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ii PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CITY OF NORTHAMPTON To: City Council From: City Hal(• 21 o Main Street, Room i 1 Northampton, MA o 1060 -3198 (413) 587-1266 Fax: 587 -1264 WaNne Feiden, Director p lanning @northamptonp(anning.org www.northamptonp(anning.org Memorandum Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Development Date: Thursday, September 23, 2004 Proposed zoning: permit Referred from City Council ED, Land Use and Housing recommendation Legal notice and posting Ordinance /Planning Board Public Hearing Planning Board recommendation Ordinance Committee recommendation Deadline for final City Council action Home Offices by- right, certain limited sales, describing the zoning t Date Action 7/15/04 to Ordinance, Planning Board 6/14/04 In Favor (3 -0 -1) in vote to sponsor 8/12/04 and 8/19/04 8/26/04 8/26/04 In Favor unanimous vote (6 -0) 9/14/04 In Favor unanimous vote (3 -0) 11/18/04 The ordinance would clarify the length of time that a zoning permit is valid. The six-month time period in the proposed ordinance has been our practice, but the ordinance should spell this out. The ordinance would also clarify that a home office (an office within a home which is invisible to neighbors and which is allowed by -right under our current zoning) does NOT require a zoning permit. It is not clear if this is required under the current zoning or not. This will streamline the process both for people with home offices and for city permit administrators. /a 77/ planning board conservation commission zoning board of appeals housing partnership redevelopment authorit9 northampton CIS economic development communitN development historic district commission historical commission central business architecture ori Gina! printed on recycled paper Cat cirrrfilairtyfrat MASSACHUSETTS In the Year Two Thousand and Four UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Plamming.$uarci and the Committee on Ecoinomic Development, Housing and Land Use ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, beABRNISTI 4y§rWising section of said Code; providing that Sfrearn4iee•the•Zerti Permii eeese ,•espeeially Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Section 1. That section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section {Purpose: Streamlining Zoning Permits, especially for Home Offices Zoning permits are the single point of review for all incoming land use permits. Generally, this process is critical to ensure that applicants are given clear, consistent and accurate advice about what permits are required. We would like to amend this section to reduce the frequency of people being required to obtain zoning permits when they are not necessary. This streamlining will be most dramatic in dropping the requirement that Home Offices (simple home offices that are invisible to the neighborhood, such as an intei net web designer or a plumbers billing office) register with the Building Commissioner.} Section 4.4 Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any owner or person to erect, construct, reconstruct, or alter a structure or change the use or lot coverage, increase the intensity of use, or extend or displace the use of any building or other structure or lot without applying for and receiving from the Building Commissioner a zoning permit therefore. For purposes of administration, such permit and application procedure involving a structure may be made at the same time and combined with the permit required under the Building Code. Zoning permits shall be valid for six (6) months after their issuance, but shall not provide any vesting in the event of zoning or other regulatory changes. Notwithstanding this section, a zoning permit shall not be required for a home office (as defined in the zoning) that does not involve construction, nor for the renewal of a home occupation permit. Any application for a Zoning Permit... no changes to remainder of section} In City Council, OC I b/ V 2! I .zoo Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained and enrolled. Attest: t t /lf i qtr Clerk b- CC1AI4 I Approved: MA C /&t i'L k ijd /71,5 ,Mayor A true copy. i Attest: nib 7 al Clerk eA vomit s 2004 Zoning Permit Process Streamlining- -May 28, 2004 -Page 2 .;';x_ITTZ*Vk A FET",!Vr.. "Section 1.3 Purpose Litt rif Xerfilampten MASSACHUSETTS AMENDED (page 1) In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety -Fort UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Northampton Planning Board, Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals and Mayor Mary L. Ford ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section various sect�i sdo 0 6ppendix A providing that the zoning process be streamlined through a series of substantive, procedural and editorical changes. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Section 1. That section 13, 2.1, 5.2, 53, 5.4, 55, 6.1, 6.2, 63, 6.4, 6.5; 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 7.2, 73, 71,e7.4018,...8.1,..8.9...8,10, Q18,..8.1,..8.9.,..8,10, 9.2, 93, 9.4, 9.6, 10.1, 10.2, 10.4, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 11.1, 11.2, 113, 11 11,13.4,13.6,13.7,143,14.4,14.6 ,14.7,14.8,16.4,16.5,16.7,16.8, 16.9, and 173 of Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: {Delete "Lower PioneerVa11ey.Planning Commission ".and.replace,with:). Pioneer Valley Regional Planning Commission {otherwise no changes} Section 2.1 General {Revise or add the definitions shown, maintaining in alphabetical order, otherwise no changes} ABANDONMENT: The cessation of a nonconforming use as indicated by the visible or otherwise apparent intention of an owner to discontinue a nonconforming use of a structure or lot; or the removal of the characteristic non leasehold equipment used in the performance of the nonconforming use, without its replacement within six (6) months by similar equipment or furnishings; or the cessation of a nonconforming use or use of a structure caused by its replacement with a conforming use or structure; or the cessation of a nonconforming use for at least 24 months unless evidence is shown that the property was being actively marketed. AFFORDABLE UNITS: Housing units which the Planning Board finds are affordable for rent or purchase by households making eighty (80) percent of the median household income for Northampton and, to the extent practicable, are only Section 6.1 Applicability of Dimensional and Density Regulations. The regulations for each district pertaining to frontage, minimum lot area, minimum lot width, minimum lot depth, minimum front yard depth, minimum side yard width, minimum rear yard depth, maximum height of buildings, maximum number of stories, maximum building area, maximum floor area ratio, and minimum open space shall be as specified in this Article, the Definitions section, and as set forth in the Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations, and subject to the further provisions of this Ordinance. (Amended 6/18/92) (Amended 10/6/94) Section 6.2 Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations. 0( See Table on accompanying pages plus attached notes, which are declared to be a part of this Ordinance. Handicap access ramps for access by the physically handicapped, as defined by M.G.L. 40A §3.3, are exempt from these dimensional requirements. See also dimensional requirements under: Other Dimensional and Density Regulations Open Space Residential Development (Clusters) Planned Unit Development (PUD) Water Supply Protection District (WSP) Business Park Dimensional Requirements (BP) Planned Village District Farms, Forests and Rivers District (Amended 11/19/92, 7/15/93) SECTION 6.0 DIMENSIONAL AND DENSITY REGULATIONS October 7, 1994 6 -1 §6.3 -6.13 §11.4 §11.5 §16.9 §17.4 §17.0 §19.0 Gclluvo ;?,DrJz_ i Ln r I •r l O 0 0x 4 0 1 O 0 W O W o a) o O $.4 ti+ rn 4j 4 id O A 4 0 a> 0 O �a Ii d U 0 N O 0 0 a) o N w r- H a) 1 }.4 x In rtS O Z CD 4_1 O to •0 o .N H N o 0r 4 3 0 w q In •,-1 g W N •r� o a) t~ 0FA �H'0A o O A r-I •F a N P 0 •ri w a r'I 0a)}1 Q1 co) a)gga)0 G" •ri tl l U cz AO� N H 4.3 ..--1 Z CD 0 H X 0 ��'-1 O 0 O Q., A0Ln 4_) o a•�b x00} uI 0 0 -P }'1 do a)` 0 a� N N g a w° H g 0 s 0 a CA a a)., 0+) al •ri A H4 a 0�A 4-1 0 a) H A 0 g rd 0) -ri rn b F.4 a LPO4 U) a) gggg 4 CO •r•1 4 'ti b 0 •ri 00 4 g ka)alW cn H H t z H z O O r-1 0 0 0 0 ri• 0 N O ri 0 0 0 0 o X N a r1 N b H 0 4) 0 0 4) H H CI) H H z H H U w a 0 U•) (NI 0 In 0 e-1 O O H 0 N T-i O 0 0 0 a) in rI rt CU 0 0 o 0 CO CO O 0 to In 5 O 0 b O 0 O 0 .1 N In H H •ri 0 N O 0 H O 0 p H V) >1 o 0 A A O to '0 z o H N N 04 0 tyl-r4 •ri >1 A a) 3 aN P N U 0 )4 0 a H N p4 0 En 14 m CO CO N O In City Council, October 6 1994 Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained and enrolled Attest: Christine Skorupski ,City Clerk Approved: Mary L. Ford ,Mayor A true copy. Attest: A° f. City Clerk City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals JOINT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Northampton Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Commitce Joint Public Hearing on Thursday evening will hold a Chambers, Municipal Office Building, g' December 8, 1983 at 7:45 PM in the Council g, 212 Main Street, Northampton, MA to consider amending the Northampton Zoning Ordinance by revising: Section 2 Table of Dimensional and Densit Re ulations to reduce the maximum height and maximum numb permitted for Multi- family structures (4 or er of stories all�uses in the CB more stories) in UR -t; Districts and for (Central Business) District, as well as setting a and number of stories requirement for all uses in CB Districts acid de minileting m height and rear yard minimum setback requirements in CB Districts. th a ide g The Planning Board d a City Council Ordinance Committee will also consider a Ordinance b amending the Northampton Zoning y revising: Section $.1 Off- Street Parkin Re uirements which would p r ovide for Off- Street Parking Requirements '£or new structures and enlar e to existing buildings in the CB (Central Business) District; meats or additions 8.1.2 Pa ment in Lieu of Meetin: On -Site Parkin: Re •a Central a new Section Districts, uirements in Ce ntral Business (CB) Copies of the complete text of these proposed Zoning Ordinance revisio ns are for public inspection, during regular business hours, at the Northampton Office a e of able m Planning Development and at the City Clerk's Office, both located in City ty Ha 210 Main Street, Northamtpon, MA. in City Hall, Mary Benisek, Chairmar, Northampton Planning Board Timothy O'Leary, Chairman City Council Ordinance Committee to be published: November 9 and November 16, 1983 bill to: Northampton Office of Planning Development In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and ntjrx...Ei.gh.ty.-:Chrea UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ..kki. §....klar.t za,zuR.t.QU....R.lan.n.ing...13 seal ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section $.,,.i of said Code; providing that fax.... OLf. -S. true. t.... Ea xklag... R.equ.ireme.a.t.s.....£ar.... new... s. txu .c.turs.s._and...eril:argements or additions to existing Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Appendix A. Section 1. That section &,.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section Section 8.1.1 Off Street Parking Requirements. For all Zoning Districts except Central Business (CB) Districts, off street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, the development of a new land use or any change in an existing use in accordance with the Table Of Off Street Parking Regulations and other requirements contained herein. For Central Business (CB) Districts only no additional off street parking is required for the continued us or reuse of existing buildings, as long as that use or reuse does not involve any addition or expansion of the building or increase the total floor area within the building. However, off- otreet parking shall be provided for any new structure, any enlargement or addition to an existing building, and for increases in floor space within an existing building in accordance with the following Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations. *The number of off street parking spaces required for uses in the Central Business (CB) District appear,in parenthes&'s, after the standard requirement for each listed use. Where no parenthesized number appears, the standard shall apply. Use TABLE OF OFF- STREET PARKING REGULATIONS Dwelling, one, two, and three family units and townhouses Dwelling, multi family Tits of NotIainpttnt MASSACHUSETTS Number of Off Street Parking Spaces Per Unit *(CB Districts Only) Two per unit Two per dwelling unit except housing for the elderly in which case it shall be one tor each two dwelling units(1.5 /m lt) Lodging house raternities, sororities, and similar types of group` activities, except dormitories College Dormitories Theater, gymnasium, auditorium, church, or similar place of public assembly with seating facilities Automobile retail and service establishment and other retail and service establishment utili- zing extensively display areas, either indoor or outdoor, which are unusually extensive in rela- tion to customer traffic Hotel, motel, tourist court Drive -in eating establishment Drive -in establishment Sit -down restaurants, lounges, bars, and nightclubs Retail stores and personal service establishments Offices, including finance, insurance, or real estate establishments Medical /dentist office building Wholesale establishment Warehouse or storage establish- ment Manufacturing or industrial establishment o per rental or sleeping un Any bedroom or group of tyo .b in a single room conatitut sleeping unit. One and one -tenth per two One for each three seats of total seating capacity (one for each six seats) One per 1,000 square feet of gross floor apace. In the ca of outdoor display areas, one for each 1,000 square feet of lot area in such use. One for each sleeping room, plus one for each 400 square feet of public meeting area dl restaurant space One per 30 square feet of gros floor area One per 100 square feet of gro= floor area Three for each four seats of t seating capacity One per each 300 square feet 0. gross floor space One per each 300 square feet 01 gross floor area One per each 200 square feet of gross floor area One per each 1,000 square feet o gross floor space One per two employees on the tw.> largest shifts combined One per each 500 square feet of gross floor space OR 0.75 per each employee of the combined employment of the two largest successive shifts, whichever i.3 the larger Hospital One and one -half spaces per bed at design capacity Nursing borne Business, trade, or industrial school or college Country club YMCA, community facility (City building, recreation, etc.) Libraries and museums Transportation terminal estab- lishment Public utility Funeral parlors Car washing facility (automatic or conveyor type) Car washing facility (self service type) Mixed use Elementary and Junior High School High School Any use permitted by this Ordin,,cice not interpreted to be, covered by this schedule One half space per bed at desi, capacity One for each 200 square feet o gross floor area in classrooms and other teaching stationsio- cluding space for the gyisnaaiw or auditorium, whichever has tl larger capacity One for each four regular club members plus one apace for eact employee One per each 400 square feet of gross floor spade (norm) One per each 300 square feet o gross floor space (none) One for each 500 square feet of gross floor area (none) (1) One for each 300 square fe of gross floor area devote, to office use (2) One for each 800 square fee of groan floor area per 04.t use One for each four seats One per employee plus reservoir spaces equivalent to 5 times tr,t. maximum capacity of the f acilicy Reservoir spaces equivalent to two spaces per bay Sum of various uses computed separately One space for each teacher and employee, including apace for the gymnasium or the auditorium, whichever has the larger capacit, One space for each teacher and employee, plus one space per eac four students, including space for the gymnasium or the audi- torium, whichever has the large. capacity Closest similar use as shall be determined by the Administrativ: Officer. S.•ct ion 8.I._'. Payuiont In Lieu of Meeting On -Site Parkin Requirements in Centro. Itusinoss (Cu) Districts. Within the C.B, District only, in cases where it is not possible or feasible to meet the required number of .off street parking .pacts., a fee shall by paid to the City of Northampton for each parking space subtracted from the on site parking requirement. This fee shall be deposited into an escrow account to be used by the City to provide additional off street parking. The exact fee subtracted parking space shall be set in accordance with a nationally- accepted independently published estimate of the average cost of constructing new grade level parking. This fee shall be officially adopted annual.; as part of the process of establishing a City Budget. This fee /subtracted parking space shall .remain fixed within any given fiscal year but shall be revised annual:y in accordance with changes in the nationally reported cost of constructing new parking. In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sf ...gight;.y.,ah•r•e.4a UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ....the...N.o.rthamp,iwan rlan,ni.ng Baard ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing; that they Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section Appendix A. ..2 of said Code; providing that f pax.. a.... r. ed. uctian ....in....the...maximum...he,i for Multi family structures (4 or more stories) in URC districts and all uses m...xlumb ex ...a.£....s.k,p tr.. i.. cts ;...._.a...mini.mum...h,e.i.g numbs.r....o.E...s.tor.ies....re le.S perr nd de eti h t ate••• s in CB e It orc ainea$y e 6Mr ilr ot�i he�7% of1ROMA on m Vi T ounalnays 1gu aps o C•ll•• s i s t m se ba ck g rem i i C Di icts. Section 1. That section Appendix A. p Y em as fo of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section 6..2 Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations Minimum setback feet Front Side Rear 20 15* none none none non 20* none none 50 5 50, or the av- 5 erage height of the attached, abutting struc- tures, which- ever is higher 50, or the av- 5 erage height of the attached, abutting struc- tures, which- ever is higher Max. height (ft.) Max. no. of stories (whichever is less) Dis- trict Use UR -C Multi- Family high rise structures (4 or more stories) CB Mixed Res- idential/ business use (see Section 9.3 Any other permitted use 0 (Cite of NurtJ antptur MASSACHUSETTS Min. height (ft. (whichever less) 35 3 35 3 remainder of the Table Of Dimensional And Density Regulations shall be unchanged) Min. no. of stories is I Minimum side and rear yard dimensions shall be increased by ten feet for each stor than three. y more (The City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals bill to: Northampton City Council JOINT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Northampton Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee will hold a JOINT PUBLIC HEARING on Thursday evening, December 8, 1983 at 9:00 PM in the Council Chambers, Municipal Office Building, 212 Main Street, Northampton, MA to consider amending Article X (Administration and Enforcement) of the Northampton Zoning Ordinance by revising: Section 10.2- Permit Required to require that the Building Inspector shall inspect and approve the location of any proposed 'structures excavation or fill to insure compliance with the provisions of the Northampton Zoning Ordinance prior to the issuance of the applied for,Building Permit, Zoning Permit, Special Permit or Variance; and by. adding a new Section 10.12 Appeal Periods which would require that no work with regard to a Special Permit or ,Variance may be under taken until all appeal periods have expired. Copies of the complete text of these proposed Zoning Ordinance revisions are available for inspection, during regular business hours, at the Northampton Office of Planning Development and at the City Clerk's Office, both located in City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton,MA. to be published: November 17 and November 24, 1983 Mary Benisek, Chairman Northampton Planning Board Timothy O'Leary, Chairman City Council Ordinance Committee n n (City of Nortlfampton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ickgsnts' ...Eighty :7111ree. UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF CaanCil 7nr s¢nes..•E3ropks,,,,( d•,• .6),,.•� ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, (Appendix A) City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ...1 A, 2 of ;;n id Code; 'providing. to uthe Building Inspec .,sha.il.... s t..and..ap u o ve...the...atio r..ef...any pc opos s ctures, excavation or fill to insure compliance with the provisions of t1- 2 Northampton Zonirr Ordinance,,, ,,g;,j,r tD:..the...is�?*Y -e Zoni:rg Teriiit, Special Permit crV i 1} fc Building. Permit, Be it ordained by the City Council o the Cit y o Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: (Appendix A) Section 1. That section 1 4.2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "SPrtion 10.2 p.erznit Required. It shall be unlawful for any owner or person to erect, construct, reconstruct, or alter a structure on change the use or lot cavera<e, increase the intensity aE use, or extend Cr displace the use aE any building or othtr structure or lot without 'applying far and receiving from, the administrative Officer a zoning permit therefor. For purposes of administration, such permit and application procedure involving a structure may•.be made at the sane time and carbine with the permit required under the Building Code. Prior to applying fcr any Building. Permit, Zoning Permit, Special the Applicant shall identify on a subject r 5°'�tY• with pith stakes, Permit sthe e exact site and location of �,„��'n any Pr structures, excavation or fill, for which the Building Permit, Zoning Permit, Special Permit or Variance is being to the issuance of the applied far Building Permit, it applied. I Z Permit, Special Permit or Variance the Build we the Inspector, or his Assistant, shall inspect and approve proposed site of any structures, excavation or fill, to insure can pliance with the provisions aE the Northampton Zoning Ordinance. An application for a zoning permit shall be submitted, accompanied by such information as may be necessary to provide far the execution and enforcement of this Ordinance. A record of all applications, plans, and permits shall be kept on file by the Administrative Officer. The Administrative Officer shall take action in writing on an application far a permit, either granting the permit or dis- approving the application, within thirty (30) days of receipt of application. e Chi of Nortlfampton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-Three UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF c.Q.11V.11.4X..:aine.a...Tirrx)kgt .l.ktiard -6) ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by adding a section t o be CAPPendix providing that no ux).rk, with regard to a ppsgiAi taken until all appeal periods have expitia„ Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as fol- lows: Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amend- ed by adding a section to be number 10....12 to read as follows: (Appendix A) "Section ...10...12 Appeal Periods. No Variance or Special Pezmit, ar any extension, modification or renewal thereof, shall take effect until a copy of the decision bearing'the certification of the City Clerk that twenty (20) days have elapsed after the decision has been filed in the Office of the City Clerk and na appeal has been filed cw that if such appeal has been filed, that it has been dismissed or denied, is recorded in the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds ou „upider-the-roTre—ct-the--owneco_ rd_or-i-s-r on the 's No work, inducing excavating or earth removal and on-site grading, with regard to a specific project for which a Special Permit or Variance has been applied for, may be undertaken until said Special Permit or Variance has been granted and all applicable appeal periods have expired. vi L (A 4 Titp of rtI1'ampftnt MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and a rantr....E.i.ghty. -Eaur UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF JOSEPH CIFARELLI ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8 1 of said Code; providing that the off street parking requirements shall be applicable to any change in use in all districts except C.B. districts. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Section 1. That section 8 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Appendix A "Section 8.1 Section 8.1 Off Street Parking Requirements. Off street parking spaces shall be provided for every ,new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, the development of a new land use or any change in an existing use in accordance with the Table of Off Street Parking Regulations and other requirements contained herein, provided that these requirements shall not be applicable within the CB District; provided further that in the case of a change of use of a pre existing structure in a GB, HB or NB District to another use allowed as efvfight or by special permit in said District, compliance with the Table of Off Street Parking Regulations shall be required only for the number of additional spaces that would be required by the new use which wouldfmore than the number required by the existing use if the existing use had conformed to the requirements of this section. Further provided that the requirements of this section shall not be applicable with respect to a change of use of an existing structure in a GB, NB or HB district to another use allowed as of right or by special permit in said district if there is a finding by the permit granting authority that such change of use will not increase traffic congestion or burden the parking congestion substantially more than the existing use of the existing structure. In City Council, April 5, 1984 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board n Tity of Northampton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine I Iundred andexeic Eighi<y -fpur UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF JOSEPH CIFARELLI ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 5 2 of said Code; providing that The Table of Use Regulations with respect to Retail Service Commercial Uses be amended by addition of a new section Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Table of Use Regulations Section 1. That section 5 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows Appendix A 5.2 Table of Use Regulations Retail Service Commercial "Section Residential Business Indus- Conser- Principal Use trial vancy RR SR UR -A UR -B UR -C CB GB HB NB GI SI A A A A 23. Take out of prepared food convenience establishments and restaurants where consumption is primarily intended to be off the premises. In City Council, April 5, 1984 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board (tit1 of Nortilampton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and en ....Eighty -Fc ur' UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Joseph Cifarelli ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8 -1 providing that the table of off street parking regulations shall be applicable to certain uses in all the Zoning Districts except the C.B. District. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Table of off street parking regulations Section 1. That section 8 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows Amended "Section 8.1 Table of off street parking regulations of said Code; Use Number of Off Street Parking Spaces Per Unit Take out of prepared food convenience establishments and restaurants where consumption is primarily intended to be off the premises. two for each four seats of seating capacity plus one for each 200 square feet of kitchen or cooking space area of the establishment In City Council, April 5, 1984 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board CITY of NORTHAMPTON MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor David B. Musante, Jr. and Members, Northampton City Council FROM: Gene Bunnell, Director DATE: February 2, 1984 FILE: I OFFICE of PLANNING and DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT: Planning Board Zoning Recommendations: Section 8.1 Off Street Parking Require- ments in CB District Section 8.11 Special Provisions for Meeting CB Parking Requirements Section 6.2 Reduction in Allowed Building Height in CB and URC Districts On October 27, 1983 the Northampton Planning Board submitted a number of proposed Zoning Ordinance revisions listed above relating to parking requirements in Central Business CB Districts, and building heights in Urban Residence C URC and Central Business CB Districts On November 3, 1983 the City Council referred these proposed ordinances to the Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committees for review and recommendation. On December 8, 1983 the Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee held a Joint Public Hearing on these proposed revisions, as required by Section 5 of Chapter 40A, M.G.L. Attached you will find the Planning Board's final recommended wording for these zoning ordinance changes, as adopted at their meeting on January 26, 1984. Section 5 of Chapter 40A, M.G.L. requires that the City Council take action on any submitted Zoning Ordinance revisions within ninety 90 days following the Public Hearing; otherwise new Public Hearings will have to be conducted and the process repeated. Also, new construction and additions of floor space in the CB District may be undertaken in the meantime which will escape the need to provide additional parking. In thi °particular case, the deadline for City Council action is March 7, 1984,. There are two scheduled City Council meetings February 16 and March 1 prior to March 7. It is there- fore important for the City Council Ordinance Committee to complete its review of the proposed Ordinance revisions and report its recommenda- tion so that the Council can vote either for or against, within the alotted time period. City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals Proposed Wording January 24, 1984 ARTICLE VIII Section 8.1.- Off Street Parking Requirements For all Zoning Districts, except. Central Business Districts, off street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, the development of a new land use, or any change in an existing use in accordance with the Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations and other requirements contained herein. For Central Business (CB) Districts only, no additional off street parking is required for the continued use, or reuse of existing build- ings, as long as that use or reuse does not increase the total floor area within the building. However, off- street parking shall be provided for any new structure, for any increase in total floor area in an existing building, and for any enlargement or addition to an existing building, in accordance with the following Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations. For purposes of this Ordinance, the replacement within three years of an equal amount of floor space (such as to replace space lost due to fire or demolition) is not considered to be an addition of new space, and is, therefore, exempt from these parking requirements. Also, the addition of a second or third floor to one -story buildings existing on Main Street at the time of the enactment of this Ordinance, shall be exempt from Use College dormitories these parking requirements, so as to encourage the restoration of building heights on Main Street which are more uniform and consistent with the scale of development which has historically existed. The number of off- street narking spaces required to serve added floor space in the Central Business (CJ3) District is shown in parenthe- sis. Where no parenthesized number appears, the parking requirement for added floor space in the CB District is the same as that which applies in all other :coning districts. Dwelling, one, two, and :hree family units and townhouses Dwelling, multi family Lodging house, fraternit.:es, sorori- ties, and similar types of group activities, except dormitories Theater, gymnasium, auditorium, church or similar place of publ.c assembly with seating facilities Automobile retail and se: vice estab- lishment and other retai and service establishment utili ing extensively display areas, either indoor or out- door, which are unusually r4xtensive in relation to customer traffic Hotel, motel, tourist court TABLE OF OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS Number of Off Street Parking Spaces Per Unit (CB Districts Only) Two per unit 1.0 unit Two per dwelling unit except hous- ing for the elderly in which case, it shall be one for each two dwell- ing units (1.0 /unit) one per rental or sleeping unit. Any bedroom or group of two beds in a single room constitutes a sleep- ing unit One and one -tenth per two beds One for each three seats of total seating capacity (one for each six seats) One per 1,000 square feet of gross floor space. In the case of outdoor display areas, one for each 1,000 square feet of lot area in such use One for each sleeping room, Plus one for each 400 square feet of public meeting area and restaurant space Retail stores and personal service establishments Offices, finance, insurance, or real estate establishments TABLE OF OFF PARKING REGULATIONS (Continued) Use Drive -in eating establishment Drive -in establishment Sit -down restaurants, lounges, bars, and nightclubs Medical /dentist office building Wholesale establishment Warehouse or storage establish- ment Manufacturing or industrial establishment Hospital Nursing home Business, trade, or industrial school or college Country club Number of Off street Parking Spaces Per Unit One per 30 square feet of gross floor area One per 100 square feet of gross floor area Three for each four seats of total seating capacity One per each 300 square feet of gross floor space 1 500 sq. ft One per each 300 square feet of gross floor area 1 500 sq. ft. One per each 200 square feet of gross floor area 1 400 sq. ft. One per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor space One per two employees on the two largest shifts combined One per each 500 square feet of gross floor apace OR 0.75 per each employee of the combined employment of the two largest successive shifts, whichever is the larger One and one -half spaces per bed at design capacity One -half space per bed at design capacity One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area in classrooms and other teaching stations ip- cluding space for the gymnasium or auditorium, whichever has the larger capacity One for. each four regular club members plus one space for each employee ��b Use YMCA, community facility (City building, recreation, etc.) Libraries and museums Transportation terminal estab- lishment Public utility Funeral. parlors Car washing facility (automatic or conveyor type) Car washing facility (self service type) Mixed use Elementary and Junior High School High School Any use permitted by this Ordinance not interpreted to be covered by this schedule 1 "�1 TABLE of OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS (Continued) Number of Off- Street Parking Spaces Per Unit One per each 400 square feet of gross floor apace none One per each 300 square feet of gross floor space none One for each 500 square feet of gross floor area One for each 300 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office use One for each 800 square feet of gross floor area per other use One for each four seats One per employee plus reservoir spaces equivalent to 5 times the maximum capacity of the facility Reservoir spaces equivalent to two spaces per bay Sum of various uses computed separately One space for each teacher and employee, including apace for the gymnasium or the auditorium, whichever has the larger capacity One space for each teacher and employee, plus one space per each four students, including space for the gymnasium or the audi- torium, whichever has the larger capacity Closest similar use as shall be determined by the Administrative Officer. City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals ARTICLE VIII Section 8.11 Special Provisions for Meeting Off Street Parking Requirements in Central Business Districts Proposed Wording January 24, 1984 Within the CB District only, in cases where it is not possible or desirable to meet the required number of off street parking spaces, a fee shall be paid to the City of Northampton for each required off street parking space not provided. Fees paid to the City of Northampton, in lieu of providing re- quired parking spaces in the CB Zane, shall be deposited into a Down- town Parking Reserve Account to be used solely for costs associated with increasing the availability of downtown parking, including the acquisition of land for new parking and the cost of constructing new parking spaces, and including reimbursement to the City for municipal expenditures, including debt service related specifically to eligible parking projects approved after the enactment of this Ordinance, but not including the cost of plowing, maintenance, lighting and policing parking spaces. Requests to appropriate funds out of this Account shall be referred to the City Property Committee, the Office of Planning and Development, and the Board of Public Works, which shall have sixty days to forward their comments and recommendations before a City Council vote on the appropriation is taken. As of the adoption of this Ordinance, the following fees shall apply: for up to 20 required parking spaces not provided the fee shall be $1,250 per parking space, which is half of the current esti- mated cost of developing new grade -level parking; for more than 20 required parking spaces not provided, the fee shall be $4,000 /parking space, which is half of the current estimated cost of constructing a new multi -level parking facility. The City Council may revise these fees annually, based on changes in the estimated cost of developing new public parking in downtown Northampton. City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals Section 6.2 TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL AND DENSITY REGULATIONS Max. Max. Minimum height no. of setback (ft.) stories feet District Use Front Side Rear (w is UR -C Multi Family 20 15* 20* 55 5 high rise structures (4 or more stories) CB Mixed Res- idential/ business use (see Section 6.9) none none none. 55 Any other none none none 55 5 permitted use 5 *Minimum side and rear yard dimensions shall be increased by ten feet for each story more than three. (The remainder of the Table Of Dimensional And Density Regulations shall be unchanged) Recommended for City Council approval by the Northampton Planning Board at their January 26, 1984 meeting. (tzar .vf NorflIampton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and>Sexentpc...E.i.gh.ty -Eraur UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF JOSEPH CIFARELLI ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8 of said Code; providing that the off street parking requirements shall be applicable to any change in use in all districts except C.B. districts. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Section 1. That section 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Appendix A "Section 8.1 Section 8.1 Off Street Parking Requirements. Off- street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, the development of a new land use or any change in an existing use in accordance with the Table of Off Street Parking Regulations and other requirements contained herein, provided that these requirements shall not be applicable within the CB District; provided further that in the case of a change of use of a pre- existing structure in a GB, HB or NB District to another use allowed a of right or by special permit in said District, compliance with the Table of Off Street Parking Regulations shall be required only for the number of additional spaces that would be required by the new use whic}Vwould more than the number required by the existing use if the existing use had conformed to the requirements of this section. Further provided that the requirements of this section shall not be applicable with respect to a change of use of an existing structure in a GB, NB or HB district to another use allowed as of right or by special permit in said district if there is a finding by the permit granting authority that such change of use will not increase traffic congestion or burden the parking congestion substantially more than the existing use of the existing structure. ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8 -1 of said Code; providing that the table of off street parking regulations shall be applicable to certain uses in all the Zoning Districts except the C.B. District. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Table of off street parking regulations Section 1. That section 8 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Amended "Section In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and pc....E.i.ghty.. -Fraur UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Joseph Cifarelli Use 8.1 Table of off street parking regulations Take out of prepared food convenience establishments and restaurants where consumption is primarily intended to be off the premises. (Lit of 3.VortlIampten MASSACHUSETTS Number of Off Street Parking Spaces Per Unit two for each four seats of seating capacity plus one for each ADO square feet of ki t chen°c r o"oiv n"g— s -peee- -are olre e-a =bl i- s•11�: tua L agEvegmeg In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and )&e Ei h R g tJl- fS?ur UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF JOSEPH CIFARELLI ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 5. 2 of said Code; providing that The Table of Use Regulations with respect to Retail Service Commercial Uses be amended by addition of a new sectton Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Table of Use Regulations Section 1. That section 5 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows Appendix A "Section 5.2 Table of Use Regulations Retail Service Commercial Residential Business Indus- Conser- 'rincipal Use trial vancy RR SR UR -A UR -B UR -C CB GB HB NB GI SI °A, A Q&, Se rr 6"e 23. Take out of )repared food !onvenience stablishments and 'estaurants where 'onsumption is )rimarily intended o be off the remises. -�`;1ISIV''s,..0-- e `1it1 of rtim pain MASSACHUSETTS CITY of NORTHAMPTON TO: FROM: MEMORANDUM OFFICE of PLANNING and DEVELOPMENT Mayor David B. Musante, Jr. and Members, Northampton City Council Gene Bunnell, Director SUBJECT: Planning. Board Zoning Recommendations: DATE: February 2, 1984 FILE: Section 8.1 Off Street Parking Require- ments in CB District Section 8.11 Special Provisions for Meetim, CB Parking Requirements Section 6.2 Reduction in Allowed Building Height in CB and URC Distric +v On October. 27, 1983 the Northampton Planning Board submitted a number of proposed Zoning Ordinance revisions listed above relating to parking requirements in Central Business CB Districts, and building heights in Urban Residence C URC and Central Business CH Districts On November 3, 1983.the City Council referred these proposed ordinances to the Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committees for review and recommendation. On December 8, 1983 the Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee held a Joint Public Hearing on these proposed revisions, as required by Section 5 of Chapter 40A, M.G.L. Attached you will find the Planning Board's final recommended wording for these zoning ordinance changes, as adopted at their meeting on January 26, 1984. Section 5 of Chapter 40A, M.G.L. requires that the City Council take action on any submitted Zoning Ordinance revisions within ninety 90 days following the Public Hearing; otherwise new Public Hearings will have to be conducted and the process repeated. Also, new construction and additions of floor space in the CB District may be undertaken in the meantime which will escape the need to provide additional parking. In this particular case, the deadline for City Council action is March 7, 1984. There are two scheduled City Council meetings February 16 and March 1 ).prior to March 7. It is there- fore important for the City Council Ordinance Committee to complete its review of the proposed Ordinance revisions, and report its recommenda- tion so that the Council can vote either for or against, within the alotted time period. these parking requirements, so as to encourage the restoration of building heights on Main Street which are more uniform and consistent with the scale of development which has historically existed. The number of off street narking spaces required to serve added floor space in the Central Business (CJ3) District is shown in parenthe- sis. Where no parenthesized number appears, the parking requirement for added floor space in the CB District is the same as that which applies in all other zoning districts. Use Dwelling, one, two, and Three family units and townhouses Dwelling, multi- family Lodging house, fraternities, sorori- ties, and similar types of group activities, except dormitories College dormitories Theater, gymnasium, auditorium, church or similar place of public assembly with seating facilities Automobile retail and service estab- lishment and other retai. and service establishment utilizing extensively display areas, either indoor or out- door, which are unusually extensive in relation to customer traffic Hotel, motel, tourist court TABLE OF OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS Number of Off Street Parking Spaces Per Unit (CB Districts Only) Two per unit 1.0 unit Two per dwelling unit except hous- ing for the elderly in which case, it shall be one for each two dwell- ing units (1.0 /unit) one per rental or sleeping unit. Any bedroom or group of two beds in a single room constitutes a sleep- ing unit One and one -tenth per two beds One for each three seats of total seating capacity (one for each six seats) One per 1,000 square feet of gross floor space. In the case of outdoor display areas, one for each 1,000 square feet of lot area in such use. One for each sleeping room, plus one for each 400 square feet of public meeting area and restaurant space Use Drive -in eating establishment Drive -in establishment TABLE OF OFF- STREET PARKING REGULATIONS (Continued) Sit -down restaurants, lounges, bars, and nightclubs Retail 'stores and personal service establishments Offices, including finance, insurance, or real estate establishments Medical /dentist office building Wholesale establishment Warehouse or storage establish- ment Manufacturing or industrial establishment Hospital Nursing home Business, trade, or industrial school or college Country club Number of 'Off-Street Parking Spaces Per Unit One per 30 square feet of gross floor area One per 100 square feet of gross floor area Three for each four seats of total seating capacity One per each 300 square feet of gross floor space 1 500 sq. ft One per each 300 gross floor area One per each 200 gross floor area square feet of 1 500 sq. ft. square feet of 1 400 sq. ft.. One per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor space One per two employees on the two largest shifts combined One per each 500 square feet of gross floor space OR 0.75 per each employee of the combined employment of the two largest successive shifts, whichever is the larger One and one -half spaces per bed at design capacity One -half space per bed at design capacity One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area in classrooms and other teaching stations in- cluding space for the gymnasium or auditorium, whichever has the larger capacity One for each four regular club members plus one space for each employee Use YMCA, community facility (City building, recreation, etc.) Libraries and museums Transportation terminal estab- lishment Public utility Funeral parlors Car washing facility (automatic or conveyor type) Car washing facility (self service type) Mixed use Elementary and Junior High School High School Any use permitted by this Ordinance not interpreted to be covered by this schedule TABLE OF OFF- STREET PARKING REGULATIONS (Continued) Number of Off- Street Parking Spaces Per Unit One per each 400 square feet of gross floor space none One per each 300 square feet of gross floor space none One for each 500 square feet of gross floor area (1) One for each 300 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office use (2) One for each 800 square feet of gross floor area per other use One for each four seats One per employee plus reservoir spaces equivalent to 5 times the maximum capacity of the facility Reservoir spaces equivalent to two spaces per bay Sum of various uses computed separately One space for each teacher and employee, including space for the gymnasium or the auditorium, whichever has the larger capacity One space for each teacher and employee, plus one space per each four students, including space for the gymnasium or the audi- torium, whichever has the larger capacity Closest similar use as shall be determined by the Administrative Officer. 9 City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals ARTICLE VIII Proposed Wording January 24, 1984 Section 8.11 Special Provisions for Meeting Off Street Parking Requirements in Central Business Districts Within the CB District only, in cases where it is not possible or desirable to meet the required number of off street parking spaces, a fee shall be paid to the City of Northampton for each required off street parking space not provided. Fees paid to the City of Northampton, in lieu of providing re- quired parking spaces in the CB Zone, shall be deposited into a Down- town Parking Reserve Account to be used solely for costs associated with increasing the availability of downtown parking, including the acquisition of land for new parking and the cost of constructing new parking spaces, and including reimbursement to the City for municipal expenditures, including debt service related specifically to eligible parking projects approved after the enactment of this Ordinance, but not including the cost of plowing, maintenance, lighting and policing parking spaces. Requests to appropriate funds out of this Account shall be referred to the City Property Committee, the Office of Planning and Development, and the Board of Public Works, which shall have sixty days to forward their comments and recommendations before a City Council vote on the appropriation is taken. As of the adoption of this Ordinance, the following fees shall apply: for up to 20 required parking spaces not provided the fee shall be $1,250 per parking space, which is half of the current esti- mated cost of developing new grade -level parking; for more than 20 required parking spaces not provided, the fee shall be ,$4,000 /parking space, which is half of the current estimated cost of constructing a new multi -level parking facility. The City Council may revise these fees annually, based on changes in the estimated cost of developing new public parking in downtown Northampton. l:iti of Northampton MAssA('1l t1SE'I "1's In the Year One 'I'hnrrsuul Nine Hundred and .iitt,lfr �':.d:.ghty Four UPON '1'11 E It ('Otti11IEN I ):\'PION O1' t ha flu .z.tlaau�{�t��r�...l'.l.at i•tag•.•.l3oa•r••d ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the tits' of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by adding a section to be numbered, 8._.11. providing ....t.ur....spQ.c:.. isL.... p.,:. uv.i.si.u.ns....f.or...mee•t.i. tag.... o. f.> i. ms. t. r•. ee. t... pa. r.. k• ift .g....nequ.i.Feme.nte....i:tl. Central Business Distr Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as fol- lows: Section 1. That the (.'ode of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amend ppen ix ed by adding a. section to be number to read as follows: "Section 8.11 Special Provisions for Meeting Off- Street Parking Requirements in Central Business Districts Within the CB District only, in cases where it is not possible or desireable to meet the required number of off- street parking spaces, a fee shall be paid to the: City of Northampton for each required off- street parking space not provided. Fees paid to the City of Northampton, in lieu of providing required parking spaces in the CB Zone shall be deposited into a Downtown Parking Reserve Account to be used solely for casts associated with increasing the availability of down- town parking, including the acquisition of land for new parking and the cost of constructing new parking spaces, and including reimbursement to the City for muni- cipal expenditures, including debt service related specifically to eligable parking projects approved after the enactment of this Ordinance, but not including the cost of plowing, maintenance, lighting and policing parking spaces. Requests to appropriate funds out of this Account shall be refereed to the City Property Committee, the Office of Planning and Development, and the Board of Public Works, which shall have sixty days to forward their comments and recommen- dations before a City Council vote on the appropriation is taken. As of the adoption of this Ordinance, the following fees shall'apply: for up to 20 required parking spaces not provided the fee shall be $1,250 per parking space which is half of the current estimated cost of developing new grade level parking: for more than 20 required parking spaces not provided, the fee shall be $4,000 per parking space, which is half of the current estimated cost of constructing a new multi -level parking facility. The City Council may revise these fees annually, based on changes in the estimated cost of developing new public parking in down- town Northampton. OFFICE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CITY HALL 210 MAIN STREET NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060 (413) 586-6950 Office of Community Development Zoning Board of Appeal Historical Commission Conservation Commission Energy Coordinator Redevelopment Authority Planning Board JOINT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Northampton Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee will hold a Joint Public Hearing on Thursday evening, May 24, 1984 at 7:45 PM in the Council Chambers, Municipal Office Building, 212 Main Stret, Northampton, MA to consider amending the Northampton Zoning Ordinance by: adding new Section 8.11 Special Provisions For Meeting Off- Street Parking Requirements In Central Business Districts which would allow for fees to be paid into a Downtown Parking Reserve Account in lieu of providing prequired parking spaces; amending Section 5.2 Table of Use Regulations Retail Service Commercial by permitting take out of food convenience estab lishments and restaurants where consumption is primarily intended to be off the premises by right, in all business districts; amending Section 8.1 ,Table Of Off Street, Parking Requirements to require two parking spaces for every four seats, plus one space for every 200 square feet of kitchen area,for take out of prepared food convenience establishments and restaurants; amend.Section 8.1 Off- Street Parking Requirements regarding parking requirements for changes in use on pre- existing non- conforming lots in GB, HB or NB Districts; amending Section 2.1 General Definitions by adding definitions for Pre Existing Nonconforming Lots, Pre existing Nonconforming Structures, and Pre Existing Nonconforming Use; amending Section 9.3 Pre Existing Nonconformin• Structures or Uses Ma Be Changed, Extended or Altered to clarify for the purposes of consistent interpretation and enforcement; and by amending Section 9.4 Single Lot Exemption for Single and Two Family Use to clarify for the purposes of consistent interpretation and enforcement. to be published: May 10th 17th, 1984 Mary V. Benisek, Chairman Northampton Planning Board bill to: Northampton Office of Planning Development Copies of the complete text of these proposed Zoning Ordinance revisions and additions are available for public inspection, during regular business hours, at the Northampton Office of Planning Development and at the City Clerk's Office, both located in City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA Steve Samolewicz, Chairman City Council Ordinance Committee 0 $ection,.11 Special Provisions fpr Meeting Off-Street Parking Requirements in Central Business Districts June 28, 1984: C: Within the CB District only, in cases where it is not possible or desirable to meet the required number of off-street parking spaces, the Planning Board may issue a, Special Permit alluding