32A-048 (4) File k MP-2017-0041
APPLICANT/CONTACT PERSON WIATER JOHN E TRUSTEE
ADDRESS/PHONE206 MIDDLE ST
SeE Et All
PROPERTY LOCATION 63 -65 MARKET ST
MAP 32A PARCEL 048 001 ZONE URC(I 00)/
THIS SECTION FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY:
PERMIT APPLICATION CHECKLIST
ENCLOSED REQUIRED DATE
ZONING FORM FILLED OUT
Fee Paid
Building Permit Filled out �JG�
Fee Paid
Tvpeof Construction: ZPA-8 DWELLING UNITS ON PROPERTY
New Construction
Non Srructural interior renovations
Addition to Existing
Accessory Structure
Building Plans Included:
Owned Statement or License
3 sets of Plans/Plot Plan
THE FOLLOWING ACTT N HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION BASED ON
INFORMATION PRES TED:
Approved Additional permits required(see below)
PLANNING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER: § SU ArrA cft m6N 6
Intermediate Project: Site Plan AND/OR le� Special Permit with Site Plan
Major Project Site Plan AND/OR Special Permit with Site Plan
ZONING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER: §
Finding Special Permit Variance-
Received&Recorded at Registry of Deeds Proof Enclosed
Other Permits Required:
Curb Cut from DPW Water Availability Sewer Availability
Septic Approval Board of Health Well Water Potability Board of Health
Permit from Conservation Commission Permit from CB Architecture Committee
Permit�frfroom'EEll'/m-'Street Commission Permit DPW Storm Water Management
Signature otBuildin/£ficial Dale
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Note: Issuance of a Zoning permit does not relieve a applicant's burden to comply with all zoning
requirements and obtain all required permits from Board of Health,Conservation Commission,Department
of public works and other applicable permit granting authorities.
. Variances are granted only to those applicants who meet the strict standards of MGL 40A.Contact the Office of
Planning&Development for more information.
,pW 2 5 2011
- -- - - File No.
-- --_" NINGPERMITAPPLICATION(§io.a)
Please type or print all information and return this form to the Building
Inspector's Office with the$30fi1ing fee (check or money order)payable to the
City of Northampton
1. Name of Applicant: 'Aar
Address: }0go;e dyy N d/c AIA o/�S" Telephone: `113-igy- 77/v u/a>
2. Owner of Property: S3 /4k{ Ac,11y 66C
Address: Telephone:
3. Status of Applicant: Owner Contract Purchaser ✓/ Lesseei Other (explain)
4. Job Location: 6365 /I'lor�l<{- J� lorlL'��.pw„
Parcel Id: Zoning Map# 03>A Parcel# 33A-04F- 41 District(s): (l C-
In Elm Street District In Central Business District
(TO BE FILLED IN BY IFHE BUILDING DEPARTMENT)
5. Existing Use of Structure/Property: A kad"tl
b. Description of Proposed Use/Work/Project/Occupation: (Use additional sheets if necessary):
AH- 1,,C) g oL(cA ((,I;� C.iNS nii-4�
T Attached Plans: Sketch Plan Site Plan I/ Engineered/Surveyed Plans
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8. Has a Special Permit/Variance/Finding ever been issued for/on the site?
NO DONT KNOW V1 YES IF YES, date issued:
IF YES: Was the permit recorded at the Registry of Deeds?
NO DONT KNOW ✓ YES
IF YES: enter Book Page and/or Document#
9.Does the site contain a brook, body of water or wetlands? NO r/ DONT KNOW YES
IF YES, has a permit been or need to be obtained from the Conservation Commission?
Needs to be obtained Obtained , date issued:
(Form Continues On Other Side)
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10. Do any signs exist on the property? YES NO
IF YES, describe size, type and location:
Are there any proposed changes to or additions of signs intended for the property? YES NO_v�
IF YES, describe size, type and location:
11. Will the construction activity disturb (clearing, grading, excavation, or filling)ovef 1 acre or is it part of a common
plan of development that will disturb over 1 acre? YES_ NO
IF YES, then a Northampton Storm Water Management Permit from the DPW is required.
12. ALL INFORMATION MUST BE COMPLETED, or PERMIT CAN BE DENIED DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION
This column reserved
for use by the Building
De rbnent
EXISTING PROPOSED REQUIRED BY
ZONING
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Frontage
lit, 96 3^rte
Setbacks Front
Side L: R: L: R: L: R:
Rear
Building Height
Building Square Footage 53 0 5060
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%Open Space: (lot area
minus building Ft paved
parking
#of Parking Spaces
#of Loading Docks
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Fill:
(volume a location)
13. Certification: I hereby certify that the information contained herein is true and accurate to the best of
my knowledge.
Date: /-.7 4-JG 17 Applicant's Signature
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NOTE:Issuance of a zoning permit does not relieve an applicant's burden to comply with all zoning
requirements and obtain all required permits from the Board of Health,Conservation Commission,
Historic and Architectural Boards,Department of Public Works and other applicable permit granting
authorities.
