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From YouTube: Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting of 6-14-22
Description
City of Chelsea
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The
basement
itself
has
over
nine
feet,
as
we
speak
has
a
second
means
of
igress
already,
and
it
has
a
nice
yard
for
the
tenants
to
to
use
as
well
as
david
said,
you
know,
there's
no
parking.
There
are
other
buildings
in
the
area,
similar
sizes,
I've
never
had
really
a
problem
parking.
When
I
go
there.
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Yeah,
I
mean
just
to
add
to
what
juan
said
about
his
background.
He's
not
someone
who
came
into
the
city
to
flip
properties
he's
kept
virtually
all
of
his
properties.
He
speaks
all
the
time
about
keeping
them
for
his
children.
So
again
he
really
it's
not
just
words.
He
he
comes
in.
He
buys
property,
he
improves
it
and
he
keeps
it.
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On
both
sides,
I
own
part
of
the
alleyway
on
both
sides
and
there's
a
property
next
to
it
that
to
the
right
parking
and
then
the
build,
and
then
another
building
should
be
158,
perhaps
same
thing
on
on
the
other
side,
there's
a
on
the
other
side.
There
is
a
property
right
at
the
end
of
the
alleyway
is.
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Yeah
each
each
unit
first
floor
has
three
bedrooms.
Second
floor
has
three
bedrooms
and
there's
a
room
they're
used
for
storage,
they're
used
for
you
know
different
things,
but
not
not
supposed
to
be
a
living
space.
It
doesn't
have
the
size,
it
has
a
window
and
it
has
a
closet,
but
it's
very
small
that
happens
on
the
second
and
third
floor.
Same
scenario.
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There
is
another
access
through
here,
so
they
they
actually
wield
the
barrels
here
because
for
some
reason
we
keep
currently
we
keep
that
gate
closed
because
and
even
the
windows
we
had
to
close
them,
because
at
one
time
there
was
a
vandalism
and
people
going
getting
trying
to
get
into
the
basement.
So
I
had
to
do
that
when.
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Thank
you,
members
of
the
board,
mr
vice
chair,
mr
priest.
My
name
is
attorney
jeff
drago,
with
drago
and
toscano,
with
the
business
address
of
11
beacon
street
in
boston.
We
re
represent
mr
margelynn
gase.
He
is
the
owner
proposed
developer,
as
well
as
the
architect
on
the
project.
He
designed
the
plans
that
we're
showing
in
front
of
you
I'm
going
to
do
a
brief
overview
of
the
project.
K
Do
the
first
few
slides
then
turn
it
over
to
mr
gates
to
get
into
his
plans
and
renderings.
The
project
that
we're
proposing
tonight
is
a
project
at
275
washington
street.
The
proposal
is
to
raise
the
existing
three
unit
structure.
It's
completely
abandoned
it's
uninhabitable
as
it
stands
and
really
unaccessible.
K
So
it's
set
very
high
up
in
a
very
steep
slope.
Has
no
rear
yard
has
no
parking
as
it
stands
now,
and
the
proposal
to
take
the
building
down
is
to
create
a
larger
six
unit,
condominium
building,
but
family
style
units
with
12
parking
spaces
on
the
ground
level.
These
would
all
be
as
as
mentioned,
three
bedroom
units
they're
all
within
the
1509
square.
Foot
range
to
1582
square
foot
range,
as
you
can
see
in
the
bottom
corner.
On
this
slide,
the
lot
is
unique.
K
It's
one
of
the
largest
in
the
area.
It
looks
almost
like
a
double
or
triple
size
to
most
of
the
lots
in
this
area.
There
are,
even
though
this
isn't
an
r2
zone,
we're
at
9,
900
square
feet
of
lot
size
and
around
us.
There
is
a
mix
of
apartment-style
housing
along
with
many
residential
threes
in
the
area.
As
a
matter
of
fact
directly
across
the
street
from
us,
and
we're
going
to
show
you
some
site
pictures
are
you
know
an
eight
unit
building
directly
near
us,
and
so
these
are
proposed
condominium
units.