a fee to be paid to the City of. Northampton for each tequired off-street parking space not provided. Fees paid to the City of Northampton, in lieu of providing required parking spaces in the CB Zone, shall be deposited into a Downtown Parking ReServe Accbunt to be used solely for expenses re- lated to increasing the availability of downtown parking, including the acquisition of land for new 'parking and the cost of_constructing new parking spaces, and including reimbursement to the City for municipil expenditures, fnclOing debt service related specifically to eligible downtown parking projects, approved after the enactment of this Ordinance, but not including •the'cost of plowing, maintenance, lighting and policing parking Requests to appropriate funds out of this account shall be filed with the City Council, and shall be referred to the Office of Planning and Development, Board of Public Works, City Property Committee and Police Traffic and Transportation Committee, which shall have sixty days to forward their comments and recommendations before a City Council vote on the appropriation is taken. As of the adoption of this Ordinance, the fee for each required off-street parking space not provided shall be $3,000, which is half of the current estimated average cost of developing new parking. The Council may amend this Ordinance to revise this fee based on future changes in the estimated cost of developing new public parking in downtown Northampton. City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals JOINT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Mary Ben i. st'k Chairman Northampton Planning Board The Northampton Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee will hold a JOINT PUBLIC HEARING on Thursday evening, January 10, 198.5 at 7:45 PM in the Council Chambers, Wallace J. Puchalski Municipal Office Building, 212 Main Street, Northampton, MA to consider amending the Northampton Zoning Ordinance in the followini' manner: o add a new Section 8.11- Special Provisions for Meeting Off- Street Parking Requirements in Central Business Districts, revise the Northampton Zoning Map by rezoning the following parcels of land located, generally, along Edwards Square and King Street from their present Neighborhood Business (NB) District to Urban Residential -C (URC": Parcels 82, 83, 97, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 115, 303, 159 and 192 of Sheet 31B of the Northampton Zoning Map, add a new Section 6.12- Vehicular Egress /Access to a Lot which would require that egress /access to a lot to be from the Front Lot Line, unless by Special Permit, amend Section 2.1 General Definitions by revising the definitions for LOT FRONTAGE, and LOT LINE, FRONT, amend Section 2.1- General Definitions by revising the definition for SIGN, SURFACE AREA OF, and adding a definition for AWNING /CANOPY, 0 amend Section 9.3- Pre Existing Nonconforming Structures or Uses May Be Changed, Extended, or Altered by adding a new paragraph E. PRE EXISTING NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE- CHANGE IN USE, Copies of the complete text of these proposed Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map revisions are available for public inspection, during regular business hours, at the Northampton Office of Planning Development and at the City Clerk's Office, both located in City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA. Publish: 12/27/ °.;r 1/3/85 Stevrn Salnulowirz, Chairman h i l l t Irlail'.1';;' 'Aficv tt City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals JOINT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Northampton Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee a Joint Public Hearing on May 22, 1986 at 7:45 p.m. in Council Chambers, Wallace J. •Puchalski Municipal Building, 212 Main Street, Northampton, MA to consider amending the Northampton Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map in the following manner: will hold Amend the Northampton Zoning Map by rezoning land located generally off of the southerly side of Audubon Road and off of the northerly side of Reservoir Road (more particularly identified as Parcels 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 107, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, and 48 of Sheet 10B) from the present Urban Residential -A (URA) district to the Urban Residential -B (URB) district, and a portion of Parcel 40 of Sheet 10B located generally off of the northerly side of Reservoir Road from the present Urban Residential -A (URA) to Rural Residential (RR); Amend the Northampton Zoning Map by rezoning land located generally off of the easterly side of North King Street, just south of the Northampton /Hatfield town line (more particularly identified as Parcels 8 and 38 of Sheet 8), from the present Suburban Residential (SR) district to Highway Business (HB); Revise Section 8.7 Location of Parking Spaces of the Northampton Zoning Ordinance by allowing for the granting of Special Permits for the provisions of off street parking spaces off -site on another non municipal lot; Revise Section 8.9 Municipal Parking Lots, by deleting it in its entirety; Revise Section 8.1 Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations regarding Sit -Down Restaurants, Commercial Establishments and Miscellaneous Professional and Business Offices; and r Revise Section 8.1 (3rd paragraph) Off- Street Parking and Loading Regulations regarding parking requirements in Central Business (CB) district only. Copies of the complete text and maps of these proposed Zoning Ordinance and Map revisions are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Northampton Office of Planning and Development and at the City Clerk's Office, both located in City Hall, 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA. publish: May 8 and 15, 1986 bill: Northampton Office of Planning Development 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 George D. Tobin, Chairman Northampton Planning Board Paul Bixby, Chairman, City Council Ordinance Committee Titv irt1Xampt.at MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF the Northampton Planning Board ORDINANCE, An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8...].... &...S...II..., of said Code; providing tha;.. the Sections governing Off- Street Parking for CB Districts and in lieu of „payments into the Downtown Parking Fund be revised Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Appendix A. Section 1. That section 8.1 8. llof the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: (SPECIFIC REVISIONS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN BOLD TYPE) "Section Section 8.1 Off Street Parking Requiremtnts. For all zoning districts, except the Central Business District (CB), off street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, or the development of a new land use in accordance with the TABLE OF OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS and other requirements contained herein. For all zoning districts, except the Central Business (CB) District, in cases of a change in use where the existing use (or in cases of vacancy, the next previous use) did not provide for the number of off street parking spaces required under this Ordinance, then the proposed use does not have to provide for any additional off street parking spaces, provided said proposed use does not require any more off street parking spaces under this Ordinance than the existing use (or in cases of vacancy, the next previous use) would. In situations where the proposed use would require a larger number of off street parking spaces, the proposed use shall only have to provide an additional number of off street parking spaces equal to the difference between the number required under this Ordinance for the proposed use. For Central Business (CB) Districts only, no additional off street parking is required for the continued use or reuse of existing buildings, as long s that use or reuse does not increase the total floor area within the building. However, off street parking shall be provided for any new structure, for an enlargement or addition to an existing building, in accordance with the following Table of Off Street Parking Regulations. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following are exempt from these parking requirements: a) the replacement of an amount of floor space equal to that in existence at the time of enactment of this Ordinance (this is not considered to be an addition of new space), b) the addition of a second floor to one -story buildings existing in the CB District at the time of the enactment of this Ordinance (This is to encourage the restoration of building heights in the District which are more uniform and consistent with the scale of development which has historically existed. However, the addition of third, fourth and fifth floors to said one -story buildings in the CB District in existence at the time of adoption of this Ordinance shall be subject to the parking requirements as set forth in the Table of Off Street Parking Regulations. c) a use which is temporary and seasonal and only operating from May 1st September 30th. d) municipal facilities and municipal properties. The number of off- street parking spaces required to serve added floor space in the Central Business (CB) District is shown in parenthesis. Where no parenthesized number appears, the parking requirement for added floor space in the CB District is the same as that which applies in all other zoning districts. n Section 8.11 Special Provisions for Meeting Off- Street Parking Requirements in Central Business Districts. Within the Central Business District only, in cases where it is not possible or desirable to meet the required number of off street parking spaces, the Planning Board may issue a Special Permit allowing a fee to be paid to the City of Northampton for required off street parking spaces not provided. In considering whether or not to grant such a permit, the Planning Board shall seek the recommendation of the Northampton Parking Commission regarding the feasibility of using the fee, proposed to be collected, for the purpose of adding parking spaces in municipal parking areas and facilities serving the same general area in which the increased parking demand will be generated. The Northampton Parking Commission shall submit their recommendation to the Planning Board within thirty (30) days of the Commission's receipt of the request, or the Planning Board shall assume that the Commission has no objections to the Special Permit request. The Fee to be paid shall be $4,000 per parking space. Said Fee shall be reviewed, and if necessary increased or decreased by the amendment of this Ordinance, on an annual basis by the City Council. This fee shall be determined using professional cost estimates, submitted in writing by the Northampton Parking Commission, indicating the cost of adding the required additional parking spaces and shall constitute 1/3 the cost of providing such spaces. This cost shall cover the cost of land acquisition (if any), design and engineering services and construction costs, but not maintenance costs after the spaces are constructed. Fees paid to the City of Northampton, in lieu of providing required parking spaces on -site, shall be deposited into a Downtown Parking Reserve Account to be used solely for expenses (land acquisition, design /engineering services and construction costs, but not maintenance costs after the spaces are constructed) related to increasing parking to serve the Central Business District. Requests to appropriate funds out of this Reserve Account shall be filed with the City Council and referred to the Office of Planning and Development, Planning Board, Board of Public Works, Northampton Parking Commission and Police Traffic and Transportation Committee, which shall have sixty (60) days to forward their comments and recommendations before a City Council vote of the appropriation is taken. Let r Norttramptiart MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety Ty UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Planning Board ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances Section 3.4, 3.5 .6 City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section Appendix A of said Code; prov t zoning map procedural requirements be revised Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Section 3.4, 3.5 3.6 Section 1. That section AQpendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Section 3.4 Zoning Map. The location and boundaries of the Zoning Districts are hereby established as shown on a map titled, "Northampton Zoning Map which is hereby declared to be a part of this Ordinance. The official copy of the Zoning Map shall be the map which is located in the Office of Planning and Development. Section 3.5 Changes to Map. Any changes in the location of boundaries of a Zoning District hereafter made through the amendments of this Ordinance shall be indicated by the alteration of the Zoning Map. The map thus altered is declared to be_part the Ordinance thus amended. The Office of Planning and Development shall be responsible for making such changes to the Zoning Map. The Zoning Map shall be prepared as an overlay to the Assessors' maps of the City at scales of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet and one (1) inch equals two hundred (200) feet. These maps collectively shall be the Zoning Map, and shall be located in the Office of Planning and Development. A map showing zoning 'district boundaries and the location of individual zoning map sheets shall be included in the Zoning Map and shall be a part thereof, being titled "Index Map." Section .3.6 Boundaries of Districts. Where any uncertainty exists with respect to the boundary 'of any district as shown on the Zoning Map and whenever a zoning boundary is shown running along the edge of a street, the following rules apply: {the remainder of; -the-: section is unchanged}" In City Council, December 17, 1992 Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained and enrolled. Attest Christine Skorupski Approved: Mary L. Ford A true cop e 4zos met Attest City Clerk Mayor City Clerk City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586 -6950 FAX (413) 586 -3726 Community and Economic Development Conservation Historic Preservation Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals Northampton Parking Commission TO: City Councilors FROM: Wayne Feiden, Senior Planner RE: Proposed Zoning Change on Zoning Maps DATE: December 9, 1992, 1992 Submitted to Council Joint Public Hearing 10/22/92 Planning Board (dell \wp \zoning \map.cov 12/9/92) Date Action 10/1/92 Referred to P.B. /Ordinance 10/22/92 In Favor (unanimous vote) Ordinance Committee 12/8/92 In Favor (unanimous vote, 2 -0) Deadline for Council Action 1/19/92 Ag/9Cd("l Description These are technical corrections that clarify the city's administrative responsibilities in maintaining zoning maps: 1. Reflect the actual practice that has been in place for the past 17 years. 2. Reduce the potential for an increased administrative burden on the city. 3. Allow the computerization of maps, which increases our ability to distribute accurate zoning maps to city residents. zfp: of Nt wt1 amptrni MASSACHUSETTS AMENDED In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety —Eight UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Councillor Phillip L, S.ii lyan...and....C.o.un.c.illar Marianne L. LaBarge ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing 3 h5t he Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section App endix A of said Code; providing that p. r. op. erty.... aran. e.rs.... ha....n o. ti£ i. e. d.... o.£ p. rap o. serL ...zarr.ing- ..map....change•s Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: 3.5 of Section 1. That sectionAppe d.izc....A of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Section 3.5 Changes to Map. Prior to any changes in the location of boundaries of a.Zoning District hereafter made through the amendments of this Ordinance, the public hearing notice required by mgl Chapter 40A, Section 5 shall be mailed to the owner of land proposed for rezoning, a shown on the most recent applicable tax list, at Least 14 days before the public hearing. Said changes shall be indicated by the alteration of the Assessors Zoning Map. The map thus altered is declared to be part the Ordinance thus amended. The Office of Planning and Development shall be responsible for making changes to the Zoning Map at a scale of approxirnately one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet and/or one (1) inch equals two hundred (200) feet. A map showing zoning district boundaries and the location of individual zoning map sheets shall be included in the Zoning Map and shall be a part thereof, being titled, "Index Map." These maps collectively shall be the Zoning Map. MEMORANDUM City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall, 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 587 -1266 (413) 587 -1264 fax Wayne Feiden (413) 587 -1265 TO: City Council Ordinance Committee, Housing Partnership, Planning Board FROM: Wayne Feiden, AICP, Planning Director RE: Notification of landowners of proposed zoning map changes to their property. DATE: April 21, 1998 Date Action Submitted to Council 2/18/97 Refer to Planning Bd, and City Council Ordinance Committee Planning Board and Ordinance Committee 2/26 3/26/98 Joint Public Hearing Planning Board recommendation 2/26/98 In favor, unanimous vote, as amended Ordinance Committee recommendation 4/14/98 In favor, unanimous vote, as amended Deadline for final Council Action 6/4/98 For second reading Recommendation The Planning Board and Ordinance Committee recommended increasing the notice to from 7 to 14 days (see attached). Description This zoning change will require that landowners be notified of the required public hearing on any proposed zoning change that would change the zoning map /zoning district for their property. There will be some postage and time cost to implement this change, but it is relatively low. This notice will not be to abutters of property so affected nor to property owners when text changes are proposed. That type of notice would be extremely expensive. nig xif Nliriffampfrat MASSACHUSETTS In the Year Two Thousand and Planning Board UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ORDINANCE 350-8.8 (G), 8.9 (B). Attachment 1 An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section of said Code; providing that Ganapa: ove.paa:. Yciaa. g. an. cl ..dr.iv.e::ay.stan.c.a1:5?§ Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Section 1. That section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section 350-8.8. Parking and Loading space standards. {Revise paragraph labeled G. No other changes to section.} G. There shall be a maximum of one driveway curb cut per lot. The Planning Board may, as part of site plan approval, allow additional driveways /curb cuts if and only if, such permit will promote. and improve safe and efficient traffic circulation. Residential driveways shall generally be over the front lot line directly from the street. Residential driveways may be constructed across side and rear lot lines directly from the street, however, when the Department of Public Works finds, or Planning Board issues a Site Plan Approval, that the driveway will not degrade safety. Driveways shall not cross lot lines of adjoining properties without Planning Board Site Plans Approval.. 350 -8.9. Additional standards for over five spaces. {Revise paragraphs l.abel.ed B. No other changes to section.} Amended 2/5/2009 Eight B. The area and access driveways thereto shall be surfaced with bituminous concrete, cement concrete, or pervious pavement (not to include any form of gravel or equivalent). The location of spaces shall be suitably marked by painted lines or other appropriate markings. In City Council February 19, 2009 Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained enrolled. Attest: Approved: Ma A True Copy. Attest: Clare m-liggins,Mayor Clerk ot` Council Fl`r•LatAk, Clerk of Council In the Year Two Thousand UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF {Delete Section 8.6 (this was merged into 8.3 above); �l C zt-r of Xerrtimtniatrat MASSACHUSETTS P 1- a n zi.in g....b. a ar. d Amended ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, 2.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7 and 8.9 of City of Northampton, Massachusetts, b amended by revising sectionAppendix A of said Code; providing that to revise 8nxk ing... regi' l ....to...al1aw...cr:ed• it.._ .far...n.ew..pazking.,....expand o ff site parking for education uses,....gad ...clarify ...lang.uag.e. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: 2.1, 8.3, 8.6, 8.7 and 8.9 of Section 1. That section Appendix Aof the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: {Delete Section 2.1, PARKING SPACE definition only. Otherwise no changes to section. This definition is being moved to the parking section of the ordinance.} {Revise Section 8.3 so that it reads as follows (new language to allow for allocation of parking spaces, and to move language from Section 8.6):} Section 8.3 Existing Spaces: Parking or loading spaces being maintained in any district in connection with any existing use, or any spaces subsequently provided in accordance with this Ordinance, shall not be decreased or any way removed from service to the use originally intended to be served, so long as said use remains, unless a number of parking or loading spaces is constructed elsewhere, such that the total number of spaces confonns to the zoning requirements. This regulation shall not, However, require the maintenance of more parking spaces than is otherwise required. Existing or new parking spaces that are not allocated to specific projects or uses, can be allocated to future projects that are developed within two years by Site Plan Approval. Off street parking or loading spaces which are developed to serve a use or structure and which are subsequently accepted by the City of Northampton for parking or loading purposes, shall be considered to continue to meet the parking and loading space requirements so long as said use and structure remains. Amended {Revise Section 8.7(3) so that it reads as follows:} 3. Parking spaces for college or educational uses shall be located on contiguous or adjacent land owned by the college or educational use. For the purposes of this section, contiguous or adjacent land shall include land in common ownership, even if separated by public or private roads, or rivers, or streams, or private property, when said private property is not more than 150 feet wide. {Add new Section 8.9(1) as follows, and renumber existing paragraphs sequentially:) 1. A parking space shall be at least 8 feet in width and 18 feet in length, with at least 18 feet of backing -up and maneuvering area directly behind the space (which may be shared with other spaces). Except for parking spaces for the same residential housing unit, each space must be laid out so that it does not block access to anther parking space. In City Council, A true copy Attest: May 18, 2000 Rules suspende passed two reading, •rdained and enrolled. r, Attest ity Clerk ,Mayor City Clerk Approved: Mary Clare Higgins MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: RE: City Councillors Wayne Feiden, AICP, Director of Planning and Development Revise parking regulations to allow credit for new parking, expand off -site parking for education uses DATE: March 15, 2000 Submitted to Council Planning Board and Ordinance Committee Planning Board Recommendation Ordinance Committee recommendation City Council Deadline for final Council Action Date 2/17/00 3/09/00 3/09/00 3/14/00 4/6/00 6/01/00 City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall, 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 587 -1266 (413) 587 -1264 fax wfeiden @city.northampton.ma.us Action Refer to Planning Bd. and Ordinance Committee Joint Public Hearing In favor, as amended (unanimous vote) In favor, as amended (2 -0 vote) For fmal vote This ordinance does four things: 1. It allows parking spaces created today to be credited for future building projects. 2. It also expands what is considered on -site parking for college or educational uses. 3. It allows one car to block another in a parking lot only when both cars are for the same residential unit. 4. It cleans up some unclear sections in the parking regulations. There are two amendments 1. Limits such credit to two years (added by Planning Board) 2. Limits the distance that a break in ownership is allowed to 150' (added by Ordinance Committee) CITY of NORTHAMPTON OFFICE of PLANNING and DEVELOPMENT TO: FROM: DATE: FILE: July 13, 1984 MEMORANDUM Northampton City Council L. Smith, on behalf of the Northampton Planning Board SUBJECT: Planning Board Recommendation on Section 8.1 Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations The Northampton Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee held a Joint Public Hearing on May 24, 1984 to consider the request of Joseph Cifarelli to amend Section 8,1 Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations of the Northampton Zoning Ordinance filed with the City Council on April 5, 1984. At their meeting on. July 12, 1984, the Northampton Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt the following revised version: Section 8.1 Table'of Off- Street Parking Regulations Use Establishments selling foods prepared on premises, where consump- tion is primarily off the premises Number of Off- Street Parking Spaces Per Unit Three for each four seats of seating capacity plus one for each 100 square feet of kitchen area and waiting area. State law requires that the City Council take action on this proposal by August 22, 1984. CITY of NORTHAMPTON OFFICE of PLANNING and DEVELOPMENT TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Planning Board Recommendation on Section 8.1 Off Street Parking Requirements DATE: FILE: Northampton City Council L. Smith, on behalf of the Northampton Planning Board July 13, 1984 MEMORANDUM fl The Northampton Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee held a Joint Public Hearing on May 24, 1984 to consider the request of Joseph Cifarelli to amend Section 8.1 Off- Street Parking Requirements of the Northampton Zoning Ordinance, regarding changes in use, filed with the City Council on April 5, 1984. At their meeting on July 12, 1984, the Northampton Planning Board voted five in favor, one opposed, to recommend that the City Council adopt the following revised version, which would replace the first paragraph of existing Section 8.1 and add a new paragraph before the existing second paragraph: Section 8.1 Off- Street Parking Requirements For all Zoning Districts, except the Central Business District (CB) off street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, or the development of a new land use in accordance with the TABLE OF OFF- STREET PARKING REGULATIONS and other requirements contained herein. For all Zoning Districts except the Central Business (CB) District, in cases of a change in use where the existing use (or in cases of vacancy, the next previous use) did not provide for the number of Off Street Parking Spaces required under this Ordinance, then the proposed use does not have to provide for any additional off street parking spaces, provided said proposed use does not require any more off street parking spaces under this Ordinance than the existing use (or in cases of vacancy, the next previous use) would. In situations where the proposed use would require a larger number of off street parking spaces, the proposed use shall only have to provide an additional number of off street parking spaces equal to the difference between the number required under this Ordinance for the proposed use. The remainder of Section 8.1 Off- Street Parking Requirements shall be unchanged. State law requires that the City Council take action on this proposal by August 22, 1984. Section 8.1 Off Street Parking R6quirements. For all Zoning Districts, Except Central Business District (CB) off street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure the enlargement of an existing structure, or the devglopment of a new land use in accordance with the Table Of Off- Street Parking Regulations and other requirements contained herein. For. all Zoning Districts except the Central Business (CB) District,in cases of a change in use where the4next use did not provide for the number of Off- Street Parking spaces required under this Ordinance, then the new use does not have to provide for any additional off street parking spaces provided said new use does not require any more off street par king requirements under this Ordinance, than the new use would. In situations where the new use would.require a larger number of off street parking spaces then the new only have to provide an additional number of off- street parking spaces equal to the difference between the number required under this Ordinance for the existing or next previous use,and the number required under this. Ordinance for the new use (City of XxxrflfautOrat MASSACHUSETTS In the Year Two Thousand and Four UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Plonnivag.I3oard and the Committee on Economic Development, Housing and Land Use ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, bAiRgEgja 401 section of said Code; providing that Stream4ine hie• lordn g ermii.P focess ••espeeiaiiyfor•••H•omo•4fflees Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Section 1. That section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section {Purpose: Streamlining Zoning Permits, especially for Home Offices Zoning permits are the single point of review for all incoming land use permits. Generally, this process is critical to ensure that applicants are given clear, consistent and accurate advice about what permits are required. We would like to amend this section to reduce the frequency of people being required to obtain zoning permits when they are not necessary. This streamlining will be most dramatic in dropping the requirement that Home Offices (simple home offices that are invisible to the neighborhood, such as an inteimet web designer or a plumbers billing office) register with the Building Commissioner.