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\ 212 Main Street • Municipal Building ‘P4.* �
Northampton, MA 01060
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Building
Commissioner
Charles P. Staelin
Karen Goldeing - Staelin
32 Barrett Place
Northampton, MA 01060
RE: Your Letter Dated Sept13, 2009
Charles & Karen,
I have responded to you. Our office found your allegations were unfounded. I supplied to you the
reports on construction permits taken out at that location.
I have spoken to the inspectors who had inspected site and all reported they could not support your
allegations.
The last inspection was done, Jan 5, 2009 and the permit was retrieved with all in compliance.
Northampton zoning allows up to 4 unrelated people to live together as a family unit, by all
appearances this seems to be the case.
If you have solid evidence that this is not correct please supply.
Sincerely,
Anthony Patillo
Building Commissioner
City of Northampton
CC: Nancy & John Brady, 37 Henshaw Ave, Carolyn& Dave March, 29 Tyler Ct., Charles Ekdahl, 51
Henshaw Ave.
Charles P. Staelin
Karen Golding - Staelin
32 Barrett Place
Northampton, MA 01060
August 4, 2009
Mr. Tony Patillo, Building Commissioner
Office of the Building Commissioner
City Hall
212 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Dear Mr. Patillo.
Thank you for your response to our letter of July 20` The list of permits you included
were indeed those that we saw when we looked at the records in your office. However
we do not see two projects among the permits.
The first is an additional exterior doorway to the basement that was cut into the brick wall
facing Barrett Place. We were told that it was necessary for code reasons, but the permits
list no basement renovations that would seem to require it.
The second is renovations on the 3` floor that (according to the current occupant) include
an "artist -in- residence apartment" with a kitchen that the occupant says that he and the
owner installed himself. We have not seen the apartment and do not know what it
involves, but we do wonder if that constitutes a second auxiliary apartment under the
code.
Is this something you could look into?
Sincerely yours,
Charles P. Staelin Karen Golding - Staelin
cc: Nancy and John Brady, 37 Henshaw Ave.
Carolyn and David March, 29 Tyler Ct.
Charles Ekdahl, 51 Henshaw Ave.
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Charles P. Staelin
Karen Golding - Staelin
f 32 Barrett Place
Northampton, MA 01060
September 13, 2009
Mr. Tony Patillo, Building Commissioner SL R c, J �
Office of the Building Commissioner - -
City Hall .
212 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Dear Mr. Patillo,
We are following up on our attached letter of August 4` We wondered if you had
anything to report on our request that you look into the possible creation of a non-
conforming apartment at 41 Henshaw Ave. Would you please let us know?
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Charles P. Staelin Karen Goldi - Staelin
cc: Nancy and John Brady, 37 Henshaw Ave.
Carolyn and David March, 29 Tyler Ct.
Charles Ekdahl, 51 Henshaw Ave.
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