K
The
building
that
we're
proposing
would
have
would
be
accessible.
So
for
wheelchair
accessibility
it
would
have
open
space,
that's
usable
in
the
back
of
the
building.
It
also
has
deck
space
for
the
residents
and
owners
of
the
building.
It
would
create
family
housing
for
this
area
and
would
utilize
the
lot,
but
also
preserves
a
lot
of
the
character
of
the
buildings
in
the
context
that
they
are
now.
K
Having
said
that,
if
we
could
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
this
is
just
some
sight
picks
and
some
aerial
picks.
The
red
highlighted
area
on
the
top
left
corner
shows
you
the
existing
lot,
an
existing
building
on
it
and
to
the
street
view.
Looking
east
shows
you
the
existing
property
and
some
of
the
surrounding
buildings
around
us.
K
As
you
get
down
to
the
bottom
corner
of
the
left
side
of
the
screen,
you
can
see
the
the
mix
of
composition
of
housing
stock
in
the
area,
but
although
we
are
proposing
a
four-story
building,
we
tried
to
meet
as
many
area
areas
of
the
zoning
code
as
possible,
so
that
left
us
lot
size
and
front
setback
and
obviously
use
which
requires
a
special
permit.
The
front
setback.
K
If
you
could
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
and
again,
this
is
some
really
good,
just
composition
of
the
area
around
franklin,
ave
and
washington
street,
and
what's
around
us,
you
know
within
a
500
square
foot
radius.
You
can
just
see
the
mix
of
housing
stock
and
some
of
the
larger
buildings,
so
we're
not
the
only
four-story
building
proposed
in
the
area
and
as
our
building
would
actually
start
at
the
bottom
of
this
hill
right
now,
there's
a
pretty
steep
staircase
to
get
up
to
the
top
to
even
access
the
existing
building.
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Want
good
evening
everyone,
my
name
is
margalyn
gays
and
working
with
jeff
on
this
project
and,
as
jeff
said,
we
went
up
and
down
the
washington
street
from
the
intersection
with
franklin
in
the
north,
all
the
way
down
to
the
craig
street
intersection
on
the
south
to
sort
of
get
the
feel
of
the
neighborhood.
I
think
there
is
one
distinct.
H
Character
when
you
see
the
western
side
of
the
washington
air
versus
the
eastern
side,
because
one
is
the
hill
goes
up
and
the
other
one
the
hill
continues
down.
So
everything
that
is
on
the
west
side
of
the
washington
ave
allows
for
a
much
friendlier
pedestrian
entry
to
all
of
the
structures,
because
you
pretty
much
enter
at
grade
versus
most
of
the
structures.
H
If
you
look
at
the
northern
washington
have
depending
what
you
look
at
you,
sometimes
you
have
a
wall
that
is
between
15
and
20
feet,
high
right
next
to
the
street,
which
makes
for
not
so
friendly
pedestrian
experience.
So
with,
as
we
got
into
the
design
of
this,
we're
going
to
look
closely
to
what
we
can
best
do
to
fit
into
the
neighborhood.
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Ecology,
sorry,
so
this
is
more
the
northern
washington
ave
on
the
west
side,
where
you
have
the
multi-families
and
sort
of
larger
structures.
And
then,
as
you
go
to
the
other
side,
you
have
the
eastern
portion
of
the
washington
ave
where,
as
you
see
in
some
occasions,
you
have
to
go
up
15
feet
up
just
to
get
to
the
front
entry
in,
in
our
case,
in
our
residence,
you
actually
have
to
go
about
15
and
a
half
feet.
H
So
it's
you
know
really
inaccessible
and
then,
if
you
can
scroll
down
to
the
image
on
the
south
here
on
the
on
the
bottom
of
the
page,
this
is
a
I
try
to
take
a
panoramic
view
of
the
rear
yard.
Like
you
can
see,
this
is
the
deck
and
really
it
butts
the
hill.
