Office of Outdoor Advertising
Public Meeting
January 14, 2016
11:00 AM
Ten Park Plaza
Conference Rm 5 & 6
Boston, MA 02116
Present:
John Romano, Executive Director
Eileen Fenton, Esq., Counsel
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P R O C E E D I N G S
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JOHN ROMANO:
Good morning everyone.
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My name is John Romano; I am in charge of Outdoor
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Advertising for the Mass Department of Transportation.
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Welcome to our January 14, monthly hearing.
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This meeting is accessible to people
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with disabilities and individuals with limited English
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proficiency.
If you filed a request with us for
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assistant technology, sign language, alternate format
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documents, an interpreter, translated documents, or
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other such services to be available here today, please
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see Lydia.
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that.
I don’t think anyone has called us for
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LYDIA QUIRK:
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JOHN ROMANO:
No.
We also have
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amplification devices, from Lydia, if anybody needs
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them.
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participate today, please let Lydia know and we will
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do our best to help you.
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call in advance, so we can have those ready for you.
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If you haven’t signed in, our sign in
If you need any other similar assistance to
It is always helpful if you
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sheets are over here if you haven’t signed in on your
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way in on your way in, please do so on your way out.
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As the sign in sheet is part of the record of the
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hearing today.
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Also, on the table there are copies of
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the December 10th monthly hearing.
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questions, concerns, or comments on those minutes?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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those as approved.
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new license.
Are there any
Seeing none, we will mark
Agenda item three application for
We have a couple today.
The first
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application is for Eastabos, LLC 1234 Boylston Street
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in Chestnut Hill.
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today?
Is anybody here from that group
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
Okay.
This is a standard
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license request.
All of the paperwork is in order.
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Payment has been made.
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questions, comments, or concerns on this application?
Does anybody have any
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
Seeing none, we will put
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that aside and take this under advisement as we do
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with all of our items on the agenda.
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Next, one up is Creative Outdoor
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Advertising of America.
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today.
I know they are not here
They are from Florida and I did not tell them
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they should fly up here just for this 30-second item
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on the agenda.
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They have their application in for their certificate
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of good standing.
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until we get that from the appropriate parties.
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Everything else is in order.
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order and we will process that once we get that last
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piece of paper.
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about this application?
So they have their paperwork in order.
We will take this under advisement
Any questions, concerns, comments,
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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Their payment is in
Seeing none, we will take
that under advisement.
Next up on the agenda is application
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for transfer of permits.
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are listed on page two at the top.
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Clear Channel; the transferee is Outfront Media, LLC.
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The five locations are all in Boston.
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paperwork and fees are in order.
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of notes that I wanted to make.
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We have five permits.
The transfer is
All of the
There are a couple
First of all, is Clear Channel and
Outfront, are you both here?
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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER:
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JOHN ROMANO:
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They
We are here.
Does either party want to
speak about this?
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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER:
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JOHN ROMANO:
Okay.
No.
We had a quick
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inspection done on these by Chris Chaves for item 1,
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2, 4, and 5 are all conforming.
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conforming board.
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from an inspection standpoint on those.
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I did receive a comment from State Rep Dan Hunt that
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is requesting that we do not consider this transfer.
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To take no action on this permit transfer at this
Item three is a non-
Other than that there are no issues
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time.
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Tammy, here is a copy for you.
We do have --
So I just wanted to read that into the record.
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I have no other comments or concerns
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raised to me on this.
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Outfront, anything to add?
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Again, Clear Channel or
SUE PRINDLE:
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Clear Channel.
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Avenue?
We are concerned about
You are talking about Massachusetts
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JOHN ROMANO:
No.
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SUE PRINDLE:
Not yet.
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JOHN ROMANO:
We will get to them.
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JIM MCGRAIL:
My name is Jim McGrail,
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Counsel for Outfront Media.
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as noted in the CMR Section 3.12 all three criteria
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Okay, tell me
when.
Our only comment would be
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have in fact been met.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Great, thank you very
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much, I appreciate that.
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those under advisement as we do with all of them.
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With that, we will take
Next up on the agenda, we have another
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transfer between Black Dog Media and Core Investments.
