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123 BOSTON STREET - BUILDING JACKET ia3 ��s-�L .� a CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS BUILDING DEPARTMENT 120 WASHINGTON STREET,3RD FLOOR TEL:978-745-9595 KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL FAx: 978-740-9846 MAYOR THOMAS ST.PIERRE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES/BUILDING COMMISSIONER March 19,2012 Anthony J Silva Lori A. Silva 1 Purchase Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 RE: 123 Boston Street Mr. and Ms. Silva, Our office received a complaint regarding your property located at 123 Boston Street. The complaints were investigated on Thursday,March 15,2012 along with Ms. Elizabeth Salandrea of the Salem Health Department . Said property was found to be in violation of Massachusetts State Building Code requirements. The most concerning off these violations that has been received and noted during the inspections are the possible life safety and egress stairway violations have been noted at the property,for these reasons an inspection must be conducted by our inspection team to assure compliance with the code and city ordinances. Under the provisions of 780 CMR, Section 115.6—Right of Entry, of the State Building Code, access to this property must be granted for the purposes of this inspection. Please call this office upon receipt of this letter to schedule this required inspection. If this property has rental units,these tenants must be notified in advance of this inspection, so that access to these spaces may also be accomplished. This inspection must be completed on or before March 28,2012; failure to respond to this notification will be construed as non-compliance, and as such an Administrative Search Warrant will be sought, so as to allow the lawful inspection of this property. If you have any further questions regarding this letter,please call this office at(978) 745-9595, extension 5648 Respectfully, Michael E. Lutrzykowski Assistant Building Inspector cc: file, Health Dept.,Fire Prevention 3�6 ` CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS x t`a BUILDING DEPARTMENT \9�frtre 120 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR TEL: 978-745-9595 KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL FAx: 978-740-9846 MAYOR THOMAS ST.PIERRE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES/BUILDING COMMISSIONER March 22, 2012 Lori A. Silva 1 Purchase Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 RE: 123 Boston Street Ms. Silva, This letter shall serve as this Department's follow up to our Required Inspection Letter, dated March 19th, 2012. The inspection was conducted on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 1:05 p.m. with yourself serving as a representative for the property. Said property was found to be in violation of Massachusetts State Building Code requirement, 780 CMR; Section 1014.2—Egress through intervening spaces,subparagraph 3. Means of egress from dwelling units or sleeping areas shall not lead through other sleeping areas, toilet rooms or bathrooms. This violation occurs in the front two-story unit designated as#1F on the second floor, thus limiting this unit shall only be occupied as a one (1) -bedroom apartment only.As explained to you verbally on site at said property you are hereby ordered to rectify this violation by April 25, 2012. A follow up inspection shall be conducted by this office on April 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. In addition Unit#117's existing second floor legal bedroom unit shall have a smoke detector installed by a licensed Massachusetts Electrician immediately upon receipt of this letter. Please have the Electrician file for all required permits prior to installation. If you have any further questions regarding this letter,please call this office at(978) 619- 5648. Respectfully,i'%��^G' Michael E. Lutrzykowski Assistant Building Inspector cc: file, Health Dept.,Fire Prevention,Jason Silva SENDER: COMPLETE THIS SECTION COMPLETE THIS SECTION ON DELIVERY ■ Complete items 1,2,and 3.Also complete [RgeZ-W-d�2by item 4 if Restricted Delivery is desired. /7 Ae n1l ■ Print your name and address on the reverse C -�0 Addressee so that we can return the card to you. (Printed Name)--.C. at ■ Attach this card to the back of the mailpiece, /Sp�FM or on the front if space permits. / D. Is delivery add.716ifferent from item 17 " es 1. Article Addressed to: If YES,enter delivery address below: 0 No 0ho-I k z� S, `/� ^ ^ 3. Service Type Q—`/yt sc— 1 A `rim- 1l�///� O Certified Mail ❑Express Mail 0 Registered ❑Retum Receipt fo handise 0 Insured Mail 0 C.O.D. 4. Restricted Delivery?