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Danvers board approves special permit to convert 9 MacArthur into three-family
Summary
The Board of Appeals granted a special permit to convert a two-family home at 9 MacArthur Boulevard into a three-family dwelling, conditioned on a $28,000 payment to the town's Affordable Housing Trust and required stormwater permitting; the decision followed debate over parking and stormwater controls.
The Town of Danvers Board of Appeals voted to grant a special permit to allow an addition at 9 MacArthur Boulevard that will convert a conforming two-family dwelling into a conforming three-family dwelling, the board announced during its October meeting.
Attorney James Cipoletta, representing applicants Thomas McCormick and Cheryl McCormick, told the board the project proposes a roughly 400-square-foot addition over the right-hand second-floor unit and adjustments to the site to provide six parking spaces. "We're looking to add a mere 400 square feet of living space above the right hand side of the second floor area of the home," Cipoletta said, and he argued the plan "doesn't add bedrooms. It doesn't add people."
Board members pressed applicants on parking, stormwater and site access. Cipoletta said the revised site plan removes one front parking space and creates three conforming spaces in the rear so the property would have three spaces in front and three in back, bringing the total to six and, he said, "complies with the parking requirements." Town engineering informed the board that a stormwater permit will be required for the parking work; Cheryl McCormick confirmed the applicants are aware of that requirement. The applicants also said they are exploring permeable or grass-grid pavers rather than traditional paving to reduce impervious surface.
The board attached a condition that a $28,000 payment to the Affordable Housing Trust be made prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The board's formal motion finds that the exterior appearance will not substantially change, that adjacent properties will not be adversely impacted and that the proposal is not contrary to the bylaw. The motion passed.
Votes: Becky (board member) declined to vote; Kareem voted no; Ken, Ken Jay and Chris voted yes; Kevin did not participate in the vote; the chair voted yes. The board recorded the motion to grant the special permit under Section 30.2(d) and the payment condition before final occupancy.
The applicants and their architect/engineer team will need to finalize the stormwater permitting and any required driveway/curb-cut approvals with the Department of Public Works before construction.
