Comment from Deirdre Doherty9/20/23, 12:20 PM City of Northampton Mail - 193 Prospect St Map ID 24D-040_Zoningreview
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Nathan Chung <nchung@northamptonma.gov>
193 Prospect St Map ID 24D-040_Zoningreview
Deirdre Cabral <dedestillwaters@yahoo.com>Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 3:19 PM
To: "nchung@northamptonma.gov" <nchung@northamptonma.gov>
Hello,
I received the postcard due to my property's proximity to the above lot where the owner seeks permission to construct or
extend a deck in the backyard of the property. It seems a good and useful thing to have consulted one set of neighbors
that are closest to the project (the neighbors to the side of the property).
To my knowledge, partly from my own observations and from what I have heard from others in the neighborhood, the
owner has already made some landscaping (grading) and drainage changes, apparently in preparation for this project.
There were concerns raised by neighbors regarding drainage. To my knowledge, the owner then modified the drainage
so that it can infiltrate within her property and so no longer direct drainage to her property line and thus onto a neighbor's
lot.
Therefore, I ask that the Zoning review include the grading and drainage within the scope of the project review and
include a condition that appropriate drainage ensuring infiltration within the property is maintained into the future. With
that condition included I am supportive of the project.
Deirdre Doherty
18 Stoddard Street
Northampton, MA 01060