(Extra Fee) 0 Yes 2. Article Number (llansfer from service label) PS Form 3811,February 2004 Domestic Return Receipt 102595-02-M-1540 UNITED STAT $yPQ$,TQI,y�ERV,ICF, , -4+rs 7y s First- as Ma1I :Permit& G-'FO� • Sender: Please print your name, address, and ZIP+q in this box CIty bt Salerm Building Department 120 Washinp+ -:�' tr _t Salem, W ,s, ,L ,4fff,,,,,,IIL1„L,J1L,,,,11„IJ„I,JJ,LLI„I,L,I,JJ a CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTSBUILDING DEPARTMENT 120 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR TEL: 978-745-9595 KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL FAx: 978-740-9846 MAYOR THOMAS ST.PIERRE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES/BUILDING COMMISSIONER April 26, 2012 Lori A. Silva 1 Purchase Street Salem,Massachusetts 01970 RE: 123 Boston Street Ms. Silva, As discussed per our telephone conversation on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 12:42 p.m. our follow up inspection shall be rescheduled from April 26,2012 at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday,May 1, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. If this property has rental units, these tenants must be notified in advance of this inspection, so that access to these spaces may also be accomplished. If you have any further questions regarding this letter,please call this office at(978) 619- 5648. Respectfully, Michael E. Lutrzykowski Assistant Building Inspector cc: file, Health Dept.,Fire Prevention, Jason Silva ` CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETrS BUILDING DEPARTMENT 3 ` ' 120 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RDFLOOR TEL: 978-745-9595 FAX: 978-740-9846 KINIBERLEY DRISOOLL MAYOR THOMAS ST.PIERRE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES/BUILDING COMMISSIONER May 2, 2012 Lori A. Silva I Purchase Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 RE: 123 Boston Street Ms. Silva, As a representative of the Salem Building Department my job responsibilities encompass the oversite and enforcement of 780 CMR, the Massachusetts State Building Code, 521 CMR, the Architectural Access Board and when required and directed the Salem City Ordinance on Zoning. I do not enforce the Massachusetts State Sanitary Code (Health Department)or tenant disputes that are civil matters. My focus is on Building matters solely. I have no interest other than code related issues and do not wish to be drawn into any civil matters. This Required Inspection shall be conducted by this office on Friday,May 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.; a Letter of Compliance shall be issued to via mail if no outstanding issues exist at conclusion of inspection. If this property has rental units, these tenants must be notified in advance of this inspection, so that access to these spaces may also be accomplished. If you have any further questions regarding this letter, please call this office at(978) 619- 5648. Respectfully, Michael E. Lutrzykowski Assistant Building Inspector cc: file, Health Dept., `° CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS , � �1 BUILDING DEPARTMENT > 3 r ' ��-:.,�,:/� 120 WASHINGTON STREET, 3 FLOOR 9BC�,Nryy{Y� TEL: 978-745-9595 KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL FAY: 978-740-9846 MAYOR THOMAS ST.PIERRE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES/BUILDING COMMISSIONER May 22, 2012 Lori A. Silva 1 Purchase Street Salem, Massachusetts 01970 RE: 123 Boston Street Ms. Silva, This letter shall serve as notification that all