} Section 4.4 Permit Required. It shall be unlawful for any owner or person to erect, construct, reconstruct, or alter a structure or change the use or lot coverage, increase the intensity of use, or extend or displace the use of any building or other structure or lot without applying for and receiving from the Building Commissioner a zoning permit therefore. For purposes of administration, such permit and application procedure involving a structure may be made at the same time and combined with the permit required under the Building Code. Zoning permits shall be valid for six (6) months after their issuance, but shall not provide any vesting in the event of zoning or other regulatory changes. Notwithstanding this section, a zoning permit shall not be required for a home office (as defined in the zoning) that does not involve construction, nor for the renewal of a home occupation permit. To: City Council Memorandum From: Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Development Date: Monday June 27, 2005 Proposed zoning: Revise Zoning Section 8.1 Off- Street Parking Regulations Sponsors: Planning Board Referred from City Council Legal notice and posting Ordinance/Planning Board Public Hearing EDHLU recommendation Planning Board recommendation Ordinance Committee recommendation Deadline for final City Council action This rezoning is designed to make the off street parking regulations clearer and Tess confusing to read and to merge and rationalize the number of use categories in the zoning parking requirements table. ft/ d^1 Date Action City of Northampton, Massachusett Planning and Development City Hall, 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 587 -1266 (413) 587 -1264 f, Wayne Feiden (413) 587 -1265 wfeiden@NorthamptonPlanning.org 5/5/05 to Ordinance Planning Board 6/9 and 6/16/05 6/23/05 6/20/05 In Favor (3-0) 6/23/05 In Favor unanimous vote 6/23/05 In Favor unanimous vote 9/15/05 Amend Off Street Parking Requirements Five Appendix A §8.1 Planning Board Section 8.1 Off Street Parking Requirements. For all zoning districts, off street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, and new or expanded uses, except as noted below, in accordance with the TABLE OF OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS and other requirements contained herein. 1. For all zoning districts, except the Central Business (CB) and General Business (GB) Districts, in cases of a change in use where the existing use (or in cases of vacancy, the next previous use) did not provide for the number of off street parking spaces required under this Ordinance, then the proposed use shall only have to provide an additional number of off street parking spaces equal to the increase, if any, between the number required under this Ordinance for the existing use and the number required for the proposed use. (Amended 8/16/84) 2. For Central Business (CB) and General Business (GB) Districts only, no additional off street parking is required for the following: A. Continued use or reuse of existing buildings, as long as that use or reuse does not increase the total floor area within the building nor include outside storage of cars for sale or rent. B. The replacement of existing finished floor space and unfinished basements on the same parcel with site plan approval (but no increase in net floor space). (Amended 9/20/90, 12/21/95 5/17/98) C. The addition of a second floor to one -story (for the purpose of this section, basements shall not count as a story) buildings existing in the CB District only on January 1, 1996. (This is to encourage the restoration of building heights in the CB which are more uniform and consistent with the scale of development which has historically existed.) However, the addition of additional floors or an expanded building footprint shall be subject to the parking requirements. (Amended 7/28/86, 9/20/90 12/21/95.) D. Municipal facilities and municipal properties. (Added 9/20/90) 3. TABLE OF OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS A. The number of off street parking spaces required to serve added floor space in the Gent-al-Business (CPO District is shown in parenthesis. Where no parenthesized g requirement for added floor space in the CB District is the same as that which appli districts. B. Parking shall be provided to serve the parking needs which are generated by a particular use or structure. When there is more than one primary use of a structure, the parking requirements for each use must be met unless one use is incidental to the principal use of the structure. Additional spaces where passen erg s may be dropped off may be required by the Pl anning Board for projects which require Site Plan Approval. {Delete existing Off Street Parking Regulations Table and replace as shown below) USE In Central Business One space per: In all other districts One space per: Any dwelling unit (including residential component of mixed residential/work space), except as noted below 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, up to a maximum of one per dwelling unit 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area, up to a maximum of two per dwelling unit Multi- family dwelling for elderly and people with disabilities, lodging house, dormitory, SRO, and halfway house 2,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, up to a maximum of one per dwelling unit for multi family dwellings. 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, up to a maximum of one per dwelling unit for multi family dwellings Theater, gymnasium, auditorium, church or similar place of public assembly, with seating facilities Six seats of total seating capacity Three seats of total seating capacity Automobile retail, sales, rental, service, and wash, and non -auto retail and service establishment utilizing extensive indoor and outdoor display areas 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor space, including outdoor display areas. 800 sq. ft. of gross floor space, including outdoor display areas. Hotel, motel, bed and breakfast (see restaurant entry for associated restaurants which are open to non- guests) Establishment, plus one per sleeping room, plus one per 400 sq. ft. of meeting rooms Establishment, plus one per sleeping room, plus one per 400 sq. ft. of meeting rooms Take -out restaurants (establishments selling foods prepared on premises, where consumption is primarily off the premises) 1.4 seats of seating capacity, plus one per 100 sq. ft. of kitchen and waiting areas 1.3 seats of seating capacity, plus one per 100 sq. ft. of kitchen and waiting areas Sit -down restaurants, bars, and nightclubs Four seats of total seating capacity Two seats of total seating capacity Commercial, retail, personal service, professional and business offices, including banks, insurance and real estate establishments, but not medical uses 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area Medical/dentist offices, and transportation terminal 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area Manufacturing, industrial, utility, power plant, warehouse, storage, or wholesale establishment (calculate associated office with office use) 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor space 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor space Hospital (excluding medical offices and uses which are not part of the hospital definition) 500 sq. ft. gross floor area 500 sq. ft. gross floor area Kindergarten to 12 grade schools, YMCA, community facility (City building, recreation), library, museum, funeral parlor, and country club 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area College, business, trade, or industrial school classroom, laboratory, and other teaching areas 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area (no parking required for on- campus 300+ seat auditoriums) 200 square feet of gross floor area (no parking required for on- campus 300+ seat auditoriums) Mixed use Sum of various uses computed separately Sum of various uses computed separately Temporary and seasonal uses in unheated outdoor space in any business or industrial district None required None required Any permitted use covered by this schedule Closest use determined by Building Commissioner Closest use determined by Building Commissioner Off Street Parking Regulations 44 ^o 414 44 m• w 11. •411. 44 0 44 •10 44 114 41114 44 cm 44 44 0 �0 lb 44 114 44 114 44 ...II .0 44 0 •10 •0 04 44 41 •1114 'u 44 41 04 011. op 11114 1 14 .0 a 44 lb CO I I i w 4/ w s 41 op w 41 1 41 10 OP 414 44 44 44 44 II 44 44 ^u 44 07 .r ..P. 0 m E 44 o I I r IV 11 �n� 1 U-Se Wholosalc establishment Hospital (including offices but cxcluding medical One space per 500 square feet gross floor ar a offices and uscs which are not part of the hospital definition) Manufacturing or industrial establishment Business, trade, or industrial school or college rooms Onc for ach 200 squaro feet of oss floor arca in class rooms, including space for the gymnasiums or auditorium, whichever has the larger capacity and-other4eaching Country club YMCA, community facility (City building, 014C per ch 400 square feet of gross floor space [none] recreation, etc.) Libraries and museums Public utility and private power plants One for each 300 square fcet for office plus one for 800 square feet for othcr uses Funeral parlors Ono for ach four scats Car washing facility (automatic or conveyor) One per employee plus reservoir spaces equivalent to 5 times the maximum capacity of thc facility Mixed use Elementary and Junior High School A usc in any business or industrial district which is None required temporary and Seasonal, in unheated outdoor spaco Number of Off Street Parking Spaces per Unit One per oach 200 squaro feet of gross floor arca [1.0 per 400 One per ach 1,000 square fcct gross floor spaco One per two employees on thc two largest shifts combined One per oach 500 squarc fcet of gross floor space OR 0.75 per cach cmployec of thc combined employment of the two largest successive shifts, whichever is the larger One for each four regular club members, plus one spaco for ach employee One per each 300 square fcet of gross floor space (none) One for each 50 square feet of gross floor area Sum of various uses computed separately Ono space for ch teacher and employoc, plus one spaco per each four students, including space for tho gymnasium or tho auditorium, whichever has thc larger capacity Any use permitted by this Ordinance not interpreted Closcst similar use as shall bc determined by the to be covered by this schedule Building Commissioner 350 -8.1 Table of Off Street Parking Regulations {No other changes to section.} Cat- Notttpxxrcyfon MASSACHUSETTS In the Year Two Thousand and Eight UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Office of Planning and Development ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section §350 -8.1 of said Code; providing that A.soriuener.a. error.. in .parking..table.ha.P.orro.dsd Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Section 1. That section §3508.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section 1 Any permitted use not covered Closest use determined by Building Closest use determined by Building by this schedule Commissioner Commissioner In City Council February 19, 2009 Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained enrolled. Attest: Attest: ,jerk of Council _._Approved: Mary Clare Higgins, Mayor A True Copy. C erk of Council TO: City Council FROM: Carolyn Misch, AICP, Senior Land Use Planner/Permits Manager Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director of Planning and Development DATE: January 29, 2009 RE: Improve parking and driveway standards: Allow residential driveway access over side lot lines; Allow new technologies for parking lot surfaces; All consistent with Sustainable Northampton Date Action Introduced by Planning Board Referred from City Council Legal notice and posting Ordinance/Planning Board Public Hearing EDHLU recommendation Planning Board recommendation Ordinance Committee recommendation Deadline for final City Council action 11/6/08 12/18/08 11/6/08 12/18/08 to EDHLU, Planning Board, Ordinance 12/24 and 12/31/08 1/8/09 12/8/08 in favor, unanimous vote 1/8/09 in favor, unanimous vote, as amended 1/12/09 in favor, as amended 4/2/09 V 7,-)1 1 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CITY OF NORTHAMPTON planning conservation zoning housing partnership redevelopment northampton GIS economic development community development historic community preservation central business architecture Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Director of Planning and Development Wfeiden©NorthamptonMA.gov 413 587 -1265 8.8 Change to driveway locations Attachment 1 table of use (driveway access) OPD and the Planning Board identified that in certain circumstances, the location of driveways and driveway access can relegated to staff review in order to reduce costs, primarily borne by homeowners, for application fees, application preparation, public hearings, consultant fees, recording fees, and construction delay. When driveway setbacks from an intersecting street are met, a curb cut is allowed by -right across the front of a lot. Currently, however, Planning Board approval is necessary if a driveway is better suited to be located across a side lot line or rear lot. Major Street s e s Change would not apply if crossing an abutter's lot. t s d e s t. Change would allow driveways to come from the street to the lot across rear or side lot lines for safety as determined either by Planning Board or Department of Public Works (the proposed amendment is to give this responsibility to DPW). The change is only for residential lots, not commercial lots or uses. $8.9 Parking Lot materials Currently, only bituminous and cement concrete pavement is allowed. The change would allow pervious pavers, pervious pavement and materials that allow greater stormwater infiltration. OPD staff will not be present at the 2/5/09 meeting, so please call if you have questions. City Hall 210 Main Street, Room 11 Northampton, MA 01060 www.NorthamptonMa.gov Fax 413 587 -1264 original printed on recycled paper Mai or Street Carolyn Misch, MCP, Senior Land Use Planner CMischONorthamptoniylA.gov •X1587 -1287 FROM: Carolyn Misch, AICP, Senior Land Use Planner /Permi'tsMa DATE: January 6, 2009 TO: RE: 0 1' r`6l- di-Lt AI Oil Ex- p 4442,3 v 114 C ovr.t., t +y pz, rp o LANNING A1D DEVELOPMENT CITY OF NORTHAMPTON planning conservation zoning housing partnership redevelopment northampton GIS economic development community development historic community preservation central business architecture Planning Board and Ordinance Committee Improve parking and driveway standards: Allow residential driveway access over side lot lines; Allow new technologies for parking lot surfaces; Correct scriveners error in table; All consistent with Sustainable Northampton Introduced by Planning Board Referred from City Council Legal notice and posting Ordinance/Planning Board Public Hearing EDHLU recommendation Planning Board recommendation Ordinance Committee recommendation Deadline for final City Council action §8.1 Table of Off Street Parkin Correct scrivener's error in table Date Action 11/6/08 12/18/08 11/6/08 12/18/08 to EDHLU, Planning Board, Ordinan 12/24 and 12/31/08 1/8/09 12/8 /08 in favor, unanimous vote 4/2/09 Re ulations (641 ED- it .ff -edifr., ed r/a- et $8.8 Change to driveway locations Attachment 1 table of use (driveway access) OPD and the Planning Board identified that in certain circumstances, the location of driveways and driveway access can relegated to staff review in order to reduce costs, primarily borne by homeowners, for application fees, application preparation, public hearings, consultant fees, recording fees, and construction delay. When driveway setbacks from an intersecting street are met, a curb cut is allowed by -right across the front of a lot. Currently, however, Planning Board approval is necessary if a driveway is better suited to be located across a side lot line or rear lot. Change would not apply if crossing an abutter's lot. Change would allow driveways to come from the stre-t to for safety as determined either by Planning Board or staff. n D The change is only for residential lots, not commercial lots or uses. Mai or Street i s e s t. utu lOt- e of Plannin Pe fo L`L. ,o//'e4j 71+ .t7.+4I s d e s t. r side lot -runes and Development C,/4•is ge :re Mai or Street 11! Fee &8.9 Parking Lot materials Currently, only bituminous and cement concrete pavement is allowed. T he change would allow pervious pavers, pervious pavement and materials that allow greater stormwater infiltration. City Hall 210 Main Street, Room 11 Northampton, MA 01060 www.NorthamptonMa.gov Fax 413- 587 -1264 original printed on recycled paper t "1ye pr -te 4IL rTh 350 -8.9. Additional standards for over five spaces. {Revise paragraphs labeled B. No other changes to section.} Improve parking and driveway standards Amended 2/5/2009 Planning Board §350 -8.8 (G), 8.9 (B), Attachment 1 Eight 350 -8.8. Parking and loading space standards. {Revise paragraph labeled G. No other changes to section.} G. There shall be a maximum of one driveway curb cut per lot. The Planning Board may, as part of site plan approval, allow additional driveways /curb cuts if, and only if, such permit will promote and improve safe and efficient traffic circulation. Residential driveways shall generally be over the front lot line directly from the street. Residential driveways may be constructed across side and rear lot lines directly from the street, however, when the Department of Public Works finds, or Planning Board issues a Site Plan Approval, that the driveway will not degrade safety. Driveways shall not cross lot lines of adjoining properties without Planning Board Site Plans Approval. B. The area and access driveways thereto shall be surfaced with bituminous concrete,, -er cement concrete, or pervious pavement matcrial(not to include any form of gravel or equivalent). The location of spaces shall be suitably marked by painted lines or other appropriate markings. Conser- vancy Ds Business Park dH 0 (1) T !4Snpul IS 0 Y ID C) i Business 1 Ad 0 o o VI I ED 0 G7 Residential adfl 0 cn 0 v 2I S o v) g a) Principal Use p E a)o.3 m 3 0 b o W U i7 0 i 0 0 0 b q O ff y 0 0 Y ate O al O 'b 0 to U c+-. o.... d- �..0b 5...i c+-. N _0 74 C' 0.5 o 3 0 O b ti o 0 8 •n o o U o 0 bp 0° .5b' cs4 U ,4 -0 ,O -0 O Y tV .Em cd .O a.)" o O a0 U 4 4 4 a te c c c 0 >G Vl o O U 4_, O G n a) O 2 p O M N -0 'O N W O y N O co O. 3 y o 0 3 0 o o cd 0 o s •.7 y d 0 bA 0 V1 OU ca a n om. L V Od' S b.. 8 0 0 O N b 0 0 2 2 0 bill 0 0 b •5b o b o cg ra J O 0, g a En bp .0 0 3 3v E U a 0 0 z 0 z 0 .5 0 0 b 0 0 ZBA Permit from Zoning Board of Appeals 350 Attachment 1 In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and &yaw ..E .ght k'Q.ur UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF the..NQrthampton...'la,ng ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8.1 v of said Code; providinoduthc....for Off. Btre et.. .Parkirag....Aequirements...tor new...struatur..es... and enlargements or additions to existing buildings in the Central Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Appendix A Section 1. That section 8...1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows "Section .L.1 Liar of NortlIampten MASSACHUSETTS Off- Street Parking Requirements For all Zoning Districts, except Central Business Districts, off street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, the development of a new landuse, or any change in an existing use in accordance with the Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations and other requirements contained herein. For Central Business (CB) Districts only, no additional off street parking is required for the continued use, or reuse of existing buildings, as long as that use or reuse does not increase the total floor area within the building. However, off street parking shall be provided for any new structure, for any increase in total floor area in an existing building, and for any enlargement or addition to an existing building, in accordance with the following Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations. For purposes of this Ordinance, the replacement within three years of an amount of floor space equal to that in existance at the time of enactment of this Ordinance is not considered to be an addition of new space, and is, therefore, exempt from these parking requirements. Also, the addition of a second or third floor to one -story buildings existing on Main Street at the time of the enactment of this Ordinance, shall be exempt from these parking requirements, so as to encourage the re- storation of'building heights on Main Street which are more uniform and consistent with the scale of development which has historically existed. The number of off street parki spaces required to serve added floor space in the Central Business CB) District is shown in parenthe- sis. Where no parenthesized number appears, the parking requirement for added floor space in the CB District is the same as that which applies in all other zoning districts. Use Dwelling, one, two and Three family units and townhouses Dwelling, multi family Lodging house, fraternittea, sorori- ties, and similar types of .group activities, except dormitories College dormitories Theater, gyenasiur,auditorium, church or Similar place of public assembly with aerting facilities Automobile retni1 and service estab- lishment and other retai and service establishment utili =ing extensively display areas, either indoor or out- door, which are unusually extensive in relation to customer traffic Hotel, motel, tourist court ....w... a•.....r..- TABLE OF OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS Number of Off- Street Parking Spaces Per Unit (CB Districts Only) Two per unit 1.0 unit Two per dwelling unit except ing for the elderly in which it shall be one for each two ing units (1. hous- case, dwell- one per rental or sleeping unit. Any bedroom or group of two beds in a single room constitutes a sleep- ing unit One and one -tenth per two beds One for each three seats of total seating capacity (one for each six seats) One per 1 square feet of gross floor space. In the case of outdoor display areas, one for each 1,000 square feet of lot area in such usE One for each sleeping room, plus one for each 400 square feet of public meeting area and restaurant space TA \E OF OFF STREET PARKING Use Drive -in eating establishment Drive -in establishment Sit -down restaurants, lounges, bars, and nightclubs Retail stores and personal service establishments Offices, including finance, insurance, or real estate establishments Medical /dentist office building Wholesale establishment Warehouse or storage establiah- rent Manufacturing or industrial establishment Hospital Nursing home Business, trade, or industrial school or college Country club �ULATIONS (Continued) Number of Off- 6treet Parking S.aces Per Unit One per 30 square feet of gross floor area One per 100 square feet of gross floor area Three for each four seats of tots: seating capacity One per each 300 square feet of gross floor apace 1 500 sq, ft One per each 300 gross floor area One per each 200 gross floor area square feet of 1 500 sq. ft square feet of 1 400 sq, ft One per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor space One per two employees on the two largest shifts combined One per each 500 square feet of gross floor apace OR 0.75 per each employee of tY combined employment of the two largest successive shifts, whichever is the larger One and one -half spaces per bed at design capacity One -half space per bed at design capacity One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area in classrooms and other teaching stations in- cluding space for the gymnasium or auditorium, whichever has the larger capacity One for each four regular club members plus one space for each employee (w Use YMCA, community facility (City building, recreation, etc.) Libraries and museums Transportation terminal estab- lishment Public utility Funeral parlors Car washing facility (automatic or conveyor type) Car washing facility (self service type) Mixed use Elementary and Junior High School High School 1 Any use permitted by this Ordinance not interpreted to be covered by this schedule TABLE 0f' OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS (Continued) Number of Off Street Parking S aces Per Unit One per each 400 square feet of gross floor space none One per each 300 square feet of gross floor space ,none One for each 500 square feet of gross floor area (1) One for each 300 square feet of gross floor area devoted to office use (2) One for each 800 square feet of gross floor area per other use One for each four seats One per employee plus reservoir spaces equivalent to 5 times the maximum capacity of the facility Reservoir spaces equivalent to two spaces per bay Sum of various uses computed separately One space for each teacher and employee, including space for the gymnasium or the auditorium. whichever has the larger capacity One apace for each teacher and employee, plus one apace per each four students. including space for the gymnasium or the audi- torium, whichever has the larger capacity Closest similar use as shall be determined by the Administrative Officer. OFFICE OF PLANK NG In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and S y.Eighty..