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This is one permit.
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Boston.
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the fees have been paid.
All of the paperwork is in order and all of
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It is on Dorchester Ave in
Is either party here today?
BRETT LAZAR:
Investments.
I am from Core
Brett Lazar.
JOHN ROMANO:
Okay, thanks, Brett.
Anything you want to add?
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BRETT LAZAR:
No.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Okay, good.
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seems to be in order.
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advisement and get back to you.
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concerns on this?
We will take this under
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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Everything
Any other comments or
Seeing none, we will take
it under advisement and let you know.
Thank you.
Next up on the agenda is an application
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for an electronic permit.
This is Clear Channel.
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location is 3077 Cranberry Highway, which is Route 6
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and 28 in Wareham, Massachusetts.
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number is 2015D027.
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there and this is a new application to convert this
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one side to digital.
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Town Clerk and to the Chairman of the Board of
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Selectman from my office.
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representing the municipality?
There is an existing structure
Notification was sent to the
Is there anyone here
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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Are there any abutters
here today?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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Is there anyone here from
MassDOT District Office?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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I know Bu Tran from
Traffic Operations was unable to attend but --
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TED MASSE:
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JOHN ROMANO:
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TED MASSE:
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The application
I’m here.
Oh, sorry.
We were given the location
and there were no issues or concerns.
JOHN ROMANO:
Thank you, Ted.
I’m
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sorry I didn’t see you back there.
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a memo from the traffic group that said there are no
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issues with that.
Okay, I am sorry.
So yes, we do have
I kind of
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skipped over you guys.
Is someone here from Clear
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Channel to speak on this?
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MIKE MAURELLO:
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JOHN ROMANO:
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MIKE MAURELLO:
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JOHN ROMANO:
Yes, Mike Maurello.
Hi, Mike, how are you?
Good.
Sorry, I skipped over
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that.
I’m getting a little rusty here with these.
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Mike, was certified mail notice sent out to all of the
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abutters at least 30-days in advance?
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MIKE MAURELLO:
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JOHN ROMANO:
Yes.
I believe I have a copy
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of that letter in my packet, as well as all of the
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Post Office notices.
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us.
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in support of this?
Thank you for getting that to
Have you received any written comments opposed or
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MIKE MAURELLO:
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JOHN ROMANO:
None either way.
Okay, we actually did
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receive something.
It was from the Chairman of the
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Board of Selectman Patrick Trophiano.
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December 2.
It was dated
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It says, Dear Mr. Romano, on behalf of
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the Town of Wareham Board of Selectman we support the
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proposed conversion of a static outdoor advertising
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billboards to electronic boards.
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That is a letter in favor.
Did you
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receive a special permit or variance for this from the
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town?
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MIKE MAURELLO:
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JOHN ROMANO:
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copy of that as well.
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want to add at this time?
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Variance.
Yes, and we do have a
Do you have anything else you
MIKE MAURELLO:
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JOHN ROMANO:
No.
Okay.
Thank you.
With
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that, I am going to turn it over to Marc Plante who is
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my field inspector out in that area.
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his report.
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MARC PLANTE:
He will give us
Thank you, Mr. Director.
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This is an existing originally four sided 12 x 25
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billboards, located on 6 and 28 in the Town of
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Wareham.
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merged into one 12 x 48.
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an application for digital.
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character with more than one business within 500-feet.
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It exists presently on an active carwash.
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The west facing two billboards had been
That side facing west is now
The area is of business
Spacing issues, there are no boards
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within the spacing issue to cause any nonconformity.
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As far as recreation and parks, conservation land,
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there is nothing within 300-feet of it.
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conforming to the regulations.
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JOHN ROMANO:
It is
Great, so no issues from
your standpoint?
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MARC PLANTE:
None at all.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Great, thank you very
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much, Marc.
I appreciate that.
Mike, just as a
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reminder with all of electronic permits you are
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required to meet all of the digital requirements in
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the CMR regarding brightness, 10-second static
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display, the 15-hour public service requirement to
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MassDOT.
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Anything else you want to add at this time?
You know you work with Gerry on that.
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MIKE MAURELLO:
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JOHN ROMANO:
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No.
