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This is a recording of the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal Subcommittee Hearing held on February 10, 2022. The Zoning Board will hold a vote on whether to approve or reject the subcommittee recommendations at its next full-Board hearing.
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16th
2021.
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A
A
Evening,
mr
robinson.
A
Evening
just
a
note
to
all
people
on
this
on
this
meeting
when
we
meet
again
on
the
on
tuesday,
and
should
any
of
you
be
on
that
meeting,
there
will
be
new
instructions,
as
we
will
be
converting
to
the
zoom
platform.
Okay,
mr
fortune,
please
go
ahead.
B
Hearing
none
I'll
go
right
to
the
first
case,
calling
boa
one.
Two,
eight
three:
five:
zero
one.
Forty
three
grampian
way
this
is
a
constructing
new
rare
rare
in
addition
to
the
existing
two
family,
the
violations,
article
65,
section
32.
This
is
in
the
neighborhood
design
overlay
district
article
65,
section
9.
The
four
day
ratio
is
excessive.
Article
65
69,
the
front
yacht
is
insufficient
and
article
65,
section
9.
The
side
yacht
is
insufficient
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Please.
D
D
The
addiction
will
be
approximately
15
feet
upgrade
by
the
width
of
the
building,
which
is
about
38
feet,
three-story
slab
on
gray.
The
intent
is
to
construct
a
family
room
and
remove
the
existing
decks,
create
interior
access
to
the
second
level,
which
is
the
council's
residence.
As
I
mentioned,
a
new
mud
room
at
grade
and
then
rework
the
upper
level
to
create
three
new
bedrooms
and
new
outdoor
decks.
D
We
held
in
a
butters
meeting.
The
project
is
well
received
by
frank's
neighbors
and
the
the
primary
zoning
violations
are.
A
So
on
tell
us
on
the
first
floor
and.
D
No
yes,
ma'am
today.
The
first
floor
is
we'll
be
creating
a
mud
room
off
of
the
driveway,
which
is
the
primary
access.
So,
as
you
come
down,
the
driveway
you
enter
into
the
mud,
room
there
and
then
there'll
be
a
set
of
stairs
going
up
to
the
second
level
in
a
common,
a
bath
and
not
level
with
a
sliding
door.
D
So
those
areas
will
be
associated
with
unit
two,
which
is
the
upper
level,
and
it
removes
the
exterior,
stair
and
deck
so
that
all
that
is
accessed
interior
with
a
little
bit
of
living
space
on
the
first
level
and
then
on
the
second
level,
we've
created
a
new
family
room
with
the
deck,
and
then
we've
reorganized
the
third
level
to
create
the
three
bedrooms
and
two
baths.
C
Plans
are
good,
no
questions,
it
backs
up
to
the
top
of
the
hill
and
it's
a
parked.
I
don't
see
any
issue
with
this.
Okay.
F
Yes,
good
evening,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
george
quinn
with
the
mayor's
office
and
input
services
our
office
held
in
the
butter's
meeting
for
the
proposal
on
november
15th
of
last
year.
The
applicant
addressed
concerns
regarding
how
the
drainage
and
foundation
would
be
affected
by
the
construction
and
the
rear
addition
would
primarily
allow
the
applicant
to
access
the
basement
more
readily.
So
at
this
time
our
office
would
like
to
defer
to
the
judgment
of
the
board.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
mr
secretary,
any
anything
in
the
record.
C
I'll
make
a
motion
to
approve.
C
A
Okay,
I
two
am
in
support,
so
the
motion
carries
good
luck.
B
Solving
the
next
case,
calling
voa
one
two:
eight
five:
zero,
eight,
two,
three
thirty
three
naponset
avenue.
This
is
a
confirmed
argument.
As
a
one
family
construct,
a
rare
attached
garage,
the
violations,
article
65
section:
nine,
the
fourier
ratio
is
excessive,
article
65,
section,
nine,
the
side
yard
is
insufficient
and
article
65
section
9,
the
rear
yacht
is
insufficient
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Please.
D
Good
evening,
madam
chairman,
james,
christopher
again
rca
with
the
business
address
of
1156
doing
tester
here
tonight
on
behalf
of
greg
dunham
he's
the
owner
of
333
in
the
ponzi
dab,
it's
a
single
family
home.