So
there
is
no
actual
rear
yard,
because
the
the
grate
keeps
going
up
about
20,
another
12
to
15
feet
from
the
deck,
and
then
you
have
some
side
yards
and
that
were
used
for
both
mechanical
systems
and
some
gardening.
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It's
a
lot
of
water
damage
due
to
deferred
maintenance,
and
I
can
start
from
the
base
from
the
basement
area,
where
there
is
a
lot
of
water
damage
all
the
way
to
like.
First,
second
and
third,
where
I
think
the
way
the
water
damage
was
mitigated
by
putting
a
cellophane
ceiling
or
a
plastic
sheet
over
it.
The
the
floors
are
in
a
very
bad
condition
where
every
room
is
either
cupped
or
both,
because
it's
recessed
or
is
reseeded
on
one
side,
and
there
is
a
lot
of
rot
and
rust.
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H
We
we
have.
We
are
providing
10
foot
setbacks
in
this
in
the
front,
we're
providing
10
foot
setbacks
on
the
sides
and
the
20
foot
setback
on
the
rear,
the
we
have
balconies
and
a
canopy
projecting
into
the
front
setback,
and
you
know
once
once
you
pointed
out
that
you
know
we
are
below
the
you
know:
seven
six
it!
H
Other
than
that,
I
think
the
other
requirement
that
is
important
here
is
the
ground
coverage
and
that
is
allowed
to
be
40.
So
the
the
hedged
area
that
you
see
here
pretty
much
the
building
footprint
shows
exactly
that
40.
So
we
do
comply
with
that
requirement.
I
I
will
address
the
the
height
and
the
number
of
stories
on
the
following
slides,
but
pretty
much.
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We
are
planning
to
improve
the
access
to
the
property.
You
know.
The
second
means
of
egress
will
come
around
the
building
and
still
be
able
to
maintain,
or
actually
we're
going
to
restore
the
existing
stairs
to
the
to
the
west
of
the
property
here,
and
I
think
this
is
something
that
is
also
shared
with
the
neighbors.
H
So
we
plan
to
maintain
that,
but
we're
going
to
repair
the
stairs
because
they
are
below
the
minimum
they're
like
only
eight
foot
wide,
so
you
kind
of
have
to
really
jump
to
that,
but
we'll
fix
it
to
to
be
comply
with
it,
bring
it
up
to
code
pretty
much
we
are
providing.
You
can
go
to
the
next
slide,
please
so
for
six
three
bedroom
units,
the
requirement
is
two
parking
spaces
per
unit
and
we
are
providing
12
parking
spaces
within
the
footprint
that
we
showed.
H
I'm
sorry
the
building
above
is
here,
but
because
we're
going
up
the
hill
we're
able
to
actually
pretty
much
bury
the
parking
level
completely
below
ground.
So
the
only
perception
of
the
parking
level
will
be
on
the
washington
ave
site
and
it's
all
going
to
be
where
the
garage
entry
is
and
or
the
the
main
entry
for
the
building
everything
else
that
you
see
around
it
is
going
to
be
buried
and
into
the
hill.
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H
Our
intent
for
now
is
to
treat
it
more
like
everybody's
lives,
in
a
single
family
like
in
a
communal
single
family,
where
everybody's
going
to
get
a
trash
bin
and
a
recycle
bin,
and
that
trash
day
they're
going
to
have
to
come
down
and
then
get
it
out.
Unless
you
know
it's
something
that
is
managed
and
the
owners
can
afford
to
have
a
management
company,
take
it
out
on
the
trash
day,
but
regardless
all
of
the
bins
will
be
located
within
the
building
within
a
ventilated
room.
That.
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I
mean
apologies.
Our
intent
was
to
bring
down
the
scale
of
the
building
and
use
the
the
modules,
or
at
least
the
dimensions
that
we
see
as
we
go
up
and
down.
Then
washington
avenue
and
you
can
see
that
we've
created
the
breaks
where
we
have
the
balconies,
but
then
the
building
volumes
that
you'd
percept
would
be.
