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OCTOBER 10, 1.978
DEC:.ISION ON PETITION StInivII1TED_Bl TRUS HS OF HERTTAGE, TRUST II
CONCERNING PROPERTY LOCATED A"1' 2S PEABODY STREET (oc ned by Mass.
Electric Company) LOCATEDWI1I1TN M I\1hISTRIAh DIS`1}:1:C'1'
A hearing on this petition was held on October 10, 1978 and continued- on
October 19, 1978. Notices were sent to ahutters and others and duly published _in
Vice Salem Evening Nows on Septomber.22 and 29, 1978..
The following •of the Board were present for the hearing Donald Eames,
Arthur I,ab ;cquc, Douglas hopper and James Bou.l ger. 111c, Chari nilan appointed John
Nutting as a voting member for this meeting.
y"Uy. Berry Plunkett represented the Petitioner before the Board. i .= Petitioner
i;ould like to lease 42,100 sq. ft. of vacam land from Mass. Electric Co. :in order to
p:rov:icie off-street parking for the Pricher i.ng it'harf project. the Pickering Miarf dovel-
oper has provisions for commercial parking ;and resident parkin, on their site but with
the growth of the p:-oject additional parking is nrodad. The parking area would be
visually ,nLegral with the Pickering 11mi-E project and that :it wouldbe treated as a
Part of the overall_ project, including landscaping.
ng.
Mr. Pliinhctt noted that there is. going to be a heavy influx of traffic with the
dcvel_opment of the Pickcring 117rar�f project: and this scoijis li.ke the best po�sibl.e solo-
tiou to relieve the arca of parking problems. The site is convenient and close to .
the:• development area and this would be beneficial to keep the cars off the street. This
particular site has been vacant for at least .fi:ve years.
David_ Lash, repre.sent:ing the Planning Dept. spoke in favor of the petition noting
t7h,11 this use of the site would relieve the n ighborhood of the parking problem.
Atty. Plunkett stated that the Petitioners would be willing to discuss providing
off street parking for the local abutters.
T1ie Board voted to grant the variance requested with the following restrictions:
I. Submission of drainage and landscaping plan;
2. The wall. along Peabody St. iema:ins and v:Jll be. maintained;
3. The. fence around the generator will be restricted in height;
4. The other fence around the area will be no more than 8 ft. :in height;
5. The parking area wil.l be establ.i.shed in accordance with the supplementary
regulations of the Zoning Orduiance.
The Board found the use of the site for off-street parking an appropriate use for
an Tndustrial Disb:i_ct and that it would be beneficial to the public in alleviating
the pm-king problems i.n the area.
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'llie Board found that the granting of the va-i:iance would be in no way detrimental.
to the surrounding neighborhood. and would in no way derogate from the intent of the
Salem Zoning By-law. 71ie Board Cound that to deny the petition requested would cause
hardship to the Petitioner.
VAI:IANCE' GRANTED Igl,11 RESTRICTIONS
APPEAT, FROM '1F1IS DIiCIS1ON, IF ANY, SH.N_L BE DI=A'hi PURSUANNI TO .SECIAON 17 OF 111E hi\SS.
G' NEK,M, LAWS, CHAPTER 808, AND SHALL BE F.LLIiD 1-J-51AN 20 DAYS Ah'7'I'J: '113L 11A'173 OF FILING
Of: THIS DECISION IN '1'lIl'. OFlr[Cli OP 'ITIE CIT1`
PIT,SU1:NIT TO D'I'VSS GENI W, LAI%S, CILAT'PLR 808, SLCfION 11., 711!: VAR'IAr"J'. 01: SPECT""I, "PEM PI'
G!".AWED ",REI\, SHALL NOT TAKE LFII GP UNTIL A COPY OF 1111': DECISION, MIRING '111!; CERTI-
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OR 71[t'.'I', IF SUCH AN APPEAL HAS BEEN FILED, 'MAT I'1' IIAS BEEN DISMISSI.HD OR DENIED IS
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BOARD OF APPEAL
�JJane T. Luiidi gin
Secretary