'-32 2 r IVA Second Floor ( Existing ) ,' ' ' 114 0' 01 of 05 F22] 'First Floor ( Existing) , i /4" = 11 -01' 1 171 ' .............. ................. ................. ................ H. H. Morant & Co. , Inc. Architects • P.O.Boa 4485 221 Washington Street Salem,Massachusetts 01970-3608 ❑ Ph: (978)744-5354 Fax:(978)740-9161 staff*.hhmorant.eom Consultants: /100 Job Number: 02-066 Date: FT71 FT FFH [FMFT to_ ; Oct. 24, 2002 - No Date Revision By: co Existing BrickTH H+ : +H I` m o — Existing Clapboard — : Project. . .. - Addition _ T _ -I' :L - _ J ' Thomas Vander Salm 33 ChestnutStreet : Salem Mass. 1 • ❑ Existing ® ® Elevation Scale: 1/41' = 1 ' -0 1 1 Drawing Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elevation ( Existing), 1 /4" = 1 ' -0"( Existing), 1 /4" = 1 ' -0" 02 of 05 - - - - _ - ...... ........ ... ...... .. .... .... ................. ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................. ................. . ................. ................ ................ ................. . ................. ................ . ................ ................. ................. ................ ..... ................. ........... ... . .. . ......... .... .......... ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................. ................. H. H. Morant & Co. , Inc. Architects P P.O.Box 4485 221 Washington Street Salem,Massachusetts 01970-3608 • Ph: (978)744-5354 Living Room Parlor Fax:(978)740-9161 staff(_Dhhmorant.com Consultants: Job Number: 02-0(o(o Date: Oct. 24/ 2002 No Date Revision By: Dn /35 Chestnut Street j / Dn Dining Room Bedroom Project: Chestnut -Street Up Addition Thomas Vander Salm 33 Chestnut Street Salem Mass. Up Adjoining Existing Second Story Structure 010 co co Proposed Floor Plans Scale: — 114" 011 Drawing Number: 51 2 151-311 -3111 51-311 2 2 e 10 2 'F'ir' s' t' 'F'Io' or ( Existing ) ,is't'i n' g )', 114 Second Floor (Proposed ) , 114" = ] ' -O" 03 of 05 F I FFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I.I............ ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ **............... ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ .............. . ................. ..............:.. ................ ................ ................. ................. ­­........... ................ ................. ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. H. H. Morant & Co. , Inc. Architects P.O.Box 4485 221 Washington Street` Salem,Massachusetts 01970-3608 Ph: (978)7445354 Fax:(978)740-9161 staff(a hhmoranteom Consultants: Job Number: I I I I I � � _ ® -- __ 17 -1 F L Date: to Oct. 24/ 2002 CID No Date Revision By: 71 Existing Brick -T M I 1:1.1- T T —104 Exist r Existing Clapboard Project: Proposed AdChestnut Street Clapboard Siding nd Wood Trim to Match Addition Existing. Thomas Vander calm 33 Chestnut Street Salem Mass. I -T� ® l Ll Li Proposed ILI 1 . 1 . 1 r . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 = Elevation J a,: Scale: 11411 Drawing Number: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 "Ele'vation (Proposed ) , 114" = 1 ' -0" 04 of 05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. ---------------- ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. .............. .. ................ ................. ..... ............ ................. ................ ................. ................. ................. ................ ................. ................. ................. ................ ................. ................. ................. ................ ................ ................. ................. ................ ................. ................. ................ ................. ............. ................ ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ ................. H. H. Morant & Co. , Inc. Architects P.O.Box 4485 221Washington Street ei 0 Salem,Massachusetts 01970.3608 Ph: (978)744-5354 Fax:(978)740.9161 stat*�hhmorant.com Consultants: Job Number: 91 02-066 Date: 2002 Oct . 24/ No Date Revision By: Project: Chestnut Street Addition c a ` hlson Thomas Vander Salm 33 Chestnut Street Satem Mass. f. Existing Scale: Drawing Number: p 1 Existing Conditions Photographs 05 of 05