- S.euen ADD ELOPMENT UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8.10(13 )of said Code; providing that Central Business District (CB) be excluded from Section 8.10 (13.) Lz ro rif ,N.artiTanytint MASSACHUSETTS Northampton Planning Board ORDINANCE NO Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Section 1. That section 4 pTO n 3�f the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows "Section 8:10 13. In all Zoning Districts except the Central Business (CB) District, the Board of Appeals may grant a Special Permit to allow the reduction of the parking space requirements to eighty (80) percent of that required in the Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations where conditions unique to the use will reasonably justify such a reduction, provided that a greater percentage reduction may be allowed where joint use of the same spaces by two or more uses or establishments is justifiable by virtue of the fact that the uses or establishments generate peak demand at substantially different time periods. In City Council, JUN 181987 Melt: Adeline Murray Approved: David B. Musante, J A true copy. Attest Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained and enrolled. City Clerk M ayor City Clerk )5CgIVIED JUN 3 0198? In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Six UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF the Northampton Plann> r�g,,,,p,� ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8...1 of said Code; providing that Para g raph 3 of Section 8.1 shall be revised Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Appendix A Section 1. That section 8...1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: App n ix A "Section Off- Street Parking and Loading Regulations (Paragraph 3) For Central Business (CB) Districts only, no additional off street parking is required for the continued use or reuse of existing buildings, as long as that use or reuse does not increase the total floor area within the building. However, off- street parking shall be provided for any new structure, for an enlargement or addition to an existing building, in accordance with the following Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations. For purposes of this Ordinance, the replacement of an amount of floor space equal to that in existence at the time of enactment of this Ordinance is not considered to be an addition of new space, and is, therefore, exempt from these parking requirements. Also, the addition of a second floor to one -story buildings existing in the CB District at the time of the enactment of this Ordinance shall be exempt from these parking requirements so as to encourage the restoration of building heights in the District which are more uniform and consistent with the scale of development which has historically existed. However, the addition of third, fourth and fifth floors to said one -story buildings in the CB District in existence at the time of adoption of this Ordinance shall be subject to the parking requirements as set forth in the Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations, City Council, JUL. 2 8 19196 Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained and enToHed, A t p r ved: Lifer .�f XottlIamptatt MASSACHUSETTS Adeline Murray o i tv CL 'At David B. Musanl,e, Jr0 0 MC:AVUU Titp, i f XrtrtlIamptian MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty- .S.ix. UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF the Northampton Planning Board ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section of said Code; providing that modifications be made to the following uses in the Table of 4.- ...�....xki�g...�?.�.gu.7.� Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Appendix A Section 1. That section 8 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section 5....l Table of Off- Street Parking Regulations Sit -down restaurants, lounges, bars and nightclubs Commercial, retail and personal service establishments Miscellaneous professional and business offices including banks, insurance and real estate establishments in City Council, JUL 2 8 1986 Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained efid enrolled. Attest: A.clei Murray city mit David B. Musante Jr. Approved: 0 Mayor A true copy. Attest: f City Clerk t Two for each four seats of total seating capacity plus one per each 300 square feet of gross kitchen area (one for each four seats of total seating capacity plus one per each 500 square feet of gross kitchen area) One per each 300 square feet of gross floor area (1.0 per 500 sq.ft.) One per each 300 square feet of gross floor area (1.0 per 500 sq. ft.)- UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF the Northampton Planning Board ORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY p e n R TIAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SECTION 8 .9 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND DECLARING SAME TO BE NULL AND VOID AND OF NO EFFECT. Section 8.9 allows for a developer to apply for a Special Permit to substitute the providing of the required number of parking spaces by utilizing a municipal parking lot within 650 feet. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, cis Appendix A follows: Section 1. That section 8 9 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts is hereby repealed and declared null and void and of no effect. Section 2. Ordinance No effective lCitEr, of Nortiptinixton MASSACHUSETTS JUL 2 8 fi In lCO2y Co LB neil, r 1 r �'�cem•�sa .�..d...n.��s.; �;�r mss. �s.sry Reiss suspended, passed two readings, ord &9riA attest; Approved: A true copy. Attest: and mile Adeline Murray CW Clark David B'. ltusante fl Jr Clity Clerk Tity Xartilampton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty Sax UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF The Northampton Planning Board ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8 .7 of said Code; providing that Sp ?cj.al, Permit ....maY b ....0 d... g.:.: 4Wang.. ...4x.....h1....8:,4.....?..n:g Pf required off str&A ..p.a:k4.aT.lg...1?.a.G.e5 uft745. .,e.....n. znuUiCi.p.a,I:._apt, Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Appendix A Section 1. That section n 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows Appendix A "Section 8.7 Section 8.7 Location of Parking Spaces Required off street parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the principal use they are required to serve. When practical difficulties exist which prevent their establishment on the same lot, the Board of Appeals may grant a Special Permit to allow spaces to be on a non municipal lot, the closest point of which is no further than 300 feet from the premises to which they are appurtenant, except when such spaces are required to serve a college dormitory, the Board of Appeals may allow such spaces to be within 1500 feet. In City Council, July 28, 1986 A motion was made, seconded and passed to amend the above by adding A Special Permit issued under this provision shall be coterminous with the length of the lease and shall expire if and when the lease for said parking expires. Dry City Counc JUL 8 1986 Rules suspended, passed two readings, N°dained and entrgT t Matt Ade1il Murray nD cllsri° App; ved: Abet David B. Musante9 J1 DRt,We coos, C sit Section 1. That section Q.:It1 of ,N.artl ampt.tn MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and atot}tx Eighty Four UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF (7oeph),.. ORDINANCE Zga An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8...J. of said Code; providing that the table of off street parking regulations shall be applicable ID e.ertain uaez the... .Zoning....Districts....exc.ept the. ...C.B......Dis±rict. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Table of off street parking regulations 8 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows "Section 8...1 Table Use Establishments selling foods prepared on premises, where consump- tion is primarily off the premises A true copy. Attest: Amendment #1 of off street parking regulations Number of Off- Street Parking Spaces Per Unit Three for each four seats of seating capacity plus one for each 100 square feet of kitchen area and :waiting area. In City Council, AUK 6 1984 Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained and enrolled, Attest Adeline Murray Approved: .David B. Musante, Jr. Mayor City Clerk City Clerk 1 Tity Xoftlianipton MASSACHUSETTS Amendment #1 In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Somapc....E.i.ghty Eoi1r UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF J4S4P... alarglai ORDINANCE lX An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 8. of said Code; providing that the off street .parking requirements shall be applicable to any change in use in all districts except CO. districts. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows Appendix A Section 1. That section ...8...1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended W l-h would. reulace ,the ,firs paragraph of existing Section 8.1 and add a new paragraph before the existing second paragraph: XMAXXXX Section 8.1 Off- S treet Parkin�Reguuir For all Zoning Districts, except the Central Business District (CB) off- street parking spaces shall be provided for every new struc- ture, the enlargement of an existing structure, or the development of a new land use in accordance with the TABLE OF OFF- STREET PARKING REGULATIONS and other requirements contained herein. For all Zoning Districts except the Central Business (CB) District, in cases of a change in use where the existing use (or in cases of vacancy, the next previous use) did not provide for the number of Off- Street Parking Spaces required under this Ordinance, then the proposed use does not have to provide for any additional off- street parking spaces, provided said proposed use does not require any more off street parking spaces under this Ordinance than the existing use (or in cases of vacancy, the next previous use) would. In situations where the proposed use would require a larger number of off street park- ing spaces, the proposed use shall only have to provide an additional number of off street parking spaces equal to the difference between the number required under this Ordinance for the proposed use. The remainder of Section 8.1 Off- Street Parking- Requirements shall be unchanged. In City Council, AUG 1 6 1984 Rules suspended, passed two readings, ordained and enrolled, Attest: Adeline Murray City Clerk Approved: David B. Musante, (Tr. Mayor A true copy. Attest: City Clerk C u f Nurfilituilafrat MASSACHUSETTS In the Year Two Thousand and UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ORDINANCE, Five Planning Board An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revisiA f A of said Code; providing that Amend" Off Strut Parking' Re'quirenrents Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled,.as follows: Section 1. That section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section Section 8.1 Off- Street Parking Requirements. For all zoning districts, off street parking spaces shall be provided for every, new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, and new or expanded uses, except as noted below, in accordance with the TABLE OF OFF STREET PARKING REGULATIONS and other requirements contained herein. 1. For all zoning districts, except the Central Business (CB) and General Business (GB) Districts, in cases of a change in use where the existing use (or incases of vacancy, the next previous use) did not provide for the number of off street parking spaces required under this Ordinance, then the proposed use shall only have to provide an additional number of off street parking spaces equal to the increase, if any, between the number required under this Ordinance for the existing use and the number required for the proposed use. (Amended 8/16/84) 2. For Central Business (CB) and General Business (GB) Districts only, no additional off street parking is required for the following: A. Continued use or reuse of existing buildings, as long as that use or reuse does.not increase the total floor area within the building nor include outside storage of cars:;; for sale or rent. B. The replacement of existing finished floor space 'diiiPiiiirinished basements on the same parcel with site plan approval (but no increase in net floor space). (Amended" 9/20/90, 12/21/95 5/17/98) C. The addition of a second floor to one -story (for the purpose of this section; basements shall not count as a story) buildings existing in the CB District only on USE In Central Business One space per: In all other districts One space per: Any dwelling unit (including residential component of mixed residential/work space), except as noted below 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, up to a maximum of one per dwelling unit 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area, up to a maximum of two per dwelling unit Multi- family dwelling for elderly and people with disabilities, lodging house, dormitory, SRO, and halfway house 2,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, up to a maximum of one per dwelling unit for multi family dwellings. 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area, up to a maximum of one per dwelling unit for multi family dwellings Theater, gymnasium, auditorium, church or similar place of public assembly, with seating facilities Six seats of total seating capacity Three seats of total seating capacity Automobile retail, sales, rental, service, and wash, and non -auto retail and service establishment utilizing extensive indoor and outdoor display areas 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor space, including outdoor display areas. 800 sq. ft. of gross floor space, including outdoor display areas. Hotel, motel, bed and breakfast (see restaurant entry for associated restaurants which are open to non- guests) Establishment, plus one per sleeping room, plus one per 400 sq. ft. of meeting rooms Establishment, plus one per sleeping room, plus one per 400 sq. ft. of meeting rooms Take -out restaurants (establishments selling foods prepared on premises, where consumption is primarily off the premises) 1.4 seats of seating capacity, plus one per 100 sq. ft. of kitchen and waiting areas 1.3 seats of seating capacity, plus one per 100 sq. ft. of kitchen and waiting areas Sit -down restaurants, bars, and nightclubs Four seats of total seating capacity Two seats of total seating capacity Commercial, retail, personal service, professional and business offices, including banks, insurance and real estate establishments, but not medical uses 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area 300 sq. ft. of gross floor area Medical/dentist offices, and transportation terminal 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area Manufacturing, industrial, utility, power plant, warehouse, storage, or wholesale establishment (calculate associated office with office use) 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor space 1,000 sq. ft. gross floor space Hospital (excluding medical offices and uses which are not part of the hospital defmition) 500 sq. ft. gross floor area 500 sq. ft. gross floor area Kindergarten to 12` grade schools, YMCA, community facility (City building, recreation), library, museum, funeral parlor, and country club 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area 400 sq. ft. of gross floor area College, business, trade, or industrial school classroom, laboratory, and other teaching areas 200 sq. ft. of gross floor area (no parking required for on- campus 300+ seat auditoriums) 200 square feet of gross floor area (no parking required for on- campus 300+ seat auditoriums) Mixed use Sum of various uses computed separately Sum of various uses computed separately Temporary and seasonal uses in unheated outdoor space in any business or industrial district None required None required Any permitted use covered by this schedule Closest use determined by Building Commissioner Closest use determined by Building Commissioner Off Street Parking Regulations 4 e 1 Use Medical/dentist office building Warchousc or storagc cstablishmcnt Manufacturing or industrial establishment Business, trade, or industrial school or college rooms and othcr teaching Funcral parlors Onc for each four scats A usc in any busincss or industrial district which is Nene-r-equireEl temporary and s sonal, in unhciated outdoor space Islumber—of-Off—Strect Parking Spaccs per Unit One per ach 200 square fcct of gross floor ar a [1.0 per 400 One per each 1,000 square fcct gross floor space combined Hospital (including offices but excluding medical One space per 500 square fcct gross floor ar offices and uses which arc not part of thc hospital definition) One-per ach 500 square fcct of gross floor space OR 0.75 per ch employee of the combincd cmployment of the two largcst successive shifts, whichcvcr is thc larger One for each 200 squarc fcct of gross floor area in class rooms, including space for thc gymnasiums or auditorium, whichever has thc larger capacity Country club One for ach four regular club members, plus onc space for each employee YMCA, community facility (City building, One per ch 100 squarc feet of gross floor spacc [none] recreation, ctc.) Libraries and museums Onc per each 300 squarc fcct of gross floor spacc (none) Transportation terminal establishment Onc for ch 50 square fcct of gross floor arca Public utility and privatc power plants Onc for ch 300 square fcct for office plus one for 800 squarc fcct for other uses Gar--washing-facility (automatic or conveyor) One per cmploycc plus rcscrvoir spaces equivalent to 5 times thc maximum capacity of the facility Mixed use Sum of various uscs computcd separately Elemcntary and Junior High School One spacc for ach teacher and cmploycc, plus one space per cach four studcnts, including spacc for the mnasium or the auditorium, whichcvcr has thc largcr canaci Any use permitted by this Ordinance not interpreted Closcst similar use as shall bc determined by the to be covered by this schedule Building Commissioner MASSACHUSETTS 11 In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and ......Ninety............ UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ....t` ox.th.amp.tszn...2.1aunin.g...Baard ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section8.,.1•,8•.•5••,•8•.••l4, of said Code; providing that .......the....fr~l]ow n.g se-ci; ons..of.... Arty:a•le.... V-1-II.... be...amend-ed....a-.below I-- Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A. Section 1. That section $...1.,.$.~.5•.,.8.dQ the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section Section 8 1 Off-Street Parking Reciuirements add Parking shall be provided to serve the parking needs which are generated by a particular use or structure. (leave the rest of 8.1 as is) o amend Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations in the following manner: For Lodging House (only), add "For lodging houses only, the ZBA may issue a Special Permit to allow a reduction in the required number of parking spaces." Section 8.5 - Combined Facilities. The Zoning Board of Appeals may issue a Special Permit permitting two or more buildings or uses located on separate lots to provide for their required parking in combined facilities on the same lot, subject to the provisions of Section 8.7 Section 8.10 Parking and Loading Space Standards. revise section in the following manner: 1. All parking and loading areas shall comply with the following: a. The layout of the parking area shall allow sufficient space for the storage of plowed snow without reducing the number of required parking spaces, unless removal by some other means is provided. b. Any fixture used to illuminate any parking area shall be so arranged as to direct the light away from the street and away from adjoining premises used for residential purposes. C. Parking shall not be located within five (5) feet from the front lot/street line. d. Parking and Loading spaces, other than those required for single and two-family dwellings, shall be so arranged as to prohibit backing of vehicles onto any street. e. No portion of a driveways entrance or exit shall be closer than fifty (50) feet to the curb line of an intersecting street nor shall it be closer than fifty (50) feet to any portion of an existing driveway located in a Business or Industrial District. f. Any two driveways leading to or from the same street and from the same lot shall not be within thirty (30) feet of each other at their intersection with the front lot line. g. A driveway's entrance or exit shall not exceed, at its intersection with the front lot line, a width of: fifteen (15) feet for single, two and three-family uses; and thirty (30) feet for all other uses. h. The parking area and access driveways thereto shall be graded and drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulation in accordance with acceptable engineering practices. i. Except on a farm, not more than one commercial vehicle, and said vehicle shall not exceed a weight. of 10,000 pounds gross weight, shall be garaged or in any way stored on any lot in any Residential (R) District. j, No private access street or driveway serving a parking lot for nonresidential use shall cross property in a residential district except with a Special Permit granted by the Board of Appeals under the provisions of Section 10.9. k.. No more than two (2) unregistered motor vehicles (any vehicle that does not have a valid Registration Legally issued be a governmental authority), and no motor vehicle accessories which are not parts of said two vehicles, may be parked, stored or otherwise placed on a parcel of land in the City of Northampton without a Special permit from the Northampton City Council. This section shall not apply to the parking, storage or otherwise placing of unregistered motor vehicles and/or motor vehicle accessories where such parking, storage or placement is in connection with a legally established business selling new and/or used automobiles and trucks, or automotive repair. or automobile service stations. This section r, shall also not apply to trucks and tractors which are in use for bona-fide agricultural purposes All permitted unregistered motor vehicles and/or motor vehicle accessories shall be screened from the view of the public and from abutting public ways and from abutting properties by being enclosed within a structure or si ht impervious fencing or screening. 1. A Zoning Permit must be received from the Building Inspector, and a Driveway Permit from the Department of Public Works, for all new or relocated driveways or parking lots. M. any use (drive-ins, etc.) which requires the 'stacking' of vehicles waiting in line, must be able to provide for the stacking of at least five (5) vehicles in each line without the cars exceeding the boundaries of the lot. 2. In addition to 8.10 1. above, all parking and loading areas containing over five (5) spaces, including automotive and drive-in establishments of all types shall either be contained within structures or shall also comply with the following: a. The area shall be effectively screened with suitable planting or site impervious fencing on each side which adjoins or faces the side or rear lot line of a lot situated in any Residential "R" District. b. The area and access driveways thereto shall be surfaced with bituminous concrete or cement concrete material. The location of spaces shall be suitably marked by painted lines or other appropriate markings. C. A substantial bumper of masonry, steel, or heavy timber, or a concrete curb, or berm curb which is backed, shall be placed at the edge of surfaced areas except driveways in order to protect abutting structures, properties and sidewalks and screening materials. d. There shall not be any business operation for vehicle repair for profit or gasoline or oil service facilities or any repair made to any motor vehicles, except on a lot occupied by a,permitted automotive use. Any gasoline or oil facilities shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet from any lot line. e. There shall not be any storage of materials or equipment or display of merchandise within parking areas except as part of approved building operations. f. (old 13.) g. (old 15.) h. (old 16.) Qr,itLy -of Xarfljzanlpton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and ..........Ninefy UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF .......N9rthampton,,,Planning,,,B9a:r.d ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. Sections. 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8 City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section of said Code; providing that .....,,the following ,Sections of Article VI be amended,.,4,~...,Q~,~QW~ Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A., Section 6.2, 6.3, 6,5, 6,7, 6.8, Section 1. That section 5.,,.12....... 6_.laf the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: ,Section Section 6.2 - Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations_ amend in the following manner: o Change Mixed Residential/Business to Mixed Residential /Retail, Service Commercial. o Delete Maximum No. of Stories requirement for all uses. o MinLot MinLot MinLot MinSetback MaxBldg %Bldg FAR %Open Area Ftg/Wd Depth Ft Sd Rr Height Covg. Space In URC Districts: Two 10,000+ 75 80 20 15 20 40 50 none 30 and 1000/unit Three Family units, tourist home/bed & breakfast, lodging house, Mixed Residential /Retail, Service, Commercial containing 1-3 dwelling units. Other 10,000+ 100 100 20 15 20 40 multi 3000/unit family structures and Mixed Residential /Retail, Service, less than four stories Multi 10,000+ 200 250 20 15* 20* 55 family 2500/unit 40 0.50 40 Commercial of 50 0.50 40 structures and Mixed Residential/Retail, Service Commercial of four or more stories In GB Districts Mixed 6000+ 100 100 35 6 6 40 80 2.0 5 Resi- 1000/unit dential/Retail, Service, Commercial Section 6 3 Reduction of Dimensional & Density Requirements. o add a new third paragraph The Zoning Board of Appeals may issue a Special Permit permitting a reduction of a Dimensional or Density Regulation required under section 6.2 where such reduction is for the purposes of donating land to the City of Northampton, or other approved tax-exempt conservation organization, for open space/ conservation purposes. Such Special Permit may be issued provided: a) said Special Permit Application and all supporting documents (Conservation Restriction/ Easement, Easement Plans, etc.) are forwarded by the Zoning Board of Appeals to the Northampton Conservation Commission for their review, comment and recommendation relative to: i) the value of the resource area being protected and its being consistent with the city's open Space/Recreation Master Plan, ii) the adequacy of the protection of said resource area, iii) the adequacy of public accessibility to the resource area being protected. Failure of the Conservation Commission to respond to the Zoning Board within thirty (30) days of their receipt of the Special Permit Application shall be deemed the commission's lack of opposition thereto. b) the land was donated, with no financial or other consideration, to the City or other approved ('by the ZBA) non-profit tax-exempt organization and was not transferred as a part of an open Space Residential or PUD Development or as a conditions of any other city permit, c) such special Permit is subject to obtaining the approval (within nine (9) months of the expiration of the Appeal Period of the Special Permit) of a Conservation Restriction/Public Right-of-Way Easement by the City Council and the Secretary of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs that will remain in effect in perpetuity for that property being transferred, d) prior to said donation, such lot conformed to all of the Zoning requirements, unless said lot is a pre-existing nonconforming lot, e) that at least 500 of the required lot size and frontage requirement remain as part of the lot exclusive of the donation, or for a pre-existing nonconforming lot, that at least 5,000 sq.ft. of lot area and 50ft. of frontage remain. Section 6.5 - Screening and Buffers - Industrial or Business Districts. replace the last sentence with The Zoning Board of Appeals may issue a Special Permit allowing for a reduction in the required width of the landscaped buffer strip. provided that, in the opinion of the ZBA, a sight impervious wall or solid fence is erected of appropriate materials and sufficient height to screen abutting properties. All such buffer strip or wall shall conform to the requirements of Section 6.8 below. Section 6.7 - Accessory Structure (City Council voted not to adopt the revised version and to leave it as it is). Section 6.8 - add a new #2 2. Pre-existing nonconforming Residential Uses which are now prohibited in the Zoning District in which they are located shall conform to the same Dimensional & Density Requirements required for a single-family dwelling in that District, except that the following Minimum Lot.Area shall be required: Two and Three family dwellings, lodging houses, tourist homes/bed & breakfast facilities - the same size as is required for a single-family dwelling in that District, plus an additional 1,000 sq.ft. per dwelling unit. Townhouses - the same size as is required for a single- family dwelling in that District, plus an additional 5,000 sq.ft. per dwelling unit. Multi-Family Dwellings - the same size as is required for a single-family dwelling in that District, plus an additional 3,000 sq.ft. per dwelling unit. Other Pre-existing nonconforming uses which are no longer permitted in the Zoning District in which they are located shall be subject to the Dimensional and Density Regulations of the next more restrictive District in which they are permitted. Delete 7. & 8. in their entirety. add to 10. In Residential Districts, no fence shall exceed a height of 6 1/2 feet (8' when abutting a non-residential District) unless a Special Permit has been received from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Change 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 5, 5 to 6, 6 to 7, 9 to 8, 10 to 9 and 11 to 10. 