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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 with Site Plan
Approval 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 or the Northampton District Court and
notice of said appeal filed with the City Clerk within twenty days (20) of the date that this
decision was filed with the City Clerk.
Applicant: Plumb Auto Supply, Inc. - Lots, 4 & 5, Carlon Drive
DECISION DATE: June 11, 1998
June 19, 1998
DECISION FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
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driveway entrances to the site. The thirty-foot wide driveway to the rear will allow
delivery trucks to enter safely and minimize traffic impacts on Carlon Drive.
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.
D. The proposed use will not overload the City's resources (water supply, sanitary sewer,
fire protection, streets and schools).
E. The requested use meets the special regulations set forth in the Zoning Ordinance under
Section 10.11 (6).
F. The requested use bears a positive relationship to the public convenience or welfare and
will not unduly impair the integrity of character of the district or adjoining zones. The
use will not be detrimental to the health, morals, or general welfare and shall be in
harmony with the general purpose and intent of the Ordinance.
G. 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.
No conditions were imposed upon the project:
The Planning Board voted unanimously 6:0 to approve the waiver of the requirement to
submit a traffic study and to allow the second thirty-foot wide driveway opening.
In addition, in conducting its Site Plan Approval, the Planning Board found the project
complied with the following technical criteria:
1. Curb Cuts onto streets were minimized. A second curb cut was permitted because
it was necessary to minimize traffic and safety impacts.
2. Pedestrian,bicycle and vehicular traffic movement on site were separated to the
extent possible.
3. The project is designed so that there is no increase in peak flows from the one (1)
or two (2) and ten(10) year Soil Conservation Service design storm from pre-
development conditions and so that the runoff from a 4/10 inch rain storm (first
flush) is detained on site for an average of six hours.
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DECISION OF
NORTHAMPTON PLANNING BOARD
APPLICANT: Plumb Auto Supply,Inc.
137 King Street
Northampton, MA 01060
OWNER: Pelops Realty Trust
ADDRESS: 1385 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 01269
RE LAND/BUILDINGS AT: Lots 4 & 5,Carton Drive(396 King Street)
MAP AND PARCEL NUMBERS: MAP#24B . PARCEL#46
At a meeting conducted on June 11, 1998, the Northampton Planning Board unanimously voted
6:0 to GRANT the request of Plumb Auto Supply,Inc. for a SITE PLAN SPECIAL
PERMIT under the provisions of Sections 10.10 and 10.11 in the Northampton Zoning
Ordinance to construct a new 16,825 square foot retail/wholesale auto parts store, including
installing associated utilities and associated paving,drainage and landscaping at Lots 4 &
5, Carlon Drive.
Planning Board Members present and voting were: Vice Chair Daniel J. Yacuzzo, Kenneth
Jodrie, Anne Romano, M. Sanford Weil,Jr. and Associate Members Orlando Isaza and Alton
Neal.
In Granting the Site Plan Special Permit, the Planning Board found:
A. The proposed use(a retail/wholesale auto parts store)protects adjoining premises against
seriously detrimental uses. The applicant has made provisions for surface water drainage
and sight buffers(street trees and landscaping) as depicted on plans and information
submitted to the Office of Planning &Development.
B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian
movement within the site and on adjacent streets and minimize traffic impacts on the
streets and roads in the area. Traffic impacts will be minimized by incorporating two
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