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DECISION OF
NORTHAMPTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
APPLICANT: John Kuhn, Kuhn Riddle Architects, Inc.
ADDRESS: 7 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01002
OWNER: Northampton Cooperative Bank
ADDRESS: 67 King Street
Northampton, MA 01060
RE LAND OR BUILDINGS IN NORTHAMPTON AT: 67 King Street
MAP AND PARCEL NUMBERS: MAP 32A PARCEL 122
At a meeting conducted on October 2 , 1996, the Northampton Zoning
Board of Appeals unanimously voted 3 : 0 to grant the request of
John Kuhn, Kuhn Riddle Architects, Inc. for a SPECIAL PERMIT
under the provisions of Section 7.4 (4) (C) and 10. 10 in the
Northampton Zoning Ordinance, to allow a twenty-four square-foot
ground sign in a CB District at 67 King Street to be constructed
as shown on Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2 attached to the Special
Permit Application filed by John Kuhn, Kuhn Riddle Architects,
Inc. with the City Clerk's office on September 20, 1996 .
Zoning Board Members present and voting were: Chair M. Sanford
Weil, Jr. , Alex Ghiselin, and Elaine Reall.
In Granting the Special Permit, the Zoning Board of Appeals
found:
A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against
seriously detrimental uses because it does not change the
current use of the premises as a bank.
B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of
vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and on
adjacent streets and minimize traffic impacts on the streets
and roads in the area because it will not affect vehicular
and pedestrian movement.
ORIGINAL PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
C. The requested use will promote a harmonious relationship of
structures and open spaces to the natural landscape,
existing buildings and other community assets in the area
because it replaces an existing, larger ground sign and is
in keeping with other signs in the CB District.
D. The requested use will not use City's resources.
E. The requested use meets all special regulations set forth in
Section 7 . 4 (4) (C) of the Zoning Ordinance. (see Attachment
A)
F. The requested use bears a positive relationship to the
public convenience or welfare because it will notify the
public of the presence of Northampton Cooperative Bank.
The use will not unduly impair the integrity of character of
the district or adjoining zones because it is in keeping
with the Central Business character of the district.
The use will not be detrimental to the health, morals, or
general welfare, and the use shall be in harmony with the
general purpose and intent of the Ordinance.
G. The requested use promotes City planning objectives to the
extent possible and does 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.
No conditions were imposed upon the project.
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ATTACHMENT A
SIGN/SPECIAL PERMIT CRITERIA
Section 7 .4 (4) (C) .
In reviewing the application, the Board of Appeals found that a
Special Permit to allow a ground sign may be issued because:
1. There are unique features to the structure, especially
affecting such structure, but not generally affecting
the zoning district in which it is located, because the
requested sign replaces an existing, larger ground
sign.
2 . Said ground sign shall be located in the same lot as
the structure or establishment being advertised.
3 . Said ground sign shall not exceed a height of ten (10)
feet, nor have a surface area greater than eighty (80)
square feet in the CB District.
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 Zoning Board of Appeals hereby certifies that a
Special Permit 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 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: Kuhn Riddle Architects, Inc. - 67 King Street
DECISION DATE: October 2 , 1996
DECISION FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: October 31 , 1996
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