The
proposal
before
you
is
to
construct
a
rear
attached
garage
and
which
will
create
a
new
extendable
extended
living
space.
So
we're
gonna
enclose
an
existing
three
season.
Porch
construct
the
garage
and
reorganize
the
first
floor
plans.
We
held
the
dividers
meeting
the
project
as
well
as
lead
by
vision.
D
If
you
scroll
up
to
the
site
use
plan,
you
can
see
that
there
is
an
existing
curb
cut
and
the
the
owner
currently
parks
in
the
rear
of
the
property.
So
through
the
existing,
curb
cut
and
driveway
would
be
able
to
access
the
rear
of
the
property
and
then
from
the
garage
on
site.
There's
enough
room
to
conduct
a
three-point
turn
and
drive
down
the
driveway
to
get
out
without
having
to
back
out.
D
A
Okay,
then,
please
go
through
the
violations,
I'm
interested
in
the.
E
D
The
the
rear
yard
setback
requirement
is
20
feet
and
will
be
at
three
feet
and
then
the
side
yard
setback.
The
required
is
10
feet,
it's
existing
at
5.2
feet
and
we
would
be
at
3.1
feet.
A
Okay
and
tell
us
about
the
distance,
because
this
is
awful
close
to
the
rear
yard
line
and
could
impact
the
rear
of
butter.
If
it's
only
three
feet,
can
you
tell
us
what's
the
distance
between
the
edge
of
this
proposed
garage
and
the
edge
of
any
building
on
the
rear
of
budding
property.
D
There
is
not
a
building
directly
behind
it.
Madam
chair,
I
don't
have
that
information
readily
available,
so
I
I
don't
want
him
to
speak
on
it,
but
we
would
be
three
feet
from
the
property
line
when
we
met
with
the
neighbors.
The
rear
yard
setback
is
not
a
concern
or
with
the
civic
group.
So
we
we.
C
Plans
are
good.
I
too
am
a
little
bit
worried
about
that
rear
yard.
It
feels
like
it's
fairly
tight.
I
actually
know
this
location
pretty
well,
so
I
don't
necessarily
have
a
too
much
of
a
worry
about
the
access
past,
the
house,
because
it's
true
they
do
park
there.
I've
seen
that
before,
but
I
am
a
little
bit
worried
about
the
tightness
on
the
rear.
I
guess
there
is
there
anything
that
we
can
do
to
tighten
that
up.
Mr
christopher.
D
I
mean
we
could
certainly
increase
that
a
little
bit.
Mr
robinson,
I
I
think
you
know
my
client
would
be
amenable
to
that.
One
of
the
major
precipices
for
this
garage
is
he's
a
bottom
firefighter
and
he
does
contracting
on
the
side.
D
Him
and
as
a
result
of
the
the
new
park
and
the
location
of
the
baseball
field,
his
vehicles
have
been
hit
a
few
times
because
he
parks
in
front
of
the
house
on
on
the
ponsted
ave,
and
so
this
is
one
of
the
precipices,
for
this
is
to
try
to
get
those
vehicles
in
and
off
the
street.
But
you
know
there
is
a
little
bit
of
room.
D
I
think,
mr
robinson,
to
work
on
that
to
squeeze
that
a
little
bit
and
you
know,
should
the
board
see
fit,
we
I
think
we
could
work
that
out
with
the
bpda.
F
A
F
Adam
chair
members
of
the
board
our
office
held
in
the
bar
sorry
george,
when
with
mayor's
office,
neighborhood
services,
our
office,
held
in
the
butter's
meeting
for
the
proposal
on
october
20th
of
last
year.
F
A
Okay,
given
that
information,
may
I
have
a
motion
please.
C
I
I'll
make
a
motion
to
approve
in
looking
at
some
of
the
dimensions.
I
think
it
would
be
well
I'd
like
to
approve
it
with
a
five
foot:
rear
yard
setback,
minimum
it's
four
on
one
side
and
three
and
some
change
on
the
other,
and
some
of
the
angles
are
a
little
bit.
So
I
think
if
we
can
have
a
minimum
five
yard
setback
on
the
rear.
I
think
that
would
be
acceptable.