Any comments from the
public, concerns or anything on this?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
Okay, great.
We will
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take this under advisement and we will get back to
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you.
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Next up is an application for an
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amendment currently existing two permits which is
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actually the back side of the digital application we
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just talked about.
It is also at 3077 Cranberry
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Highway in Wareham.
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12 x 25 permits to one 14 x 48 structure.
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these are the same location I am just going to quickly
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run down this here.
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the Board of Selectman as with the other application.
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Obviously, Mike, you are still here it is Clear
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Channel, you didn’t go anywhere.
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in since we talked about this a few minutes ago?
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This is to convert two existing
Seeing that
We did notify the Town Clerk and
Any abutters walked
(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
We know no one is here
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from the District Office.
Traffic doesn’t apply here
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because this is a static board and not a digital.
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Again, Mike, we have a copy of the letter that you
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sent out in the Post Office.
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Did you receive any comments or complaints about this
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particular one?
We have all of that.
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MIKE MAURELLO:
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JOHN ROMANO:
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just got that other letter.
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note from the Board of Appeals on the variance, so it
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includes this.
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Thank you for getting us that.
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that.
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No.
We haven’t either.
We
We did get the amended
So we do have that for the record.
That takes care of
Anything you want to add, Mike?
MIKE MAURELLO:
No.
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JOHN ROMANO:
I will ask Marc again to
give his report.
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MARC PLANTE:
This is the opposite side
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of the board that we were just discussed.
Currently
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exists a two 12 X 24 billboards which wants to be
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amended to a wrap that is located on the carwash
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premises.
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signs, so it is conforming.
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JOHN ROMANO:
There are no spacing issues with any of the
Great, all set.
Thank
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you, Marc.
Does anyone from the public or the
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audience have any questions, concerns, or comments on
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this application?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
Okay, seeing none, we
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will take this one under advisement as well.
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we have a handful of applications for regular permits,
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non-digital.
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Media.
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in Boston.
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application number is 2016001.
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structure.
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City Clerk on November 24, 2015.
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present?
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Next up
The first one on the agenda is Outfront
This is Mass Ave at I-90 facing Newbury Street
It is located on an MBTA vent stack.
The
It is an existing
The notification was sent to the Mayor and
JIM MCGRAIL:
Is the applicant
Jim McGrail attorney for
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Outdoor Media.
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Media and Angela Rufo.
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With me is John Mahoney from Outdoor
JOHN ROMANO:
Is there anyone here
representing the municipality?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
Are there any abutters
VICKI SMITH:
I am Vicki Smith with The
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here today?
Neighborhood Association of Back Bay.
The
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Neighborhood Association wants to present our concern
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about the banner proposed for the Mass Ave and
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Clarendon Street.
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JOHN ROMANO:
These aren’t those.
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VIKKI SMITH:
We are concerned; we
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support the T getting increased revenue.
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supportive of public transportation.
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do more with the quality of life and the fact of how
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many hours these will be on and what wattage.
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residential and historic area.
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that I will be glad to drop off.
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speak specifically to our concerns.
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JOHN ROMANO:
We are very
Our issue has to
It is a
I brought some letters
Sue Prindle can
Okay, I am going to take
a second to read this into the record.
This was addressed to John Mahoney of
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Outfront Media and William Christopher, Commissioner
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of the City of Boston Inspectional Services.
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The Neighborhood Association of Back
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Bay would like to register our concern about the
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banners proposed for the vents stacks at Mass Ave and
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Clarendon Street.
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additional income, and view the T as an important
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asset to our neighborhood.
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object to the illumination of what are essentially
We understand the MBTAs need for
However, we strongly
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billboards at the edge of the Back Bay Historic
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District.
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We understand that the banners proposed
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for the Clarendon Street vent stack will not be
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illuminated.
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support this installation.
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object to approving the lighting of the Massachusetts
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Avenue billboards.
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If this is the case, we are prepared to
However, we strongly
Application number one, which this is
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Mass Ave east side.
The banner was erected without
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any permission in 2010, and is clearly visible from
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the Back Bay Historic District, which is directly
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across from Mass Ave from the installation.
