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PB Decision 2009-05-08
Planning DecisionCity ofNorthamptonHearingNoPLN20090051DateDecember22009 APPLICATION TYPESUBMISSION DATEPBMajorSitePlan582009ApplicantsNameOwnersNameNAMENAMEKOLLMORGENCORPHOSPITALHILLDEVELOPMENTLLCCOMAADDRESSADDRESS347KINGST160FEDERALSTTOWNSTATEZIPCODETOWNSTATEZIPCODENORTHAMPTONMA01060BOSTONMA02110PHONENOFAXNOPHONENOFAXNOEMAILADDRESSEMAILADDRESSSiteInformationSurveyorsNameSTREETNOCOMPANYNAMESITEZONING50PRINCESTPVTOWNADDRESSACTIONTAKENNORTHAMPT0NMA01060ApprovedWithConditionsMAPBLOCKLOTMAPDATESECTIONOFBYLAW38A124001Chpt35011SitePlanApprovalTOWNSTATEZIPCODEBookPagePHONENOFAXNOEMAILADDRESSNATUREOFPROPOSEDWORKConstructionofa140000squarefootofficeandmanufacturing facilityHARDSHIPCONDITIONOFAPPROVAL 1 Parking shall not be located closer toPrince Street than where it isshown on the plans2Theproposedchainlinkfenceshallonlyhaveslatsifdesiredonthewesternsideofthe propertyabuttingtheloadingdockareaandnotalongtheeastsideofthesite3Snowstorageshallbeinlocationsindicatedontheplansintheparkinglotorremovedoffsite4FouradditionalshadetreesshallbeplantedonthesouthsideofthebuildinginalocationapprovedbytheOfficeofPlanningandDevelopmenttocreateadditionalbufferunlessOfficeofPlanningDevelopmentfindsthatsuchplantingconflictswithgreenbuildingelementsthatarecriticalforthefunctionofthebuildingtomeettheproposedLEEDstandard5Asofferedbytheapplicanttwoparkinglotpolelightsperlotmayremainonafter10pmunlessthePlanningBoardapprovesotherwiseLightswithin20oftheperimeterofthebuildingmayalsoremainonafter10pm6PriortoacertificateofoccupancytheapplicantmustsubmitstampedengineeringplansindicatingthatthelightlevelsmeetthelevelsshownontheplansapprovedbythePlanningBoard7SixmonthsafterthecertificateofoccupancytheapplicantshallsubmitastatementfromasoundengineertotheOfficeofPlanningandDevelopmentindicatingthatsoundlevelswithintheloadingdockareaconformtoChapter35012ofNorthamptonCodeofOrdinances FINDINGSThePlanningBoardvotedtoapprove thesite planfor the constructionofthe140000 square footmanufacturing facility forKollmorgenheadquartersbasedonthefollowingplansandinformationsubmittedwiththeapplication1KollmorgenElectroOpticalVillageHillApplicationforSitePlanApprovalMay2009RevisedJune2009ByTigheBondSheets189A9Bplantingplansanddetails1012of122KollmorgenElectroOpticalElevationspreparedbyBargmannHendrieArchetypeIncdatedMay2020093StormwaterManagementSystemSummarybyTigheBondConsultingEngineersdatedMay720094KollmorgenTrafficImpactsMemodatedMay72009byTigheBondConsultingEngineersTransportationDemandManagementProgram GeoTMS 2009 Des Lauriers Municipal Solutions Inc Planning DecisionCity ofNorthamptonHearingNoPLN20090051DateDecember22009 5 Kollmorgen Electro OpticalLandscape Maintenance Plan byCarolR JohnsonAssociates Inc datedJune11 2009IngrantingapprovaltheBoardfoundthefollowingcriteriainChapter350111hadbeenmet1TherequesteduseprotectsadjoiningpremisesagainstseriouslydetrimentalusesThisuseisallowedwithinthePlanned VillagedistrictandspecificallycalledoutinthemasterplanforredevelopmentaswellasthespecialpermitgrantedfortheredevelopmentofthesiteSoundandsightbuffersareprovidedalongthewesternedgeofthesitethatabutstheURBdistrictwithsomeresidentialuses2TherequestedusewillpromotetheconvenienceandsafetyofvehicularandpedestrianmovementwithinthesiteandonadjacentstreetsminimizetrafficimpactsonthestreetsandroadsintheareaTheredevelopmentofthesitewillutilizetwoexistingcurbcutsfromPrinceStreetThemainentryisslightlynarrowerthanthepreviouslyplannedstreetwidthinordertobealignedwithVillageHillRoadandcreateafocalentrytothesiteTheservicedrivewillbeusedprimarilyfordeliveryvehiclestotheloadingdockandusesgreaterthana24widecurbcutPedestrianaccessiscreatedfromPrinceStreettothemainentrydoorCoveredbicyclestorageisprovidednearthefrontofthebuildingAspresentedKollmorgenwillinstitutesitespecifictrafficdemandmanagementstrategiesandmitigationwillalsoincludeinstallationofatrafficsignalatPrinceandVillageHillRoadalongwithotherimprovementsundertakenbyHospitalHillLLC3TherequestedusewillpromoteaharmoniousrelationshipofstructuresandopenspacestothenaturallandscapeexistingbuildingsandothercommunityassetsintheareaTheapplicantwillbeprotectingspecimentreesandlandscapingina100deepbufferatthefrontofthesiteOneoftheparkinglotswillbeconstructedutilizinglowimpactdesignstandardstoinfiltrateparkinglotrunoffandrechargerainwateronsiteAsstatedinthelandscapemaintenanceplanplantingswillbeinspectedannuallyinthespringfordamageandordemisePlantsshallbereplacedaccordinglyandwithinonegrowingseason4TherequestedusewillnotoverloadandwillmitigateadverseimpactsontheCitysresourcesincludingtheeffectontheCityswatersupplyanddistributionsystemsanitaryandstormsewagecollectionandtreatmentsystemsAstormwaterpermithasbeenobtainedAllutilityimprovementsareconsistentwiththoseidentifiedintheVillageHillbuildoutanalysisTheprojectwillincludesustainablebuildingelementsthatwillqualifytobecertifiedbytheUSGreenBuildingCouncilundertheLEEDprogram5Therequestedusemeetsanyspecialregulationssetforthinthischapterincludingsectionlightingstormwatermanagement6TherequestedusebearsapositiverelationshiptothepublicconvenienceorwelfareTheusewillnotundulyimpairtheintegrityofcharacterofthedistrictoradjoiningzonesnorbedetrimentaltothehealthmoralsorgeneralwelfareTheuseshallbeinharmonywiththegeneralpurposeandintentoftheordinanceTheconstructionofthefacilitywillenablealocalbusinesstoexpandwithinthecityandresultinjobretentionandgrowth7IfapplicabletherequestedusewillpromoteCityplanningobjectivestotheextentpossibleandwillnotadverselyaffectthoseobjectivesasdefinedinCitymasterorstudyplansadoptedunderMGLc4181Cand81DThisdevelopmentrepresentsasignificantstepforwardindevelopingthecommercialaspectsofthemasterplanapprovedfortheredevelopmentoftheNorthamptonStateHospitalCOULDNOTDEROGATEBECAUSEFILINGDEADLINEMAILINGDATEHEARINGCONTINUEDDATEDECISIONDRAFTBYAPPEALDATE57200952120096252009REFERRALSINDATEHEARINGDEADLINEDATEHEARINGCLOSEDATEFINALSIGNINGBYAPPEALDEADLINE5142009712200961120096252009762009FIRSTADVERTISINGDATEHEARINGDATEVOTINGDATEDECISIONDATE5142009528200961120096162009SECONDADVERTISINGDATEHEARINGTIMEVOTINGDEADLINEDECISIONDEADLINE52120093132009992009MEMBERSPRESENTVOTE MarilynRichardsvotes toGrantStephenGilsonvotestoGrantMarkSullivanvotestoGrantFrancisJohnsonvotestoGrantGeorgeKohoutvotestoGrantKennethJodrievotestoDeny MOTIONMADE BYSECONDED BYVOTECOUNT DECISIONMarilynRichardsFrancisJohnson51ContinuedMINUTESOFMEETINGMarilynRichardsreviewedacompleteaudiorecordingofthefirsthearing onMay28 2009inordertobe eligibletovoteinaccordancewiththeMullinRuleMinutesavailableintheOfficeofPlanningDevelopmentICarolynMischasagenttothePlanningBoardcertifythatthisisatrueandaccuratedecisionmadebythePlanningBoardandcertify GeoTMS 2009 Des Lauriers Municipal Solutions Inc Planning DecisionCity ofNorthamptonHearingNoPLN20090051DateDecember22009 that acopy ofthisandallplanshavebeenfiled withtheBoardandtheCity Clerkonthedateshown aboveIcertifythatacopyofthisdecisionhasbeenmailedtotheOwnerandApplicantNoticeofAppealAnappealfromthedecisionofthePlanningBoardmaybemadebyanypersonaggrievedpursuanttoMGLChapt 40A Section 17asamendedwithintwenty20daysafterthedateofthefilingofthenoticeofthedecisionwiththeCityClerkThedateislistedaboveSuchappealmaybemadetotheHampshireSuperiorCourtwithacertifiedcopyoftheappealsenttotheCityClerkoftheCityofNorthampton GeoTMS 2009 Des Lauriers Municipal Solutions Inc