You
know,
dimensions
that
are
more
or
less
the
button
structure.
So,
like
you
could
see
that
you
know
this.
A
here
is
probably
this
a
here
or
this
b
is
this
b,
and
then
you
have
this
c.
H
You
can
percept
that,
so
I
you
know,
try
to
bring
more
or
less
the
same
playful
character
or
break
in
the
building
mass
that
you
experience
as
you
were
walking
through
here.
You'd
actually
experience
through
there,
but-
and
you
know
different
from
the
other
properties
you
can
see.
Everything
is
going
up,
15
feet
we're
going
to
be
able
to
enter
at
grade
and
relate
also
to
the
western
side,
where
you
have
an
eight
grade,
entry,
accessible
and
then
enter
entrance,
both
directly
to
the
cover
parking
and
then
to
the
elevator.
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H
And
this
is
the
more
technical
elevations
and
where
we
show
how
we
comply
with
the
building
height
and
because
the
garage
itself
is
buried
on
all
three
sides
and
it's
only
exposed
on
the
washington
avenue.
I
think
we're
well
under
the
40-foot
requirement,
just
because,
if
you
take
the
average
we're
taking
a
line,
that
is
just
five
foot
four
below
level
two
there
and
I
think
that
still
takes
us
to
about
37
four
to
the
the
roof
line.
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H
So
I
think-
and
you
know
different
from
some
of
the
about
instructions.
One
thing
that
we
wanted
to
introduce
here,
knowing
how
much
how
how
good
views
you
get
as
you
look
west.
We
wanted
to
introduce
this
floor
to
ceiling
windows
if
we
can
and
that's
why
it
sort
of
looks
a
little
bit
different
from
them.
H
But
I
think
it's
a
better
experience
for
the
end
user
perspective,
where
you
have
this
floor
to
ceiling
window
and
you
can
look
out
and
you
see
the
boston
skyline
and
then
I
think,
if
you
look
here
in
the
bottom
right
corner,
this
is
where
we're
creating
the
cutout
for
the
usable
open
space,
but
that
is
also
it
works
with
the
topography
so
that
the
the
impact
to
the
existing
grade
is
minimal
there.
So
you
pretty
much
have
to
do
a
retaining
wall.
H
And
these
are
some
exterior
views.
One
is
looking
east
and
the
other
one
is
looking
north
on
washington
avenue,
and
you
can
see
that
it
looks
a
lot
different
when
you
see
it
in
perspective
as
well
as
you
compare
it
with
the
elevation
where
all
of
these
breaks
and
the
shadow
lines
and
the
different
material
palettes
that
we've
used
to
address
the
different
volumes
of
the
building.
They
kind
of
create
a
playful
experience
and
I
think
it
makes
it
pedestrian
friendly.
H
As
you
walk
around
on
the
eastern
part
of
the
washington
ave
up
up
here,
you
see
some
axonometric
views
and
I
think
I
want
to
point
your
attention.
This
is
the
usable
open
area
that
we're
proposing
on
the
back
and
how
it
cuts
a
little
bit
into
into
the
hill,
and
this
is
located
from
the
north,
and
this
is
looking
at
it
from
the
south.
So
this
would
be
accessible
from
the
the
stair
and
from
that
corridor
which
is
accessible
by
the
elevator.
B
I
A
K
So
I
don't
think
we
added
that
yet,
but
we
could
certainly
put
lighting
like
a
soft
you
mean
in
terms
of
the
garage
there
too,
we
could
put
lighting
if
there
was
an
interest
in
having
some
sort
of
noise
when
the
garage
door
opens.
I
know
that's
can
be
a
touchy
subject
just
because
of
decibel
levels
and
stuff
like
that,
but
something
on
the
lower
end
that
that
sort
of
flashes
or
something
like
that.
We
can
certainly
add
that
in
okay.
