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22 LATHROP STREET - ZBA IN 22 LATHROP STREET R-2 - --- - ANGELO MEIKETEAS L ^ CJ r. v e y A f � Legal Notice f CITY OF SALEM BOARD OF APPEAL 745-9595,EXT.381 ll Will hold a public hearing for all persons interested in the petition sub- mitted by Angelo Meimeteas request- ing Variances from side setback requirements to add an addition to the rear of the building for the prop- erty roperty located at 22 Lathrop Street R-2. i Said hearing to be held Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at 6:30 P.M., One Salem Green,2nd Floor. I Nina Cohen,Chairhaan (2/2,9) `°`►. (IIitV of �$ttlem, ussuclju t" -ICE MA Poarb of Appeal MO FEB 2u P 2: 2LI DECISION OF THE PETITION OF ANGELO MEIMETEAS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 22 LATHROP STREET R-1 A hearing on this petition was held February 16, 2000 with the following Board Members present: Nina Cohen, Chairman, Stephen Harris, Michael Ward and Stephen Buczko. 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. The petitioner is requesting a Variance from side setback setback requirements to add an addition to the rear of the building for the property located at 22 Lathrop Street located in an R-1 zone. The Variances, which have been requested, may be granted upon a finding by this Board that: 1.Special conditions and circumstances exist which especially affect the land, building or structures involved and which are not generally affecting other lands, buildings and structures involve. 2. Literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would involve substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the petitioners. 3. Desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent of the district of the purpose of the Ordinance. The Board of Appeal, after careful consideration of the evidence presented at the hearing, and after viewing the plans, makes the following findings of fact: 1. Attorney Scott Grover of Salem representing the petitioner stated that by allowing the petition, the construction when completed would eliminate an eyesore that has existed for some time. 2. The property is an existing non-conforming use. 3. Two letters in favor of the petition were read into the record. One from Ms. Dorothy Conley and the other from Ms. Donna Cauley, both abutting neighbors. 4. The petitioner's plans would not be a detriment to the neighborhood. 5. There was no opposition to the proposed addition. .y DECISION OF THE PETITION OF ANGELO MEIMETEAS REQUESTING A VARIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 22 LATHROP STREET R-1 page two On the basis of the above findings of fact, and on, the evidence presented at the hearing, the Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously, 4—0 to grant the variances requested, subject to the following conditions; 1. Petitioner shall comply with all city and state statures ordinances, codes and codes regulations. 2. All construction shall be done as per the plans and dimensions submitted and approved by the Building Inspector. 3. All requirements of the Salem Fire Department relative to smoke and fire safety shall be strictly adhered to. ti 4. Petitioner shall obtain a building permit prior to beginning any construction. ,. rn _ rn - 5. A Certificate of Occupancy shall be obtained. t Variance Granted m February 16, 2000 Stephen Harris, Member Board of Appeals 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 certificate of the City Clerk that 20 days have elapsed and no appeal has been filed, or that, if such appeal has been filed, that is 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. Donna L. Cauley February 15, 2000 20 Lathrop St. Salem, Ma. 01970 To Whom It May Concern, I am writing this letter in regards to the property at 22 Lathrop St. Just to let you know that I am very happy to see something being done to this property. Before it was purchased to the new owners this property was an eyesight as well as a health and fire hazard. I have met Angelo who is seeing that this property gets restored and he seems to be concerned as well as very prompt in taking care of this matter. I believe that we all have the same goals in mind, which is to improve this property. If you have any con- cerns or questions please feel free to call me at home. Thank You for your time concern- ing this situation. Sincerely, Donna L. Cauley The EVENING Salem Bringi Salem,Massachusetts www.salemnews.com Wednesday, August 11,1999 vacant house irks n eighborhood By J.K. DINEEN on it's condition. Her porch is high19, News staff enough to overlook into the unkept € W yard next door. m, , SALEM—The only residents of 22 "Every time I step outside, I see - Lathrop St.these days are the squir- junk,"said Cauley. rels in the eaves and the raccoons and' Cauley said she is afraid to go intoskunks borrowing the ,where the tall ragweed in the back yard. Gfoot-rd. weds the are taller than k yard of the she is. In a di The only car parked in the driveway tion,the back porch is falling apart, . fi was recently removed—a junker that and her husband poured concrete to someone was trying to get rid of, shore up its sinking foundation. The }+ "It was loaded with trash and the weeds constantly climb over the " guy who owns