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also prominent when viewed from 360 Newbury Street a
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building that is in residential use above the 3rd
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floor.
It is particularly visible from Newbury Street
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at night as the illustration below shows.
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the permit, we request that the light fixtures be
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removed from both the east and the south faces of the
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vent stack.
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As part of
There are comments about the other
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permits that we are going to talk about in a minute,
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so I will read this all now.
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again, for each of the permits.
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I am not going to do it
Application 2016002 Mass Ave, south
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side.
If installed this banner would face Fenway
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Studio building across the Turnpike.
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Studio is a National Historic Landmark designated in
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August of 1998 for artists’ studios.
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north light is particularly important to this
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building.
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this location is inappropriate.
The Fenway
Unencumbered
We feel that the proposed lighted banner at
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Massachusetts west side, there is no
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application submitted for the west side of the vent
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stack; however, an existing banner is shown on the
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accompanying illustration.
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clarification as to whether this banner will be
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removed.
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We would like
Application number 2016004 and 005
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Clarendon Street north side and east side
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respectively, we understand that there is no
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illumination proposed for these two installations.
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this is the case, we are prepared to support the
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proposed changes.
If
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It is signed by Vicki Smith, Chair, The
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Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay and a copy to
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Senator Brownsberger and Representative Livingstone.
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Thank you for that.
Is there anything
--
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SUE PRINDLE:
Could I add something to
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JOHN ROMANO:
Sure.
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SUE PRINDLE:
My name is Sue Prindle, I
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that?
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am the Chair of the Architecture Committee with the
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Neighborhood Association.
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notices were sent out they were sent to businesses in
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the area.
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Newbury was residential.
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notified.
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concerns but couldn’t be here today.
I noticed that when the
I don’t believe they were aware that 360
I am not sure that they were
I did talk to one person there who had some
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JOHN ROMANO:
So the requirement is
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they send to property owners within 500 feet of the
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proposed sign.
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SUE PRINDLE:
Okay, I wanted to submit
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a map of the historic districts so you are aware of
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where we are.
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Street area here, and I believe the Fenway Studio
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building is right over there.
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to you.
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This is proposed, this is Newbury
JOHN ROMANO:
So that may be helpful
Thank you.
Is anybody
here from the District Office?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
Traffic Operations don’t
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apply as this is a static board.
So, Jim, I assume I
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will be addressing this to you.
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sent out to the property owners within 500-feet of
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this, is that correct?
Certified mail was
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JIM MCGRAIL:
Yes.
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JOHN ROMANO:
I believe I have all of
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that here.
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I have the letter that you sent out as well.
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you.
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support or opposition?
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I have all of the Post Office receipts and
Thank
Have you received any written comments in
JIM MCGRAIL:
Not on this application.
We received a letter from The Back Bay Association.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Right, the same letter.
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JIM MCGRAIL:
On this particular
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application for Mass Ave east side, south side, and
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west side the only thing that we received was from The
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Back Bay Neighborhood Association.
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JOHN ROMANO:
That is what I have too.
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The special permit variance does not apply here
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because this is MBTA property.
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special permit is not applicable.
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City variance and
Do you have anything else you would
like to add onto this?
JIM MCGRAIL:
Relative to the west
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side, that banner will be removed.
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the east and the south the lights that are presently
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there, they don’t face out, they face down.
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will face down onto the sign.
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active in the evening.
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that people can in fact see the sign.
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to us that they can see it in the day as it is in the
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evening with all of the foot traffic and vehicular
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traffic in that particular neighborhood.
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As it relates to
So it
That area is quite
So lighting is important so
It is important
We are sensitive to the concerns raised
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by The Neighborhood Association but thinking about
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this it is important for both signs to be lighted.
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The fact that the lighting does face down on the signs
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and not out which often times is the case.
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a concession made to the neighborhood.
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advertising perspective, it makes sense.
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neighborhood perspective with people walking and
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traveling it makes sense.
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JOHN MAHONEY:
From an
From a
John Mahoney with
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Outfront Media.
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letter and thank you.
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didn’t have time to go through it with them.
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willing to make a concession on the time that the
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In addition, we did receive your
We received it yesterday, so we
We are
lights shut off and we can work with them on that.
