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DECISION ON THE PETITION OF SALEM SHOE MANUFACTURING CO. J1T1' CLLF.6.
FOR VARIANCES FOR 24 SAUNDERS ST. (R-2)
A hearing on this petition was held February 17, 1988 with the following Board
Members present: James Hacker, Chairman; Messrs. , Fleming, Strout and Associate
Member Dore. 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.
Petitioners, owners of the property, are requesting variances from use, density
and number of buildings on one lot to allow construction of sixty (60) residential
units in this R-2 district.
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 and structures in the same district;
It. literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would in-
volve substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the petitioner;
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 plans, makes the following findings of fact:
1 . The topography of the site is uneven in character and peculiar
because of difference in elevation from the surrounding area;
2. The renovation of the existing building is not financially feasible;
3. Use of the building as a shoe manufacturing factory is no longer
economically feasible;
4. The proposed use as residential condominium units is consistent with
the residential nature of the neighborhood and does not conflict with
the master plan which provides for revitalization of the residential
areas along the North River.
On the basis of the above findings of fact, and on the evidence presented, the
Board of Appeal concludes as follows:
1 . Special conditions exist which especially affect the subject
property but not the district generally;
2. Literal enforcement of the ordinance would work a substantial hardship
on the petitioner;
DECISION ON THE PETITION OF SALEM SHOE MANUFACTURING CC. FOR
VARIANCES FOR 24 SAUNDERS STREET, SALEM
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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.
Therefore, the Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously, 4-0, to grant the
variances requested as to density, use and to permit more than one building on a
lot so as to permit the construction of sixty (60) residential units, subject to
the following conditions:
1 . Construction be as per plans submitted and be approved by the
Planning Board;
2. Proposed construction conform to all applicable provisions of the
Massachusetts State Building Code, the Salem Fire Prevention Code,
the Salem City Ordinances and the Massachusetts General Laws relative
to fire safety;
3. All requirements of the Salem Fire Department be strictly adhered to;
4. Proper numbering be obtained from the City of Salem;
5. All snow removal and trash removal be solely at the expense of the
Condominium Association and be part of the Condominium documents;
6. The Condominium Documents control the sale or rent of the parking to
the owners of the condominiums only;
7. Building Permit be obtained;
8. Certificate of Occupancy for each unit be obtained;
9• The lot be landscaped as per plans and as approved by site plan review;
10. Public safety access be maintained as per plans submitted and meeting
fire and police requirements;
11 . ingress and egress be on Saunders Street only; _
12. Ninety (90) parking spaces be maintained as per plans;
13. Developer confer with abutters as to the establishment of proper
buffer between the development and the abutters property.
GRANTED �I+4
eter Strout, Member, Board of Appeal
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24 NUQl'R S'rRIiET, SN.E ,
OF COUNSEL 617.741-4155
AUBREY C. BRINE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
REX:USTERED PATEN ATTORNEYS
February 3 , 1988
CITY OF
Mr. James B. Hacker
Board of Appeals
City of Salem
One Salem Green
Salem, MA 01970
RE: SALEM SHOE CO.
VAR3EANC
I saw in the Salem News the petition of the Salem Shoe
Co. to build 60 residential units on their property on
Saunders Street.
Anyone looking at the buildings on the property will
realize that they are a fire waiting to happen, and almost
anyone would like to see them replaced, but sixty resi-
dences in an R-2 zone which would allow maybe 12 residences
is totally silly and absurd.
One needs only to look at the entry street, and realize
that the 100 to 120 or more cars which would start to drive
down it would create a disaster. While the street is wide,
the poor people who would buy the homes would have to suf-
fer with the overcrowding and impossible parking, not to
mention the trains shuttling by regularly . Possibly the
buyers would be told of the connector road and possibly
they wouldn' t. But Salem Shoe' s proposal will only further
overcrowd an already grossly overcrowded neighborhood .
Bridge Street (which is already awful) would be made worse.
All I request is a rigid enforcement of the extant zon-
ing laws . The future of our city must not be left to the
developers. They have already done enough to it, and we
must not let them continue.
Very truly yours ,
SERAFINI, SERAFINI AND DARLING
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
63 FEDERAL STREET _
SALEM, MASSACHUSETT501970
JOHN R. SERAFINI, SR. TELEPHONE
JOHN R. SERAFINI. JR. 508 744-0212
JOHN E. DARLING 617-5 812743
LEMS E.ANTONE.JR. TELECOPIER
WENDY L. THAYER 508-741-4683
February 22, 1989
Board of Appeals
One Salem Green
City Hall
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
Re: Petition of Salem Shoe Manufacturing Company for
Extension of Variance Regarding 24 Saunders Street,
Salem, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts General
Laws relative to extensions regarding variances, the undersigned
respectfully petitions the Board to grant an extension of the
variance granted by this Board on March 2, 1988 , the appeal
period for which variance expired on March 22, 1988.
The Petitioner has obtained the demolition permit as part
of the building permit process and has commenced the razing of
the building and is in the process of improving the site. While
the Petitioner feels that he has performed under the variance
granted, we feel that the extension will enable us to continue
our performance in order to assure compliance with the
requirements of Massachusetts General Laws.
Therefore, we respectfully request an extension from the
variance granted by this Board on March 2 , 1988 , the appeal
period of which variance expired on March 22 , 1988 , for an
additional period of six months.
Respectfully submitted,
SALEM SHOE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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DEVELOPER: Harborview Associates
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER: Brentwood Structures, Inc.