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ASSOCIATES, INC
April 26, 2007
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Ms. Nina Cohen Nei,bwvp°"
Chair d oeso�i,se,rs
Salem Zoning Board of Appeals 61W
City Hall Annex
(97,81)465-14<8
120 Washington Street
Salem, MA 02201 r"'
(9787 465-2640
Re: Variance Request „n,:,,,_i(neassociWCS'nel
Proposed Wind Turbine
96 Swampscott Road
Dear Ms. Cohen,
Enclosed please find an original and six(6) copies of an application requesting a
Variance from the City of Salem Zoning Ordinance filed on behalf of Groom Realty, LLC.
The proponent would like to install a demonstration residential-scale wind turbine at the
recently renovated 96 Swampscott Road facility. The proposed wind turbine consists of
a thirty four (34) foot high tower upon which will be mounted a wind blade mechanism.
The location has been selected to provide optimum wind flow conditions for the turbine.
Per discussions with the City Zoning Officer, the proposed wind turbine is defined as an
accessory structure pursuant to Section 7.8 Accessory Buildings and Structures of the
City of Salem Zoning Ordinance. The proposed wind turbine is 41 feet in height when
the blades are in their highest position. Pursuant to Article VII, Supplementary
Regulations, Section 7.8, Accessory Buildings and Structures, the maximum allowable
height of Accessory Structures is 1'/2 stories or 18 feet and thus a height variance from
this provision of the Zoning Ordinance is required. To my knowledge, no previous
applications have been submitted to the Zoning Board for this property in the recent
past.
Included as part of this application are the following items:
- Six copies of a Certified Plot Plan
- Statement of Hardship
- Property Owner Statement
Ms. Cohen
Salem Zoning Board of Appeals
April 26, 2007
Page 2 of 5
- The following Fees:
Filing fee in the amount of$75.00 payable to the City of Salem
Board of Appeal
• Recording fee in the amount of$75.00 payable to the South
Essex Registry of Deeds
$2.00 fee payable to the City of Salem for a certified copy of the
decision
Should you have any questions or comments regarding this submittal, or if you require
any additional information, please contact our office at (978) 465-1428.
Sincerely,
VINE ASSOCIATES, INC.
Susan St. Pierre
Principal
CC: John Guerster, Groom Energy
Joseph Thibert, Swampscott Road, LLC
Thomas St. Pierre, Zoning Officer
Ms. Cohen
Salem Zoning Board of Appeals
April 26, 2007
Page 3 of 5
Statement of Hardship
Submitted in Support of Variance Request for 96 Swampscott Road Proposed
Demonstration Residential-Scale Wind Turbine
A. Special conditions and circumstances that especially affect the land, building
or structure involved and which are not generally affecting other lands,
buildings and structures in the same district.
The subject property is located in the Business Park Development zone where
building heights of up to 50feetare allowed. The proposed turbine is well below this
height.
The location has been selected to provide optimum wind flow conditions for the
turbine. The City of Salem Zoning Ordinance does not specifically list wind turbines
in its list of allowable uses. The Zoning Officer has determined that the wind turbine
is an accessory structure and as such, the maximum allowable height limit for the
wind turbine is eighteen (18) feet. The wind turbine is being installed as a
demonstration project for residential applications and is therefore a unique structure.
The proponent is not aware of any other wind turbines that have been or are being
proposed in the City of Salem. Granting the variance to allow the wind turbine at
this location will not affect other lands, buildings or structures in the same district.
Furthermore, with the exception of the blade portion of the turbine, the structure is
similar in design and mass to the large parking lot light poles that already exist on the
site.
Finally, the wind turbine is proposed to be located along the top of the side slope
along the entrance road which is down-gradient grade of the existing building which
reduces the height impact of the structure relative to the existing building.
B. Literal enforcement of the provisions of the Ordinance would involve
substantial hardship to the applicants.
Literal enforcement of the provisions of Section VII, Section 7.8 of the Salem Zoning
Ordinance would prohibit the installation of the proposed wind turbine. There are no
wind turbines in commercial production that could comply with the maximum zoning
height of eighteen (18) feet to the Proponent's knowledge.
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Ms. Cohen
Salem Zoning Board of Appeals
April 26, 2007
Page 4 of 5
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 purposes of the ordinance.
Granting of the height variance to allow the proposed wind turbine in the Business
Park District will not result in substantial detriment to the public good. Wind turbines
are a new"green" energy saving technology being researched and developed all
over the country.
Granting of the height variance will not nullify or substantially derogate from the
intent of the Business Park District or other purposes of the zoning ordinance. The
structure is nine (9) feet lower than the allowable height of buildings in the Business
Park District and, due to its small mass; the structure will not create shadows on
adjacent structures or present any other adverse impacts that are typically
associated with increased height allowances for accessory structures.
Ms. Cohen
Salem Zoning Board of Appeals
April 26, 2007
Page 5 of 5
Property Owner Statement:
As property owner, I agree to the proposed relief being sought under this application.
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Open letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals in support of Groom Construction erecting a wind turbine at 96
Swampscott Rd:
To the Board:
I live and work in Salem. I am also a member of the City's Renewable Energy Task Force. As a member
of the Task Force I have spent hours studying turbine technology and turbine installations throughout the
Commonwealth.It is my personal opinion that the plan Groom has for the turbine at 96 Swampscott Road
is good for Salem for three reasons. One,the technology being installed is state-of-the-art and does not
have some of the limitations that older wind technology had;two,Salem would be a leader in promoting
renewable energy technology; and three, Salem would be supporting a Salem-based company that is a
leader in the wave of the future: environmentally friendly building and energy.
I have heard from many residents and businesspeople that Salem should be a leader in renewable energy
and this project goes a along way toward doing that. Many cities and towns throughout Massachusetts
have tried to site turbines with limited success. Presently the Renewable Energy Task Force is working
toward helping draft an ordinance to provide Salem business and homeowners some framework to go by if
they want to install a residential turbine. This ordinance,along with successful turbine installations like the
one before you tonight,create an atmosphere where new technology gets more and more accepted and
therefore more and more successful. In order for Salem to be a leader,the Board must take the lead and
allow this installation.
I think it is important to allow Groom to install this turbine so that Salem residents,as well as residents
from surrounding towns,can see an installation and decide for themselves whether or not a turbine is right
for them and their home. Until we allow an installation all of the discussion about noise and visual is
hypothetical. With all due respect to the neighbors there is little chance that they will be disturbed by the
turbine,certainly the truck noise from Swampscott Road is more severe! And the power lines are far more
obtrusive than the turbine tower.
The concerns that many people have about turbines is often the result of word of mouth and is based on
complaints about older wind turbine designs. I have met with Groom and toured their site. The turbine that
is being proposed is the state-of-the-art. In addition,the proposed installation site is industrial and there is
a buffer of well over 100 feet to the residential area,more than what is suggested in some studies to allow
for noise.
This installation will be good for Salem and we should support a new Salem company that has made its
business model reflect the times we now live in,where renewable energy and green building is the future.
Thank you,
Robert DeRosier
9 Foster Court#2
Salem,MA 01970
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