Nuestra, LLC DIMENSIONAL FORM

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS PLANNING BOARD CITY HALL ANNEX, 344 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION. COVER SHEET In accordance with the requirements ofthe City of Cambridge Zoning Ordinance, the undersigned hereby petitions the Planning Board for one or more Special Permits for the premises indicated below. Location of Premises: Zoning District: Applicant Name: Applicant Address: Contact Information: Telephone # Email Address Fax # List all requested special permit(s) (with reference to zoning section numbers) below. Note that the Applicant is responsible for seeking all necessary special permits for the project. A special permit cannot be granted ifit is not specifically requested in the Application. List all submitted materials (include document titles and volume numbers where applicable) below. Signature of Applicant: For the Planning Board, this application has been received by the Community Development Department (CDD) on the date specified below: Date Signature of CDD Staff FEE SCHEDULE Project Address: Application Date: The Applicant must provide the full fee (by check or money order) with the Special Permit Application. Depending on the nature ofthe proposed project and the types ofSpecial Permit being sought, the required fee is the larger ofthe following amounts: • Ifthe proposed project includes the creation ofnew or substantially rehabilitated floor area, or a change ofuse subject to Section 19.20, the fee is ten cents ($0.10) per square foot of total proposed Gross Floor Area. • If a Flood Plain Special Permit is being sought as part ofthe Application, the fee is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), unless the amount determined above is greater. • In any case, the minimum fee is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). Fee Calculation New or Substantially Rehabilitated Gross Floor Area (SF): x $0.10 = Flood Plain Special Permit Enter $1,000.00 if applicable: Other Special Permit Enter $150.00 if no other fee is applicable: TOTAL SPECIAL PERMIT FEE Enter Larger of the Above Amounts: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MA • PLANNING BOARD • SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION Nuestra, LLC DIMENSIONAL FORM Project Address: Application Date: Allowed or Existing Proposed Permitted Required (max/min) Lot Area (sq ft) Lot Width (ft) Total Gross Floor Area (sq ft) Residential Base Non-Residential Base Inclusionary Housing Bonus Total Floor Area Ratio Residential Base Non-Residential Base Inclusionary Housing Bonus Total Dwelling Units Base Units Inclusionary Bonus Units Base Lot Area / Unit (sq ft) Total Lot Area / Unit (sq ft) Building Height(s) (ft) Front Yard Setback (ft) Side Yard Setback (ft) Side Yard Setback (ft) Rear Yard Setback (ft) Open Space (% of Lot Area) Private Open Space Permeable Open Space Other Open Space (Specify) Off-Street Parking Spaces Long-Term Bicycle Parking Short-Term Bicycle Parking Loading Bays Use space below and/or attached pages for additional notes: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, MA • PLANNING BOARD • SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION Nuestra, LLC ("Nuestra") seeks a Special Permit to operate a Cannabis Retail Store at 200 Monsignor O’Brien Highway, Cambridge, MA 02141 ("the Property"). The Property is located in the Business A (“BA”) Zoning District and within the East Cambridge Housing Overlay District. Pursuant to Section 11.803.1 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance, the use of the Property for these purposes is permitted subject to the issuance of a Special Permit from the Planning Board. In accordance with the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance Section 11.803.3, Nuestra’s Property is not located within 300 feet of a pre-existing public or private school providing education in kindergarten or any grades one through 12, public children’s playground, public youth athletic field, or public youth athletic recreation field. Full compliance is demonstrated in the context map provided within Nuestra’s Site Plans, enclosed hereto as Exhibit A. Further, pursuant to Cambridge Zoning Ordinance Section 11.803.1(b), the Property is not located within 1,800 feet of another Cannabis Retail Store. Please be advised that this is a new application that is not associated with the previous Registered Marijuana Dispensary permitted at this site. In compliance with the City of Cambridge’s Cannabis Business Permitting Ordinance Section 5.50.040, Nuestra is applying for a license to operate a Cannabis Retail Store as a Group A Priority Applicant by virtue of its status as an Economic Empowerment Applicant. Nuestra is a Massachusetts limited liability company with the following schedule of members: Name of Member Affiliated Managers Percentage of Commission Designation Ownership (%) Herban Legends of Renata Caines 51 Renata Caines