17C-248 (6) i !
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May 23 , 1996
RE: Operation of Medical Office in Residential Zone URB
You are hereby ordered to cease the operation of the Medical Office
and remove the ground sign. You have thirty days to comply with
this order. You have the right of appeal to the Zoning Board and
you could start the process by filling out a Zoning Request in our
office. If you have any questions please call 586-6950 ext 240.
Sincerely,
Anthony Pa illo
Building Commissioner
City of Northampton
cc. Janet Sheppard
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DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
INSPECTOR 212 Main Street ' Municipal Building
Northampton, Mass. 01060
Sent To: 50 Liswell Drive
May 23 , 1996 Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Lawrence E Freeman Trustee
65-67 North Main Street
Florence , MA. 01060
Subject: Operation of Medical Office in Residential Zone URB
Dear Trustee:
We have received two complaints with regards to the property
located at 65-67 North Main Street Map 17C Lot 248 URB, of a
Medical Office being operated in a Residential Zone and for
placement of a ground sign advertising said medical office.
The Medical Office when originally opened by Dr. Freeman in 1951
was allowed under 1949 Zoning Ordinances to have a doctors ' s office
in a residential area as long as the doctor resided at the same
location. The practice was legal and the use was allowed by zoning.
Doctor Freeman retired in 1973 and at some point rented the office
to another doctor who did not reside at 65-67 North Main Street
this use was not allowed. A zoning request should have been made to
determine what process would be required to allow the use, this
could be a finding, special permit, or a variance. The request was
never made and the use of the property as a medical of f ice in a
residential zone with the Physician not residing at the location is
in violation of Northampton Zoning Regulations. The 1949 Zoning
Ordinance, the 1974 Zoning Ordinance, state the use of a medical
office in a residential zone with the doctor not residing at same
residence as an illegal use, the present Zoning Ordinances also
states the use as being not allowed, therefore, the use of a
medical office with the doctor not residing at that location has
never been "grandfathered" or pre-existing non-conforming. The
ground sign displaying the doctor' s practice is also not allowed.
The Zoning Ordinance of 1949 states that "Advertising sign in
conjunction with permitted uses shall not exceed a total area of
two (2) square feet for each permitted use and shall be such signs
as are customary on any building used for the purposes permitted in
this section. " The sign should have been attached to the building
which it is not. Present Zoning does not allow a ground sign in a
URB district therefore, the sign is not pre-existing non-
conforming.
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