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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneous - 105 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE 4/30/2018 (4)A 1 i • •INO i Up[ Wiled TOWN OF a ANDOVER - "* BOARD OF APPEALS Fit ;<.,> ,�, � �,• . �. f H0RTM 1 is � `-- •f. l � � E January 23, 1984 Notice is hereby given that the Board of.•Appeals will give'a �heahpg, at -the .Town Building,,.' North ,;Andove(F.`on• Monday - evening .the .13th-. day -:of February, .1984, ,at 7:30 o'clock to all parties interested in the ap- peal of E..P.R. _REALTY :TRUST- requestingg a variation o1 See-: J; t Par. 7.3 & Table 2 of the Zoning By Law so as to permit the .erec- lion of open 'front :Sheds which i ,.,will not meet the minimurri'set- 1, back . requirements on '-the premises, `"located .:at 105- Massachusetts Ave: '. E By Order.of the Board of"AV peals--:.. -._;.• Frank Serio, Jr - Chairman :Publish N.A. Citizen': January 26 and February 2, 1984 r22-44.1 saute `` of•�yoaTyq� { fi APRILM •� •' �y�ACNOg�'�r TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE January. 23 19.84 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Appeals will give a hearing at the Town Buildiin North Andover, on ...2-ionda ...evening ..... the -6#lr. day of ...February........ . 19.8 4 , at -7: 3c9clock, to all parties interested in the appeal of ....... I ........ E...P . Rt . I A�,T . TRUST.... aa.�...... . requesting a variation of Sec. 7.,.. Par, ..7.3.. & . olihe Zon2ing By Law so as to permit ... the . ere cti on . of.. open ..f runt sheds -which -w-i-11. not meet. .the .►ninimum. set- >ack -requi-rements. ............................. ...................................................... ...................................................... on the premises, located at ... 105.. iassachusetts . Ave.. ...................................................... By Order of the Board of Appeals 3y: Frank Serio, Jr., Chairman Publish: Citizen: Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 1984 Send bill to: E.P.R. Realty Trust 105 14ass . Ave. No. Andover, Mass. A� aU_ June 11, 1986 Mr. Paul Hedstrom. North Andover'Planni4 Board North Andover Town Hall Main Street. North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 Dear Mr. ,Hedstrom: On behalf of my family, I am writing to outline a proposed development project which my family has been working on for the past year. We have spent many hours,days and months discussing and planning how best to deal with the old Phillips Estate which has been passed down through the generations .to us. There have been many different thoughts and suggestions not to mention anxious buyers offering extremely attractive dollars for the property and all of this has made us aware of a need to establish guidelines for the property's future. As a family, we are not in favor of taking our land and subdividing it into single family house lots which the present,zoning might have .us do. We have a strong interest in preserving the. character of the old Phillips Manse and the natural setting of Osgood Street, but at the same time we need to deal with an estate which could present problems for our family in future years. Over 25 years ago my grandfather, C. Lloyd Thomas who resided at the Manse until his death in 1983, had the forsite to plant trees around the Manse to create a natural screening in the.event property needed to be sold. Fortunately, none of the.property was sold and today we have a physical.sub'division.of the.property which assists us with, future plans for the remaining land. We arrived at a conclusion la t Fall that the most suitable ,use for. the land would be xtended Life Care Facility providing people over 65 i -h Andover and the surrounding area an -independent living env i- me4i-t_saip4anted- w,ith ammenities and support staff. Our feelings are that this type of development will require a small amount of land (approximately 4-5 acres) and allow us the ability to preserve a large tract of land as open space, as well as, the Phillips Manse and Osgood Street. We have spent time visiting existing facilities around the country and interviewing potential joint venture partners. .who have the expertise and track record in this field. Much to our surprise, we found that a large number of developers and so called developers are all rushing to do this type of development but very few have the financial strengths and qualifications to do ;them correctly. Through our meetings and discussions we learned about American Health Capital of Dallas, Texas. This group is ade up of Aetna Life Insurance Company, The Mellon 'Bank, Oxford Construction