violations and notices stated in our Department's March 13, 2012, Required Inspection letter and March 23, 2012, April 26,2012 and May 5, 2012,Notice of Violation Letters are no longer outstanding with this Department. Unit 1F is presently a one(1) bedroom unit residence as required by Massachusetts State Building Code, at this time. It is also noted that the spiral stair was permitted thru this office and is compliant at time of this letter. Thank you for your prompt attention to this department's request. If you have any question please feel free to contact the Building Inspector's Office. Respectfully, Michael E. Lutrzykowski Assistant Building Inspector Cc: file,Jason Silva, Health Department, Fire Prevention I .rV of '5ttlrm, � ttssttcl#use##s `l ultra of �trpral DECISION ON THE PETITION OF NORMAN & THOMAS TACHE FOR VARIANCE FOR 121 & 123 BOSTON ST. A hearing on this petition was held April 30, 1986 wi&rthe f02 1IbwRHg'%ard Members present: James Hacker, Chairman, Messrs. , Charnas, Luzinski, Strout and Associate Member Dore. Notice of the hearing was sent to abutedd hand others and notices of the hearing were properly published in the Salem Ftvgping News in accordance with g4assachusetts General Laws Chapter, 4OA. `� w y 2etitioners, owners of the property, are requesting Variances from any and all - �a linable densityand setback requirements in order to divide _ � pp Q property into two ots.aProperty is located in a B-2 district. L . e V?riance which has been requested may be granted upon a finding of the Board < i _ = w `> Z-, 0 5 1 . special conditions and circumstances exist which especially affect _ - w the land, building or structure involved and which are not generally G „ - __ LL © o w affecting other lands, buildings and structures in the same district; Y C J C_ N ' U - � 2. literal enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance would in- volve substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to petitioner; and _ _ w U = 3. desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the W W = s = oz W public good and without nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent' of the district or the purpose of the Ordinance. u Z w`rre Board of Appeal, after careful consideration of the evidence presented at the w W paring, and after viewing the plans, makes the following findings of fact: u U K Z ' _ O V _ H 1 . There was no opposition; zz v 2. Petitioner has failed to show sufficient facts for this Board to find LL - that substantial hardship would result from the denial of this request for a Variance. the basis of the above findings of fact, and on the evidence presented at the hearing, the Board of Appeal concludes as follows: 1 . Petitioner has not met his burden of proof as regards to legal hardship. Therefore, the Zoning Board of Appeal voted 4-1 (Mr. Strout voted in favor) against granting the Variance requests. DENIED Peter Strout, Member Board of Appeal A COPY OF THIS DECISION HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE CITY CLERK t� n e e a s BUTLER STREET w z w Q GERARD L ' HE nw Bk 6246 Pg 406 O Ir FND STK a N FND a — S 490 14 07 E STONE ' z 55. 00 ' ' 22. 73 ' POST 1440 w N 0. 121 a 1— w - 'HEOKLITOS r o � 6In FLORA M. O ' NEIL ' NOS m Bk 6957 Pg 97 Pg145 mU- CD O I Z°' Iz F 3 cn i L C7 _ U) w (:ore) O N ° M v F��OO I cn NO. 123 30.00' 45.00' N 480 15' 00 " W — BOSTON STREET ?EBY CERTIFY THIS PLAN CONFORMS HE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE 3TERS OF DEEDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH APPLICATION 17 ADULT I NUMBER Trial Court of Massachusetts FOR COMPLAINT ❑ JUVENIL is!nct Court Department ❑ ARREST HEARING ❑ SAMMORS ❑ WARRANT ` C RT DIVISION The within named complainant requests that a complaint issue against the within named defendant, charging said defendant with the offense(s)listed below. DATE OF APPLICATION DATE OF OFFENSE PLACE OF OFFENSEEi'gtlQeiQt 8127/97 8/14/97 123 Boston Street Sateil MA.("WO NAME OF COMPLAINANT City of Salem Building Department NO. OFFENSE G.L. Ch. and Sec ADDRESS AND ZIP CODE OF COMPLAINANT _ Massachusetts state Building One Salem Green ' Code 780 CMR Salem, Mass. 01970 Chapter 1, Article 103.1 2. 