11 Section 6.12 - Vehicular Earess/Access to a Lot and Common Driveways. Vehicular egress/access to a lot must be across the front lot line of the lot meeting the minimum frontage requirements, except that in particular instances, the Planning Board may issue a Special Permit permitting vehicular egress/access to a lot over a front lot line having less than, the required minimum frontage, or over any side lot line or rear lot line. In addition to and in conjunction with this, the Planning Board may issue a Special Permit permitting a common driveway (a single curb- cut and driveway providing vehicular egress/access to more than one lot) provided: a) said common driveway shall not service more than 3 (three) lots, b) said common driveway shall provide the only vehicular egress/access to the lots being serviced by it, and shall be so stated in the deeds to the subject lots, c) the grade, length and location of the common driveway shall be of suitable construction, in the opinion of the Planning Board, for the access and turn-around of the number and types of vehicles, including moving vans, ambulances, fire and police, which will be utilizing such driveway. Such common driveway: 1) shall have a width of a least f if teen (15) feet, and 2) shall have passing turnouts providing a total width of at least 20 feet along a distance of at least 25 feet, spaced with no more than 300 feet between turnouts, and with the first such passing turnout being located at the driveway connection to the street, and 3) must meet the prior approval of the DPW and the Fire Department, and 4) shall conform to all other driveway requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Where applicable, easements and easement plans must be submitted with the Special Permit Application. Section 6.13 - Flag Lots. (j) the grade, length and location of access driveways shall be of suitable construction, in the opinion of the Planning Board, for the access and, where applicable, the turn-around for vehicles, including moving vans, ambulances, fire and police. Said driveways shall conform to all applicable provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and .......N,~ t,y _ UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF 212: hgMPton...,P_lann ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appeud'x A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ....5 of said Code; providing that .......the„_Tab.le Of Use Reaul.at.ions be amended as follows Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A. Section 1. That section 5_2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton.. Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: ,,S Gttion 5.2 - Table of Use Regulations - Delete numbering of specific Principal Uses and amend following uses in the following manner: RESIDENTIAL RR SR URA URB URC CB GB HB NB GI Si SC Planned Unit PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB PB Developments COMMUNITY FACILITIES Private Day Care SP SP SP SP SP SP - - SP - - - or Kindergarten (licensed or un- licensed) Family Day Care SP SP SP SP, SP - - - - - - - (in the home) Historical A A A A A A A A A A A SP association or society (may include the residence of a caretaker) Hospital SP SP SP SP SP - SP SP SP - - Small Scale SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP SP Hydroelectric Generation AGRICULTURAL USES Agricultural fair and/or exhibition grounds for events not exceeding eleven (11) days duration (No change in permitted Districts) Agricultural fair and/or exhibition grounds for events exceeding eleven (11) days duration (No change in permitted Districts) RETAIL, SERVICE, COMMERCIAL USES RR SR URA URB URC CB GB HB NB GI SI SC Retail estab- - - - - - SP SP A - - - - lishments in excess of 10,000 sq.ft./floor area. Tradesman - - - - A A A SP A A Night Club/ - - - - - SP SP SP - - - Dance Hall Establishments - - - - - - SP A - SP A - selling, leasing, renting automobiles and/or used automobiles and trucks, new automobile tires and other accessories, boats, motorcycles and household and camping trailers. Hotels/ Motels - - - - - SP SP A - - - Funeral Estab - - - - SP SP SP SP A - - - lishment Medical Center - - - - SP SP SP - SP - including accessory medical research and associated facilities Districts. Nursing Homes SP SP SP SP SP - - - - - - - Miscellaneous - - - - - A A SP A - - - professional and business offices... Repair Service - - - A SP SP - A SP - Establishments Motion Picture - - - SP SP A - - - Establishment, indoor Pool or bil- - - - - - SP SP SP - - - -liards hall, amusement arcade, bowling alley, teen center WHOLESALE, TRANSPORTATION AND INDUSTRIAL USES Contractors' yard, (No change in permitted Districts) open storage of raw materials, finished goods,... Liter .of Xartlxamvtg MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and ......Ninety,,,,,,,,_,,.... w , UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Rar..thamp.t.on...Rl.ann.ing.... R ar. L..:_....._......_...-............ ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton Massachusetts, providipg that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. Sections 6.2,6.3,6.5,6.7,6.8, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 6-..12,,, 6..,130 f said Code; providing that .......the-following- Sections of Article VI be amended as shown below Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton in City Council assembled, as follows : Appendix A. Sections 6.2,6.3,x.5,6.7,6.8 Section 1. That section ....6:12,-6-: ~f3the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows : nvthe++fol - Ir='kI c n-F n1 ncnci manner: De lations amend Change Mixed Residential/Business to Mixed Residential/Retail, Service Commercial. Delete Maximum No. of Stories requirement for all uses. MinLot MinLot *MinLot MinSetback MaxBldg oBldg FAR %Open Area Ftg/Wd Depth Ft Sd Rr Height Covg. Space In URC Districts: Two 10,000+ 75 80 20 15 2.0 40 50 none 30 and 1000/unit Three Family units, tourist home/bed & breakfast, lodging house, Mixed Residential/Retail, Service, Commercial containing 1-3 dwelling units. Other 10,000+ 100 100 20 15 20 40 40 0.50 .40 multi 3000/unit family structures and Mixed Residential/Retail, Service, Commercial of less than four stories Multi 10,000+ 200 250 20 15* 20* 55 50 0.50 40. family 2500/unit structures and Mixed Residential/Retail, Service Commercial of four or more stories ~j In GB Districts Mixed 6000+ 100 100 35 6 6 40 80 2.,0 5 Resi- 1000/unit dential/Retail, Service, commercial section 6.3 - Reduction of Dimensional & Density Requirements. add a new third paragraph The Zoning Board of Appeals may issue a special Permit permitting a reduction of a Dimensional or Density Regulation required under Section 6.2 where such reduction is for the purposes of donating land to the City of Northampton, or other approved tax-exempt conservation organization, for open space/conservation purposes. Such Special Permit may be issued provided: a) said Special Permit Application and all supporting documents (Conservation Restriction/ Easement, Easement Plans, etc.) are forwarded by the Zoning Board of Appeals to the Northampton Conservation Commission for their review, comment and recommendation relative to: i) the value of the resource area being protected and its being consistent with the city's open Space/Recreation Master Plan, ii) the adequacy of the protection of said resource area, iii) the adequacy of public accessibility to the resource area being protected. Failure of the Conservation Commission to respond to the Zoning Board within thirty (30) days of their receipt of the Special Permit Application shall be deemed their lack of opposition thereto. b) the land was donated, with no financial or other consideration, to the City or other approved tax-exempt organization and was not transferred as a part of an Open Space Residential or PUD Development or as a conditions of any other city permit, c) such Special Permit is subject to obtaining the approval (within nine (9) months of the expiration of the Appeal Period of the Special Permit) of a Conservation Restriction/Public Right-of-Way Easement by the City Council and the Secretary of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs that will remain in effect in perpetuity for that property being transferred, d) prior to said donation, such lot conformed to all of the Zoning requirements, unless said lot is a pre-existing nonconforming lot, Amendment #1 Gr- ity .uf Xart1jaM:ptV- n MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-two UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF The....Nox.thamlaton...Fl.annLug.... Rpaxd ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ..............5..2............., of said Code; providing 1tiwt .fry.r....tile ...prah.ihit.i-ca1...af...high-level....and....int.e~me.dia.z .a-l..eue.].....xadiszae.>:,a.u e waste disposal, and the permitting of low-level radioactive waste disposal by Spec•iei....gerari • d...be....2•s-stred.... y....the...C-i:•ty...Gin•ei ..•.in...ai.1....gort3ng. ..•D i••s•t•~•i•e,t•s,y - . Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows : Appendix A. Section 1. That section ..........5...2.......... of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows : Appendix A. "Section d-.2...... Table of Use Regulations Wholesale, Transportation and Industrial Add: 1116 Burial, incineration, disposal or storage of high-level and intermediate level radioactive wastes RR SR UR-A UR-B UR=C CB GB HB NB GI SI SC 17a Burial, incineration, disposal or storage of low-level radioactive wastes greater than the levels permitted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to holders of licenses of broad scope for byproduct material* RR SR UR-A UR-B UR-C CB GB HB NB GI SI SC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC 17b Burial, incineration or disposal of low-level radioactive wastes less than the levels permitted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to holders of licenses of broad scope for byproduct material, RR SR UR-A UR-B UR-C CB GB HB NB GI SI SC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC *Storage quantities of byproduct materials permitted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to such licensees are specified in U.S. Nuclear Regul-atory C.ommiss_io-n_Ru-1-es-a-nd-Reg-u-lat on-s-T-itl-e-1-0-Ene-r-g-y-P-a-r-t--33- "Specific Licenses of Broad Scope for Byproduct Material." RUG 1 9 1982 In City Council, Pules suspended, passed two readings, ordained and enrolled. Attest: Adeline Murray a City Clark Approved: David B. Musante, Jr. e l~l~y~r A true co, . I Attest: City Clerk 1 Lzt1r .vf cXVrt1jaMVtVrn MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and S umntyx..........Eighty..-.ane UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF .ougr.i11oX...Tmott}Y..... .t....0arx..... ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordirlancep, ppen ix City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by adding a section to be numbered~.ectjxu...5., providing .......for...tho...P. o 1. b ..14n...o.f....1Z4.4.144.G.><..iX.a...A.ump.ing Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as fol- lows : Section 1. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amend- Appendix A ed by adding a section to be number ..........5....2..........., to read as follows : Appendix A "Section Table of Use Regulations Wholesale, Transportation and Industrial ADD: #16 Collection, Treatment, Storage, Burial, Incineration, or Disposal of Radioactive Waste, including but not limited to wastes classified as low level Radioactive Waste: R-R SR UR-A UR-B UR-C CB GB HB NB GI SI SC In City Council, October 1, 1981 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board /21 Czar .af Xvrtljamptan MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ni ne.ty u UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ......Naxthamgtan...P.Tanning...Board. ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 3•,•1•y•3•,•4•y3; 6•, of said Code; providing that .....the... Following.... Section of Arti.cle I.I..I be amended _ . _ . . Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A. ,Section 1. That section rbf the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Section ..........................ARTICLE III. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS Section 3.1 - Division into Districts add Full Name Short Name Class Residential Incentive Development RI Overlay Districts Water Supply Protection WSP Watershed Protection WP Section 3.4 Zoning Map. . Delete description of Residential Incentive Development (Overlay) District. Section 3.6 - Boundaries of Districts replace paragraph 5. with: 5. The Watershed Protection, Residential Incentive Development, and Water Supply Protection Districts are,. superimposed over any other districts established by this Ordinance. The rules for these superimposed (overlay)-;districts shall be in addition to, rather than in place of, the rules for such underlying other districts. The boundaries of these districts are shown on the Zoning Map and, for the Watershed Protection District, shall be interpreted as lying 100 feet horizontally from the normal high water line of a stream, river or pond unless another dimension is otherwise apparent. {S; t i Ccuncif, JUL 1 9 1990 Y,Upm,,iEd 4Vb,~ readings, ordained and enrolla rgiest Christine Skorupski Cfty Cjbrik Approved: Dav1d B. llusante, fir. , Mayor City Clark (L"I'lifig Vf X-jart1jamptialt MASSACHUSETTS Two Thousand Two In the fear, _ Citizen petition UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section .Append1x.A.§2,.bf said Code; providing that T.he.D.ebn-1ti.Q.n..af..Gummunity.Gente.r.he-ame.nded Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows : Appendix A, Section.2.1 Section 1. That section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Section 2.1 {Amend §2.1 by adding the following sentence at the end of the "Community Center" definition.} A community center may also include a banquet facility when located on municipally owned property. Amended 10/17/2002 z~r a~alrr~raix ~pl~i~ MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and TVVO.Titeusarl Two UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ..............................O d+~a+ e M.M. Coitte...................................................... ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section .Appendix A §2.1 of said Code; providing that The definition of municipal facility to include parks with banquet facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Section 1. That section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton; Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section DEFINITIONS Section 2.1 {Amend the definition of municipal facilities as shown below (underline is new language). No other changes to definitions.} MUNICIPAL FACILITIES: Municipally-owned facilities utilized in the provision of services normally provided by municipalities, such as schools, parks (including related banquet facilities operated in accordance with the City of Northam t1 Open Space and Recreation Plan), playgrounds, municipal office buildings, and the like, but not including any facility defined as essential facilities or heavy public use, or any use specifically listed in the Table of Use Regulations. 4 P. lS O /f ~ v M.'c ~ ~ <e. t.. tj x(3'11 7~/ 1 D 8• ~3 AIr 3- CO(~lrG[ /vli~ 9t tt L •,1/t <avNES.'[ /u//17 l C) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT • CITY OF NORTHAMPTON Citp Haff • 21 o Main Streets Room i i • Northampton MA o i o60-3 i 98 (413)587-12.66 • Fax: 5 87-1264 Wavvne Feiden, Director planning@northamptonpfanning.org www.northamptonpfanning.org Memorandum To: City Council From: Wayne Feiden, Director of Planning and Development P l~ r Date: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 Proposed zoning changes: The definition of municipal facility to include parks with banquet facilities Date Action Referred from City Council 9/19/02 to Ordinance and Planning Board Legal notice and posting 9/12/02 and 9/19/02 Ordinance/Planning Board Public Hearing 9/26/02 Planning Board recommendation 9/26/02 Recommend in favor (4-0-2 vote) Ordinance Committee recommendation 10/8/02 Recommend in favor (unanimous vote) Deadline forfinal City Council action 12/19/02 This ordinance would amend the definition of municipal facilities, which already includes parks, to specifically include banquet facilities as an element within a park. Banquets, weddings, and similar events have routinely taken place in Northampton parks, especially Look Park, and parks around the country for many many years. Many parks, especially large parks, have built banquet facilities to create an all-weather extension of this historical use. This zoning change would specifically allow this use as a park use, and therefore as a municipal facility. The Planning Board views this change as a city-wide zoning change, not a "Look Park" zoning change. Although much of the public discussion was in the context of Look Park, as the only facility in the city that currently wants to develop a banquet facility or is likely to have one in the near future, the zoning issue is much broader than that. The Planning Board discussed the issue from a regional perspective of what facilities benefit large parks, and found that banquet facilities are appropriate to these uses. The Ordinance Committee also discussed the zoning change from a city-wide perspective, including some discussion of other areas in Northampton where a new park with a banquet facility could potentially be appropriate. The Committee discussed how many large and regional parks around the country have such facilities, and how they could well be appropriate for certain facilities within Northampton. /7 planning board • conservation commission • zoning boardo f appeals • housing partnership • redevelopment authoritN • northampton GIS economic development • communitN development • historicdistrictcommission • historicafcommission• centrafbusiness architecture origiitalprintedon recgcledpaper PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT • CITY OF NORTHAMPTON Citq Haff • 2i o Main Street, Room ii • Nortbampton~ mA of o60-3198 (413) 587-1266 • Fax: 587-1264 Wa,Vne Feiden, Director • planning@northamptonpfanning.org www.northamptonplanning.org PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE NORTHAMPTON PLANNING BOARD AND ORDINANCE COMMITTEE The Planning Board and City Council Ordinance Committee will hold a joint public hearing Thursday, September 26, 2002 at 7:00 P.M. in City Council Chambers, Wallace J. Puchalski Municipal Building, 212 Main Street, Northampton on four proposed zoning amendments: 1. Standards for the design of two-family homes 2. Dimensional standards for the General Business District 3. Definition of community center 4. Definition of municipal facilities to include banquet facilities Copies of the proposed changes are available in the Planning and Development, 210 Main Street, Northampton and at www.northamptoUlanning.org (public notices). PUBLISH: September 12 and 19, 2002 BILL: Ethredge & Steuer 64 Gothic Street Northampton, MA 01060, C. I WFeiden Filesl WPfilesl ZONINGIlegal notices. wpd planning board • conservation commission • zoning board of appeals • housing partnership • redevefopmentauthoritN • northampton GnS economic development • communitvgdevelopment • historic district commission • historicaIcommission -contra I business a rcbitecture originalprinteilot recNete (paper trltLl :oaf Nartilamptar MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Zigh-ty--Thre,&,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF .........the„ N................ thmpton_..Pl qn ijR g Board ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ...1 of said Code; providing tkat: fax....remisians....to........ Faw:L1-y-;-..Dw.e.1,1i.ug...Uni.t.;....and.... U s e.3....Ac c e s,s o r.y-............................................ Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A. Section 1. That section ........2...1............ of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section General Definitions Family: An individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption it wing together as a single housekeeping unit and including necessary domestic help such f as nurses or servants; or a group of individuals all of whom are not necessarily related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption but living together as a single housekeeping unit, not exceeding a maximum of four such individuals (for purposes of controlling residential density). providing the rental of individual rooms is not involved. Dwelling Unit: Three or more living and sleeping rooms providing complete living facilities for the use of one or more individuals constituting a Family, with permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation; and including any unit which is rented or leased in its entirety, or including a unit available under a condominium or cooperative arrangement,which does not include the renting of individual rooms. Facilities which involve the renting of individual rooms shall be considered a Tourist Home/Bed & Breakfast, Lodging House, Dormitory, Fraternity/Sorority, Halfway House/Community Residence, Hospital, Hotel, Membership Club,, Nursing Home, or other applicable use. Use, Accessory: A use which is customarily incidental and subordinate to the principle use of a structrue or lot, or a use which is not the principal use but which is located on the same lot as the principal structure, provided said accessory use is permitted in that District% under this Ordinance. Accessory uses shall be interpreted as not exceeding forty (40) percent of the area of the total use of the structure and/or lot on which it is located. In City Council, November 3, 1983 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board a trz of Nort1jamptaan MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and $1t:K UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF..th.a....Rox::thamp.k.o.n...k arming....E aa.x:d ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ............6._.2 of said Code; providing that ..~ra:ux a &...Bx.eakf,as.k...and...Lo.dgi..ng.... cau.s.aa.... Cup.... LQ.... thx:e.e.... un.i ta.) shall be required to meet the same lot dimensional and density requirements as a single-family dwe Be it o dai ed by~he City rounci of helGQity ofeNo t ampt h g g l uni I assemblbed as f llo a: to have aI Appendix A. Section 1. That section ...........6..2......... of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows : "Section...... 6.,,.2 Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations Minimum Min. )is- trict Use RR Tourist Home/ Bed & Break- fast, Lodging House ~R Tourist Home/ Bed & Break- fast, Lodging House 'R-A Tourist Home/ Bed & Break- fast, Lodging House .'R-B Tourist Home/ Bed & Break- - f-a s t ; L-o dg-i n-g- House(up to rl„-.o r ~ ) -lot area lot Min. Max. Max. Max. Max. `i, (sq.ft.) width lot Minimum height no. of Bldg. floor open or as and depth setback (ft.) stories cover area spat noted front- (ft) feet (whichever is age ratio M age(ft) Fronti Sidef Rear less), 40,000 175 1 200 40 1 20 1 50 1 35 1 2k 1 15 1 none 1 80 plus 1,000 per rental unit 30,000 plus 1,000 per rental unit 20,000 plus 1,000 per rental unit 10,000 plus 1- 000--pex rental ; r 125 1 160 30 1 20 1 40 1 35 1 2k 1 20 1 none 17C 100 1 120 130 I 15 1 30 1 35 1 21-2 1 25 I none 1 60 75 1 80 1 20 1 15 20 I.... ~5. 1 2 z 1 30 1 none 1 50 Minimum Min. lot area lot Min. Max. Max. Max. Max. Min (sq.ft.) width lot Minimum height no. of Bldg. floor opeI or as and depth setback (ft.) stories cover area spaI Dis- noted front- (ft) feet (whichever is age ratio (Ii trict Use age(ft) Front Side Rear less) UR-C. Two and three' 10,000 75 80 20 15 20 40 3 50 none 30 family units, plus Tourist Homes/ 1,000 per Bed & Break- unit fast, Lodging House NB Tourist Home/ 10,000 80 100 10 6 6 25 2 60 0.75 20 Bed & Break- plus fast, Lodging 1,000 per House rental unit (The remainder of the Table Of Dimensional And Density Regulations shall be unchanged) In City Council, November 3, 1983 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board Q .In City Council, Novem, 3, 1983 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board of Xortljampton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sa...~i$hty.-.T z.zee UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF the...N.ar..th nip.tau...R.lan.nin.g..,BD.azd ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 6_2 of said Code; providing that fox.-.a.... redu.ctian.... i.n.... the...maxi.mum...hei-gh.t..:.arLd...maximum...numb.er...a.£..,atox.iga permitted -for Multi-family structures (4 or more stories) in URC districts and all uses in CB Dis- trvi.c.ts.1;.... ...a-mi.nhimum...he.i.ght....and...n mhex...a£_.s.tor.ies....requireme"L...Lox..all...u.s.es... .i.a C.R...Districts; Veit ordaiW y the G~ityeCo nci o h '~ity o lomr i'amptori in (5i bouncTi assen%lea, as bVb1Ws s' Appendix,A. Section 1. That section 6L..2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Se+ction....... b....2 Table. of Dimensional and Density Regulations is- trict Use Minimum setback feet Front Side Rear Max. Max. height no, of (ft.) stories (whichever is less) UR-C Multi-Family 20 15x 20K '50' 5~ high rise structures (4 or more stories) CB Mixed Res- none none none 50, or the av- 5 idential/ erage height of business the attached, use (see abutting s.truc- Section 9.3 tures,'which- ever is higher Min,. Min. height no. of (ft.) stories (whichever is less) 35 3 Any other none none none 50, or the av- 5 35 3 permitted use erage height of the attached, 1 abutting struc- tures, which- ever is higher * Minimum side and rear yard dimensions shall be increased by ten feet for each story more than three. (The remainder of the Table Of Dimensional And Density Regulations shall be unchanged) In City Council('-Iovember..'3, 1983. o Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board ity of ~ort1janY~xtan MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and . UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF..the....NQ,x..~k1. mD.k.A.xt.... 1'.lalLaing....bo.a.rd ORDINANCE NO......... An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ........$....1 of said Code providing timi..fpr.•..DLf.-S.tz:ee.t...P.arkiss.g...Requiremea.t.s....for...new...s.trsac.Luxzs....znd...ea1.ax.gements or..ad d i t i ons....to... exi s t in g...bu 1 d iAS.... in...l he....CA.G.x.l ....11u.S.kxt..S....A.~ s.kx.~ Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A. Section 1. That section .....8..,.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows : "Section Section 8.1.1 - Off -Street Parkin Requirements. For all Zoning Districts except Central Business (CB) Districts, off-street parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the enlargement of an existing structure, the development of a new land use or any change in an existing use in accordance with the Table Of Off-Street Parking Regulations and other requirements contained herein. For Central Business (CB) Districts only, no additional off-street parking is required for the continued us or reuse of existing buildings, as long as that use or rouse does not involve any addition or expansion of i_he building or increase the Lotal floor area within the building. However, off-;street parking shall be provided for any new structure, any enlargement or addition to an existing building, and for increases in floor space within an existing building in accordance with the-following Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations. *The number of off-street parking spaces required for uses in the, Central Business (CB) District appear,in parenthes&s, after the standard requirement for each listed use. Where no parenthesized number appears, the standard shall apply. TABLE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS Number of Off-Street Parking Use Spaces Per Unit *(CB Districts Only Dwelling, one, two, and three family units and townhouses Two per unit Dwelling, multi-family Two per dwelling unit except housing for the elderly in each two dwelling units (1.5/ul, s L) Lodging house, fr`.