and Ivelise Boston, LLC Ivelise Rivera Rivera, the sole owners of Shaquille Anderson Herban Legends of Boston, LLC, are Commission- certified Economic Empowerment Applicants Mikaz, LLC Jonathan Tucker 49 Tara Tucker Nuestra qualifies as a Commission-certified Economic Empowerment Applicant because the majority of its ownership interests are held by a business owned by Commission-certified Economic Empowerment applicants. Proof of such a designation is enclosed as Exhibit B. Nuestra only intends to utilize this Property for the retail sale of cannabis to eligible consumers. Absolutely no cultivation, manufacturing, or social consumption uses will occur on site. I. Project Narrative: Exterior Site Plan: Nuestra does not propose significant changes to the Site Plan that was previously approved by the Planning Board for Ascend Mass, LLC. The plan as previously approved is the optimal arrangement of the exterior lot to ensure safe access and egress from the site by multiple modes of transportation while maintaining the City of Cambridge’s urban design objectives. The current Site Plan features: Ø Five proposed bicycle racks constructed out of stainless or galvanized steel, allowing for ten short term parking spaces; Ø Two long term bicycle storage units; Ø Five parking spaces, including one accessible parking spot and two compact spaces; Ø A narrowed curb cut to enhance vehicular safety accessing the site; and Ø Landscaping along the perimeter of the site to enhance the streetscape view of the site. Nuestra recognizes that the Site Plan as proposed requires a Special Permit from the Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeal to reconfigure the existing non-confirming lot to allow for the location of two on grade open parking spaces within five feet of the side and rear property lines, but no closer than those previously existing non-conforming spaces. Elevations and Urban Design Objectives: Nuestra has modified the approved exterior elevations to adjust the logo on the façade and add an awning, attached hereto as Exhibit C. Otherwise, the rooftop elevations and streetscape elevations will remain substantially the same. Facility signage will be discrete and utilized for the purpose of wayfinding only. Nuestra shares the City of Cambridge’s commitment to ensuring that all exterior changes to the building proposed are intended to activate the streetscape, especially the window displays. Nuestra proposes the installation of a rotating window display that will change periodically and feature local art. As demonstrated in the floorplan, attached heretoas Exhibit D, the displays have been offset from the window frame by approximately 24 inches. Staff will have interior access within the display area to make modifications as needed. Inverted windows are proposed at the top of the display area to allow for the natural flow of light into the facility. The applicant will seek to work collaboratively with the community and the Cambridge Arts Council to curate windows. Site Plan Operations: Traffic and Parking: Although Nuestra’s proposed onsite parking is otherwise sufficient pursuant to the requirements outlined in the City of Cambridge’s Zoning Ordinance Section 6.36.5(s), Nuestra recognizes that a Cannabis Retail Store may initially draw significant interest from the surrounding community and that parking is at a premium in the immediate East Cambridge neighborhood. Nuestra will implement an appointment only model for its initial operations at the facility. Please see a Traffic Impact Statement and Mitigation Plan attached hereto as Exhibit E. Nuestra’s initial appointment only model will require customers to indicate how they seek to access the facility. Nuestra will not allow more customers arriving by vehicle than there are parking spaces during any given appointment time. Loading: Nuestra anticipates that loading and delivery operations will occur approximately three times each week. An interior vault area is provided for holding materials after they are delivered and refuse before it is picked up. Loading is proposed to occur using Nuestra’s off- street parking area in accordance with state regulations. All regulated material waste will be transported back to the facility from which it emanated for compliant disposal. Nuestra will submit a loading plan for review and approval from the City’s Traffic, Parking, and Transportation Department prior to obtaining a building permit. Facility Access: All public access to the facility shall occur through a secure entry vestibule in which customers must demonstrate proof that they have the appropriate government issued identification to gain access into the facility and a pre-scheduled appointment. Customers depart from a separate secured exit leading into the parking lot and onto the shuttle. Product will be transported into the facility through the secure staff entry in a secure fashion

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