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M. Sanford Weil, Jr.
CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLERK November 8 , 1990
I, Christine Skorupski, City Clerk of the City of
ii Northampton hereby certify that the above Decison of the
Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals was
filed in the Office
II of the City Clerk on October 18 , 1990 , that twenty days have
1 elapsed since such filing and that no appeal- has been filed
in this matter.
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Christine Skorupski
City Clerk
City of Northampton
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Under the Provisions of Section 9. 3 (a) Of the Zoning oni Ing Crciinanca
of the City of Northampton, that the construction of a second
story addition to an existing building located at 275 Pleasant
Street, and the s(:uaring off of the "footprint" of that
building would not be substantially more detrimental
to the
neighborhood than the existing structure, which is
nonconforming because of a front setbac]; deficiency. Present
and voting were Chairman Robert C. Buschar, Dr. P_,-.-'%-_er Laband,
and M. Sanford Weil, Jr.
The Findings were as follows:
1. Section 9. 3 (a) of the Northampton Zoning ordinance
provides that "Pre-existing nonconforming structures may be
changed, extended or altered provided that. . .there is a Finding
by the Zoning Board of Appeals that such change, extension or
alteration shall not be substantially more detrimental to the
neighborhood than the existing nonconforming structure. . .
2. The proposal is to square off the "footprint" of the
irregularly shaped building. The Board finds unanimously that
this reasonably small addition to make the building .:-ectangular
creates no visual impairment to the neighborhood and will not
be substantially more detrimental. The Finding is grantn-,d.
3 . The proposal to add a second story provoked a
complaint from the immediate abutter to the north that light,
air and view would be impaired by the addition. The Board
members visited. the site, entered the building and assessed the
impact of the addition. They found that the windows on the
south side of the abutter's building will face a solid brick
wall of the new addition; there will be no disruption in air
circulation patterns in the alleyway between Applicant 's
building and the abutter; abutter's view to the south is
already partially blocked by a building farther down Pleasant
Street, and the proposed addition will only come halfway up the
abutter's second-story windows; there is no prescriptive
easement for light and air, and a view is not guaranteed. The
Board finds that the proposed addition will not be
substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood. The
Finding is granted.
OCT I M
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Robert C. Buscher, chairman
CITY CLERKS OFFICE
NORTHAMPTON.' ASS-01060
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