A
H
F
H
What
we
notice
with
these
properties
is
that
that
kind
of
arrangement
becomes
an
issue
when
it's
a
public
parking,
but
when
it's
a
resident
that
parks
there
every
day
and
has
an
assigned
space,
I
think
they
get
used
to
it
and
it's
not
a
problem.
But
the
idea
is
that
you
have
to
back
in
into
those
two
spaces:
okay,.
I
H
H
Little
rooms,
we
have
not
made
this
determination,
which
one
of
these
will
be,
but
we're
thinking
that
everything
that
is
traded
in
blue
it
can
be
a
trash
room.
I
think
we
have
to
you
know,
work
with
dpw2c,
because
I
I
think
there
are
assigned
bins
from
the
city
we're
going
to
get
that
size
and
we're
going
to
assign
one
trash
and
one
recycle
per
per
unit,
and
then
we'll
see
how
big
the
room
next
needs
to
be.
F
H
F
G
H
H
Yes,
we're
thinking
this
is
grass
or
ground
cover,
because
some
of
this
is
you
know
you
can
see.
It
goes
steep
from
55
to
about
66
it's
about
11
foot
rise.
So
that's
steep.
It's
probably
gonna,
not
gonna.
We're
probably
gonna
put
some
ground
coverage,
not
alone,
because
then
you're
gonna
have
to
maintain
that
and,
like
you
know,
maintain
it
in
a
slow
becomes
difficult,
but
we'll
select
a
plant
that
you
know
looks
good
but
does
not
require
a
lot
of
maintenance
such
as
the
loan.
It's.
H
B
H
J
H
Doesn't
have
windows
and
it's
a
lot
of
water
damage.
So
john,
I
can
show
you
to
you
when
we
tour
the
place,
but
I
don't
think
there
is.
I
mean
if
there
was
somebody
living
there.
Maybe
I
do
not
know
because
I
think
even
dpw
on
their
letter
referred
to
it
as
a
four
unit
building,
I'm
not
just
not
sure
where
that
fourth
unit
was.
J
H
H
The
existing
building
now
goes
to
about
here,
and
you
can
see
that
we're
actually
going
even
further
south
from
where
the
actual
building
is
right.
Now,
so
we're
going
to
be
an
additional
10
feet
more
or
less
or
8
to
10
feet
further
south
from
there.
So
we're
trying
to
maintain
as
much
of
this
grade
as
possible.
Definitely
there
will
be
some
short
in
the
reconstruction,
but
once
the
the
garage
is
in
place,
I
think,
from
this
point
on,
I
think,
we're
maintaining
the
existing
grade.
H
So
it's
we're
not
going
to
touch
that
we
only
cutting
out
about
this
much
here
and
so
we're
keeping
the
second
floor
at
elevation
67
just
to
give
you
some
numbers
so
we're
putting
a
small
retaining
wall
just
two
feet
to
create
this
flat
usable
area
and
we're
only
cutting
for
about
10
by.
I
think
this
is
what
the
40
feet
so
10
by
40
feet,
but
the
height
of
this
retaining
wall
is
about
four
feet.
H
But
in
terms
of
everything
that
happens
to,
like
you,
know
pretty
much
this
retaining
wall,
that's
here
can
stay
all
the
way
to
there.
We're
going
to-
probably
you
know,
make
it
nice
and
pretty,
because
it's
going
to
be
nice
next
to
the
to
the
usable,
open
area,
but
I
think
more
or
less.
All
of
these
retaining
walls
that
are
currently
existing
can
stay
and
most
of
the
grade
on
the
back
can
stay.
H
H
H
K
L
E
I
just
want
to
thank
you
because
you've
been
very
descriptive
with
your
presentation
and
you've
actually
answered
a
lot
of
the
questions
that
I
had
as
you
were
presenting
my
question
is
you're
gonna
you're
gonna
convert
it
into
condos.
What's
the
reasoning
of
like
increasing
it
from
three
to
six,
you
know
like
what
why
why
such
a
larger
project
than
what's
already
there.
