The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week on air and online.
Haverhill’s Zoning Board of Appeals weighs in Wednesday night on three separate variance requests to construct new multifamily buildings.
Wilmington-based Benchmark Property Associates seeks to build a three-apartment building at 0 North St. in the inner city. The company is requesting variances for lot frontage, lot area and open space. A dimensional variance is needed to allow for a reduction in area of 6,500 square feet where 11,700 square feet is required and frontage of 50 feet where 80 feet is required to construct a three-unit multifamily building in a Residential Urban zone.
Benchmark Property Associates’ managers are listed as Stephen F. Lawrenson and Paul J. Seyffert.
In the Mount Washington neighborhood, Robert Lapierre seeks zoning relief to rehabilitate an existing structure and build a four-unit residential building at 5 Avon Place, a Commercial General zone. Lapierre seeks variances for lot area, where he has 5,265 square feet, but 25,000 square feet is required is required; lot depth of 50 feet where 100 is required; rear setback of six feet where 20 is required; and side setback of three feet where 20 is required.
In Riverside, Urbanroot Ventures of Beverly seeks to build a three-family residence at 663 Riverside Ave., a Residential High-Density zone. Urbanroot Ventures, managed by Ranjit Makam, is asking for relief of lot area, where 10,800 square feet is available, but 11,700 square feet is required; front setback of eight feet where 20 feet is required; and building height of 50 feet where 35 feet is the maximum.
In other business before the Appeals Board, Edwin Rozón of Rozón PRO Construction Co. seeks a special permit and variance for the construction of a small addition onto the rear of the existing three-family building at 15 Davis St. Biaggio Properties is asking for a special permit to change the use of a non-conforming commercial business at 1015 Broadway into storage buuilding with nine bays in a Residential Medium zone.
The Board of Appeals meets Wednesday, Aug. 19, 7 p.m., at Theodore A. Pelosi, Jr. City Council Chambers, room 202, Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer St., Haverhill.
Tuesday, Aug. 18
Haverhill City Clerk Kaitlin M. Wright Esposito has given notice her office will conduct election machine testing Tuesday, in advance of voting in the Tuesday, Sept. 1, state primary.
The City Clerk’s office will be testing the ImageCast2 tabulators Tuesday, Aug.18, beginning at 9 a.m., in the Early Voting room in the basement City Hall.
Thursday, Aug. 20
Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library are expected to receive a fundraising report Thursday from Capital Campaign Director Cecily Craighill Davis. The library is seeking to close the gap on its $17 million renovation project, which began this past spring.
Members will also receive a report on the construction process from Erland Construction, CHA Solutions, OverUnder and West Work.
Trustees are meeting Thursday, Aug. 20, 9:30 a.m., in the Whittier Board Room of the library, 99 Main St., Haverhill.