it lives in Beverly,"said Cauleys'fence,blocking the path be- next-door neighbor Joseph Conley."I _ tween the fence and the house. had to argue with him for a couple of "We have friends over for a bar- weeks before he took it out.Now that becue,and I hate to have them up on the house is abandoned people stick it our deck because they look down and with things." say,-'Oh my God,Donna."' The house has been vacant since Cauley said she has left messages News staff photo/Kirk R.Williamson last October when tenant Fred Szy- with the building inspector,the Board Donna Cauley looks over her fence to the backyard of 22 Lathrop biak moved out.The house is located of Health,and even the mayor's office, St. which is overgrown with weeds. The small house on the prop- between Bridge Street and Collins but has not received any response. arty Is In need of desperate repair. Cove, and is owned by Dorothy and Cauley,who moved to the street in you're house looks so nice,"'recalled "I wouldn't mind buying it myself." Joseph Morphew of, Englewood,Fla. 1988,said the place looked cared for Cauley, who won't let her,children, Conley worries about vagrants or It is valued at$75,000,according to the until about seven years ago, when it Garrett and Brittany, near the over- children breaking into the house. city's assessor's office. began to fall into disrepair. She said grown lot. "We worry about the crack house The Morphews did not respond to a the owners came by the property a few Conley said he contacted the owners kind of deal and keep an eye on it,"t message left yesterday at their years ago and sympathized with the a month ago when he was trying to get said Conley. "I'd be mostly concerned $f summerhouse in Maine. neighbors'concerns. the junk car removed. with little kids going in there and Donna Cauley,who lives next to the "(Dorothy Morphews)said 'you "He said he was in process of selling playing with fire.It would ignite so house,is especially able to comment shouldn't have to put up with that, and someone was interested,"he said, fast it would burn two houses with it." The Evening News, Salem,Mass.,Monday,August 16,1999 A3 s. 01 Lathrop Street �. house has long history of woes By J.K. DINEEN News staff The run-down house . SALEM—When Lathrop Street with an overgrown yard resident Donna Cauley finally de- has beenhb jof cided to complain about the va- cant, dilapidated house next door sporadic neighborhood to her this summer, it was not the �1 z and cit complaints. ��,1z first time the 22 Lathrop St. Y p building had come to the attention . of city officials. . City records show the building f agreed to buy the property, de- has been a neighborhood eyesore molish the building and build a and health concern for almost two I new one. But Morphew said the decades. Y city has been unwilling to give Fx�, ys In 1981, former building in- him a demolition permit. spector Richard McIntosh wrote Strout said no plans have been landlord Joseph Morphew a letter Sled with the city. stating that the building's front "We haven't held him back from t` door was open, an unregistered any permits,"said Strout. truck was in the yard, a hole was - In addition, Morphew said no 60 RA in the front wall, and the building neighbors have made an offer on IF was vacant. the property, despite the fact that Since then the run-down house several have expressed interest in with an overgrown yard has been buying it.The three-room house is the subject of sporadic neighbor- assessed at$75,000. hood and city complaints. "I told them if you are interested Building Commissioner Peter in the property,make an offer.But Strout said that assistant building nobody has come up with an. inspectors Thomas St. Pierre and offer," he said. "I guess they want . Kevin Goggin spoke to landlord me to give it to them." Joseph Morphew last year.and told Cauley said Morphew should him he could remodel or tear down clean up the place if he wants to the house but would have to go to sell it. the Board of Appeals for a permit. "Who is going to buy it when it "He said he'd probably put the looks like that," said Cauley. "He place on the market,"said Strout. can't hire someone to clean up the "We haven't heard from anyone." back yard?" Strout said he sent Morphew a letter in September of 1998 stating that the building was unsanitary, Williamson and the foundation unsafe. "We told him he had to do some- id Mike thing,"said Strout. i during At the time,the landlord was in- volved in a dispute with tenant- Fred Szybiak, who was supposed PLNTYOF �tEAM�13 to be maintaining the property. REAS IO , Szybiak was evicted last fall. MON.TNRU SAT.SPECUU.S -. Morphew,to the landlord,said he FRESH GRADE A is trying to sell the building, but use of had been unable to find a buyer. PERDUE A A 1 Horsman: He saida Danvers man as �oSe fit . 1�1Ur(ES OAricza !l . svJ��N�y SIL.11A k. //l6(Lr4>_4v LOT 330 Car3 ` %19 2,580 S. F. ' 00 PAIZS,os 11� 64SSEste°� V \ u o O 11l 3 � io -o" s.s� N utAr)Erz CAJLE7 � �e,.(SiR ucTnl/uN Dog 61-1A Z O v CD r pEco . l7 iti.3c 083!:�,= 3o' �i LATHROP STREET PLOT PLAN 22 LATHROP STREET L°T CoOERA6T-e- SALEM , MASSACHUSETTS 3� 1ac Z SCALE I11 = 101 JANUARY 12 / 2000 2Sgo s.ti' PARSONS AND FAIA INC. 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