Page 22 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 6, 2022 ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ CITY OF EVERETT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 484 BROADWAY, ROOM 24 EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS 02149 617-394-2498 To Whom It May Concern: This notice is to inform you that a public hearing will be held on Monday May 16, 2022 at 6:00 PM, Everett City Hall, 3rd Floor George Keverian Hearing Room. All interested parties may attend and opinions will be heard regarding the following petition. Whereas a petition has been presented by: Property Address: 530 Second Street Map/Lot: K0-01-000099 Property Owner: Jam Realty 530 Second Street Everett, MA 02149 Applicant: Mr. Zachary Richards PE Bohler Engineering 45 Franklin Street 5th Floor Boston, MA 02110 PROPOSAL: The applicant seeks to demolish the existing structure and construct a Six (6) Story Seventy (70) foot high 106-unit apartment building. Permit was denied in accordance to the City of Everett Zoning Ordinance Appendix A as follows: Violations: • The Front Yard in the Apartment District on the provided plot plan indicates a distant of Seven (7) feet with only Six (6) of landscaping • The Front Yard in the Business District of the provided plot plan indicates a distance of Seven (7) Feet and only Six (6) feet of landscaping • The Rear Yard in the Business District on the provided plot plan indicates a Seven (7) foot rear yard • The Corner Lot (at Second and Revere Streets is only Three (3) feet • As part of the development is located in an Apartment District (10 units) the minimum lot requirement is 14,000 square feet where only 3,953 square feet exist. • The Floor Area Ratio is shown to be 4.2 • The proposed building number of 6 stories and 70 feet in height are not compliant in the Apartment or Business Districts. • The Parking is non-compliant and be handled by the TDM Zoning: • Section 5 Apartment District: Line 5. Front Yard: a. Twenty (20) feet minimum of which ten (10) feet shall be used for landscaping. • Section 6 Business District: 4. Front Yard: None required, except when used for residential purposes there shall be a ten (10) foot minimum of which no less than five (5) feet shall be used for landscaping. (Ord. of 6-29-87) • Section 6 Business District Rear Yard: Line 6. Rear Yard: Twenty-five (25) feet minimum unless the lot extends from one (1) street to another street, in which case no rear yard is required, except for any residential use which shall require a ten foot minimum. (Ord. of 6-29-87) • Section 5 Apartment District B. Dimensional Requirements: b. Four thousand (4,000) square feet plus one thousand (1,000) square feet per unit up to a total of ten (10) units, then five hundred (500) square feet per unit for all units in excess of ten (10) units. (Ord. of 6-29-87) • Section 5 Apartment District line 4. BEACON | FROM PAGE 20 tree), the main opponent of the amendment, did not respond to repeated requests from Beacon Hill Roll Call for a comment. (A “Yes” vote is for exempting the first $2 million of the value of a person’s estate from the state’s estate/death tax. A “No” vote is against it) Rep. Joseph McGonagle No REDUCE CAPITAL GAINS TAX FROM 12 PERCENT TO 5 PERCENT (H 4700) House 29-127,rejected an amendment that would reduce the short-term capital gains tax from 12 percent to five percent. Chip Ford, executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation said that anything that can help the investors in Massachusetts keep up with mounting inflation is a positive step for the commonwealth’s economy, “Why should the capital gains or any tax imposed be charged at a higher rate than earned income, especially considering the multi-billions in historic revenue surpluses?” asked Ford. “The Massachusetts Legislature Height: Four (4) stories, not to exceed sixty (60) feet maximum. Penthouses shall not be subject to four-story limitations provided the total height of the building including penthouses does not exceed sixty (60) feet. Total floor area of church spires, belfries, cupolas, chimneys, radio and flag poles, water tanks, hose towers and penthouses shall not exceed in aggregate twenty-five (25) percent of the floor area of the first floor, and provided that such church spires, belfries, cupolas, chimneys, radio and flag poles, water tanks and hose towers, penthouses and shall not be more than fifty (50) percent higher than the average height of the roof of the main structure. (Ord. of 6-29-87; Ord. of 4-11-88) • Section 6 Business District line 3. Height: a. Four (4) stories, not to exceed sixty-five (65) feet maximum, but not applicable to church spires, belfries, cupolas, chimneys, radio and flag poles and gas holders, which shall not exceed thirty-three (33) percent of the floor area of the first floor, and provided that such church spires, belfries, cupolas, chimneys, radio and flag poles and gas holders shall not be more than fifty (50) percent higher than the average height of the roof of the main structure. (Ord. of 6-29-87; Ord. of 4-11-88) • Section 6 Corner Lot Line 8. Corner Lot: None required except seven (7) feet required when residential use. (Ord. of 6-29-87) • Section 5 Lot Area B. Dimensional Requirements line 2 All other residential: Floor area ratio, 1 to 1 maximum (Ord. of 6-29-87) • Section 6 Lot Area Line 2. Lot Area: a. Residential----1.5 to 1 maximum floor area ratio. • Section 17 Off-Street Parking: line 2 Multifamily dwelling 2 spaces per dwelling unit. {See Section 35 for the Transportation Demand Management} Mary Gerace - Chairman Roberta Suppa - Clerk Board of Appeals April 29 & May 6, 2022 had a great opportunity to lower the capital gains tax, which taxes economic growth,” said Paul Craney, executive director of the Mass Fiscal Alliance. “Unfortunately they refused to lower it and in fact, their legislature’s ballot question this November hopes to increase the tax from 12 percent to 17 percent for some earners. It’s clear the Legislature wants to bring us back to Taxachusetts.” Amendment opponents again said that this amendment is premature and urged the House not to act on tax reductions one at a time but instead to wait and consider Gov. Baker’s comprehensive tax reduction package which might be voted on in a few weeks. Reps. Nick Boldyga (R-Southwick), the sponsor of the amendment and Rep. Mark Cusack (D-Braintree), the main opponent of the amendment, did not respond to repeated requests from Beacon Hill Roll Call for a comment. (A “Yes” vote is for reducing capital gains tax from 12 percent to 5 percent. A “No” vote is against the reduction). Rep. Joseph McGonagle No INCREASE TAX BREAK FOR SENIORS (H 4700) House 31-125, rejected an amendment that would increase by $1,005 (from $750 to $1,755) the maximum tax credit which seniors over 65 who qualify, can receive under the Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit Law. The law applies to seniors with homes valued at less than $884,000 and who earn $62,000 or less for a single individual who is not the head of a household; $78,000 for a head of household; and $93,000 for married couples filing a joint return. Also to qualify, if you are a homeowner, your property tax payments, together with half of your water and sewer expense, must exceed 10 percent of your total Massachusetts income for BEACON | SEE PAGE 23
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