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Owner proposes two extra units atop Marlborough Street two‑family; parking, setbacks cited
Summary
Carolina Linares asked the Chelsea Zoning Board of Appeals on March 11 for a special permit and multiple variances to convert an existing two‑family at 8284 Marlborough Street into a four‑unit building by adding a third and fourth floor above the present structure.
Carolina Linares asked the Chelsea Zoning Board of Appeals on March 11 for a special permit and multiple variances to convert an existing two‑family at 8284 Marlborough Street into a four‑unit building by adding a third and fourth floor above the present structure.
The project, Linares said, would keep the existing footprint and duplicate the two current 3‑bedroom units into two new 3‑bedroom units above. Linares told the board she has already done renovations and has multiple permits on the property and that the building’s two existing units are about 900 square feet each. She said the plan includes demolishing an existing garage to create parking and that the site would provide five parking spaces after the work.
The Zoning Board did not decide the case and referred it to the Planning Board for review on March 25; the board will resume the hearing on April 8. The application requests relief for side yard and rear yard setbacks, usable open space, number of off‑street parking spaces, front yard setback, lot size and frontage, and maximum floor‑area ratio, according to the petitioner’s presentation to the board.
District 5 City Councilor Lisa Santegate, who said the property is in her district, told the board she was concerned that one assigned parking space per 3‑bedroom unit would be insufficient and that the street is already heavily parked; she added that new units receiving zoning relief would not be eligible for neighborhood street‑parking permits. Linares acknowledged the restriction and said the two new units would have assigned off‑street parking and an extra visitor space but would not qualify for street parking stickers.
Board members asked details about unit size, egress and mechanical location; Linares said heating equipment would be in the basement and each unit would have its own laundry. She said emergency egress will use existing and repaired decks and rear exits. The board chair reminded Linares that this was the first hearing and that the public would have further chances to comment when the case returns.
The application packet and the Planning Board review were scheduled as the next steps; no final vote or permit was granted at the March 11 meeting.
