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DEPARTMENT OF BUILDIN9 INSPEOTIONS
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INSPECTOR 212 Main Street ' Municipal Building "r
Northampton, Mass, 01000. ? •,
Edward J. Tewhill
October 20, 1988 r
Mr. & Mrs. Norman E. Parsons
7 Summerfield St.
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Florence, Mass. 01060
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Parsons:
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granting your application: There is now a twenty (20) day appealperod;, a
you must await. 'After the appeal period is up, . you must' go.;toy the
Clerk's office .and get a stamped copy from them which will •,'indicate ,thairtw `.
there .has, been no appeals on the decision you received from ;the Zoning T4�W �r ;
Board: . Then bring the stamped copy they give you over to the{ Reg i stry wi (k'`
of Deeds and file it with them, but be sure they give you a copy ,to' giYet �j;2 x
to us to keep on file in our office. Then you can come to our office 'tov � �
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but until all the above 1 i steel steps '4a'r-, V� '
apply for the building permit, ��
complete our office can't issue you the building permit, `,.',,Be sure }to geirz ',
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the above mentioned .copy from the Registry of Deeds, so we can process�kkn.
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the building permit- immediately.
For Your Information: Zoning Ordinance Section 10.6 Permit`°Time
provisio g ranted under th ns oLimits. A Zoning Board Decis ion f Sectiontw ';
10.10 shall. lapse within eighteen :(18) months (including such time
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quired to pursue or await the determination of an appeal ) ,from the grant S,j�;2 s,t,
thereof has not sooner commenced except for good cause,., or if it {the ;case a`
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of a permit for construction, construction has .not begun b ..such 'date
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ce,..-the• time la ,x
. except for good cause. With the except ion_ of ,a .Var.ian
eriod-i twelve 12 months, not eighteen (18) months
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. Dy CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
NORTHAMPTON. MASSACHUs,-rTS u1060
DATE: October 20, 1988
Certificate of Granting of Variance or Special Permit
(General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 11)
THE BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON HEREBY CERTIFIES
THAT A VARIANCE AND/OR SPECIAL PERMIT HAS BEEN GRANTED
TO: Norman E. and Barbara A. Parsons
ADDRESS:—7 Summerfield Street
CITY: Florence, MA 01060
AFFECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE OWNER WITH RESPECT TO LAND OR
BUILDINGS AT: 7 Summerfield Street, Florence, MA
And the said Board of Appeals further certifies that the
decision attached hereto is a true and correct copy of its
decision granting said Variance/Special Permit, and that copies
of said decision, and all plans referred to in the decision, have
been filed with the Planning Board and the City Clerk.
The Board of Appeals also calls to the attention of the
owner or applicant that General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 11
(last paragraph) provides that no variance or 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 in the Office of the City Clerk and no appeal has been
filed or that, if such appeal has been filed, that it has been
dismissed or denied, is recorded in the Registry of Deeds for the
county and district in which the land is located and indexed in
the grantor index 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. If the rights of a Variance granted under the
provisions of Section 10, Chapter 40A, M.G.L. are not exercised
within one year of the date of the grant of such variance, they
shall lapse and may be reestablished only after notice and a new
hearing pursuant to Section 10, Chapter 40A, M.G.L.
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Chairman Secretary
Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals
October 12, 1988 Meeting
The Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals met at 8:00 p. m. on
October 12, 1988 in Council Chambers, Wallace J. Puchalski
Municipal Building, to continue the Public Hearing on the
Application of Norman E. and Barbara A. Parsons for a Finding
under the Provisions of Section 9 . 3 (c) and (e) of the Northampton
Zoning Ordinance, for the purpose of enlarging an existing one-
car garage to a two-car garage and adding a carport at their
dwelling at 7 Summerfield Street,Florence, in a URA Zone.
Present and voting were Chairman Robert C. Buscher, Dr. Peter
Laband and M. Sanford Weil, Jr.
Ch. Buscher read the Application, and a memorandum to the Board
from the Northampton Planning Department. Mr. Parsons explained
that his nonconformity was that the house violated the front
setback, as did the attached garage, even though the garage is
set back farther from the street than the house. He wants to
bring the existing garage and the addition even with the front of
his home, where it will not violate the setback any more than the
existing house does. He preferred not to observe the setback
requirement by building the garage farther to the rear because
that would rob him of backyard space. He felt the planned
addition would enhance the appearance of the house, and the
neighbors did not object.
Mr. Weil felt that it was simply a matter of convenience to the
Applicant to build the way he proposed. Ch. Buscher said, "It
seems to me the question is quite simple--is it substantially
more detrimental?" Dr. Laband said he knew the house and had no
problem agreeing to the Applicant' s request. Since no one was
present to speak in favor or against, Dr. Laband moved the Public
Hearing be closed. Mr. Weil seconded, and the motion passed
unanimously.
All three members concurred that the proposed alterations were
not substantially more detrimental to the neighborhood than the
existing structure. Dr. Laband so moved, Mr. Weil seconded, and
the motion passed unanimously.
Also present, in addition to those mentioned, was R. J. Pascucci,
Board Secretary.
Robert C. Buscher, Chairman
OCT ' i98
1988
DECISION OF
NORTHAMPTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
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At a meeting held on October 12, 1988, the Zoning Board
of Appeals of the City of Northampton voted unanimously to
GRANT the request of Norman E. and Barbara A. Parsons for a
Finding under the Provisions of Section 9. 3 (c) and (e) of
the Northampton Zoning Ordinance that the enlarging of an
existing one-car garage to a two car garage, and the
addition of a carport thereto, will not be substantially
more detrimental to the neighborhood than the pre-existing,
nonconforming house and lot currently at 7 Summerfield
Street, Florence, in a URA Zone. Present and voting were
j Chairman Robert C. Buscher, Dr. Peter Laband, and M. Sanford f
Weil, Jr.
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The Findings were as follows:
The proposed addition will enhance the appearance of
the dwelling. No abutters were present to object. The
alterations/addition proposed will not be substantially more
detrimental to the neighborhood than the existing dwelling.
Robert C. Buscher, Chairman
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Dr. Peter Laband
M. San rd Weil, Xr.
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