C
Yes,
sorry
with
design
review,
because
I
think
some
landscaping
and
also
the
parking
the
driveway
would
be
good
to
sort
of
make
sure
we
have
some
soft
scape
there
as
well.
So
I.
A
So
that's
a
second
I
tune
in
support
with
those
provisos,
so
you're
all
set
good
luck.
B
B
The
violation
is
article
69,
section,
29
off
street
parking
and
loading
article
69,
section
8,
a
true
family
dwelling
use
is
forbidden.
Article
69,
section
9
on
the
four-day
ratio
is
excessive
and
article
69
section
9
the
bill
and
has
excessive
in
stories
and
article
69
section
9
usable,
open
space
is
insufficient.
I
The
proposal
before
you
still,
as
you
say,
is
to
legalize
and
exist
in
one
family
to
a
to
a
two
family.
No
work
is
being
done
physically
on
the
property.
All
the
work
was
been
done
by
the
previous
owner.
I
I'm
in
the
process
of
trying
to
legalize
the
work
that
was
done
into
basically
converted
to
a
two
family.
A
Okay,
so
let
us
ask
you
a
couple
of
questions,
so
we
have
a
level
of
comfort
with
this
sure.
Okay,
so
tell
us
about
the
unit
sizes
of
of
each
unit.
I
Okay,
so
so
the
first
floor
is
about
1100
square
foot,
1100
square
feet,
two
bedrooms
living
room
kitchen
in
the
the
top
two
floors
like
another
two
thousand
square
feet
in
in
living
space,
including
including
the
attic.
A
I
So
so
I
have,
I
have
austria
parking
in
terms
of
four
outside
parking
and
one
one
garage
parking.
So
there's
I
don't.
I
didn't
think
parking
was
an
issue
I
can.
I
submitted.
I
submitted
the
the
parking
layout
and
some
some
documents
to
the.
A
Yes,
it
is
it
should.
It
is
cited
as
a
violation,
so
just
need
to
understand
that
and
tell
us
which
drawing.
We
should
be
looking
at,
to
look
at
to
see
where
the
parking
is.
I
Okay,
so
the
drawing
should
is
labeled
zoning
code
refusal
dash
parking,
it's
pedia
file.
C
I
it's
this.
The
second,
the
page
10
of
the
document
I
have
is
the
site
plan,
so
the
second
and
last
thing.
So
that's
the
same,
madam
ambassador,
keep
going
to
the
toward
the
there.
You
go,
there's
the
site
plan,
so
you.
J
C
The
existing
drive
and
the
parking
in
the
rear-
it's
not
laid
out
per
se,
but
that
seems
to
be
the
existing
condition.
I
A
I
I
H
C
Yeah,
the
the
the
the
the
roof
comes
down
pretty
steep.
There
is
a
section,
it's
eight
foot
three
in
the
middle
clear
and
it
does
go
down
to
fairly
low,
but
I
think
in
terms
of
what
I'm
looking
at
in
terms
of
the
proposed
scope
and
there's
a
dormer,
it
looks
like
it
should
be
fine,
it
should
be
okay
in
terms
of
the
honey.
A
Okay-
and
this
is
owner-occupied
mr
brown,
yes,.
A
Okay,
is
anybody
here
to
speak
in
support
of
this
proposal.
K
Yes,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
conor
newman
with
the
mayor's
office
and
neighborhood
services.
At
this
time,
the
mayor's
office
would
like
to
defer
to
the
board's
judgment,
some
background
information
on
the
community
process,
ons
held
in
a
butters
meeting
on
august
5th,
no
abutters
were
in
attendance
since
then
our
office
has
not
received
any
concerns
or
any
letters
of
support
or
opposition.
Thank
you.
B
This
is
a
construct,
a
three
foot
by
twelve
foot
deck
attached
to
an
existing
deck
and
legalized
the
existing
above
ground
swimming
pool,
the
violations,
article
56
section,
37
screening
and
buffering
article
56,
section,
8,
insufficient
side,
yard
setback,
article
56,
section,
8,
insufficient
radio
had
setback,
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Please.
H
20
alameda
road,
west
roxbury,
math,
reggie
dufour's,
the
owner.
A
And
is
this:
this
is
a
one
family.
H
He
had
a
swimming
pool
put
in
and
I
had
a
a
plot
plant
put
together
and
only
the
right
setback
was
three
inches
too
close.
