32A-271 (11) Anth,ny Patillo
Building Inspector
Pursuant to Massach.______ wivL) , 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 Planning Board hereby certifies that a Special
Permit with Site Plan Approval 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: One Bridge Street, Inc. - 1 Bridge Street
DECISION DATE: April 10, 1997
DECISION FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: April 25, 1997
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SITE PLAN APPROVAL CRITERIA
SECTION 10.11 (6)
In reviewing the Site Plan submitted with this Special Permit
application, the Planning Board found:
A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against
seriously detrimental uses because the addition is to the
rear of the building and will follow the same roof line as
the existing building.
B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of
pedestrian movement within the site because the applicant
has included a covered pedestrian walkway leading to the
rear entrance of the restaurant. The applicant has also
provided sufficient parking and obtained a right -of -way to
provide access to the parking spaces.
C. The proposed use will promote a harmonious relationship of
structures and open spaces to existing buildings because the
addition will maintain the roof line of the existing
building and not change the building's profile.
D. The proposed use will not overload the City's resources,
including the City's water supply and distribution system,
sanitary and storm sewage collection and treatment systems,
fire protection, streets and schools.
E. The requested use meets all special regulations set forth in
the Zoning Ordinance.
F. 1. No new curb cuts are proposed.
2. Pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic movement on
site are separated to the extent possible.
C. The proposed use w a harmonious relationship of
structures and open spaces to existing buildings because the
addition will maintain the roof line of the existing
building and not change the building's profile.
D. The proposed use will not overload the City's resources,
including the City's water supply and distribution system,
sanitary and storm sewage collection and treatment systems,
fire protection, streets and schools.
E. The requested use meets all special regulations set forth in
the Zoning Ordinance as listed in Section 10.11 (6). (See
Attachment A)
F. The proposed use bears a positive relationship to the public
convenience or welfare and will not unduly impair the
integrity of character of the district or adjoining zones,
nor be detrimental to the health, morals, or general
welfare. The use is in harmony with the general purpose and
intent of the Ordinance.
G. The requested use will promote City planning objectives to
the extent possible.
The following conditions were imposed upon the project:
1. The applicant shall submit revised plans showing
signage to direct patrons to the designated parking
spaces. The Plans shall be submitted to the Office of
Planning & Development to become a permanent part of
the file.
2. If the lease agreement for access to the parking spaces
terminates, the owner /applicant must submit
documentation that provisions for the three additional
parking spaces required by this permit are in place.
Members also voted 6:0 with one abstention (Weil) to approve the
following requested waiver:
B -5 Existing and proposed topography at two -foot contour
intervals showing wetlands, streams, surface water
bodies, drainage swales, floodplains and other unique
natural land features, because the site is flat and no
changes to topography are proposed.
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DECISION OF
NORTHAMPTON PLANNING BOARD
APPLICANT: ONE BRIDGE STREET, INC.
1 BRIDGE STREET
NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060
OWNER: ONE BRIDGE STREET, INC.
ADDRESS: 1 BRIDGE STREET
NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060
RE LAND /BUILDINGS AT: 1 BRIDGE STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MA
MAP AND PARCEL NUMBERS: MAP #32A PARCEL #271
At a meeting conducted on April 10, 1997, the Northampton
Planning Board voted 6:0 with one abstention (Associate Member
Sanford Weil, Jr.) to GRANT the request of One Bridge Street,
Inc. for a SPECIAL PERMIT with Site Plan Approval under the
provisions of Section 6.2, 10.10 and 10.11 in the Northampton
Zoning Ordinance to construction an addition less than thirty
feet in height in a CB District at 1 Bridge Street.
Planning Board Members present and voting were: Chair Andrew J.
Crystal, Vice Chair Daniel J. Yacuzzo, Jody Blatt, Paul Diemand,
Kenneth Jodrie, Anne Romano and Associate Member Sanford Weil,
Jr.
In Granting the Special Permit with Site Plan Approval, the
Planning Board found:
A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against
seriously detrimental uses because the addition is to the
rear of the building and will follow the same roof line as
the existing building.
B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of
pedestrian movement within the site because the applicant
has included a covered pedestrian walkway leading to the
rear entrance of the restaurant. The applicant has also
provided sufficient parking and obtained a right -of -way to
provide access to the parking spaces.
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