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S. Existing Use of Structure/Property:
This property has been a multi building, multi-family use.The 2 back buildings,#65 and#65A have each
been 2-family structures. Building 65A was occupied, up until recently. Building 65 was gutted for
remodel-judging from the new material installed, it was within the recent past. Building 63 had one unit
occupied, up until recently,while the larger,front portion of the building, has been gutted and is in need
of repair.
6. Description of Proposed Use/Work/Project/Occupation:
As mentioned in Question 5,that has been a multi-family property for a long time.The original house
dates back to ca. 1760, and according to the documentation provided by the Historical Commission(see
attached Form B),was converted into "four tenements" sometime between 1870 and the end of the
191"century. We are requesting to have 4 units in this structure.The next structure, Unit 65, has been a
2 family and was rented up until the recent renovations were started.One entrance faced Market
Street, and the other unit entrance faced the parking lot. We are requesting to continue the use of the 2
units in this building. Please note that current images show additional egress for this building-with 2
entrances facing the parking lot now-one for each unit. Building 65A was most recently occupied (both
units), and while currently habitable, is in need of updating.This has a unit on the second floor(right
entrance facing the parking lot)and a unit on the first floor(left entrance facing parking lot).We are
requesting to have the continued use of 2 units in this building.All units have been occupied by tenants,
with the exception of the older(front portion) of#63.Our plan is to remodel and re-build all units.This
consists of the 3 existing buildings.We will not be expanding any footprints and will be working within
the existing structures. In short,we are looking to renovate and improve these buildings, make them
safe, and create nice units for rental. One other point,we do appreciate the historical significance of the
front building, and would like to save the structure. It is in decline and in need of repair before any
further deterioration takes place.
One other point to note, supporting the units and use at the property. Building 63 has 5 electrical
maters in the basement. Building 65 has 2 meters(one for each unit) and Building 65A also has 2
electrical meters(one for each unit).
If you have any further questions, please do let me know.Thank you.
Important Documents Attached:
1. Attachment 1: Form B:The Form B documents that the main house "Asa Wright House', known
as 63 Market Street,was converted into 4 units,sometime before the end of the 19" century.
2. Attachment 2: Photos from 2005 showing the units-#63,#65 (entry in front facing street for one
unit and entry on side for other unit),#65A, Ul and U2 entries facing parking lot as they are
now. Both back units were leased at this time.
3. Attachment 3- Plot Plan/Site Plan
4. Attachment 4- Footprints and Photographs(in order, Unit 63,65 and 65A)
5. Attachment 5-Appraisal Summary
FORM B — BUILDING AJJ soca Number USGS Quad Area(J) Fmm Number
32A-48 Eastham ton O NTH.2020
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD Town: Northampton
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Place: (neighborhood or village)
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Address: 63-65 Market Street
Historic Name: Asa Wright House
Uses: Present: Six-family house
Original: Single-family house
IDate of Construction: ca. 1760
_ Source: Registry of Deeds
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� O � Style/Form: Georgian
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: clapboards
Topographic or Assessor's Map Roof: slate
azaou �'•� Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
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Major Alterations(with dates)_
Stacked porch added, rear ell and side porch added, n.d.
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D64 ,c Condition: fair
Moved: no I x I yes I I Date
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mea � Jzr.. Acreage: 0.469 acres
3 'N sv zea _ " Setting: This building faces west in a mixed
commercial/residential neighborhood.
Recorded by: Bonnie Parsons
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date(month/year): March, 2011
Follow Massachusetts Hivi,,,.1 Gmmission Survey Manual fnsimenons for completing this form.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [65 MARKET STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Arca(s) Form No.
220 MORRissEy BOULEVARD,BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125
NTH.2020
Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
Ifchecked,you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.
Use as much space as necessary to complete the following entries, allowing test m flow onto additional continuation sheets.
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics ofthis building in terms ofother buildings within the community_
The Wright House is a fine Georgian style house that has been altered but retains the evidence of its early date in its visible
structure. It is a two-and-a-half story house under a steeply-pitched side-gable roof that has lost its center chimney. In each
gable end are jetties or overhangs that mark its 18"century construction date along with the roof pitch. The house is five bays
wide and its second story windows are set close to the eaves in Georgian fashion. The eaves are clipped on all elevations.
Windows are narrow and tall and contain 6/6 wood sash. After its conversion to a multi-family house a two-story stacked porch
was added to the west fagade along with a second story door in the center bay. The house has a two, two-story ells on its
eastern elevation, and in the angle between the main block and the first ell is a side porch on Colonial Revival style Doric
columns suggesting it was added at the same time as the Colonial Revival style stacked porch that is also supported on Doric
columns. One bay of the side porch has been filled in.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
Discuss the historyof the building. Explain its associations with local(or state)history, Include uses of the building, and the role(s)the
owners/occupants played within the community.