K
I
think
part
of
the
issue
is
the
size
of
the
lot
as
in
compared
to
lots
up
and
down
the
area
and
there's
some
larger
buildings
like
across
most
apartment
style
buildings.
I
think
this
allows
for
family
units
because
to
build
onto
the
existing
building
is
just
it's
just
not
functional
and
cost
prohibitive,
so
to
have
larger
family
units,
but
try
to
maintain
as
much
of
the
zoning
code
as
we
could.
K
E
H
And
I'll
say,
in
addition
to
jeff,
I
would
also
say
that
the
cost
of
providing
this
cover
parking
into
the
hill.
I
think
it's
a
little
bit
more
on
the
expensive
side,
so
you
need
the
number
of
units
to
be
able
to
balance
that
cost,
because
you're
going
to
be
cutting
well
about.
You
know,
I
think,
right
now
the
building
is
about
60
feet.
E
G
H
K
Sure
so
it
would
be
structured
as
a
condominium
in
the
docks
they
would
manage
it
until
the
last
unit
is
sold
and
then
the
condominium
you
know
he
would
set
up
a
property
manager.
Once
we
get
the
condo
docks
regulated
once
that's
set,
the
units
are
sold.
The
group,
can
you
know
they
elect
their
board.
They
then
can
pick
their
own
property
manager
or
you
know,
find
one
themselves.
That's
normally
what
would
happen.
I
I
B
I
L
L
We
would
reduce
to
the
60
ami
level
while
doing
this
writing
into
the
decision
or
emphasizing
the
fact
that
these
are
going
to
be
owner-occupied
condo
units,
so
that
was
part
of
the
original
decision
was
to
to
have
these
as
condos.
We
just
want
to
sort
of
solidify
that,
but
also
ask
for
the
waiver
for
the
citf.
B
So
this
board
has
a
right
to
waive
the
require
the
payment
for
the
community
improvement,
trust
fund
payment,
and
it's
certainly
up
to
you
to
waive
it
upon
a
recommendation
from
my
department
and
the
city
is
supportive
of
this.
So
I
am
recommending
that
you
do
waive
the
community
improvement
trust
fund.
B
M
So,
thank
you,
members
of
the
board.
The
city
does
support
this
modification.
We
are
trying
to
subsequent
to
the
board's
approval
of
this
project.
The
city
is
trying
to
enhance
the
affordability
of
these
condominium
units.
One
way
we
can
do
that
is
to
with
this
financial
commitment
from
the
city
to
reduce
in
some
sense
buy
down
the
affordability.
M
We
are
perfectly
prepared
to
do
it.
This
seems
like
a
very
fair
deal
for
the
city,
requesting
a
waiver
of
this
community
improvement
trust
fund
fee.
It
does
accomplish
another
goal,
which
is
that
it
provides
the
municipal
support
for
the
project,
that's
necessary
for
the
applicant
to
access
the
commonwealth
of
the
builder
builders
program
and
so
he'll
get
access
to
some
financial
support
from
mass
housing
as
a
result
of
the
city's
willingness
to
do
this.
M
So
we
accomplish
a
couple
of
important
goals
and
we
ensure
that
the
affordability
for
these
condominium
units
is
lesser
than
what
was
originally
approved
by
the
board,
and
that
has
a
community
benefit.
So
we
as
the
administration,
I'm
asking
the
board
to
consider
this
modification,
reducing
the
17
units
from
120
to
100,
reducing
the
three
units
that
are
required
to
be
affordable
from
eighty
percent
to
sixty
percent,
making
these
units
even
more
attractive
to
our
residents.
A
A
Well,
the
question
is:
does
this
constitute
a
major
or
minor
modification?
Does
it
not
so?
Therefore
I
mean,
I
think
the
ramifications
are
that
it
would
be
a
major
modification
and
therefore
should
be
just
gone
over
as
a
open
meeting
run
it
through
so
the
neighbors
know,
and
then
people
in
the
community
might
want
to
take
advantage
of
it.
Of
course,.