~ernities, o sororities, and similar types of group activities, except dormitories College Dormitories Theater, gymnasium, auditorium, church, or similar place of public assembly with seating facilities Automobile retail and service establishment and other retail and service establishment utili- zing extensively display areas. either indoor or outdoor, which are unusually extensive in rela- tion to customer traffic Motel, motel, tourist court Drive-in eating establishment Drive-in establishment Sit-down restaurants, lounges, bars, and nightclubs Retail stores and personal service establishments Offices, including finance, insurance, or real estate establishments Medical/dentist office building Wholesale establishment Warehouse or storage establish- ment N.anufadturing or industrial establishment Hospital l One per rental or sleeping unit Any bedroom or group of two bed in a single room constitutes a sleeping unit. One and one-tenth per two beds One for each three seats of total seating capacity (one for each six seats) One per 1,000 square feet of gross floor space. In the case of outdoor display areas, one for each 1,000 square feet of lot-area in such use. One for each sleeping room, plus one for each 400 square feet of public meeting area dnd restaurant space One per 30 square feet of gross floor area One per 100 square feet of gross floor area Three for each four seats of tot. seating capacity One per each 300 square feet of gross floor space One per each 300 square feet of gross floor area One per each 200 square feet of gross floor area One per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor space One per two employees on the two largest shifts combined One per each 500 square feet of gross floor space OR 0.75_ per each employee of the combined employment of the two largest successive shifts, whichever is the larger One and one-half spaces per bed at design capacity Nursing home o n ---business trade, or industrial school or college Country club One-half space per bed at design capacity YMCA, community facility (City building, recreation,. etc.) Libraries and museums Transportation terminal estab- lishment Public utility Funeral parlors Car washing facility. (automatic or conveyor type)' Car washing facility (self- service type) Mixed use Elenentary'and Junior High School High School Any.use permitted by this Ordinance not interpreted to be covered by this schedule One for each 200 square feet of gross floor area in classrooms and other teaching stations ip- cluding space for the gymnasium or auditorium, whichever has the larger capacity One for each four regular club members plus one space for each employee One per each 400 square feet of gross floor space (none) One per each 300 square feet of gross floor space (none) One for each 500 square feet of gross floor area (none) (1) One for each 300 square fee of gross floor area devoted to office use (2) One for each 800 square feet of gross floor area per othe use One for each four seats - One per employee plus reservoir spaces equivalent to 5 times the. maximum capacity of the facility Reservoir spaces equivalent to two spaces per bay Sum of various uses computed separately One space for each teacher and employee, including space for the gymnasium or the auditorium, whichever has the larger capacity One space for each teacher and employee, plus one-space per each four students, including space for the gymnasium or the audi- torium, whichever has the larger capacity Closest similar use as shall be determined by the Administrative Officer. Sect ion 8 . I .2. - Pa mcni In Lieu of Meeting On-Sipe Parkin Regnirvinents in Central Itusino." CI Districts. Within the C.B. District only, in casea where it Ls not. possible or feasible to meet the required number of off-strV,A parking spaces, a lee shall be paid to the City of Northampton for each parking space subtracted from the on-site parking requirement. This fee shall be deposited into an escrow .account to be used by the City to provide additional off-street parking. The exact fee / subtracted parking space shall be set in accordance with a nationally-accepted independently published estimate of the average cost of constructing new grade level parking. This fee shall be officially adopted annually as part of the process of establishing a City Budget. This fee/Subtracted parking space shall remain fixed within any given fiscal year, but shall be revised annually in accordance with changes in the nationally reported cost of constructing new parking. MASSACHUSETTS W CI\ T& ( Ike ~ 1qq_"e'V'e.-:( ) Ninety-Nine In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Office of Planning & Development and .......p-'a" ..r...tmen.............t.......o...f...........Public.. ....................Wo.....rks.. Depa ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, of A endix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section .2',.. and 6.2 of saiPdPCode; providing that ....municipal facilities... be allowa...w1,G,1.j_,.no...minimum...lat...area,.....£xan.tage or depth and the nursing .homws .and..ass, .t d...li..wing...teaidences....hmte...the ,same..... Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assemalsea, as of o~ ? rements . 2 1 and Section 1. That section ofthe &jAnd eo rdieances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section Section 2.1 {Amend definition as shown.. No other changes to section} MUNICIPAL FACILITIES: Municipally-owned facilities utilized in the provision of services normally provided by municipalities, such as schools, parks, playgrounds, municipal office buildings, and the like, but not including any facility defined as essential facilities, or as a heavy public use, or any use, specifically listed in the Table of Use Regulations. Section 6.2 Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations {Amend table by deleting all Nursing Home entries, amending Assisted Living Residence entries as shown, and by inserting new Municipal Facilities entries as shown.} In City Council, October 7, 1999 Rules su4.ar4yyL.4_F passed two readings, dained and enrolied. Attest: ° C1~ Clerk ApprovMayor A true c y. 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N C m N ~ O ~ z N C p w~ cn 0 00 ;r O O O O v Cn ~ a N C O (D O A ILI D a D N x Ji f9 I w c~ o~ cn 0 M d 0 d iv d a. t7 (D d • ~ C f9 ~ d f9 • 0 7 x M w 00 O o to C CD (D O (D w C CD p' ~ w v w = w c m CD w d M m M P~ y i9 _ cl C d. y N 7C d• O d N ~ 7 7 CL c0 cn v 'a CD y. ~r 0 -i 0 7 CL c fN M O CD o - O O o ~o C • 7 cD v y n O G7 O CO9 a~ CD G O co O O tD fD (D N N 7 ~ O O O rf-l , O O N N ~ O O O O f% ~ d CT O\ 0\ y O O O o e \ < ~ N W N O O O 0 0 w cr• CD rn :r go Cr CD O d 5 . CD tY Gn O p IU G. d CD CAC CD A~ O k7 O O lrztlr of No rfila ptan MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and .Ei.$h.t..y.- QSt UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF .....Gh.....liar.thamptran...P.I.awdug...B.Qar.d ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ..............2...1............, of said Code; providing that 1D.r...revi.s.ion.s.,..ta....the...Dafia;Lt.i.ans.... of...Lod.gin.g...Unit ...and...Use.,-Acr-essary, a a... a d.. ...a...Ae.f in i.li.a.Q11....a Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A. Section 1.. That section ..........2...1.......... of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section 2.....1 General Definitions Lodging Unit: One or more rooms for the semipermanent use of one, two or three individuals not living as a single housekeeping unit and not having cooking facilities. A "Lodging Unit" shall inllude rooms in boarding houses, lodging houses or rooming houses. It shall not include con- valescent, nursing or rest homes; dormitories or charitable, educational or philanthropic institutions; or apartments, hotels or tourist homes/ bed & breakfast facilities. Tourist Home/Bed & Breakfast: An owner occupied single family dwelling which may rent up to a maximum of three (3) rooming units for transient occupancy, not to exceed a total of six (6) renters, (without individual kitchen facil- ities and with an individual or shared bath/toilet facility, with at least one toilet, one bath/shower and one wash basin, separate from those required for the single family dwelling), which share a common entrance with the single family dwelling. The use of that portion of the dwelling solely devoted to transient occupancy shall be secondary to the use of the dwelling as a single family residence and shall not change the char- acter thereof. Use, Accessory: A use which is customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of a structure or lot, or a use which is not the principal use but which is located on the same lot as the principal structure, provided said accessory use is permitted in that District under this Ordinance. Accessory uses shall be interpreted as not exceeding forty (40) percent of the area of the total use of the structure and/or lot on which it is located. In City Council, February 2, 1984 Referred- to the --Ordinance Committ_e_e____and__the -.Planning--Board-- 0 0 . Crz ~r of Nortlianipton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and ~~eiif..>a~ighzy.->:sauz UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ......Baaxd ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the.Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section rx...2 of said Code; providing that ....Lodging... Housep.... .U.1...bd....Rgxm ....g4~...b.Y.....1?t:.~. NB Zoning Districts and prohibited in all others; and providing for the allowance of _ ..................._.............,............:..y...d ....p...........;-........... her Tourist Homes~Bed & Breakfast fad%1, i t.... aAd...N}....S~t2~,~g...I?Zricts by Ape cial Permit an roibited in o e ardained by r the tit Counci! of. the City o orthamp on, in City Council assembled, as follows : Appendix A. Section 1. That section .......5.».2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows : "Section 5-2 Table Of Use Regulations RESIDENTIAL -RR SR URA URB URC CB GB HB NB GI SI SC 7. Lodging Houses - - - SP SP - SP - - - 16. Tourist Home/Bed & Breakfast SP SP SP SP SP - - - SP - _ - In City Council, February 2, 1984 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board z of Wartliamixtan MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and RKTM& &i g~~..Foyr RECOMMENDATION OF.11i.P....Lia.r.thamp.tau...2.lanniag,...B.Q.ard UPON THE ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that t 1xodAe of Ordinances, Appen. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section 6_2............. of said Code; providing x••••fur.... minimum ...and... maximum... Dimens.;LQrLa.L...and...hens.i•ty ReguLa•t.ion.s..... Q.- Tourist HomefBed & Breakf _......._.......a .>t-., a.~ l.t.x a.a....... Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton in City Council assembled as follows : Appendix A. Section 1. That section 6._.2.......... of the Code of. Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows : "Section............ 6.A.2 Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations Min. Minimum lot Max. Max. Max. Max. lot area width Min. Minimum height no.of Bldg. floor Min. (sq.f-t.) and lot setback (ft.) stories cover- area open )is- or as front- depth feet (whichever is age ratio space trict Use noted age(ft) (ft) Front Side Rear less) Tourist Home/ 40,000 175 200 40 20 50 35 22 15 none 80 RR Bed & Break- plus fast 1,000 per rental unit ,SR Tourist Home/ 30,000 125 160 30 20 40 35 22 20 none 70 Bed & Break- plus fast 1,000 per rental UR-A Tourist Home/ 20,000 100 120 30 15 30 35 22 25 none 60 Bed & Break- plus fast 1,000 per rental unit UR-B Tourist Home/ 10,000 80 Bed & Break- plus fast 1,000 per rental unit 100 20 15 20 35 2z 30 none 50 (naLre 1 of 2) (Appendix A Section 6.2) Min. Minimum lot Max. Max. Max. Max. lot area width Min. Minimum height no.of Bldg. floor Min. (sq.ft.) and lot. setback (ft.) stories cover- area open Dis- or as front depth feet (whichever is age' ratio space' trict Use noted. age(f) (ft) Front Side Rear less) UR-C Two and three 10,000 75 80 .20 15 20 40 3 50 none 30 family units, plus Tourist Home/ 1,000 per Bed & Break- unit fast, Lodging House NB Tourist Home/ 10,000 80 100 10 6 6 25 2 60 0.75 20 Bed & Break- plus fast, Lodging 1,000 per House unit (The remainder of the Table Of Dimensional And Density Regulations shall be unchanged) In City Council, February 2, 1984 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board (page 2 of 2) r of Xo rtijampton MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and S&YA M..Ei.ghty.-Ea,u.r UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ......the..... 9.w.1*hamp..um....P.LaT7,niag...B.Qax:.Gl ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section .....7....3..(.3...)........., of said Code; providing that Iour.i.s....liazn~.l..>3 ~i.... &c...bxeJa.1cfaat.... fa.c.i.ll.t.iea...may....haue 5dza....... uo..t....to.... ex.c.e ed....thzee....(3) square ....feet in.... aur.f a.ce....area Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows : Appendix A. Section 1. That section ....7....3.U)....... of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows : "Section IJ Signs Permitted in Any "R" District. 3. Each membership club, funeral establishment, hospital, place of public assembly, community facility or public utility may have one identification sign (not to exceed ten (10) square feet in surface area) and churches, community facilities and places of public assembly may have one additional sign (not to exceed forty (40) square feet in surface area),provided that such sign(s), if lighted, shall be illuminated internally or by indirect method with white light only, and such signs shall be set back at least one-half the required depth of the front yard setback. Tourist Home/Bed & Breakfast facilities may have one identification sign, attached flush to the structure (not to exceed three (3) square feet in surface area) provided that such sign, if lighted, shall be illuminated by indirect method with white light only. In City Council, February 2, 1984 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board it MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and SK7A...Ei.ghty.-F4).ux UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF .....the...Marthamp.tan....Planning ...Baand ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, A en City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section .....Pp.8.~ix A ' of said Code; providing that Toauris.t...Hame./..Hed...&...Rreakfast....£ac.ili.t.ies....sha.Ll_.b.e...raquix.ed.... to.... pra.Vide 1:1: g...oftf- _s,trec t....P..AAft .13g...~P..4s'a.p.a....R.~..1~.5...oA.gtQV...ea'.h...rental.... knit„„ Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows : Appendix A. Section I.. That section ........$..1.............. of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section ......8.,,.I Off-Street Parking Requirements Number of Off-Street Parking Use Spaces Per Unit Tourist Home/Bed & Breakfast Two spaces, plus one additional space for each rooming unit. In City Council, February 29 1984 Referred to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board TTf-V of Worf4axrtpffixt MASSACHUSETTS In the Year Two Thousand and Four UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF City*,Counct*Ordirrairce°and Ptannfng-Bourd.. and the Committee on Economic Development, Housing, and Land USe ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Y p WeA~~iAgj.~ p 5' City of Noftham ton, Massachusetts isin section of said Code; providing that Gha•ng&-8peeia-l--Permit••Gfa.nting-Au-t-h-ority for-funk••caf-s•;a.nd.................... bridges and drop sewage lift stations from being considered heavy public use Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Section 1. That section of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section (Purpose: Rationalizing Special Permits granted by City Council and Heavy Public Use Most Special Permits are either issued by the Planning Board (those that require Site Plan Approval) or by the Zoning Board (those that do not require Site Plan Approval). A half-dozen permits are issued by City Council for a variety of historical reasons. The Ordinance Committee reviewed these permits (they are responsible for holding hearings on City Council permits) and they have suggested a couple of changes to reduce City Council workload and reduce burden on planning staff. As part of this review, they examined the definition of Heavy Public Use and have requested that we drop the reference to sewage lift stations. These are essential public facilities that should be allowed everywhere. They have little adverse impact.) Section 2.1- General (Amend the Heavy Public Use definition as shown. No other changes to section.) HEAVY PUBLIC USE: Any structure or use: 1. Used by a government agency if not otherwise exempt fiom zoning or allowed elsewhere in this ordinance; and 2. -Any of the following specific uses conducted by or for the City of Northampton: thick or equipment storage garage or yard, vehicle repair garage, or waste recycling plant; and any public or private sanitary landfill, dump, incinerator; or water or sewage treatment facility; sewn ~*^+'ea. Section 5.2 - Table of Use Regulations. {Amend the table entry shown below. No other changes to the table.) Junk cars, motor vehicle accessories, scrap metal---{Replace "CC" (City Council) with "ZBA" (Zoning Board of Appeals) wherever it appears in this table entry as the permit granting authority. } Private bridge, tannel-- ---{Replace "CC" (City Council) with "PB" (Planning Board) wherever it appears in this table entry as the permit granting authority.} City Council Permits. and Heavy Public Use--May 20, 2004---Page 2 1r CC I MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and aitymAX ...,,...E,.i-g.h.t.ymt UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ....,the Northampton Planning Board ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section .........:.1 of said Code; providing f:ar.._a...d.Ufa.xikk.~.u....o.... I t1C IVE WANE....... low-level.,.. hi~h-level and ix~erud.a,ate...lv~.1.)........... _.....................................r.............................................._......._.........._.....,._......._...._......._........................... Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A Section 1. That section ...J......... of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be arAended so that such section shall read as follows : Appendix A "Section 2.....1 General Definitions ADD : DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT: any destruction, damage or impairment, actual or prob- able, to any of the natural resources of the commonwealth including, but not limited to, air pollution, water pollution, improper sewage disposal, pesticide pollution, excessive noise, improper operation of dumping grounds, impairment and eutrophica- tion of rivers, streams,.-floodplains, lakes, ponds, or other surface or subsurface water resources, destruction of seashores, dunes, marine resources, underwater archaeological resources, wetlands, open spaces, natural areas, parks or historic districts or sites. RADIOACTIVE WASTE: Those radioactive materials which are of sufficient potential radiological hazard that they require special care and which are of no present economic value to the nuclear industry or to nuclear-related industries. High-level and intermediate-level radioactive wastes include the predominantly liquid waste that results from the reprocessing of spent reactor, fuel, trans- uranic wastes (atomic number greater than 92), radium (Ra-226), and daughter products, actinium (Ac-22) uranium (U-233), astatine (At-211), polonium (Po-210 lead (Pb-210), bismuth (Bi-210), strontium (Sr-90), yttrium (Y-90), spent i,!ei and mill tailings. Low-level radioactive waste includes all radioactive waste other than high- level and intermediate-level waste, namely byproduct materials of quantities no greater than those specified in U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rules and Regulations Title 10 - Atomic i;nergy Part 20 "Standards for Protection Against Radiation." • ' _ .....,._.__,.....__,..,...,..i Ab1ENDMENT Litu~ of Xart1jamptan MASSACHUSETTS . In the Year One Thous 11and Nine Hundred and ......Nine... ty UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ....North mP..t4n...k'.1anDitag.... BQar.d ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A. City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ...........2.,..l of said Code; providing that the...aefi.n.iti.on.... Sewtton....be....amended ...a5.... de•sc•r•lbed....below Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A. Section 1. That section .........2..1.......... of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: ,Section ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS Section 2.1 General AGRICULTURE, FLORICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, VITICULTURE AND SILVACULTURE: A use which has as its principal purpose the raising of agricultural products for commercial or home use, but not including the raising of livestock or "farm animals" (see Sect. 5.3) on parcels of five (5) acres or less, and not including the sale of products, except for products raised on the premises. BASEMENT: A portion of a building partly below grade, which has less than one-half of its height measured from finished floor to finished ceiling, below the average finished grade of the ground adjoining the building. BUILDING AREA: The ground area enclosed by the walls of a building, together with the area of all covered porches and other roofed portions, including areas covered by building overhangs in excess of eighteen (18) inches. CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY ESTABLISHMENT: A retail establishment the primary purpose of which sells, rents, leases, services and/or otherwise maintains materials and/or equipment involved in construction activities, including but not limited to hardware, lumber, and equipment sales, and millwork. The hiring out of construction equipment intact with an operator is not considered to be a part of a construction supply establishment. Appen( A - Sec. 2.1 DRIVEWAY: A space, located on a lot, built for access to a garage or off-street parking or loading space. DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY: A building containing four (4) or more dwelling units and including apartment houses and garden apartment houses, but not including a townhouse. FAMILY: a) An individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption living together as a single housekeeping units and including necessary domestic help such as nurses and servants. b) A group of individuals not related by blood, marriage or legal adoption, but living together as a single housekeeping unit. For purposes of controlling residential density each such group of four (4) individuals shall constitute a single family. FAMILY DAY CARE (in the home): any private residence which on a regular basis, receives for temporary custody and care during part or all of the day, children under seven years of age or children under sixteen years of age if such children have special needs; provided however, in either case, that the total number of children under sixteen in a family day care in the home shall not exceed six, including participating children living in the residence. Family day care in the home shall not mean a private residence used for an informal cooperative arrangement among neighbors or relatives, or the occasional care of children with or without compensation therefor, or where all of the children are of the family of the owner/occupant of the private residence. GARAGE, PRIVATE: A garage(s) for housing motor vehicles, with a capacity of not more than three (3) vehicles for a single family dwelling, plus the capacity for one additional vehicle for each additional dwelling unit. HEAVY PUBLIC USE: Any building, structure, or use of land, whether such use is conducted on public property or not, by an agency (if not already exempt from local zoning) of: o a city or town other than the City of Northampton, o a county, o the commonwealth, o the United States, and any of the following specific uses conducted by the City of Northampton: truck or equipment storage garage or yard; vehicle repair garage; sewage treatment or water treatment plant; incinerator; sanitary landfill; or waste recycling plant; or any privately owned and/or operated sanitary landfill; dump; incinerator; or water or sewage treatment facility; or sewage lift station. JUNK YARD: DELETE IN ITS ENTIRETY LODGING UNIT: One or more rooms for the semipermanent use of one, two or three individuals not living as a single housekeeping unit App,\jix A - Sec. 2.1 and not having individual kitchen facilities. A."lodging unit" shall include rooms in boarding houses, lodging houses or rooming houses. It shall not include convalescent, nursing or rest homes; dormitories or charitable, educational or philanthropic institutions; or apartments, hotels or tourist homes/bed and breakfast facilities. LOT FRONTAGE: The uninterrupted length of the front lot line, as defined herein, whether straight or not, which conforms to the Minimum Lot Frontage Requirement. LOT NONCONFORMING: (See PRE-EXISTING NONCONFORMING LOT). MOTOR VEHICLE: Any vehicle self propelled by a battery powered, electric or internal combustion engine, which are permitted and requires a valid registration legally issued by a governmental authority in order to be operated on a public way. A motor vehicle shall include, but not be limited to automobiles, trucks, buses, motor-homes, motorized campers, motorcycles, motor scooters, tractors. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCESSORIES: Any part or parts of any motor vehicle. PRE-EXISTING NONCONFORMING USE: a use which, when originally commenced, was lawfully in existence or lawfully begun and was permitted in the Zoning District in which it was located, but since then the Zoning Ordinance has been amended so that such use would now require a Special Permit or would be prohibited and would require a Use Variance. (this Ordinance was originally adopted on 8/16/84 but was inadvertently omitted when the Ordinance was re- typed) STORY: The portion of a building which is between one floor level and the next higher floor level. If a mezzanine floor area exceeds one-third of the area of the floor immediately below it, the mezzanine shall be deemed to be a story. A basement shall be deemed to be a story, and a cellar shall not be deemed to be a story. An attic shall not be deemed to be a story if unfinished and without human occupancy. SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT: Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, which either increases the building area or size of the original structure by ten percent (10%) or more, or the cost of which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) of the assessed value of the original structure either (a) before the improvement is started, or (b) if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. TRADESMAN: Builder, carpenter, electrician, painter, plumber, tree surgeon, landscape gardener or similar building trade occupation. USE. MIXED: Two or more Principal Uses occupying the same structure or lot, where more than one Principal Use is permitted on the lot. F' -)endix A- Sec. 2.1 I ' j USE, NONCONFORMING: (See PRE-EXISTING NONCONFORMING USE). WETLANDS: includes, but not limited to, wet meadows, marshes, swamps, bogs, areas where groundwater, flowing or standing surface water or ice prolide a significant part of the supporting substrate for a plant community for a significant part of the year; emergent and submergent plant communities in inland water; that portion of any bank which touches any inland waters; and the land, including submerged land, which consists of any soil types designated as, but not limited to, very poorly drained as identified by the National Cooperative Soils Survey, as may be amended from time to time, of the Soil Conservation Service of the United State Department of Agriculture, of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and any local wetlands ordinance. J U L 1 9 1990 yyj7/t .1 ~.,1~ .