and Development and the Voluntary Hospitals of America. Their background along with their attitude give'us the comfort that we are looking for and based on this opinion we have decided to move forward with a proposal to the Town of North Andover to develop such a project. Plans are presently being. prepared which will show how we propose to situate the building(s) on the back field with access off of Massachusetts Avenue. At.the same time we will probably want to build a new house for my family at the south end of the property on Osgood Street which would be set. back about 15.O feet and built in a grove of trees so as not to disturb the natural setting of the street. The Phillips Manse would probably be put into a trust along with the land around the Manse so that it can be preserved. The proposed development would not be visible from Osgood Street and only during the non -foliage months would the development be seen from Massachusetts Avenue. The number of independent living units and extended care beds has not been determined, but we.. believe it will be between 150-200 on. two or three floors. The.remaing land would be left as open space. We believe the location is suitable and offers older residents who do .not drive the ability to walk to the old center and enjoy the character of North Andover. An important issue pertains to the zoning. We do not believe nor.do we profess that this type of development should be considered a nursing home. Therefore, it does not fall under the special permit rule as indicated for Residential 1,2, and 3. We believe that this type of development requires a specific zoning which needs to be written and that it should be presented to the' town at the annual town meeting. We are prepared to.assist the .town in writting such a zoning law. Our hopes are to come before the North Andover Planning Board at -your second.meeting in July to outline in more detail what this entire development is about, as well as, answer questions which we are sure you will have. We have met with Karen and the Town Development Committee and discussed this proposed development. We would like to extend an invitation to you at your convience to come see the land and the Phillips Manse so that you may be aquainted with the location .and the topography before we meet. My home phone number is 688-1752. On behalf of my family and American Health Capital we look forward to presenting and working with you on this planned development which we trust you will find equally exciting. S4rely,, Samuel P. Thomas cc: Members of the Planning Board and Board of Appeals Samuel P. Thomas 168 Osgood Street North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 (617) 688-1752 0 T Li -I"!7 MAR H ( 34 ii 184 � pE.•'•"••;lel, Any appeal shall be filed �. APRILM :M } within (20) days after the • pass :g ' date of filing of this Notice In the Office. of. the. Town ': ssgcHug``; Clerk. — -=— TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF APPEALS NOTICE OF DECISION Date .... M4i :rqh. Z. ..?984..... Petition No....7-71.84 ............. Date of Hearing.. February ,13 , . 19 8 4 Petition of E....P.RREALTY TRUST ..... ...... Premises affected ...10.5. lass ..Avenue....... . Referring to the above petition for a variation from the requirements of the ...Zpn.iPg. .By . Law _.....Section, 7, Par.... 7.-.3. and. Table..2..................................... so as to permit ....relief . froin.:the. si:de.-:yard, s,erequirement . to . allow .:........the . construction. o£, an..open . front . shed ............................ After a public hearing given on the above date, the Board of Appeals voted to Grant.... the variance. ......... and hereby authorize the Building Inspector to issue- a permit to -.cons tr-.uc.t . an -open, -f ront.:shed......................................... for the construction of the above work, based upon the following conditions:. - - -- -- -- 1. The shad be no closer to the lot line than four feet, or .in front of the- light pole, whichever is__greater._ 2. The shed be -,-no higher-- than, -twe lve - feet-. _3... Ivo signs or advertising wil b-e-dl_lowed_on, the- back side or either aide, or .gri the_ "roof_ or in front -of ..the. --existing light: -_pole = - - _ _ _. - lfred..E,_ Fri-ze.11e.,..Es.q..,..'Ji.Ce. Chairman Sulli.v4n ................ . x _ _ in_ Aug.us tine. Wal.ter..F...Soule ..:............... .................................. Board of Appeals 4) �.F o is ,'',' '_ _' ', 3:.