103.2 NAME,ADDRESS AND ZIP CODE OF DEFENDANT Paul Gagnon _ 123 Boston Street 3. Salem, Hass. 01970 4 COURT USE I A hearing upon this complaint application DATE OF HEARING TIME OF HEARING COURT USE ONLY will be held at the above court address on AT ' 4---ONLY CASE PARTICULARS — BE 9PECIF C NAME OF VICTIM DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY VALUE OR PROPERTY TYPE OF CONTROLLED NO. Owner of property, Goods stolen,what Over or under SUBSTANCE OR WEAPON person assaulted,etc. destroyed,etc. $250. Marijuana,gun,etc. 1 2 3 4 OTHER REMARKS: Failure to work on violations per Salem Building Department's request. SIGNATURE OF COMFfAIONT DEFENDANT IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION — Complete data below if k wn DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER SEX RACE HEIGHT WEI H EYES HAIR OCCUPATION EMPLOYER/SCHOOL MOTHER'S NAME(MAIDEN) FATHER'S NAME n O 3 r D z D Z 05) O O a DC-CR2(3/88) r Titg of t�ttlpm, Massarllusctts Public Prupertp Department QaN� +Nuilbing Department (ane 13a1em (6reen 5118-745-9595 Ext. 3811 Leo E. Tremblay Director of Public Property Inspector of Building Zoning Enforcement Officer August 14 , 1997 Paul Gagnon 123 Boston Street Salem MA. 01970 RE : 123 Boston Street Dear Mr Gagnon: On August 13 , 1997 I was requested to conduct an inspection of the above property per the Health Department and your tenants . Following is is a list of code violations that need immediate attention. 1 . Replace broken glass at window in dormer . 2 . Yard weeds and overgrowth must be cut and maintained. 3 . Storm doors and exterior doors must have door closers . 4 . Apartment #3 : Missing lock on exterior door, basement door missing, handrail missing, second means of egress blocked off, roof needs to be repaired ( leaking) , smoke detectors not working, door bell not working, exterior light not working, missing doors on closet . 5 . Apartment 412 : Stove pipe needs to be repaired ( loose ) , ceiling stained from water leak, tub in bath leaks . 6 . Common stairwell : No rails , smoke detectors not working, bikes and debris blocking egress . 7 . Basement : Clean debris , remove oil tank, remove duct work from chimney and patch hole in chimney, remove electrical work not being used, vent from dryer not r ( 1 City of 3tticm, Massar4us>etts IluBlic 11rapertq Department iguilbing Department lone Salem Q✓euen 500-745-9595 Ext. 300 Leo E. Tremblay Director of Public Property Inspector of Building Zoning Enforcement Officer connected properly, exposed electrical wires must be repaired by license electrician. Please contact this office upon receipt of this letter to inform us as of your course of action in this matter . Failure to do so within ten ( 10 ) days will result in court action being taken against you. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter . Very truly yours, Leo E . Tremblay Director of Public Property cc : Health Department Fire Department Councillor O ' leary, Ward 4 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts o Department of Public Safety Massachusetts State Building Code(780 CMR) Building Permit Application for any Building other than a One or Two-Family Dwelling % SUse7(T isctio e h ' ' rvF6iOffjcial -Only),,�­`-" 4,� ' Off'cla]Building Permit Numbei:, J.Date AppiecE.,- g I , SECTibN1:L4ATION(Please indicate Block#:an&Lot#for locations foiivhlchastr-eetaddressiinota'v'ailable)-' - eegu- W-1 f7— 5WeW WA4 6719'267 W,2 kj e Ila, Sa No.and Street f City/Town Zip Code Name of Building(if applicable) SECTIONI.