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I think that in discussing it the three
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existing signs now all the lights face down and we are
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removing the west face is exactly how it is going.
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was a little convoluted in the letter.
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SUE PRINDLE:
JOHN MAHONEY:
removed.
The whole thing will be
The lighting and everything.
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You are removing the
lights on the west face as well?
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It
JOHN ROMANO:
Anything else you guys
JIM MCGRAIL:
Other than that, I think
want to add?
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everything is in conformity with regard to our
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application.
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noted we will be happy to sit with The Neighborhood
As far as the lighting goes as John
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Association and talk to them about their needs and our
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needs and see if we can come up with a solution.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Mark, do you want to add
anything from the MBTA?
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MARK BOYLE:
Mark Boyle from the MBTA,
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property owner.
So we worked with our licensee
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Outfront to be sensitive to the concerns of The
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Neighborhood Association.
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talk to the community about shutting off the displays
They have been willing to
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during the evening and not let them be lit all night
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long.
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that our licensee, Outfront, has agreed too.
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that pursuant to the discussion they should just have
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the collaborative meet with the discussion to talk
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about the details on that.
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So I think that is an important concession
I think
Again, they have agreed to not allow
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the displays to be lit all night long.
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just work out what that timing is.
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display is going to be totally dismantled.
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appreciate the sensitivity of revenue for the MBTA.
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These displays do provide significant non-fare revenue
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to help the MBTA with its financial conditions.
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So we will
Again, the third
We do
We appreciate that they recognize how
important the MBTA is to public transportation.
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think this is certainly headed in the right direction.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Thank you.
Chris, I
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think you did my -- Inspector Chris Chaves will give
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his report on this.
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CHRIS CHAVES:
Thank you.
As
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mentioned, this is a proposed static sign to be
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affixed to the vent shaft on the MBTA property.
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application is to be facing Newbury Street or Mass
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Ave.
This
The proposed dimensions of this sign are 21-feet
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in height, 20-feet in width which meets the criteria.
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There is two businesses within 500-feet, actual
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multiple businesses within 500-feet.
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spacing issues to any other signs.
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west face is taken down and no spacing issues, parks,
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or any other issues.
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JOHN ROMANO:
There are no
Given that the
So from a regulation
standpoint we are in good shape?
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CHRIS CHAVES:
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JOHN ROMANO:
Yes, sir.
I might add, not to have
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to go through these same things.
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two is the other side.
Application number
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CHRIS CHAVES:
South facing.
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JOHN ROMANO:
South facing, so
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everything that we said also applies to the second one
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as well as this one.
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that again.
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correct?
4
So we don’t need to step through
Same from your perspective, is that
CHRIS CHAVES:
It is a V-shaped
5
structure less than 25-feet in height, no other
6
issues.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Great.
At this time, any
8
other comments, or feedback from the public?
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want to add something else, Vicki?
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VICKI SMITH:
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the hours of illumination.
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that would be great.
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14
15
16
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My only concern was about
If we can work on that
JOHN ROMANO:
Jim, can you guys get
back to me in the next ten days?
JIM MCGRAIL:
Absolutely, we plan on
meeting outside after this meeting.
JOHN ROMANO:
Even better.
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solve it on the way out, call me.
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any other comments or concerns, anything?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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Did you
If you can
With all of that
Do you guys have anything
else you want to add?
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SUE PRINDLE:
No.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Great, we will take that
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under advisement.
Next is item C, which is 750
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Atlantic Ave facing Kneeland Street, application
3
2016003.
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permitted.
5
Station.
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and the City Clerk on November 24.
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Outfront Media, so, Jim, you will be speaking on
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behalf of this one as well?
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JIM MCGRAIL:
This is an existing structure that was not
It is located on the façade of South
So, notice was sent to the Mayor’s Office
Again, this is
Mr. Director, this board
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we have made significant changes to what is out there
11
now, to bring those boards into conformity.
12
Everything is in conformity at this point and time.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Great, thank you, Jim.
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Is there anybody here from the municipality?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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one in South Station?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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Any abutters here for the
Seeing none.
Anybody
here from District 6?