It
calls
for
four
feet,
we're
at
three
feet:
nine
inches
the
rear
setback
is
sufficient.
It's
over
five
feet,
it's
only
calling
for
four
and
we
do
have,
and
he
does
have
a
six
foot
fence
around
his
pool
already.
The
only
thing
I
I
see
was
the
right
setback
and
we
would
just
hold
on.
A
H
So,
basically
for
his
wife,
because
they
can't
get
in
the
pool
now
the
way
they
built
this
pool
it's
too
far
away
from
his
existing
deck.
I'm
just
gonna
put
a
three
foot
strip,
I'm
gonna
drop
it
one
step
and
I'm
gonna
bring
a
set
of
stairs
up
the
side.
So
you
have
to
get
through
the
six
foot
fence
to
enter
into
the
swimming
pool
area.
A
H
A
C
You're
you're
looking
at
them,
there's
not
much
more
in
this
than
showing
I
I
tried
to
sort
of
assess
a
little
bit
from
google
view.
It's
a
little
hard.
You
know.
I
think
that
it
seems
pretty
simple
that
I
can
understand
what
he's
trying
to
do,
and
I
think
it's
fine.
I
I
don't
mind
the
setback
issue,
so
I
don't
have
any
questions
for
him.
I
think
it's
pretty
straightforward.
K
Madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
conor
newman
with
the
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services.
At
this
time,
the
mayor's
office
like
to
defer
to
the
judgment
of
the
board
some
background
information
on
the
community
process.
This
proposal
went
before
the
west
roxbury
neighborhood
council
back
on
december
14th,
where
they
received
a
support
of
of
eight
votes
in
support.
Thank
you.
C
B
Calling
your
next
case
calling
boa
127-6325
47
chessboard
road.
This
is
taked
off
the
roof.
In
the
second
floor,
to
an
existing
strike,
adding
second
floor
to
an
existing
structure,
the
violations,
article
56
section,
8
front
yard-
isn't
sufficient
and
article
56
section
8.
The
side
yard
is
insufficient
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Please
mark.
L
Mclaughlin
25
sharon
drive
hanover,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
the
owners
jessica
and
sean
king
at
47
chessboro
road.
The
violations
of
the
front.
A
So
let
me
just
ask
you
so
this
is
owner
occupied.
L
L
L
Second
floor,
I
believe,
if
you
scroll
down
to
that
that
page
right
there
there's
going
to
be
the
master
bedroom,
let
me
pull
it
up
on
my
print
here:
master
bedroom,
two
bathrooms
and
two
guest
bedrooms
right
now.
In
the
existing
first
floor,
you
can
see
there
is.
There
are
two
bedrooms:
they
just
had
another
baby.
L
Their
son
actually
has
developed
a
disease
called
duchene
disease
and
he's
not
going
to
be
able
to
use
his
legs
sometime
within
the
next
few
years,
so
they're
living
in
the
basement
with
the
baby
now
they're
looking
to
put
this
addition
on
so
that
they
can
move
up
into
the
upper
level,
give
themselves
some
space
up
there,
as
well
as
provide
handicap
access.
On
the
first
floor
for
their
son
when
the
time
comes.
L
A
Okay,
how
are
the
plans
mr
robinson
answer,.
C
Plans
are
fine,
you
know
basically
putting
two
full-size
shed
warmers
on
and
I
think
probably
bpda
design
review
just
to
make
sure
it's
not
out
of
scale
with
the
neighborhood
buildings.
There's
a
variety.
So
no,
no
real
issue
on
the
proposal.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
is
anybody
here
to
speak
either
in
support
or
in
opposition
of
this
proposal?.
K
Yes,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
conor
newman
with
the
mayor's
office
neighborhood
services.
At
this
time,
we'd
like
to
defer
to
the
board's
judgment
some
background
information
on
the
community
process.
This
application
went
before
the
roxbury
neighborhood
council,
also
on
december
14th,
where
they
received
unanimous
support.
Thank
you.
C
I'll
make
a
motion
to
approve
with,
I
think,
dpda
design,
review.
B
B
J
J
It's
not
owner-occupied,
it's
a
two-family
home.
Currently,
it's
a
brownstone
and
a
block
of
about
50
brownstones
in
in
brighton.
