ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS BOARD DECISION (002) CHARLES D. BAKER Commonwealth of Massachusetts JOHN C. CHAPMAN
GOVERNOR UNDERSECRETARY OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND
Division of Professional Licensure BUSINESS REGULATION
KARYN E. POLITO Office of Public Safety.and Inspections CHARLES BORSTEL
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Architectural Access Board COMMISSIONER,DIVISION OF
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
JAY ASH 1 Ashburton Place, Rm 1310 • Boston • Massachusetts • 02108 THOMAS HOPKINS
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT www.mass.gov/aab 617-727-0660 • www.mass.g�ryov/aab • Fax: 617-727-0665 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO: Local Building Inspector Docket Number V 18 220
Local Disability Commission
Independent Living Center
FROM: ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS BOARD
RE: Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church .
64-66 Forrester Street
Salem
Date: 7/19/2018
Enclosed please find the following material regarding the above location..
Application for Variance Decision of the Board
Notice of Hearing Correspondence
Letter of Meeting
The purpose of this memo is to advise you of action taken or to be taken by
this Board. If you have any information which may assist the Board in reaching
a decision in this case, you may call this office or you may submit comments in
writing.
CHARLES D. BAKER Commonwealth of Massachusetts JOHN C. CHAPMAN
GOVERNOR UNDERSECRETARY OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND
Division of Professional Licensure BUSINESS REGULATION
KARYN E. POLITO Office of Public Safety and Inspections CHARLES BORSTEL
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Architectural Access Board COMMISSIONER,DIVISION OF
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
JAY ASH 1 Ashburton Place, Rm 1310 • Boston • Massachusetts • 02108 THOMAS HOPKINS
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT V: 617-727-0660 • www.mass.gov/aab • Fax: 617-727-0665 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
NOTICE OF ACTION Docket Number V 18 220
RE: Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church 64-66 Forrester Street Salem
1. A request for a variance was filed wA the Board by Richard Griffin (Applicant) on June 29, 2018
The applicant has requested variances from the following sections of the 06 Rules and Regulations of the Board:
Section: Description:
20.11.1 Pei loner sees relief from the requirement to provide two accessible means of egress.
25.1 Petitioner seeks relief to maintain an existing historic entrance in its current inaccessible configuration.
14.6 Petitioner seeks relief from the requirement to provide an accessible route to the raised alter and sanctuary.
16.2.1 Petitioner seeks relief to allow for two wheelchair spaces in lieu of the 4 required based on the number of seats
available.
2. The submittal was reviewed by the Board as an incoming case on Monday, July 16, 2018
3. After reviewing all materials submitted to the Board, the Board voted as follows:
FIND that no variance is required to 20.11.1 as 521 CMR is silent on the location of accessible mean of egress and two
are provided,
GRANT relief to 25.1 as proposed,
GRANT relief to 14.6 on the condition that only clergy are permitted onto the raised level and sanctuary, and
GRANT relief to 16.2.1 as proposed.
PLEASE NOTE:All documentation(written and visual) verifying that the conditions of the variance
have been met must be submitted to the AAB Office as soon as the required work is completed.
Any person aggrieved by the above decision may request an adjudicatory hearing before the Board within 30 days of
receipt of this decision by filing the attached request for an adjudicatory hearing. If after 30 days, a request for an
adjudicatory hearing is not received, the above decision becomes a final decision and the appeal process is through
Superior Court.
Date: July 19, 2018
cc. Local Disability Commission
_ Chairperson
Local Building Inspector ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS BOARD
Independent Living Center
CHARLES D.BAKER �+` JOHN C.CHAPMAN
GOVERNOR Commonwealth of Massachusetts UNDERSECRETARY OF
Division of Professional.Licensure CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND,
KARA E.POLITO BUSINESS REGULATION
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Office of. Public Safety and Inspections CHARLES BORSTEL
( COMMISSIONER,DMSION OF
JAYASH Architectural Access Boaf ! PROFESSIdNAL LICENSURE
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND '
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1 Ashburton Place, Rm 1310 • Boston • Massachusetts . 02108 -
V: 6'[7-727-0660 • www.mass. ov/d Uaab • Fax:617-727-0665 THOMAS HOPKINS
g P EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Docket Number:
- (Staff Use Only)
REQUEST FOR ADJUDICATORY HEARING
RE:
Name and address of building as appearing on application for variance
do hereby,request that the Architectural Access Board
conduct an informal Adjudicatory Hearing in accordance with the provisions of 8a1 CMR Rule 1.02 et
seq. as I am aggrieved by the decision of the Board with respect to Section(s)
of the Rules and Regulations of the Architectural Access Board, 521 CMR.
I understand that I may request such'a hearing within thirty(3 0)days of receipt of the Notice of Action.
Date:
Signature
PLEASE PRINT:
Name
Address
Ciwrown State Zip Code
E-mail
Telephone
PLEASE NOTE:
This form must be received by the Board withki-thirty(30) days after receipt of the Notice of Action.