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(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
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one we have the letter and the Post Office
24
notifications, is that correct?
Jim, I believe on this
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JIM MCGRAIL:
Yes, you do.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Thank you.
Have you
3
received any written comments in support or opposition
4
to this?
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JIM MCGRAIL:
We did not receive
6
anything in opposition or support of this.
7
JOHN ROMANO:
Great, we have not
8
received anything either.
Again, like the previous
9
set, there is no special permit or variance required
10
as this is on MBTA property.
11
were my inspector on this, if you can give us your
12
report that would be great.
13
Chris Chaves again you
CHRIS CHAVES:
Yes, sir.
This is again
14
a proposed static wallscape fixed to the South Station
15
garage.
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and 60-feet in width which is a total of 1200-square
17
feet which meets the criteria.
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businesses within 500-feet to meet that criteria and
19
no other spacing issues to other signs, parks in
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access of 30-thousand square feet.
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The proposed dimensions are 20-feet in height
JOHN ROMANO:
There are multiple
Great.
So it conforms.
Thank you Chris,
22
I appreciate that.
I just want to make note on this
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one for people that may know this area there were two
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billboards here.
One really large one and one small
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one up on the vent stack.
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working overtime with the MBTA and with Outfront as
3
Jim had said and Chris referred to.
4
billboard has been brought into the appropriate size
5
and is now conforming and the smaller billboard that
6
was a spacing issue has been completely removed.
7
are now able to permit these and bring them into
8
conformity which we are happy to see that happen.
9
just wanted to put that into the record.
10
They did not conform
The bigger
We
I
We will take this under advisement and
11
like the others and get back to you shortly.
12
else you would like to add?
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JIM MCGRAIL:
No sir.
14
JOHN ROMANO:
I am sorry, any other
15
comments from the public before I close it?
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EILEEN FENTON:
Anything
I just wanted to -- my
17
name is Eileen Fenton, I am an attorney for MassDOT
18
but I also serve as council to the Office of Outdoor
19
Advertising.
20
the listening sessions that we are conducting.
21
of you may or may not know that the Governor issued an
22
Executive Order 562 to every agency in the
23
Commonwealth which required us to do a full review of
24
all regulations.
At our December meeting, I had mentioned
Some
We are required to streamline them,
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review them, get rid of any redundancies, and really
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try to make them more user and business friendly.
3
This is not only MassDOT, it is not only the Office of
4
Outdoor Advertising regulations, this is Highway,
5
aeronautics, RMV, etc.
6
So this is what we have been working
7
on.
We did have one listening session January 6 in
8
Boston.
9
another one scheduled January 19 from 2 to 4 in
I just wanted to announce that there is
10
Framingham.
11
If you want to email John or myself, I can send that
12
to you or maybe we can put it up on the website.
13
apologize that I don’t have that on me.
14
I apologize, I don’t have the location.
I
For those of you who attended the
15
listening session, the listening sessions are not in
16
lieu of the 30A regulatory change hearings that we are
17
used to.
18
to come to us and say, I don’t like this, I do like
19
this.
20
listening.
The listening sessions are basically for you
We don’t present anything we are basically
21
We don’t have a draft of the changes.
22
There will be some changes to the billboard
23
regulations.
24
are still being reviewed internally.
We haven’t issued those yet because they
Federal Highway
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will sign off on those.
2
listening session either but when we do have the
3
public hearing the 30A Public Hearing well in advance
4
of that we will have the changes available to you so
5
you can comment on.
6
We won’t have a draft at the
So if there are any comments that you
7
want to submit just something you know you don’t like
8
or something you do like, that would be nice.
9
send that to us and we can incorporate them in advance
You can
10
but you will have a chance to review any changes
11
before they do get in.
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JOHN ROMANO:
Thank you, Eileen.
We
13
have a couple more items of business.
14
applications are 145 Dartmouth Street facing Clarendon
15
Street.
16
one is facing east.
17
2016004 and 2016005.
18
December 11 to the Mayor and the City Clerk.
19
this is Outfront Media, so Jim, I assume you are
20
speaking on behalf of these again.
21
These are in Boston.