- PROPOSEDWORK? Edition of MA State Code used— If New Construction check here 0 or check all that apply in the two rows below Existing Building O� Repair 0 1 Alteration 0 1 Addition 0 1 Demolition 0 (Please fill out and submit Appendix 1) Change of Use 0 1 Change of Occupancy 0 1 Other 0 Specify: Are building plans and/or construction documents being supplied as part of this permit application? Yes 0 No 0 Is an Independent Structural Engineering Peer Review required? Yes 0 No 0 Brief Description of Proposed Work: /?c 0 14 ZF2!!w, c 11-e 4-O 0,-- -6 CZZ Ice SECTION 3:COMPLETE THIS SECTION,IF EXISTING,BUILDING;UNDERGOING RENOVATION-,ADDITION,OR '.CHANGE IN,USE'OR OCCUPANCY', Check here if an Existing Building Investigation and Evaluation is enclosed(See 780 CMR 34) 13 Existing Use Group(s): TProposed Use Group(s): SECTION 4:BUILDING'HEIGHT ANDAREA:4,',-- Existing Proposed No.of Floors/Stories(include basement levels)&Area Per Floor(sq.ft.) Total Area(sq.ft.)and Total Height(ft.) SECTION 5:USE GROUP(Check as applicable),'L-- - A: Assembly A-1 0 A-2 0 Nightclub 0 A-3 0 A-4 0 A-5 0 B: Business 0 E: Educational 0 F: Factory F-1 0 F2 0 M. j!'gh Hazard H-1 13 H-2 0 H-3 0 H-4 0 H-5 0 1: Institutional 1-11:1 1-2 0 1-3 0 1-4 0 M.. Hi 0 R: Residential R-10 R-2 11 R-3 q R-4 0 S: Storage S-1 0 S-213 U: Utility 0 Special Use 0 and please describe below: Special Use: SECTION 6:CONSTRUCTION (Check.as applicable)EC M IA 13 IB 13 IIA 13 IIB 13---F1IIA 13 IIIB 0 1 IV13 IVAO VB 13 SECTION 7:SITE INFORMATION(refer to 780 CMR 111.0 for details on each iiem) Water Supply: Flood Zone Information: Sewage Disposal: Trench Permit: Debris Removal: Public 0 Check if outside Flood Zone 0 Indicate municipal 0 A trench will not be Licensed Disposal Site 0 Private 0 or indentify Zone: or on site system 0 required 0 or trench or specify: permit is enclosed 0 Railroad right-of-way; Hazards to Air Navigation: NIA Historic Commission Review Prmoss. Not Applicable 0 i Is Structure within airport approach area? Is their review completed? or Consent to Build enclosed 0 i Yes 0 or No 0 1 Yes 0 No 0 SECTION 8:CONTENT OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY,, Edition of Code: Use Group(s):— Type of Construction:— Occupant Load per Floor: Does the building contain an Sprinkler System?:—Special Stipulations: Name and Address of Property Owner Name(Print) No.and Street City/Town Zip Property Owner Contact Information: Title Telephone No. (business) Telephone No. (cell) e-mail address If applicable,the property owner hereby authorizes Name Street Address City/Town State Zip to act on the property owner's behalf,in all matters relative to work authorized by this building permit application. SECTION 10 CONSTRUCTION CONTROL(Please fill out Appendix 2) Iibuildmg is less'than 35,000 cu:ft.of iuc16's d s ace and/or not iinder Consffii'fon C6iitrol thench`eck here O and'ski`=Sechon,10.1 .. Name(Registrant) Telephone No. e-mail address Registration Number Street Address City/Town State Zip Discipline Expiration Date illl.2 General'Contractor'. el Co any Na e �� 7 C/ Name J Person Responsible fo Construction icense No. and Type if Applicable 3o clwP vat 2 S� ! `us.7 ©« 70 Street Address City/Town State Zip q ems_76Y (62 9y Telephone No. business Telephone No. cell e-mail address ` '` `SECTIONYlitNURKGRS'. OMPCIVSA7ION INSGRANCC'Al'PIDAVPf IvI'iG.L:c:152; 25C 6 1;,, . . . _ , -*- - AWorkers'Compensation Insurance Affidavit from the MA Department of Industrial Accidents must be completed and submitted with this application. Failure to provide this affidavit will result in the denial of the issuance of the building permit. Is a signed Affidavit submitted with this application? Yes❑ No ❑ SECTION 12:'CONSTRUCTIONCOSTS'AND.PERMIT FEE; Item Estimated Costs:(Labor and Materials) Total Construction Cost(from Item 6)_$ 1. Building $ O CD Building Permit Fee=Total Construction Cost x (Insert here 2.Electrical $ appropriate municipal factor)=$ 3. Plumbing $ 4. Mechanical (HVAC) $ Note:Minimum fee=$ (contact munici ality) 5.Mechanical Other $ Enclose check payable to 6.Total Cost $ (contact municipality)and write check number here d s SECTION 13:SIGNATURE OF BUIEDING PERMIT AEPhICANT ; e , .., By entering my name below, I hereby attest under the pains and penalties of perjury that all of the information contained in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and understanding. Please print and sign name Title Telephone No. Date Street Address City/Town S Zip / _ Municipal Inspector tofill out thiesechon upon application approval _ `v ! ;. ,. . _ �; - _'Name