It's
it's
multi-generational,
dentist
practice!
Oh.
A
Sorry,
you
know,
let
me
just
confirm
with
you,
so
this
is
rental.
A
rental
building
the
the
owner
of
this
building
is
it's.
This
is
an
investment
property.
J
A
Okay,
so
a
couple
of
things
on
this
in
this
subcommittee,
we
only
hear
from
people
who
who
are
in
buildings
that
are
owner
occupied.
So
that's
one
thing,
and
this
thing-
and
the
second
thing
is
that
you
know
we
generally
don't
support
bedrooms
in
the
basement.
E
The
manager
this
is
tom-
I
do
know
that,
how
more
than
just
owner-occupied
structures,
because
of
many
nowadays.
A
Owner-Occupied-
and
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
the
previous
commissioner
to
that
effect,
so
we
will
hold
it
to
that,
because
it
also
allows
mr
williams
to
address
the
the
arc,
the
the
units,
the
bedrooms
in
the
basement.
Okay,
so
may
I
have
a
motion
for
deferral.
C
C
A
I'll
make
a
motion,
mr
williams,
please
hold
on
it's
there,
there's
a
second
I'll.
A
Okay,
we're
going
to
do
well,
we'll.
E
Mr
williams,
there's
going
to
be
a
notice
post
to
the
public
notices
portion
of
the
city's
webpage.
You
can
also
reach
out
to
the
board's
administrative
office
and
they'll.
Send
you
a
personal
link
to
get
into
the
hearing.
J
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
B
A
M
M
A
Okay
and
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
that
rear
edition.
M
H
M
So
it's
adding
to
the
to
the
the
basement
is
a
walkout,
so
it's
going
to
be
a
flat
foundation,
but
there'll
be
no
occupancy
down.
There,
it'll
be
a
off
the
kitchen
in
the
back
of
the
first
floor,
there'll
be
there's
currently
a
full
bathroom,
it'll
be
a
half
bath
and
then
a
deck
off
that
level
and
the
upstairs
will
add
a
bathroom
and
one
more
bedroom.
A
C
K
Yes,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
conor
newman
with
mayor's
office
of
neighborhood
services.
At
this
time,
the
mayor's
office
would
like
to
defer
to
the
board's
judgment
some
background
information
on
the
community
process.
The
applicant
circulated
a
flyer
to
neighbors.
Ons
did
not
receive
any
concerns
from
abutters.
He
also
went
on
to
the
brighton,
austin
improvement
association
and
received
their
support
as
well.
Thank
you.
C
I'll
make
a
motion
to
approve.
B
Thank
you
calling
the
last
case
of
the
night
calling
boa
one,
two,
seven,
seven,
two
four:
nine
three
adamson
street.
This
is
constructing
a
second
floor
edition
and
framing
a
new
dormer.
The
violations,
article
51
section,
nine,
the
florida
ratio
is
excessive
name
and
address
for
the
record.
Please.
G
Hi,
can
you
hear
us
hi?
Yes,
I
can.
Can
you
hear
me,
yes
go
ahead?
Thank
you
so
much.
My
name
is
gene
powers,
I'm
the
owner
of
three
adamson
street,
madame
chair
and
members
of
the
board.
Thank
you
so
much
for
hearing
our
proposal.
G
We
have
a
two
bedroom,
one
bathroom
house
and
we
are
asking
to
put
a
dormer
on
the
back
and
to
turn
the
second
floor
into
three
bedrooms.
Two
baths
we're
using
the
existing
floor
space
and
the
part
that
we're
expanding
into
is
unusable.
Knee
wall
space
that'll
become
usable.
When
we
pop
up
the
back
of
the
house.
G
C
Plans
are
planes
are
good,
fairly
straightforward,
no
questions
on
the
proposed
scope.
It
is
exactly
as
she
indicated,
yeah.
K
Yes,
madam
chair
members
of
the
board,
conor
newman
with
the
mayor's
office
neighborhood
services.
At
this
time,
the
mayor's
office
would
like
to
defer
to
the
board's
judgment,
some
background
information
on
the
community
process.
A
flyer
was
circulated
to
a
butters.
Our
office
received
five
letters
of
support
from
director
butters.
I
believe
the
board
should
have
copies
of
these.