The last two
One is facing north,
These are application numbers
Notification was sent on
JIM MCGRAIL:
Again,
Yes, Mr. Director.
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Relative to these two applications we would note that
23
the Back Bay Neighborhood Association supports the
24
proposed changes.
There were two letters that came in
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opposition because they were concerned about size.
2
The size is oppressed and there is no lighting at this
3
particular location.
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don’t believe there is any.
5
believe we have the support of the Back Bay
6
Neighborhood Association.
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JOHN ROMANO:
As far as support, we
Thank you.
Anybody here
from the municipality?
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(No response)
10
11
As far as any opposition, we
JOHN ROMANO:
Any abutters?
Do you
guys want to speak on this at all?
12
VICKI SMITH:
No, we support it.
13
JOHN ROMANO:
Okay.
14
from the District Office, I don’t think so.
15
this is a static board, so traffic operations doesn’t
16
apply.
17
to people and the Post Office receipts for this one as
18
well.
19
package.
20
Anybody come in
Again,
Jim, we do have the notice that you sent out
Thank you for submitting those as part of the
You talked about the two letters and
21
one of them is the combined letter from The
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Neighborhood Association of Back Bay which we have a
23
copy.
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illumination on these.
Clearly, in the application there is no
So I think that is what you
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brought up.
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through the Department of Inspectional Services of the
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City of Boston.
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Did you receive the one that we got as well?
5
6
There was a concern that we received
I believe we sent that to you, right?
JIM MCGAIL:
I think I gave that one to
you.
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JOHN ROMANO:
You may have sent that to
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me.
9
reduced from the 70 to the 25.
That was about the size and that size has been
10
11
JIM MCGAIL:
When I mentioned the
lighting issue, that was a phone call from a neighbor.
12
JOHN ROMANO:
Okay, so separately.
13
Again, on MBTA property special permit or variance
14
does not apply here.
15
your report on this one as well?
16
Chris, would you like to give
CHRIS CHAVES:
Yes sir.
This is a
17
proposed two-sided V-shaped structure.
18
Clarendon Street and 005 would face I-90.
19
mentioned the sign height proposal is 25-feet and the
20
width is 14, which meets the criteria.
21
businesses within 500-feet that also meets the
22
criteria.
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004 would face
As
There are two
It is within 300-feet of the Frieda
Garcia Park however it is less than 30,000 square
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feet, so that will not apply.
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complies with the CMR.
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JOHN ROMANO:
With that said, it
Great, thank you, Chris.
4
With that, Jim, do you guys have anything you want to
5
add on?
6
7
No, I think everything is
JOHN ROMANO:
Mark, anything from the
on the record.
8
9
JIM MCGRAIL:
MBTA you want to add on these?
10
MARK BOYLE:
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JOHN ROMANO:
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No.
Any other comments,
questions, or concerns from the public on these?
13
(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
Okay, we will take these
15
under advisement.
That takes care of all the new
16
applications for permits or licenses for today.
17
last item on the agenda, two items, as you can see
18
there are a bunch of permits and licenses that have
19
been renewed since the last time we met.
20
all for getting those in.
21
up on those.
22
that we haven’t gotten to yet but pretty much
23
everything is in.
24
Thank you to Lydia for processing all of those.
The
Thank you
We are pretty much caught
We might have a couple of stragglers
Thank you for taking care of those.
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Nothing gets done if it doesn’t go through Lydia
2
first.
3
Last thing on the agenda is for the
4
record.
Some actions that we have taken and kept
5
under advisement since the last hearing.
6
have any questions or comments on those?
7
(No response)
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JOHN ROMANO:
9
Any final
comments, concerns, or questions?
10
(No response)
11
JOHN ROMANO:
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Great.
Does anybody
adjourned.
Seeing none we are
Thank you all very much.
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Whereupon, the proceedings were concluded on
January 14, 2016 at 11:46 a.m.)
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C E R T I F I C A T E
I, Tammy A. Hillery, do hereby certify that the
foregoing record is a true and accurate transcription of
the proceedings in the above-captioned matter to the best
of my skill and ability.
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Tammy A. Hillery
**All names not provided were spelled phonetically to
the best of my ability.
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