Planning Decision 32 Round Hill Road 2006-11-09Planning DecisionCityofNorthamptonHearingNoPLN20070019DateAugust162011
APPLICATION TYPESUBMISSIONDATEPBIntermediateSitePlan10122006ApplicantsNameOwnersNameNAMENAMECDouglasHinckleyCLARKESCHOOLFORTHEDEAFADDRESSADDRESS26FortHillTerrace47ROUNDHILLROADTOWNSTATEZIPCODETOWNSTATEZIPCODENORTHAMPT0NMA01060NORTHAMPTONMA01060PHONENOFAXNOPHONENOFAXNO4135821111EMAILADDRESSEMAILADDRESSSiteInformationSurveyorsNameSTREETNOCOMPANYNAMESITEZONING32ROUNDHILLRDTOWNADDRESSACTIONTAKENNORTHAMPTONMA01060ApprovedWithConditionsMAPBLOCKLOTMAPDATESECTIONOFBYLAW31B063001Chpt35052Attach1TableofUseTOWNSTATEZIPCODERegulationsBookPage1132029PHONENOFAXNOEMAILADDRESSNATUREOFPROPOSEDWORKConvertClarkeinfirmarytoa4unitresidentialbuildingCreatecommon driveway toservetwolots onezerolotline lot andconvertexistingaccesstoserveLeonardHouseHARDSHIPCONDITIONOFAPPROVAL
1 1 Prior toissuance ofabuilding permit the following items shall be completed with sign off fromOfficeofPlanningandDevelopmentaRevisedplansshallbesubmittedshowingnodumpsterandareductioninpavementassociatedwiththeremovalofthedumpsterpadanditsaccessbAnANRshallbesubmittedforsignatureandrecordingcDrainageeasementscommondrivewayeasementsanddrivewayforeasementonlot1shallberecordedandproofofrecordingshallbesubmittedtoOfficeofPlanningandDevelopment2PriortotheissuanceofacertificateofoccupancyforanyoftheunitsandorpriortothefinalpropertytransferofLot3theapplicantshallrecordapermanentconservationrestrictionfortheportionofthefrontageshownasopenspaceontheplansTheCRshallbeheldandmanagedbyClarkeSchoolAsisstandardthelanguageshallbereviewedbyOfficeofPlanningandDevelopmentpriortosubmissiontoCityCouncilandEOEAforapproval3Priortoissuanceofacertificateofoccupancytheapplicantshallasofferedsubmit4000totheCityaspaymentinlieuoftrafficmitigationforthefournewunits4Thebermattherearofthepropertyshallbemaintained5Theapplicantshallworkwithabuttersandmaintainplantingsalongtherearoftheproperty
FINDINGSTheBoardapproved theconversion oftheClarke School infirmarytofourresidential units with common driveway andsidelotaccess forLeonardHouseThesiteplanwillresultinthecreationofthreenewparcelsthatwillbecarvedoutofthemainClarkeSchoolpropertyLot3willbeazerolotlinesinglefamilyhomewithoutasightimperviousfenceTheBoardbaseditsdecisiononthefollowingplansandinformationsubmittedwiththeapplicationClarkeInfirmarySitePlanPreparedbyTheBerkshireDesignGroupIncSheet1DatedOctober122006Revised1019062Graphicsofthefrontandrearelevationsshowingonlyegressoptionsasbuildingchanges3PhotometricStudyClarkeInfirmaryConversiondated101606prepredbyTheBerkshireDesignGroupInc
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TheBoard foundATherequesteduseprotectsadjoiningpremises against seriouslydetrimental uses Conversion oftheinfirmarytoresidential