Revisions to Permitting Mitigation Requirements 10-31-07REVISIONS TO PERMITTING MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS
Development Threshold Mitigation Required
Reference Proposed Change Northampton OPD recommendation Prior to 1st Certificate of Occupancy for the Project Cross-country multi-use trail from Earle Street to the road in the southern
campus shall be constructed Definitive Subdivision Approval Conditions
(covenant 9)
Special Permit
(Condition 7) Waive as to Lot 12--DONE
Amend to change to first certificate of occupancy for the upper south campus OK, with the following change:
Amend to change to six months after obtaining the first building permit for the upper south campus Prior to 1st COO for the first 10,000 sf on North Side of Route 66 Bike path crossing
Route 66, with curb cut and striping connecting to northerly side of Phase 1 residential development
Special Permit
(Condition 15) Amend to change threshold/timing for mitigation
Confirm that stripped crosswalk on Route 66 satisfies this requirement OK, IF:
Crosswalks marked with Street Print DuraTherm pressed into the pavement in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations Prior to 1st COO for the first 80,000 sf of building construction Construction
of bike path along Ridge Road (South Campus Road) to Route 66 Special Permit
(Condition 15) Waive as to Lot 12
Amend to provide that South Campus Road sidewalk would be sufficient and, therefore, to be done upon the completion of South Campus Road.
OK, with the following change:
Upon completion of South Campus Road OR first certificate of occupancy for upper south campus Prior to 1st COO for the first 100,000 sf of building construction Construction of sidewalks
along Earle Street from Route 66 to Grove Street Special Permit
(Condition 15) Remove requirement as MassHighway is doing Earle Street construction not Hospital Hill
OK, IF signed City/MassDevelopment agreement that MassDevelopment pays for any cost overruns of project charged to city (but not for city water and sewer) Upon issuance of COO of first
commercial building in Phase 1 Minimum of 4 carpool parking spaces
Designation of on-site traffic coordinator Special Permit
(Condition 15)
Special Permit
(Condition 15)
Need to determine whether carpool parking spaces requirement is satisfied by parking spaces in Lot12A’s parking lot or will be imposed on parking spaces located in the upper south campus.
Amendment of Special Permit provided that, during the development phase of the Project, the designation of on-site traffic coordinator is satisfied by the designation by Hospital Hill
of an individual who will have responsibility to serve as a traffic coordinator but who may not be located on site during the development phase.
OK, but need clearer language on how the carpool spaces work in 12A and later in upper south campus.
OK, but we don’t think a permit amendment is required for this. Final COO on 1st commercial building Earle Street, Texas Road, Grove Street Improvements. Includes removal of rail abutments Special
Permit
(Condition 15) Waive as to Lot 12 –DONE
Remove altogether, if possible, as MassHighway is now responsible for this work and the contract has gone out to bid.
OK, IF signed City/MassDevelopment agreement that MassDevelopment pays for any cost overruns of project charged to city (but not for city water and sewer) Within two years from first
COO Return to Planning Board for review and approval of design for planned park at intersection of Main Street and Route 66 and construct park
Special Permit
(Condition 12) Requirement deleted by Amendment to Special Permit. HHD is responsible to provide a park elsewhere in the downtown area of the Project (north or south of Route 66) and
other measures to create urban greenspaces and recreation based street life in the downtown area of the Project south of Route 66.
Fine, but need more specific standards of where and how and when. Prior to release of performance guarantee or release of any other performance guarantee until An easement must be
accepted and recorded for the multi-use trail that allows the public to pass and repass along its entire length.
Tie cards showing location of all water, sewer, and drainage must be submitted to Northampton DPW.
Drainage problems at Prince Street and South Campus Road (if any) must be corrected by connecting to the Route 66 drainage system.
As-built plans shall be submitted to the Office of Planning and Development.
As-built plans shall include detention basins and multi-use trail.
a. The developer shows evidence, satisfactory to the Northampton DPW, that the existing cross-country water line from Grove Street is adequate for DPW to accept the line, at DPW’s discretion;
or
b. The developer shows that they have adequate fire flow and pressure without the line; or
c.The developer receives an amended subdivision approval of an alternative method to provide adequate fire flow and pressure without this line. Definitive Subdivision Approval Conditions
(Covenant 10)
Definitive Subdivision Approval Conditions (Covenant 23)
Definitive Subdivision (Covenant 28)
Definitive Subdivision (Covenant 54)
Definitive Subdivision (Covenant 54)
Definitive Subdivision (condition 34) Partial release for Lot 12--DONE OK Prior to issuance of building permit for the 60th residential unit Construction of sidewalks along Laurel
Street from Route 66 to Grove Street and on Grove Street from Laurel Street to Earle Street Special Permit
(Condition 15) Amend timing to coincide with the Earle Street construction project in order to ensure that sidewalks are not damaged by Earle Street construction.
Timing of Grove Street sidewalks to coincide with Earle/Grove intersection reconstruction (not the rest of Earle Street). Strong preference is for Laurel sidewalks to be done at same
time to address neighborhood perception. Ideally, sidewalks will have a large enough tree belt that timing does not have to wait for Laurel reconstruction, which I think the neighborhood
would resist. One year from first commercial building COO Optimizing of traffic signal timing (up to four locations) Special Permit
(Condition 15) Amend timing of mitigation to require traffic signals to be installed within 12 months following increase of daily trips above the “warrant” threshold. Need DPW recommendations
before commenting on this.
11/14/2007
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