PB DecisionPlanning - Decision
City of Northampton
Hearing No.: PLN-2019-0016
Date: November 30, 2018
APPLICATION TYPE: SUBMISSION DATE:
PB Major Site Plan 912512018
Applicant's Name:
Owner's Name:
NAME:
NAME:
PLATINUM STORAGE GROUP C/O R LEVE
Robert Raymond
ADDRESS:
ADDRESS:
40 SCHOOL ST
P.O. Box 79
TOWN:
STATE:
ZIP CODE.
TOWN:
STATE:
ZIP CODE.
WESTFIELD
MA
01085
GOSHEN
MA
01032
PHONE NO.:
FAX NO.:
PHONE NO.:
FAX NO.:
413 568-0985
EMAIL ADDRESS:
EMAIL ADDRESS:
Site Information:
Surveyor's Name:
STREET NO.:
EASTHAMPTON RD
SITE ZONING:
COMPANY NAME:
TOWN:
NORTHAMPTON MA 01060
ACTION TAKEN:
Approved With Conditions
ADDRESS:
MAP:
44
BLOCK:
1031
LOT.
001
MAP DATE:
SECTION OF BYLAW:
Chpt. 350- 11: Site Plan Approval
TOWN:
STATE:
ZIP CODE.
Book:
1015
Page:
1461
PHONE NO.:
FAX NO.:
NATURE OF PROPOSED WORK
EMAIL ADDRESS:
CONSTRUCT A SELF STORAGE FACILITY
HARDSHIP:
CONDITION OF APPROVAL:
1) Prior to issuance of a building permit
a. the applicant must record an access and utility sharing easement (that has mortgage subordination)
in a form approved by the City for access to the abutting parcel.
b. the applicant shall submit revised plans at least 15 days prior to requesting a building permit
incorporating all relevant conditions related to plan changes including the addition of tree protection
details meeting the ANSI 300 standards as specified in the codes.
c. Measures for erosion control and tree protection shall be installed and inspected by an engineer.
The engineer shall certify in a memo to the Office of Planning and Sustainability that all measures are
in place in accordance with the plans and shall be inspected by the City.
2. The building permit plans shall show how the roof system is structured to carry PV panel loads and
conduit.
3. All lights shall be timed to turn off at 11 p.m.
4. Lights shall be full cutoff.
5. Additional two rows of trees between the silt fence and the driveway shall be staggered and planted
30' on center.
6. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall submit
a. an as -built plan stamped by an engineer stating that site grades and the stormwater system has
been installed in accordance with the approved plans.
b. Documentation that all tree replacement or payment -in -lieu of tree replacement has been made in
accordance with the zoning.
c. An as -built showing the lighting has been installed compliant with the approved plans.
FINDINGS:
The Planning Board granted the Site Plan major project for the construction of 95,000 + square feet of self -storage units based on the
following plans, information, and supplements to the application:
1). Site Plans Proposed Self Storage Facility Easthampton rd, By R Levesque Associates, Inc. Dated September 25, 2018 revised
November 16, 2018 Pages T1; EXP 1; P1; C1 to C7B; DI-D7; EO 1 Architectural Elevations.
2) Tree Inventory over 20" DBH Dated October 2018.
3) Tree Location Plan by R Levesque Associates, Inc. Dated October 18, 2018.
4) Memo Addressing Department of Public Works comments Dated November 29, 2018 by R Levesque Associates Inc.
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Planning - Decision City of Northampton
Hearing No.: PLN-2019-0016 Date: November 30, 2018
The Board approved the site plan for the self -storage units based upon approval criteria in 350-11.6:
A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against seriously detrimental uses. If applicable, this shall include provision for surface
water drainage, sound and sight buffers and preservation of views, light, and air; and
B. The requested use will not reduce the level of service on area roads and not affect the convenience and safety of vehicular and
pedestrian movement within the site and on adjacent streets, cycle tracks and bike paths, minimize traffic impacts on the streets and
roads in the area. The use will generate fewer trips than a typical industrial use.
Access by nonmotorized have been accommodated with striped bike lanes along the access driveway.
C. The site will function harmoniously in relation to other structures and open spaces to the natural landscape, existing buildings and
other community assets in the area as it relates to landscaping, drainage, sight lines, building orientation, massing, egress, and
setbacks.
D. The requested use will not overload, and will mitigate adverse impacts on, the City's resources, including the effect on the City's water
supply and distribution system, sanitary and storm sewage collection and treatment systems, fire protection, streets and schools. A
separate stormwater permit was issued by the Department of Public Works.
E. There are no specific criteria related to self storage units within the zoning.
F. Compliance with the following technical performance standards:
(1) Curb cuts onto streets shall be minimized. The new access will provide a shared access to the abutting parcel to the north.
(2) Pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic movement on site will be separated, to the extent possible,
(3) As a major project there is no increase in peak flows from the one- or two- and ten-year Soil Conservation Service design storm from
predevelopment conditions (the condition at the time a site plan approval is requested). Green infrastructure and low -impact design has
been incorporated to the extent feasible
(4) The applicant has shown that the building is designed to accommodate solar power installation.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: VOTE:
George Kohout votes to Grant
Janna White votes to Grant
Samuel Taylor votes to Grant
Euripedes DeOliveira votes to Grant
Alan Verson votes to Grant
Mark Sullivan votes to Grant
MOTION MADE BY: SECONDED BY: VOTE COUNT: DECISION:
Samuel Taylor Alan Verson 1 6 Approved with Conditions
MINUTES OF MEETING:
Available on the City's website at www.northamptonma.gov
1, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Planning Board, certify that this is a true and accurate decision made by the Planning Board and certify
that a copy of this and all plans have been filed with the Board and the City Clerk on the date shown above.
I certify that a copy of this decision has been mailed to the Owner and Applicant.
Notice of Appeal
An appeal from the decision of the Planning Board may be made by any person aggrieved pursuant to MGL Chapt. 40A, Section 17 as
amended within twenty (20) days after the date of the filing of the notice of the decision with the City Clerk. The date is listed above. Such
appeal may be made to the Hampshire Superior Court with a certified copy of the appeal sent to the City Clerk of the City of Northampton.
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