53-59 Mason Street - NRCC Zoning District CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
98 WASHINGTON STREET,2ND FLOOR
TEL. (978) 745-9595
KIMBERLEY
DRISCOLL THOMAS ST.PIERRE
MAYOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTY/BUILDING COMMISSIONER
March 9, 2021
53-59 Mason Street L.L.C.
2 Briscoe Street
Beverly Ma. 01915
Re-53-59 Mason Street Zoning Violation(NRCC zoning District)
Dear Owners,
This Department has received, investigated and confirmed a Zoning violation at your property.
The City of Salem Zoning Ordinance does not allow a transportation company(trucking)
business in the NRCC zone. Therefore, you are directed to cease this activity within 30 days of
receipt of this notice. Failure to comply will result in Daily fine(up to$300)and further
enforcement actions. If you feel you are aggrieved by this order,your Appeal is to the Salem
Zoning Board of Appeals. If you have any questions,please contact me directly
Sincerely,
C-4-04
Thomas St.Pierre
Thomas St. Pierre
From: Thomas St. Pierre
Sent: Wednesday,July 29, 2020 8:46 AM
To: Peter Lutts
Subject: RE: 53-59 Mason St/38 Commercial St use question
That use is ok.Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Lutts<Peter@herricklutts.com>
Sent: Monday,July 27, 2020 7:22 PM
To:Thomas St. Pierre<TStpierre@Salem.com>
Subject: Re: 53-59 Mason St/38 Commercial St use question
Tom,just trying to get your final thought on below.
We will be renting them space in building as well.
Sent from my iPhone
>On Jul 23, 2020,at 12:37 PM,Thomas St. Pierre<TStpierre@salem.com>wrote:
> Peter, if you are renting them space inside,the parking would be ancillary to the primary use. Is this the case?
>-----Original Message-----
• From: Peter Lutts<Peter@herricklutts.com>
>Sent:Thursday,July 23, 2020 7:53 AM
>To:Thomas St. Pierre<TStpierre@Salem.com>
>Cc: Pavel<espinalpavel@gmail.com>
>Subject: 53-59 Mason St/38 Commercial St use question
>Tom,
>Pavel and I own 53-59 Mason St/38 Commercial St in Salem. Its a industrial building where we have warehouses and
other miscellaneous business tenants.We currently have Salem Public School buses that park on our lot.
>We have been approached by a company that needs a place to park trucks.They estimate they will be parking 10-15
trucks, 1 or two of them will be large 18 wheeler types.The longest truck they have is about 60 feet the majority of them
are 40 feet.
> My questions to you is I have looked up zoning and studied it and there is no provision in it regarding this..as our
property is business/industrial use I am assuming this is OK?
>There use to be a large moving company renting the space before we acquired the property
>We have excess parking and the space to do it on our lot so it works from a practical standpoint
>They will strictly be storing trucks overnight not dumping anything or material or working on trucks. Before we went
ahead with a lease with tenant I wanted to make sure it is an OK use.
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>Thanks in advance
>-Peter
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Thomas St. Pierre
From: Thomas St. Pierre
Sent: Thursday,July 23, 2020 12:38 PM
To: Peter Lutts
Subject: RE: 53-59 Mason St/38 Commercial St use question
Peter, if you are renting them space inside,the parking would be ancillary to the primary use. Is this the case?
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Lutts<Peter@herricklutts.com>
Sent:Thursday,July 23,2020 7:53 AM
To:Thomas St. Pierre<TStpierre@Salem.com>
Cc: Pavel<espinalpavel@gmail.com>
Subject:53-59 Mason St/38 Commercial St use question
Tom,
Pavel and I own 53-59 Mason St/38 Commercial St in Salem. Its a industrial building where we have warehouses and
other miscellaneous business tenants.We currently have Salem Public School buses that park on our lot.
We have been approached by a company that needs a place to park trucks.They estimate they will be parking 10-15
trucks, 1 or two of them will be large 18 wheeler types.The longest truck they have is about 60 feet the majority of them
are 40 feet.
My questions to you is I have looked up zoning and studied it and there is no provision in it regarding this..as our
property is business/industrial use I am assuming this is OK?
There use to be a large moving company renting the space before we acquired the property
We have excess parking and the space to do it on our lot so it works from a practical standpoint
They will strictly be storing trucks overnight not dumping anything or material or working on trucks. Before we went
ahead with a lease with tenant I wanted to make sure it is an OK use.
Thanks in advance
-Peter
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