31C-047 88 Village Hill SITE PLAN APPROVAL--2017
Planning - DecisionCity of Northampton
Hearing No.:PLN-2018-0020Date: October 2, 2017
APPLICATION TYPE:SUBMISSION DATE:
PB Intermediate Site Plan10/2/2017
Applicant's Name:Owner's Name:
NAME: NAME:
Denmark Property Group, Inc.Denmark Property Group, Inc.
ADDRESS:ADDRESS:
82-84 North St.82-84 North St.
TOWN:STATE:ZIP CODE:TOWN:STATE:ZIP CODE:
NORTHAMPTONMA01060NORTHAMPTONMA01060
PHONE NO.:FAX NO.:
PHONE NO.:FAX NO.:
EMAIL ADDRESS: EMAIL ADDRESS:
Site Information:Surveyor's Name:
STREET NO.:COMPANY NAME:
SITE ZONING:
88 VILLAGE HILL RD
PV
TOWN:ADDRESS:
ACTION TAKEN:
NORTHAMPT0N MA 01060
Approved With Conditions
MAP:BLOCK:LOT:MAP DATE:
SECTION OF BYLAW:
31C047001
Chpt. 350- 11: Site Plan Approval
TOWN:STATE:ZIP CODE:
Book:Page:
6925302
PHONE NO.:FAX NO.:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
NATURE OF PROPOSED WORK:
Renovation of Coach House building into mixed uses: Institutional, residential and personal storage. Site work including parking,
signage
HARDSHIP:
CONDITION OF APPROVAL:
1)Prior to any site work, the applicant shall submit revised final construction plans, signed and sealed
by a Massachusetts registered P.E., to the DPW for review and approval or at least 30 days prior to the
start of construction.
2).Tree protection measures shall be inspected by the City.
3).Prior to issuance of a Building Permit, the applicant shall record an executed Stormwater Operation,
Maintenance, and Inspection Agreement that is binding on all subsequent owners of land served by
the private stormwater management facility by recording it in the land records of the Registry of
Deeds. This agreement must be approved by the Northampton DPW prior to final signatures.
4) Bike rack storage shall accommodate at least 10 bicycles.
5). There shall be no outside storage of refuse/recycling.
6) The transformer boxes on opposite corners of the site should be screened with plantings at least as
tall as the boxes.
7) Applicant shall follow ANSI 300 standards for tree protection during construction for the in this
vicinity.
FINDINGS:
The Planning Board granted Site Plan for the reuse of the historic building at the former State Hospital based upon the following plans
submitted with the application:
1. Coach House Adaptive Reuse and Restoration, August 14, 2017, by Juster Pope Frazier, Sheets A1.0, A1.1; C1-C8.
The Planning Board granted the Site Plan based on determining that the criteria in the Site Plan 350-11.6 had been met.
A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against seriously detrimental uses. If applicable, this shall include provision for surface
water drainage, sound and sight buffers and preservation of views, light, and air; and
B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and on adjacent
streets, cycle tracks and bike paths, minimize traffic impacts on the streets and roads in the area.
(1) The Planning Board may allow reduced parking requirements in accordance with § 350-8.6, Shared parking. There is shared parking.
There are no minimum parking spaces required in the district.
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(2) The project, including any concurrent road improvements, will not decrease the level of service (LOS) of all area City and state roads
or intersections affected by the project below the existing conditions. All traffic mitigation has been addressed by the master developer
under an earlier permit.
(3) Access by nonmotorized means has been accommodated with bike racks, sidewalk connections from the building to the street.
C. The site will function harmoniously in relation to other structures and open spaces to the natural landscape, existing buildings and
other community assets in the area as it relates to landscaping, drainage, sight lines, building orientation, massing, egress, and
setbacks. This is a reuse of an existing historic building; and
D. The requested use will not overload, and will mitigate adverse impacts on, the City's resources, including the effect on the City's water
supply and distribution system, sanitary and storm sewage collection and treatment systems, fire protection, streets and schools. The
construction materials and methods for water lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, fire protection, sidewalks, are the same as for
subdivision standards. A separate on site stormwater infiltration system has been designed.
E. The requested use meets any special regulations set forth in this chapter. The historic preservation criteria within the PV district have
been met.
F. Compliance with the following technical performance standards:
(1) Curb cuts onto streets shall be minimized. There is one access to a newly designed parking area.
(2) Pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic movement on site must be separated, to the extent possible. The public bike path abuts the
parcel and has access to the site. There is adequate bicycle storage.
COULD NOT DEROGATE BECAUSE:
FILING DEADLINE:MAILING DATE:HEARING CONTINUED DATE:DECISION DRAFT BY:APPEAL DATE:
9/7/20179/21/201710/12/2017
REFERRALS IN DATE:HEARING DEADLINE DATE:HEARING CLOSE DATE:FINAL SIGNING BY:APPEAL DEADLINE:
9/14/201712/6/20179/28/201710/12/201710/22/2017
FIRST ADVERTISING DATE:HEARING DATE:VOTING DATE:DECISION DATE:
9/14/20179/28/20179/28/201710/2/2017
SECOND ADVERTISING DATE:HEARING TIME:VOTING DEADLINE:DECISION DEADLINE:
9/21/20178:10 PM12/27/201712/27/2017
MEMBERS PRESENT:VOTE:
Samuel Taylorvotes toGrant
Euripedes DeOliveiravotes toGrant
Theresa (Tess) Poevotes toGrant
Alan Versonvotes toGrant
Dan Feltenvotes toGrant
John Lutzvotes toGrant
Ann DeWitt Brooksvotes toGrant
MOTION MADE BY:SECONDED BY:VOTE COUNT:DECISION:
Theresa (Tess) PoeAnn DeWitt Brooks7Approved with Conditions
MINUTES OF MEETING:
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I, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Planning Board, certify that this is a true and accurate decision made by the Planning Board and certify
that a copy of this and all plans have been filed with the Board and the City Clerk on the date shown above.
I certify that a copy of this decision has been mailed to the Owner and Applicant.
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Notice of Appeal
An appeal from the decision of the Planning Board may be made by any person aggrieved pursuant to MGL Chapt. 40A, Section 17 as
amended within twenty (20) days after the date of the filing of the notice of the decision with the City Clerk. The date is listed above. Such
appeal may be made to the Hampshire Superior Court with a certified copy of the appeal sent to the City Clerk of the City of Northampton.
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