From Form B of 1976/1980: "This is a Colonial period house which appears to have been built for the Wright family. A deed of
1805 describes this as the homestead of Asa Wright, who had died in 1787. His eldest son, Asa, had taken over the homestead
in the late 1780's and maintained it until 1808. The house would seem to have been built for either father or the son.
The next owner and occupant was Seth Parsons,who lived here until his death in the early 1830's. The property,
including two acres of land extending easterly from Market Street to the cemetery, was bought by Silas M. Smith in 1834. Mr.
Smith had come to Northampton in 1828 and engaged in the furniture business,which he continued until his retirement in 1877.
As this area was developed, Mr. Smith sold off over half his homestead for residential lots. By 1861,when he sold the
homestead to David W. Crafts,there was only%of an acre with this property. Mr. Crafts was the superintendent of the local
gasworks, later called the Northampton Gaslight Co. He lived here until about 1870, when he moved to a house in the rear of
the gasworks, on a short street later named Crafts Avenue. Mr. Crafts continued to own the Market Street property, at least until
the end of the 19a century, and it was during this period that the house was subdivided into four tenements."
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Beers, F.W. County Atlas of Hampshire Massachusetts, New York, 1873.
Hales, John G. Plan of the Town or Northampton in the County of Hampshire, 1831.
Miller, D. L. Atlas of the City of NorthaolDton and Town of Easthampton Hampshire County Massachusetts, Philadelphia, 1895.
Walker, George H. and Company. Atlas of Northampton City Massachusetts Boston, 1884,
Walling, Henry F. May of Hampshire County Massachusetts, New York, 1860.
Registry of Deeds: Bk. 200-P. 198, 71-659, 50-103, 27-527, 25-136
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ZONING
According to the zoning by-laws for the: City of Northampton the subject is located in the URC
Residential Zoning District. Allowed uses in this zoning district is primarily residential with a
range of building and unit configurations allowed, including single, multi-family, townhouse and
home businesses. This zoning district requires a minimum lot size of 2,500 square feet per unit
with 50-feet of road frontage. Setbacks include 10-feet front, 10-feet side on one side and 0-feet
on the other side and 20-feet rear setback.
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apartment complex for decades and is compatible with surrounding uses.
Therefore the subject is considered to be a legal, non-conforming use as it predates current
zoning regulations.
63-65-65A Market Street,Northampton, MA 12-2016
Peter Gelinas
From: Carolyn Misch <cmisch@northamptonma.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 9:56 AM
To: Peter Gelinas
Subject: Re: Question on Property
Hi Peter-
We would certainly love to see the buildings (particularly the one at the street) renovated and reused. The
question is really how many units pre-existed on the site. The Assessors seem to be showing a total of 6
units. By zoning the maximum number of units allowed appears to be 8 based on lot size. So unless you can
show(to the building commissioner's office in a zoning permit review)that more than 8 previously existed, then
you would be allowed to do a total of S.
I think given the layout of the one outbuilding showing the 2 entrances and probably 2 kitchens would qualify
as a firm 2. I see the second outbuilding has 2 doors (hopefully there is documentation that there were 2
kitchens). The front building- I don't have any specific information. The Building Dept would look at number
of kitchens to make that determination.
Parking is based on a per unit calculation and a maximum of 2 spaces per unit is required(1 per
1000sf). However, if you show that you aren't increasing the number of units, then the site could be
grandfathered for any number fewer than required.
Please let me know if you have more questions.
Carolyn Misch,AICP
Senior Land Use Planne,1Perimis Manager
City of Nanhampton Office of Planning&Susta nability
210 Main St, Room 11
Northampton, MA 01060
413-587-1287
cmischI,7nonhnmptonma eov
www,nofthamptonma.gov/plan
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On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 8:31 PM, Peter Gelinas<peter(au)eelinas.com>wrote:
Hi Carolyn,
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I'm working with Agent Steve Jasinski on a property at 63-65 Market Street. He had recommended that I reach
out to you to talk about what I'm interested in doing there, to see if it was doable. He said you were very
helpful and knowledgeable with these types of things. I was hoping maybe I could ask you a few questions on
this?
This is the property that consists of 3 residential houses on one lot- one is a 2 family that is in need of
renovation, one is a 2 family that has been gutted and prepped for renovation, and the third is the large, old
building that sits up by the road, which I'm told was once a 6 family. I am interested in finishing the work
started on the 2 smaller buildings (both 2-family units) and then renovating the larger front building, to be a 4-
5 unit multi-family house. I recognize that building needs some work, but it's a great old building and I do
believe it can be saved. I'm told that was gutted many years ago.
Based on your knowledge, would this be an Ok plan for that property? I don't believe it is too ambitious, as we
aren't looking to expand anything or tear anything down- mainly renovate what is there. So it would be a total
of(2) separate 2 unit each properties and(1) larger 4-5 unit property, across 3 existing buildings.
Any information or insight you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Carolyn. I do look forward to hearing back from you.
Best,
Peter Gelinas
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