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NORTHAMPTON PLANNING BOARD
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APPLICANT: Patricia Giangregorio and Ronald Paasch ��•�:,a
ADDRESS: 31 Rustlewood Ridge
Northampton, MA 01060
OWNER: Patricia Giangregorio and Ronald Paasch
ADDRESS: 31 Rustlewood Ridge
Northampton, MA 01060
RE LAND OR BUILDINGS IN NORTHAMPTON
MAP AND PARCEL NUMBE " , ; ;,•
At a meeting conducted on November 9, 1999, the Northampton Planning Board voted
unanimously 6:0 to grant the request of Patricia Giangregorio and Ronald Paasch for a
SPECIAL PERMIT WITH SITE PLAN APPROVAL under the provisions of Section 6.12 in
the Northampton Zoning Ordinance to construct a common drive to service three residential
lots for property located on Coles Meadow Road, also known as Map 13, Parcel 1. Said
common drive is shown as Common Driveway"A" on the following plans:
1. "Plan of Land in Northampton,Massachusetts prepared for Patricia Giangregorio
and Ronald Nash,"by Harold L. Eaton and Associates, Inc., dated July 20, 1999.
2. "Plan&Profile of Common Drives, Oak Knoll Estates,Northampton, Mass. For
Contemporary Country Builders,"prepared by Harold L. Eaton and Associates,
Inc., dated June 14, 1999 and revised July 20, 1999.
3. "Topography& Grading, Oak Knoll Estates, Northampton, Mass. For
Contemporary Country Builders,"prepared by Harold L. Eaton& Assoc., Inc.,
dated June 14, 1999 and revised July 20, 1999.
Planning Board Members present and voting were: Vice Chair Daniel J. Yacuzzo, Andrew
Crystal, Paul Diemand, M. Sanford Weil, Jr. and Associate Members Alton Neal and Orlando
Isaza.
In Granting the Special Permit with Site Plan Approval, the Planning Board found:
A. The requested use for a common drive protects adjoining premises against seriously
detrimental uses because the common drive will minimize the amount of paved roadway
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accessing the frontage lots, maintaining as much land as possible in its natural condition.
B. The requested use promotes the convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian
movement-within the site and on adjacent streets and minimizes traffic impacts on the
streets and roads in the area because the common drive will serve three lots, limiting the
number of curb cuts on Coles Meadow Road.
C. The requested use promotes a harmonious relationship of structures and open spaces to
the natural landscape, existing buildings and other community assets in the area because
the common drive will minimize disruption to the natural landscape.
D. The requested use will not overload, and will mitigate adverse impacts on, the City's
resources, including the City's water supply and distribution system, sanitary and storm
sewage collection and treatment systems, fire protection, streets and schools.
E. The requested use meets all special regulations set forth in the Zoning Ordinance under
Section 6.12 - see "Attachment A," for criteria.
F. The requested use bears a positive relationship to the public convenience or welfare
because it will provide access to additional housing.
The use will not unduly impair the integrity of character of the district or adjoining zones,
and the use will not be detrimental to the health, morals, or general welfare. The use is in
harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Ordinance.
G. The requested use will promote City planning objectives to the extent possible and will
not adversely affect those objectives, as defined in City master or study plans adopted
under M.G.L. Chapter 41, Section 81-C and D.
In addition, in reviewing the Site Plan, the Planning Board found that the plan complied with
the following technical performance standards:
F. 1. Curb cuts onto streets have been minimized by the use of a common drive to serve
three lots.
2. Pedestrian,bicycle and vehicular traffic movement on site are separated to the
extent possible.
No conditions were imposed on this permit.
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ATTACHMENT A
Section 6.12 Vehicular Egress/Access to a Lot and Common Driveways. In reviewing the
application for a Special Permit with Site Plan Approval to permit a common driveway,the
Planning Board found the following:
1. The common driveway does not serve more than three (3) lots,
2. The common driveway provides the only vehicular egress/access to the lots being
serviced by it, and this is stated in the deeds to the subject lots,
3. The grade, length and location of the common driveway is of suitable construction for the
access and turn-around of the vehicles which will be utilizing the common driveway.
A. The driveway has a width of at least fifteen(15) feet,
B. The driveway has 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 within ten feet of the
driveway connection to the street, and
C. The driveway is acceptable to the Department of Public Works and the Fire
Department,
D. The driveway conforms to all other driveway requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 11,I,Laura Krutzler, Board Secretary, hereby
certify that I caused this decision to be mailed,postage-prepaid, to the applicant and owner
on November 19, 1999.
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Planning Board - Decision City of Northampton
File No.:PL-1999- Date:November 9, 1999
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws(MGL),Chapter 40A,Section 11,no Special Permit,or any extension,modification
or renewal thereof,shall take effect until a copy of the decision bearing the certification of the City Clerk that twenty days
have elapsed after the decision has been filed,or if such an appeal has been filed that it has been dismissed or denied,is
recorded in the Hampshire County registry of Deeds or Land Court,as applicable and indexed under the name of the owner
of record or is recorded and noted on the owner's certificate of title.The fee for such recording or registering shall be paid by
the owner or applicant.It is the owner or applicant's responsibility to pick up the certified decision from the City Clerk and
record it at the Registry of Deeds.
The Northampton Planning Board hereby certifies that a Special Permit with Site Plan Approval has been GRANTED and
that copies of this decision and all plans referred to in it have been filed with the Planning Board and the City Clerk.
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws,Chapter 40A,Section 15,notice is hereby given that this decision is filed with the
Northampton City Clerk on the date below.
If anyone wishes to appeal this action,an appeal must be filed pursuant to MGL Chapter 40A,Section 17,with the Hampshire
County Superior Court or the Northampton District Court and notice of said appeal filed with the City Clerk within twenty
days(20)of the date of that this decision was filed with the City Clerk.
Applicant: Pat Giangregorio and Ronald Paasch-Coles Meadow Road
DECISION DATE: November 9, 1999
DECISION FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: November 19, 1999
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