~a'~ •il ~ ° a~,..:x`` ~JJ pe ~9i J 'i~,t ~i~~:t;,~~R ktbx, . Chris tine Skcrupski 'jl Pp4.o 1 L1~JI}iti n~,. . J>: David B. Mueante. Jr. r: f, lli~ , t, Lz~tr u ~1rvr tlynnjyt.an - mWE'D 9~0 C111 MASSACHUSETTS J U L 2i` 1987 OFFICE OF.PLANNING Eight -Seven AND Q'EVELOPMiENT In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and ...............o.............................................. UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF Northampton Plannng„-Board......,,,,,_........... i i y~RDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section .......2.1t.1 of said Code; .cation: .for clar.ifi. providing that ......the fo.... llowin..g.,def n,tons be re... worded Width 11 "Setback" and "Lot" ......Lot......... P Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows : Appendix A Section 1. That section P,....1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section ...2.x.1 Definitions LOT WIDTH - The horizontal distance (measured parallel to the Front Lot Line between the side lot lines. At no point, between the front lot line and the rear of the principal structure (said rear being the furthest point of the structure from the Front Lot Line) located on the lot, shall the lot have a width less than the minimum lot width required. SETBACK - The minimum distance from a lot line to a building placed thereon, or feature thereof-as-is required in a particular situation by the TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL rAND.DENSITY REGULATIONS. Said Setback shall be measured perpendicular'=(at-right angles) to the lot line. At no point shall any structure on the lot be any closer to any street line, whether said street line directly abuts the lot or'not, than the minimum front yard setback requirement for that Zoning District (see Diagram 8). LOT - An area or parcel of..land` or 'any-part thereof, in common ownership, designated on a plan filed with the Building Inspector by its owner or owners as a separate lot and having boundaries identical with those recorded in. the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds. Two or more contiguous lots in com on.-ownership may be treated as one lot for the purposesof this Ordinance provided that the combined.lots are used as a single lot would customarily,be used., and further provided that the lots are not later subdivided or separated in a manner such that a lot, any structure(s) or uses thereon would not conform to any provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. When lots are.combined and treated as one lot all regulations shall be applied as though they are a single lot. The following shall not be counted toward land within the minimum lot area: Land under permanent water bodies; land within public ways, and land within private ways and rights-of-ways where the general public has the right of access by automotive vehicles. OFFICE of PLANNING and DEVELOPMENT CITY of NORTHAMPTON MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Northampton City Council Planner, on behalf of the Northampton Planning Board FROM: Lawrence B. Smith, Senior SUBJECT: Zoning Ordinance Revisions /Planning Board Recommendations DATE: May 29 , 1987 FILE: ton Planning Board and City Council Ordinance On April 23, 1987 the Northamp roPosed Zoning Ordinance re- Committee held a Joint Public Hearing on a number o p visions. to recom- 1987 the Planning Board voted unanimously At their meeting c May 28, actions: mend that the City Council take the following - General Definitions, in the following manner: 1) Amend Section 2.1 ~a - The horizontal distance (measured parallel to the Front 0 LOTS point, between the Front Lot Line) between the side lot lines. At no Lot Line and the rear of the pr on furthest point of the structure from incipahetFrontrLotsLine)elocatedg he the lot, shall the lot have a width less than the minimum lot width required. laced is ra lot aopa tic ar placed articular situation o SETBACK - The minimum distanceasfrom thereon, or feature thereof, Said setback by the TABLE OF DIMENSIONAL AND DENSITY REGULATIONS. the lot line. shall be measured perpendicular (at right-angles) to closer to any street At no point shall any structure on the lot be any than the line, whether said street line directly abuts th lot or not, minimum front yard setback requirement for that Zoning District (see am 8). 0 Diagr art thereof, in common owner- LOT - An area or parcel of land or any P InsPector by its ship, designated on a plan filed with the Building owner or owners as a separate lot and having y ofaDeeds. Two or more those recorded in the Hampshire Councy Registry ownership may be treated as one lot for the contiguous lots in common provided that the combined lots are used as purposes of this Ordinance P be used, and further provided that the a single lot would customarily arated in manner such that a lot, lots are not later subdivided or sep revisions any structure(s) or uses thereon would not conform to any provisions g one of l le lot. The as though theydaredatsin treated of the Zoning Ordinance. When lots a all regulations shall be applied shall not be counted toward land within the minimum of area: following ways- and land ermanent water bodies; land within public- al ublic has the --ways,-where- .land-under p- _ _ Whts of the__generpublic within private ways and rig - -;at,r of access by automotive vehicles. w~Xorthampton City Council Zoning Ordinance Recommendations May 29, 1987 o Delete the definition of "Zoning Administrator" in its entirety. o Delete the definition of "Administrative Officer" in its entirety. ' 2) Amend the Zoning Ordinance by deleting the term "Administrative Officer" wherever it appears and insert in its place "Buidling Inspector". 3) Amend Section 8.10(13.) by adopting the proposed amendment as it was originally submitted to the Council on March 5, 1987. 4) Amend Section 8.11 by adopting the following revised version: Section 8.11 - Special Provisions for Meeting Off-Street Parking Reauirements in Central Business Districts Within the Central Business District only, in cases where it is not possible or desirable to meet the required number of off-street parking spaces, the Planning Board may issue a Special Permit allowing a fee to be paid to the City of Northampton for required off-street parking spaces not provided. In considering whether or not to grant such a permit, the Planning Board shall seek the recommendation of the City's Downtown Parking Commission regarding the possibility of adding parking spaces in municipal parking areas and facilities serving the same general area using the fee so collected. The Downtown Parking Commission shall submit their recommendation to the Planning Board within 30. days of the Commission's receipt of the request, or the Planning Board shall assume that the Commission has no objections to the Special Pemmit request. The amount of the fee for the required off-street parking spaces not provided shall be determined based on professional cost estimates provided to the Parking Commission and to the Planning Board indicating the cost of adding the required additional parking spaces. This cost shall cover the cost of land purchase (if any), design and engineering services, and construction costs, but not maintenance costs after the spaces are constructed. Fees paid to the City of Northampton, in lieu of providing required parking spaces on- site, shall be deposited into a Downtown Parking Reserve Account to be used solely for expenses related to increasing parking to serve the Central Business District. Requests to appropriate funds out of this Reserve Account shall be filed with the City Council and referred to the Off ice of Planning & Development, Planning Board, Board of Public Works, Downtown Parking Commission and Police Traffic and Transportation Committee, which shall have 60 days to forward their comments and recommendations before a City Council vote on the appropriation is taken. ,~5) Arend Sactinn 11.3 -.Filling of Land Other Than Water or Wet Areas by - adopting the proposed amendment as it was originally submitted to the Council on March 5, 1987 I would like to remind you that the Council has until July 22, 1987 to take action on these proposed Zoning Ordinance revisions. y MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and ...ninety one UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF.Northampton,, Planning Board ,Redevelopment „Authority ORDINANCE An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Appendix A City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by revising section ...1........................... 7 of said Code; providing that ...........there be a definition for "manufacturing,", ,to, allow_for..some„VOry ..limited accessorY.....retail sales Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, as follows: Appendix A Section 1. That section L.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Northampton, Mas- sachusetts, be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "Section Section 2.1 - General. [revise by adding a new definition] MANUFACTURING: Heavy or light industry, manufacture or assembly of a product, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, incidental. offices, incidental wholesale sales, incidental employee-only recreation and eating facilities, and retail sales, provided that not more than five (5) percent of the gross floor area, up to a maximum of twelve hundred (1,200) square feet, is devoted to sales, and that sales are limited to durable goods manufactured or assembled on-premises or on immediately adjoining lots, including lots across a road, but not processing and treating of raw materials, bakeries, or other uses listed in §5.2. Incidental retail sales and office uses are "mixed" uses for calculating parking requirements. City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall • 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 • (413) 586-6950 • Community and Economic Development • Conservation • Historic Preservation • Planning Board • Zoning Board of Appeals • Northampton Parking Commission TO: City Council FROM: Wayne Feiden, Senior Planner RE: Manufacturing definition DATE: July 31, 1991 The Planning Board and the Redevelopment Authority voted unanimously to sponsor the attached zoning change. This change cam in response to a request from Van Cort Instruments to be allowed to have retail sales of goods produced in their facilities in the Industrial Park. The Planning Board carefully studied Van Cort Instrument's request and the broader issues such a change would involve before voting to sponsor the ordinance. Benefits: Allowing limited retail sales allows manufacturing facilities some flexibility and opportunities in a competitive market place. It also increases the availability of locally manufactured goods. Risks: If not properly limited, retail sales can increase traffic flows, create signage problems, reduce available manufacturing area, and encourage strip retail commercial activities at the expense of core commercial corridors. The Planning Board found, however, that the proposed zoning change would provide significant benefits to manufacturers and to the public without any of the adverse impacts. This change is more limited than that requested by Van Cort, but should meet their needs. This change will allow retail sales with the following conditions: 1. Sales area not to exceed five (5) percent of the gross floor area of facility or twelve hundred (1,200) square feet); and 2. Sales limited to durable goods; and 3. Goods must be manufactured or assembled on premises or in immediately adjacent facilities. This change also creates a definition of manufacturing facilities and specifies the incidental facilities that are allowed. Incidental facilities are critical to any manufacturing complex. City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall • 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 • (413) 586-6950 • Community and Economic Development • Conservation • Historic Preservation • Planning Board • Zoning Board of Appeals • Northampton Parking Commission TO: Planning. Board /iV FROM: Wayne Feiden, Senior Planner RE: Manufacturing definition DATE: July 11, 1991 Van Cort Instruments, which is located in the Industrial Park, has requested a zoning change and a change to the Industrial Park covenants to allow limited retail sales of goods produced in their facilities in the Industrial Park. Benefits: Allowing limited retail sales allow flexibility and opportunities in a also increases the availability of Risks: s manufacturing facilities some competitive market place. It locally manufactured goods. If not properly limited, retail sales could increase traffic flows, create signage problems, reduce the already very limited amount of manufacturing area, and encourage retail commercial activities in undesirable areas at the expense of core commercial corridors. Recommendation: The attached zoning change would provide significant benefits to manufacturers and to the public without any of the adverse impacts listed. This change is more limited than that requested by Van Cort, but should meet their needs without creating problems. The Northampton Redevelopment Authority has voted to co-sponsor this ordinance. This change will allow retail sales with the following conditions: 1. Sales area 'not to exceed two (2) percent of the gross floor area of facility; and 2. Sales limited to durable goods; and 3. Goods must be manufactured or assembled on premises or in immediately adjacent facilities. This change will also create a definition of manufacturing facilities and specify the incidental facilities that are allowed. These facilities are critical to any manufacturing complex, but are not specifically allowed in our zoning. Section 2.1 - General. [revise by adding a new defination] MANUFACTURING: Heavy or light industry, manufacture or assembly of a product, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, incidental offices, incidental wholesale sales, incidental employee-only recreation and eating facilities, and retail sales, provided that not more than percent of the gross floor area is devoted to sales and at sales are limited to durable good manufactured or assembled on remises or on immediately adjoining lots, including lots across a road, but not processing and treating of raw materials, bakeries, or other uses listed in 55.2. Incidental retail sales and office ses are "mixed" uses for calculating parking requirements. City of Northampton, Massachusetts Office of Planning and Development City Hall • 210 Main Street Northampton, MA 01060 • (413) 586-6950 • Community and Economic Development • Conservation • Historic Preservation • Planning Board • Zoning Board of Appeals • Northampton Parking Commission TO: City Councilors FROM: Wayne Feiden, Senior Planner RE: Manufacturing Definition--Zoning Change DATE: October 10, 1991 Date Submitted to Council August 15, 1991 Joint Public Hearing Planning Board Ordinance Committee Deadline for Council Action Description September 12, 1991 Action Referred to PB/ORD September 12, 1991 Unanimously in favor October 8, 1991 In favor (2-0-1 vote) December 31, 1991 This would explain, for the first time, what manufacturing is. This is needed so that applicants and the Building Inspector know what uses qualify as manufacturing. Manufacturing specifically includes incidental uses, such as offices, which are critical for successful manufacturing. Without incidental offices, uses such as the proposed Rollmorgen expansion, for example, would not be permitted. . The change would also allow very limited retail (5 percent up to a maximum of 1200 square feet) for durable goods manufactured or assembled or premises. This allows for very limited direct sales of goods produced locally. Amendment #1 lritx Ltfa~:lr~tnYuit MASSACHUSETTS In the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-twQ.................................................... ton Plannin UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF..N.......o ft. Board ? g. ORDINANCE NO An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, providing that the Code of OOrrddii AppeniM'W City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be amended by adding a section to be numbered . providing for the r ement of Develcpyen t Plans and Environmental Reviews for low-1 e KACU dive to s sal stor e S cial Permit lications Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Northampton, in City Council assembled, a.i fol- lows: Section 1. That the Code of Ordiinnaanceds of tAhe City of Northampton, Massachusetts, be am.end- Appen ed by adding a section to be number ...........i1.... a...... to read as follows : Appendix A "Section .1.1 ,a... Section 11.8 Low-Level Radioactive Waste Treatment Facilities The applicant must coordinate the filing of this Special Permit Application at the same time that the Final Environmental Impact Report is filed in conformance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), M.G.L. Chapter 30, Section 62-62H and the MEPA Regulations, 301 CMR 10.00. For all law-level radioactive waste treatment/storage facilities requireing a Special Permit under the Table of Use Regulations, the minin m, lot size permitted shall be 100 contiguous acres, and the minimum front, rear and sideyard setbacks shall be 300 feet. All other dimensional and density requirements shall conform to those in the underlying District as stated in Article VI. In addition, the following information must be included with the application as required in Sect...:.i.,?s>i 10.10: 1) DEVELOPMENT PLAN . The Development Plan shall bear the seal of a Massachusetts Registered Lana. Surveyor, and Registered Professicnal Engineer. The plan shall be at a scale of one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet, unless otherwise specified herein, or by tjie Special Permit Granting Authority, and on a sheet size with outside dimensions of 24 inches by 36 inches. If multiple sheets are used, they shall be accompanied by an index sheet showing the entire facility. The Development Plan shall show at least the following: a. A location plan at a scale of one inch equals 1,200 feet, b. All boundaries of the lot in question including all bearings and distances must be shown on a single 24" x 36" sheet, c. The location of all ccq)onents of the facility, 'A d. The location of all existing and proposed structures within the boundaries of said parcel, e. The name, location, right-of-way width, and pavement width of all adjacent streets, f. Existing and proposed streets, parking areas, drainage and utility systems, landscaping, street lighting, alarm systems and sidewalks, g. Plan for lighting, h. The location, dimensions' and purpose of all existing or proposed easements, within the parcel, i. The location and acreage of areas to be devoted to specific'uses, j. Topographic mapping showing existing contours at intervals of not more than two (2) feet and contours of finished grade after the completion of the con- te,nplated site work for the entire tract, k. The location of any wetlands, water bodies, streams, drainage swales, public utilities, and areas subject to flooding on the parcel, 1. Significant existing site and natural features such as stone walls, fences, structures, large trees and rock outcroppings, M. Provisions, and location fora fence enclosing the entire facility to prevent unauthorized entry, n. An area plan, at a scale of 1" = 200', showing all of the following within 2500 feet of the parcel, including the parcel(s) in question: (1) the names of the owners of all contiguous parcels and the location of all lot boundaries, as well as a separate list of names with their addresses, (2) the location of all existing structures, (3) the location, dimensions and Equ pose of all existing easements, as well as any easements proposed for the facility, (4) topographic mapping showing existing contours at intervals of not greater than five (5) feet and contours of finished grade after completion of the contemplated site work for the entire tract, (5) the location of any wetlands, water bodies, streams, drainage swales areas subject to flooding and public utilities, (6) all Zoning Districts. o. A plan at a scale of 1" = 10', of the system for control of entrances and exits, p. A plan showing the routes which vehicles, carrying hazardous or radioactive materials to and from the facility, will take within the City of Northampton. q- Any other additional information deemed by the applicant or City Council necessary to support and/or substantiate those issues or items covered in the Environmental Review. Such information shall include, but not be limited to--geological detail; boring lags ;end-locations, and typical cross sections. o ~ J 2) MMIRON=UAL REVIEW An Environmental Review shall briefly describe the entirety of the proposed project and shall list all permits and requests for financial assistance which are being or may be sought to carry out the project. In all Environmental Reviews the alternative of not carrying out the project shall be considered as the "No Build" alternative in order to provide a baseline for ccn parison with those po- tential impacts which are required to be considered in the Environmental Review. The depth and level of analysis throughout the Environmental Review shall be com ensurate with the magnitude of the project, the availability of reasonable alternatives and methods to reduce-impact and the extent to which detailed analysis would help to resolve uncertainty about significant environmental impacts. An'Envirom ental Review shall contain the following parts: a. Vart 1 Suranary sheet,or sheets. There shall be a summary sheet or sheets, . written in clear and nontechnl al language, which shall contain: 1) the name of the project and a brief description of it, 2) any applicable federal or state identification number, 3) the name and address of the applicant, 4) a brief description of the project indicating which counties and munici- palities are particularly affected, and 5) a summary of the major benefits, costs and environmental impacts of the project and its alternatives. b. Part II - Description of'the project. This part should discuss the nature and extent of the proposed work. It shall include: 1) the type of the project, 2) the objectives of the project, and a specific discussion of the benefits of the project, 3) a general description of the project's characteristics (e.g., size, dollar cost, location, etc.) with the location and boundaries of a proposed pro- ject indicated on an 82" x 11" portion of a 7z minute U.S.G.S. topographic quadrangle map, 4) an approximate timetable for the project, c. 5) the method of construction, Part III - to be affected ronmental sur- roundings as they exist before the project is commenced. The economic, physical, and social characteristics, both of the immediate area of the pro- ject and the surrounding region, should be described. Characteristics dis- cussed shall include: 11 6) an audited financial statement, for the most current year available, de- monstrating the financial capability and commitment of the applicant to undertake and see such a project through to cm pletion. 2) plant and animal species and ecosystems, 3) water, (surface and subsurface) 4) open space, 5) scenic qualities, 6) air and water quality, 7) manmade features, including historical features, 8) current nature of roan's use of the area, and 9) current use of land abutting routes which vehicles, carrying hazardous or radioactive materials to and from the facility, will take within the city of Northampton. Any rare or unique aspects of the area that might or might not be cmimn to other similar areas within the Cmmnwealth shall be specifically itemized. All applicable environmental regulatory requirements shall be described. This list of factors is meant to be used as a guide, rather than as a limit to the analysis. Other topics shall be included where significant. d. Part IV - Alternatives to the proposed project. Alternatives to the proposed. project must be listed, and the major benefits and costs of each described. The alternatives shall be evaluated giving primary consideration to the applicant's and any participating agency's mission or pertinent leg- islative mandate, including the mandate of M.G.L. Ch. 30 § 61 that agencies use all practicable means and measures to minimize damage to the environ- ment, and the protection of the public interest. Alternatives not discussed because of their presumed inferiority must be noted. Applicants are urged to make use of the resources of appropriate federal, state and local agencies, private groups and educational institutions in evaluating alternatives to their proposed projects. e. Part V - The probable impact of the project and its alternatives on the environment. Both damage and benefits to tlie environment arising from the project and its alternatives must be discussed in this section. 1) Both primary and secondary consequences shall be included. For in- stance, analyze a recreation project in terms of land area taken and used for the project and structures erected (primary) and expected impacts on neighboring areas, increased automotive pollution and other off-site impacts resulting from the project (secondary). All phases of the project must be considered when evaluating the impact of a project on thEe environment. 2) Trace th e.impacts through to their ultimate effect on man. Those im- pacts on the natural environment affecting man should be emphasized, but impact on ecological systems such as wildlife, vegetation and marine life must also be included. Quantify the impacts and their economic value where possible. 3) If there is uncertainty about potential impacts and their probabilities, these uncertainties should be expressed. If disagreements exist, -4- they should be indicated. If the information obtained by the project would be of value in assessing the environmental impact of future projects, this should be noted. Applicants should be careful to state all areas in which they feel data concerning impacts are unreliable or inadequate. 4) The time frame of environmental impacts must be specified. Short-term and long-term envi.ranmental consequences which cannot be avoided, should the work be performed., must be described. The degree of reversibility of impacts should be treated ex- plicitly. 5) Effects which depend on the actions or projects of other appli- cants or on other actions by the applicant should be identified as such. For such cumulative or otherwise interdependent effects, the possible impacts of the project should be estimated both under the assumption that the other action(s) or project(s) is (are) undertaken, and under the assumption that it is (they are) not. f. Part VI - All measures being utilized to minimize environmental damage. Any measures during design, construction or operation that are currently included in the proposed project to reduce adverse environmental impact or to produce beneficial impact shall be described. An Environmental Monitoring Plan (a plan of how the facility's impact upon the environ- ment will be measured and monitored). must be suh-nitted covering all periods, including during construction, commissioning, operation, de- ccnrdssioning and closeout, including how the implementation of said plan will be financed. An additional plan must be submitted explaining, with supportive doc- u-nentation, what form of performance guarantee and liability insurance the applicant will arrange which will provide for adequate (in the opinion of the City Council) financial coverage of the expense of: a) cleaning up any accidents involving hazardous or radioactive materials, whether on-site or off-site in Northampton; and b) the costs for decom- missioning, closeout and post monitoring.of,.the facility, including a built-in inflation factor.. Alternative measures which might.feasibly'be considered for use in the proposed project to reduce damage to levels equal to or below those achieved by the proposed project shall.also--be listed. In addition, al- ternative measures which might feasibly result in an environmental benefit shall be listed. g. Part IVII - Written ccanents by'reviewing agencies and the public, if any and resPonses bythe ' iPPlicant . A list 'of all agencies to which the EIR and the special permit application will be submitted for review and comment shall be included in the application. Written comments, if any.,.,by all reviewing,,.,agencies and=:any-state'agency, department, board, commission, division, or authority.whch, has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved shall be included as addenda to the Environmental Review. -5-