32C-166 (18) Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) , 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 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 f iled with the
City Clerk within twenty days (20) of the date of that this
decision was filed with the City Clerk.
AppliCANT: JAMES P. LAVELLE - 196 PLEASANT STREET
DECISION DATE: OCTOBER 12, 1995
DECISION FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: November lT, 1995
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Conditions imposed upon the project are as follows:
1. The Special Permit is contingent upon the applicant
staying in compliance with the parking requirements of
the Zoning Ordinance, and shall be tied to the
continued use of the premises.
2. An executed renewal of the leased parking spaces shall
be submitted to the Planning Department, to become part
of the file, a minimum of 30 days prior to expiration
of the existing lease.
3 . Signage shall be allowed in accordance with what is
permittted withih the Zoning Ordinance.
4 . An executed lease, as discussed within the public
hearing, must be submitted to the Planning Department,
to become part of the file, prior to the issuance of an
occupancy permit.
5. Conditions numbered 1 and 4, must be complied with
prior to the issuance of the occupancy permit.
C. The requested use will promote a harmonious relationship of
structures and open spaces to the natural landscape,
existing buildings and other community assets in the area by
having an existing parking lot be used by two facilities,
reducing the need for additional pavement.
D. The requested use will not overload, and does not require
mitigation of any adverse impacts on, the City's resources.
E. The permit is not required to meet any other special
regulations set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.
F. The requested use bears a positive relationship to the
public convenience or welfare because it provides for
employee parking in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance.
G. If applicable, the requested use will promote City planning
objectives to the extent possible and will not adversely
affect those objectives, as defined in City master or study
plans adopted under M.G.L. Chapter 41, Section 81-C and D.
In reviewing the Site Plan, submitted with the :cial Permit,
the Planning Board:
1. Voted 7-0 to Grant only the following waivers:
B-2 Location of owners of all adjacent properties within
300 feet of the property line.
B•-3 Existing and proposed buildings, setbacks from property
lines. . . , as there were no outward changes to the
structure proposed.
B-5 Existing and proposed topography at two foot
contours. . . , as there were no outward changes to the
structure proposed.
B-7 Location and description of all stormwater drainage
facilities, as there were no outward changes to the
structure proposed.
B-8 Existing and proposed landscaping, trees, plantings
. . . , as there were no outward changes to the structure
proposed.
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DECISION OF
NORTHAMPTON PLANNING BOARD
APPLICANT: James P. Lavelle
ADDRESS: 244 Lower Westfield Road, Holyoke, MA 01040
OWNER: Edward Ghareeb
ADDRESS: 196 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA 01060
RE LAND OR BUILDINGS IN NORTHAMPTON AT:
Northampton, MA
HAP AND PARCEL NUMBERS:
At a meeting conducted on October 12, 1995, the Northampton
Planning Board voted 7-0 to grant the request of James P.
Lavelle, for a SPECIAL PERMIT with Site Plan Approval under the
provisions of Section 8.7 in the Northampton Zoning Ordinance, to
have a shared parking facility to provide parking at 196 Pleasant
Street.
Planning Board Members present and voting were: Chair Andrew
Crystal, Vice Chair Daniel Yacuzzo, Mark NeJame, Jody Blatt,
Nancy Duseau, Kenneth Jodrie, and Paul Diemand.
In Granting the Special Permit with Site Plan Approval, the
Planning Board found:
A. The requested use for a shared parking facility protects
adjoining premises against seriously detrimental uses, by
providing for additional parking as required under the
Zoning Ordinance.
B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of
vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and on
adjacent streets, minimize traffic impacts on the streets
and roads in the area, by providing the necessary parking
for employees, off-site on a neighboring parcel.
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