18 CHARLES STREET - SCHUSTER & CHO, JAMES & KICHUL - ZBA 18 CHARLES; STREET
JAMES SCHUSTER/KICHUL CHO
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DECISION ON THE PETITION OF JAMES SHUSTER AND KICHUL CHO
FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR 18 CHARLES STREET (FORMERLY 12,pAffESIr TREET�)rp�
A hearing on this petition was held on May 12, 19�,2, with the follgwtng
Board Members present: Douglas Hopper, Chairman; Messrs. Hacker, Piemonte
and Feeherry. 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 Petitioners have requested a Special Permit to convert the
existing two-family dwelling at the property to a three-family dwelling by
certain modifications to the third floor of the building. The property is
in an R-2 district. The Special Permit which has been requested may therefore
be granted upon a finding by the- Board of Appeal, that the grant of the Special
Permit will promote the health, safety, convenience and welfare of the City's
inhabitants.
The Board of Appeal, after considering the evidence presented at the
hearing, and after viewing the property, makes the following findings of
fact:
(1) The area in question has severe traffic congestion and parking
problems which are particularly severe during the school year
because of the presence of Salem State College and the fact
that on-street parking is allowed on only one side of this
street. These parking and traffic problems may constitute a
safety hazard to the area in the event of a fire or other
emergency situation.
(2) The site in question has insufficient off-street parking to
accommodate a third apartment. Petitioner's solution to this
problem would involve the use of a parking plan that violates
this Board's off-street parking regulations.
(3) The Petition was opposed by virtually everyone in the neighbor-
hood, the Planning Board and the elected Ward Councillor for
the area.
On the basis of the above findings of fact and on the evidence presented
at the public hearing, the Board of Appeal concluded unanimously that the
proposed use will not promote the health, safety, convenience, or welfare of
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DECISION ON THE PETITION OF JAMES SHUSTER AND
KICHUL CHO FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR 18 CHARLES STREET
(FORMERLY 12 CHARLES STREET)
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the City's inhabitants and that the proposed use is not in harmony with the
Zoning Ordinance. Accordingly, the Board voted to den the rant of a
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Special Permit to the Petitioners.
Anthony M. Feeher`y, Sec 'etary �%
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COPY OF THIS DECISION AND PLANS HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE PLANNING BOARD AND
, CITY CLERK:
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