201 N King PB Decision CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION
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DATES PROJECT INFORMATION
Submitted 9/26/2019 Owner
Name/Address
Gerald Randall POB 623, Williamsburg MA 01096
Hearing 10/24/2019 Applicant Name/
Address (if different)
Life Essence,
DBA Trulieve LLC
56 Canal St, Holyoke MA 01040
Extension Applicant Contact Elliot Wentworth Elliot.wentworth@trulieve.com 678-749-9726
Hearing
Closed
10/24/2019 Site Address 216 N. King St Northampton
Decision 10/24/2019 Site Assessor Map ID 18-7 B 2642 P 145
Filed with
Clerk
10/31/2019 Permit Type PLANNING BOARD
Site Plan Approval
Appeal
Deadline
11/18/2019 Project Description Occupy one tenant space within the building for medical
marijuana dispensary.
An appeal of this decision by the Planning Board may be made by any person within 20 days after the date of the filing of this
decision with the City Clerk, as shown. Appeals by any aggrieved party must be pursuant to MGL Chapter 40A, Section 17 as
amended and 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.
Plan Sheets/Supporting Documents by Map ID:
1. Site Plans Life Essence Inc by VHB Plan Sheets C-1 to C-3 dated 9/24/2019.
2. Architectural Plan Sheets, Building Elevations, Photometric Plans, Planting Plans by Greylock Design Associates and Sousa
deign Architects dated 9/24/2019.
BOARD MEMBER PRESENT FAVOR OPPOSED ABSTAIN/NO COUNT VOTE TALLY
(Favor-Opposed)
Mark Sullivan, Chair ☐ ☐
George Kohout, Acting
Vice Chair
☐ ☐
Euripedes DeOliveira ☐ ☐
Marissa Elkins ☐ ☐
Christa Grenat ☐ ☐
Sam Taylor ☐ ☐
Alan Verson ☐ ☐
Janna White ☐ ☐ 7-0
APPLICABLE ZONING APPROVAL CRITERIA /BOARD FINDINGS
350-11.2 A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against seriously detrimental uses. Including surface
water drainage, sound and sight buffers and preservation of views, light, and air; and
B. The use will improve 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. The
applicant is reducing cross access to reduce traffic through secondary curb opening(1)
The Planning Board allowed reduction in parking spaces to increase safe pedestrian access to the site.
(2) The project will not decrease the level of service (LOS) of all area City and state roads or
intersections affected by the project. The applicant has offered to make a payment-in-lieu of traffic
mitigation.
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C. The site will function harmoniously in relation to other structures. There are no building changes.
New landscaping will improve buffers
D. The requested use will not overload, and will mitigate adverse impacts on, the City's resources.
E. The requested use meets any special regulations set forth in this chapter.
F. Compliance with the following technical performance standards:
(1) The two existing curb cuts will have improved control through increased buffers and landscaping.
(4) Medical marijuana dispensary were shown to meet the criteria for setbacks from schools.
CONDITIONS
Prior to Any Site Disturbance General Conditions
5) Lighting shall be turned off 1 hour after close of business.
Prior to Issuance of a Building Permit
1) Revised plans shall be submitted showing 5’cement concrete
sidewalk in-lieu of the parallel parking spaces.
2) Employee parking shall be shown for the rear 4 spaces.
Prior to Issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy
3) As offered by the applicant and prior to issuance of a Certificate
of Occupancy, the applicant shall make a payment in lieu of
traffic mitigation of $82,000 to address their incremental
increase in traffic on the network. Payment shall be Made to
the City, delivered to Office of Planning and Sustainability.
4) New trees shall be selected from the street tree planting list.
Minutes Available at WWW.NorthamptonMa.Gov
I, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Planning Board certify that this is an accurate and true 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 and that a copy of
this decision has been mailed to the Owner, Applicant.