• ,� '• °c T; o s AMU TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF APPEALS Mr. Daniel -Long, Town Clerk Town Office Building North Andover, Mass. Dear Mr. Long: Any appeal shall be filed within (20) days after the date of filing of this Nctice In the Office of. the .Town Clerk. :_,— March 22, 1984 E.P.R. Realty Trust 105 Mass. Avenue Petition No. 7-184 The Board of Appeals held a public hearing on Monday evening, February 13, 1984 on the application of E.P.R. Realty Trust. The hearing was advertised in the North Andover Citizen on January 26 and February 2, 1984 and all abutters were notified by regular mail. The following members were present and voting: Frank Serio, Jr., Chairman; Alfred E. Frizelle, Esq., Vice - Chairman; William J. Sullivan; Augustine W. Nickerson; and Associate Member Walter F. Soule. The petitioner seeks a variance from the provisions of Section 7, Paragraph 7.3 and Table 2 of the Zoning By. -Law so as to permit relief from the side setback requirements to allow.the erection. of an open front shed which will -not meet the minimum side setback requirements on premises _located at 105 Mass. Avenue, located in the G -B zoning district.' Mr. Gene Rosinski, Trustee of E.P.R. Realty Trust, testified that the shed is needed to store lumber under cover. The proposed location borders the exit ramp of Route 495. In order to meet the setback_requirements; the shed would have to be placed in the a middle of the parking are. The proposed shed will be approximately 280 feet long _and located three to four feet from the property line. No opposition was voiced. The Board rendered a decision at their March 12, 1984 regular meeting with Members Frizelle, Sullivan, Nickerson,._.and-:.Soule.present ands voting. - c; E.P.R. Realty Trust 105 Mass. Avenue Petition No. 7-'84 March 22, 1984 Page 2 -'ER PAR 24 PJ'8q Upon a motion made by Mr. Sullivan and seconded by Mr. Nickerson, the Board voted unanimously to grant the variance subject to the following conditions: 1. The shed be no closer to the lot line than four feet, or in front of the light pole, whichever is greater. 2. The shed be no higher than twelve feet. 3. No signs or advertising will be allowed on the back side or either side or on the roof or in front of the existing light pole. In granting the variance, the Board finds that Section 10.4 of the Zoning By Law has been satisfied. In particular, the Board finds that due to the size and shape of the lot, a literal enforcement of the Zoning By Law would involve a hardship to the petitioner, since the proposed expansion could not occur. Further, the Board finds that desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and without nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent and purpose of the Zoning By Law. Sincerely, BOARD OF APPEALS Alfred E. Frizelle, Esq., Vice Chairman jw (Plan to follow) Re c 0w-e'd- -Dy_ Tbwn, C-1 e rk Date: TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS C Das t BOARD OF APPEALS Tame� t K Notice This application must be typewritten.. JAN 23 IP43LAXAKON FOR RELIEF FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE Applicant- E.P.R. REALTY TRUST Address 105 MASS. AVE. Of 140pr" 0 cmust 1 Application is hereby -made a For a variance from the r-equirements of Section 7 7.3 and -Table 2 of thre Zoning By -Laws. (b )t- For a Special Permit :und-er S:ect,.l..on Paragraph of the Zoning By -Laws. c),, As a party -aggrieved.,, for review of. a decision made by the Building Inspector or other authority. 2. (a) Premises ar-e land --x -,-and building(s) numbered Street. (b) Premises -.:.affected are property with frontage on the North South (y) East ..)__,West side Of MASS. AVE. Street, and known as -NO --...105 MASS. AVE. Street. (c) Premi-ses affected are in Zoning -GB and the -premises affected have anareaOf 2.27ACRE XX3jN)4XAXf�V)t a n d frontage o f 30 Fe e -.t 3. Ownership - - a) -- Name -and add-ress--of=ow-ner--( i f joi-n-t-ownership"i give -all names): E.P.R. REALTY TRUST 105 MASS. AVE. NO. ANDOVER, MA. 01845 Date of, purchase 10115179 Previous-,-Own-er- WEBBER--LBR. & SU b If a p p Ytc a n t i -s - n o te owner, --check- his -i­nt-erest in -the premises: Prmspectiv-e--P-urch-aser Lesee-.---- Other .(explain) 4. Size o.f proposed bu i 1 di n -g.: 280 front-; 12 feet deep; Heizght-- one stories; - 12 .