usesiscompatiblewiththeresidentialusesalongRoundHillandintherearonLangworthyRoadTheBoarddeterminedthatafencewaiverfromsection1014wasappropriateforlot3duetothelocationoftheopenspaceandthestructureonlot2BTherequestedusewillhavenoeffectontheconvenienceandsafetyofvehicularandpedestrianmovementonadjacentstreetsTheconversionoftheinfirmarytoresidentialuseswillresultinreductionofaccessforClarkeSchoolpropertyfromRoundHillRoadinthisvicinityCommondrivewayswillonlyserveresidentialusescomparedtothepreviousconditionwherethedrivewayservedClarkeSchoolandsinglefamilyresidencesTherewillbeareductioninpavedareaonsiteTheincrementalincreaseintrafficmitigationwillbeaddressedthroughapaymentinlieuofmitigationmeetingthecriteriainsection116CTherequestedusewillhaveapositiveeffectontherelationshipofstructuresandopenspacestothenaturallandscapeexistingbuildingsandothercommunityassetsintheareaTheinfirmarywillonlybemodifiedontheinteriorAdditionalopenspacewillbecreatedaspartofthezerolotlinerequirementsinsection1014AllexistingdrivewayswillbeusedandreconfiguredtoservetheexistingbuildingsDTherequestedusewillnotoverloadtheCitysresourcesincludingtheeffectontheCityswatersupplyanddistributionsystemsanitaryandstormsewagecollectionandtreatmentsystemsfireprotectionstreetsandschoolsTheapplicanthasofferedtopay4000intothecitystrafficmitigationfundinlieuofcontructingmitigationETherequestedusemeetsallthespecialregulationssetforthintheZoningOrdinanceaslistedinSections5262formultifamilycommondrivewaysandaccesstoalotoverasidelotlineAwaiverwasgrantedforasightimperviousfenceasallowedinsection1014forlot3Allothercriteriain1014forcreationofazerolotlinelothavebeenmetorwillbemetthroughconditionsFThePlanningBoardfoundthattheapplicationcompliedwiththefollowingtechnicalperformancestandards1Thecurbcutsareminimizedasacommondrivewaywillserveonesinglefamilyhouselotandone4unitlotfromanexisitng20widecurbcutTheotherexisting20widecurbcutwillserveLeonardHousewithnochangesCOULDNOTDEROGATEBECAUSEFILINGDEADLINEMAILINGDATEHEARINGCONTINUEDDATEDECISIONDRAFTBYAPPEALDATE10192006112200611232006REFERRALSINDATEHEARINGDEADLINEDATEHEARINGCLOSEDATEFINALSIGNINGBYAPPEALDEADLINE10262006121620061192006112320061252006FIRSTADVERTISINGDATEHEARINGDATEVOTINGDATEDECISIONDATE102620061192006119200611152006SECONDADVERTISINGDATEHEARINGTIMEVOTINGDEADLINEDECISIONDEADLINE1122006700PM272007272007MEMBERSPRESENTVOTE
George Russellvotes toGrantFrancesVolkmannvotestoGrantJenniferDieringervotestoGrantMarkSullivanvotestoDenyFrancisJohnsonvotestoGrantGeorgeKohoutvotestoGrantKeithWilsonvotestoGrantKennethJodrievotestoGrant
MOTIONMADE BYSECONDED BYVOTECOUNT DECISIONKeithWilsonGeorgeRussell17Approvedwith ConditionsMINUTESOFMEETINGAvailableintheOfficeofPlanningDevelopmentICarolynMischasagenttothePlanningBoardcertifythatthisisatrueandaccurate decisionmade bythePlanning BoardandcertifythatacopyofthisandallplanshavebeenfiledwiththeBoardandtheCityClerkonNovember152006IcertifythatacopyofthisdecisionhasbeenmailedtotheOwnerandApplicantNoticeofAppealAnappealfromthedecisionofthePlanningBoardmaybemadebyanypersonaggrievedpursuanttoMGLChapt40ASection17asamendedwithintwenty20daysafterthedateofthefilingofthenoticeofthedecisionwiththeCityClerkThedateislistedaboveSuchappealmaybemadetotheHampshireSuperiorCourtwithacertifiedcopyoftheappealsenttotheCityClerkoftheCityofNorthampton
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