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William & Marcella Corbett
William Corbett Jr. (pet) _
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DECISION ON THE PETITION OF WILLIAM CORBETT JR. FOR A CITY Rt - SAI.EM.M16S.
VARIANCE FOR 243 NORTH ST. , SALEM
A hearing on this petition was held July 17, 1985 with the following Board
Members present: James Hacker, Chairman; Messrs. , Charnas, Luzinski, Strout and
Associate Member Bencal. 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.
Petitioner requests a Variance from use and minimum parking requirements to
remises. The property,
bookstore in a garage on thep P P Y+
allow him to operate a bo g g
owned by William Sr. and Marcella Corbett, is in an R-1 district.
The variance which has been requested may be granted upon a finding by 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;
b. literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would involve
substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the petitioner; and
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 Appea; , after hearing the evidence presented at the hearing, makes
the following findings of fact:
1 . No opposition was presented to the plan;
2. The subject garage is extremely small, and its size makes it
unsuitable as a modern day space for storing an automobile;
3. This condition is unique to the neighborhood;
4. This condition creates a hardship if the Ordinance is enforced
literally, as it makes a portion of the premises unusable for its
intended use.
On the basis of the above findings of fact, and on the evidence presented at the
hearing, the Board of Appeal concludes as follows:
1 . Special conditions affect this lot which do not generally affect the
district;
2. Literal enforcement of the Ordinance would work a substantial hardship
upon the petitioner;
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DECISION ON THE PETITION OF WILLIAM CORBETT JR. FOR
A VARIANCE FOR 243 NORTH ST. , SALEM
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3. The Variance recuested can be granted without substantial detriment
to the public good and without substantially derogating from the
intent and purpose of the Zoning Ordinance.
Therefore, the Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously, 5-0, to grant the
relief requested provided that:
1 . A Certificate of Occupancy be obtained; F
2. A Certificate of Compliance be obtained from the Fire Department.
VARIANCE GRANTED
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Scott E. Charnas, Secretary
A COPY OF THIS DECISION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE CITY CLERK
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BOARD OF APPEAL
July 17, 1985
Mr. James Hacker
Chairman
Board of Appeals
One Salem Green
Salem, MA 01970
RE: Variance at 243 North Street
Dear Mr. Hacker:
I am writing with regard to the petition of William Corbett Jr. for a Variance
to allow a garage at 243 North Street to be used as a second bookstore and a
Variance from minimum parking requirements.
There will be no adverse neighborhood impact resulting from this Variance.
Therefore, I am fully in support of this petition, and hope that the Variances will be
granted.
Very truly yours,
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GeP. McCabe
Ward VI Councillor
July 15, 1984
To the Salem Board of Appeals: .
Sirs,
We, the undersigned, being residents of the
City of Salem, and being neighbors/abutters of William J« Cor-
bett Jr., hereby give our support, and therefore express no,
general objection to the petition filed by Mr. Corbett for -a
Variance to the Zoning Laws which would allow Mr. Corbett to
operate a second-hand bookshop from his property at2"43 North
Street,
This document is understood to be legally
. ` non-binding in every wayq and therefore should be viewed"gas
such.
Signed^- --s ���G,
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July 15,1985
, To the Salem Board of Appeals:
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Sirs,
We„the 'undergned, being residents of the
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City of Salem,. and beiig neighbors%abutters of William J.
Corbett Jr., hereby give our support, -and therefore express
no general objection to the petition filed by Mr. Corbett
for a Variance from the Zoning Laws which would allow Mr.
Corbett to operatea second-hand bookshop, fromhis property
at 243 North Street: ;., '
This document is 'understood to be legally non-
binding in every wait, and therefore should be viewed as such.
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July 15, 1985
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Sirs,
We,the undersigned, being residents of the City
of Salem,MA, andBeing neighbors/abutters of William J. Corbett
Jr. , hereby give our support, and therefore express no general
objection to the Petition filed by Mr. Corbett for a Variance
to the Zoning haws which would allow Mr. Corbett to operate a
secondhand bookstore from his property at 243 North Street.
This document is understood to be legally non-
binding in "all ways, and therefore should be viewed as such.
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