—feet. - (a) Approxi.mate-dat-e---of --erection: APRIL 1984 (R -AP s s@0 @ u S4 a aq S L 2 UO L 4 Ip ple asp) n) C &FL/ -2 ASpUU@lj 00TjntpV 14 *I -S P00mwTH 6:P -*;s POOMWTH ETV ubsJGPuV T We d The principal points upon which I base my application are as follows: (Must be stated in detail) These storage sheds are needed to take care of the need for increased storage capacity for lumber. Since the lumber we sell is kiln dried it should be kept as dry as possible. Tf-the sheds are constructed in accordance with present setback requirements they would, in effect, reduce the parking area to near zero. Since there can -never be any buildings constructed adjacent to the lot line as rt.495 is there it seems the most prudent course to take. I agree to pay forr�advertising in newspaper and incidental expenses* (� 7� Petitioner's Signature Sec. 1 APPLICATION FORM - r,. Every application for action by the Board shall be made on a form approved by the Board. These -_--forms shall -be furnished by the clerk upon request. Any communication purporting to be an application shall be treated as mere notice of -intention to seek relief until such time as it is.made on the official applicati-on form. All in- formation called for by the -form shall be furnished by the applicant -in.--the.-man-ner therein prescribed. Every--appli-cation—shat.1--be-submit-ted-w:it-h-a 1-ist-of ."Parties__in Interest" which-li.st_shal-=1 -i7ncl-u.de 7th-e--peti_tione:-r-;--ab utters; owners of- land di rectly- opposite- on- any public --or pri vate --street or way., and -a -butter --s ,to -the abutters within three hundred --feet of the property 1 i-neof the--peti tione-r:-as---t-hey:--appear-on= the most -recent applicable - -- -tax list, notwithstanding-tha-t-the Jand.-..o-f-any such -=owner is located in --.-another city - or --town,--the- Planning Board--o'f the =c'ity or town, and - the --Planning Boa -rd -o-f-every --abutting=.city--or town-..- Every- own:: Every_ appl i cati on .sh-al-1 be -submi tted with -an appl i-cati on charge cost - in-the'amountAf -$25.00._ In -.a-dditi on, the -pe-t-i_tione:r_-shall -be respon= sible -for. any Land. a1T -costs involved -_i -n =bringing: -t-he petition befo-re the --Board: - Such--cos-t-s -shall '.include .'mai=l -i ng --and -publication, but are no -t --necessa-ri ly limited -to these . LIST -OF PART -IES -I-N INTEREST Name- - Warren J. O'Brien +- Anthony Ursillo Roland Cook Mary T. Bar-ron �\ Frank Silva o Angelina DiFalco Eugene Rosinski Address-_ - 1.15 Mass. Ave. 119 Mass. Ave. 125 Mass. Ave. 127 Mass. Ave. 29 Elmwood St. 23 Elmwood St. 17 Elmwood St. f NORTH 41 L 10• 9 # # 17 b•�no ,SsACNu TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF APPEALS March 14, 1984 E.P.R. Realty Trust 105 Mass. Avenue North Andover, Mass. 01845 Attentions Mr. Gene Rosinski Dear Mr. Rosinski: As you know, the Board of Appeale granted a variance for land at 105 Mass. Avenue, subject to the following conditions: 1. That the shed be no closer to the lit line than four feet or in front of the light pole, whichever is greater, and no higher than twelve feet. 2. There will`be no signs or advertising on the back side or either side or on the roof or in front of the existing light pole. Would you please pick up your plan at the Board of Appeala office for revisions and resubmittal for -the Board's review. jw Sincerely, BOARD OF APPEALS Jean E. White, Secretary 0 NCRTI{ R R i may! i no ss"CMUS TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF APPEALS February 17, 1984 Mr. Sherman Eidelman, District Highway Engineer Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Works District #5 Office 485 Maple Street Danvers, Mass. 01923 Re: 105 Massachusetts Avenue, North Andover, Mass. North Andover Building Center - Application of E.P.R. Realty Trust Dear Mr. Eidelman: A public hearing was held by the North Andover Board of Appeals on Monday evening, February 13, 1984 on the application of E.P.R. Realty Trust, requesting a variance from the setback requirements of our - Zoning By Law to allow the construction of a shed along the Route 495 side of land at 105 Massachusetts Avenue, known as North Andover Building Center. Through an oversight, your office was not notified of the__ -public hearing. I am enclosing a legal notice for your review. The Board will render a decision on this request on Monday evening, March 12, 1984. If your office wishes to object to this request, please notify the Board of Appeals, 120 Main Street, North Andover, Mass., 01845 prior to "March 12, 1984. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, BOARD OF APPEALS Jean E. White, Secretary jw Enc. NORTH ANDOVER BUILDING DEPARTMENT 120 MAIN STREET NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845 INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR GAS INSPECTOR Board of Appeals Town Office Building North Andover, Ma. Gentlemen: February 13, 1984 E.P.R. Realty Trust was refused a building permit because the proposed construction was nearer the lot lines than is allowed by the Zoning By Laws. Very truly yours, CHARLES H. FOSTER TNSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CHF : of TEL. 888-8102