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Permit; or
B. Sixty percent of the number of dwelling units that could
potentially be developed based on the maximum number of
dwelling units allowed in a cluster, in accordance with
511.4 (5) (A) , and including deductions for wetlands but
excluding deductions for roadways.
2. Development rights may not be transferred from land which may
not be otherwise be developed for a residential subdivision
because of ownership status, deed restrictions, easements, or
prior transfer of development rights, including:
A. Land with conservation restrictions or agricultural
preservation restrictions;
B. Land owned by a government agency for permanent park or
conservation purposes;
C. Land owned by a non-profit corporation, a principal
purpose of which is conservation or preservation of open
space or farmland;
D Land where the development rights have already been
transferred out of the parcel.
3. Transfer of Development Rights is contingent on placing a
permanent Conservation Restriction or Agricultural
Preservation Restriction, in accordance with the provisions of
Mass. General Laws, on the land from which the development
rights were transferred (sending parcel) and restricting the
use of the land to agriculture, forestry, or undeveloped open
space open for passive recreation only, or deeding the land to
the City as permanent park or conservation land at no cost
(but only with the consent' of the City Council and the
Conservation or Recreation Commission, as appropriate) .
4. Development rights may be transferred off a parcel and held
indefinitely before being assigned to a "receiving parcel."
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by Northampton Zoning and the Massachusetts Zoning Act (MGL
40A) ;
3. Development with a Special Permit issued under 511.4 - Open
Space Residential Development (Cluster) or 511.5 - Planned
Unit Development (PUD) , provided however, that the Planning
Board finds that the following conditions are met, to the
maximum extent possible, before granting a Special Permit for
a Cluster Development or PUD in the FFR District:
A. If the protected open space is to be used for farmland,
all buildings, roads, drainage systems, utilities and
other development shall be laid out in a manner to
provide the least disturbance to farm operations and
shall be located on the soils least suitable for the
production of crops;
B. Open space shall be laid out to maintain views of
agricultural lands and open space, and to maintain
distant vistas across open space;
C. Development shall be integrated into the existing
landscape through the use of building placement, landform
treatment, and screening. When possible, development
should be placed within existing woodlands and not in
open fields.
D. No more than twenty five percent (25%) of a parcel may be
developed into building lots, roads, drainage facilities,
or other development.
4. A driveway or road, whether such driveways or roads serve
properties inside or outside the FFR.
5. Non-commercial recreation facilities.
Section 19.3 - Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) : The Planning
Board shall grant an owner of land in the Farms, Forests and Rivers
district a Special Permit to transfer the right to develop
residential units from the FFR district (sending or donor zone) to
the Planned Development District (PD, see 518. 0) or other receiving
zoning as allowed by this Zoning Ordinance in accordance with the
criteria below. The Planning Board shall base their decision on
the criteria in this section and the requirements for Site Plan
Review for the Sending Zone, not the Receiving Zone. The Special
Permit criteria of 510.10 (3) shall not apply.
1. The maximum number of dwelling units that can be transferred
is the greater of the following:
A. The number of dwelling units allowed in a current valid
Definitive Subdivision Approval or Open Space Residential
Development (Cluster) or Planned Unit Development Special
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i
consider the cumulative impacts. The Planning Board may, at
their discretion, accept in-lieu-of-payments to fund a
project's proportional share of making necessary improvements
to mitigate off-site traffic impacts, in-lieu-of requiring
off-site improvements;
4. New buildings must be designed and maintained to minimize the
visual intrusion to the surrounding area and to preserve and
enhance the "campus" appearance in the Planned Development
overlay, including views from surrounding properties and
internal roadways and buildings. This criteria is presumed to
be met, and the design of specific buildings and structures
will not be subject to Punning Board oversight, if the
Planning Board finds that:
A. An imaginary plane sloping up at a twenty-five percent
(25%) slope from the ', ground at the edge of the PD
district and from existing streets can not intersect the
buildings; and
B. Private covenants are established for the development
that require adequate ', architectural controls so that
buildings will be designed to encourage compatibility
with each other and wi h the surrounding area.
5. Landscaping must be designed and maintained to preserve and
enhance the "campus" appearance of the Planned Development
overlay, including views from surrounding properties and
internal roadways and buildings.
6. There must be no more than minimal disturbance of existing
land contours, especially rl*dge-lines and hilltops.
SECTI19.0
FARMS, FORESTS & RIVERS ,OVERLAY DISTRICT (FFR)
Section 19. 1 - Purpose: To protect sensitive open space and
ecological features, to preserve the farms, forests and rivers of
Northampton, and to allow landowners the ability to develop their
property in a manner that is sensitive to these unique resources.
Section 19.2 - Uses in the Farms, Forests & Rivers Overlay (FFR) :
Uses in the FFR are limited to any of the following:
1. One single family home per legal parcel in existence on
January 1, 1993, provided that multiple parcels held in common
ownership with any adjoining land shall be considered one
parcel;
2. Agriculture, horticulture and floriculture uses, educational
uses, and child care facilities which are allowed as-of-right
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special permit) and not otherwise allowed as-of-right in
§18.3, in accordance with all the standards and regulations
that apply in that district.
Section 18.5 - Uses allowed with a Special Permit: The following
uses shall be allowed in the Planned Development overlay district
with a Special Permit from the Planning Board, in accordance with
the criteria listed in this section and the PD Special Permit
Criteria below:
1. All uses, including residential PUDs and parking and
dimensional uses, allowed with a Special Permit in the
underlying zoning district in accordance with all the
standards and regulations that apply to that district and not
the dimensional and density requirements that generally apply
to PD (518.1) , except that in all cases the Planning Board
shall be the Special Permit Granting Authority and the PD
Special Permit Criteria must be met;
2 . Public or private educational use, conference center, arts
center, and/or research facility, and related campus services,
including related housing, dining and recreation facilities
and bookstores provided primarily for students, faculty, and
staff, on a minimum lot area of fifteen (15) acres.
3. Business Planned Unit Developments (as opposed to residential
PUDs allowed by the underlying zoning) with mixed residential
and commercial uses (including non-retail offices, research
establishments and light manufacturing) , in accordance with
the requirements for "Business" Planned Unit Developments,
§11.5.
Section 18. 6 - Planned Development Special Permit Criteria: Before
granting a Special Permit, the Planning Board must find that the
following criteria are met and any approval shall include
conditions and limitations to assure that the project meets the
criteria:
1. Special Permit conditions of 510.10 and other applicable
sections and other zoning requirements must be met;
2. Site Plan criteria must be met (see §10.11) ;
3. The project, including any concurrent road improvements, will
not decrease the level of service (LOS) of any area roads or
intersections below the existing conditions when the project
is proposed or below 1992/93 conditions, whichever has a worse
LOS, and shall consider the incremental nature of development
on the LOS. In reviewing a project the Board shall look at
other projects permitted or planned for the PD zone and
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the Planning Board (see 510.11) in accordance with the conditions
listed herein:
1. Reuse of buildings which are listed or are eligible for
listing, as a contributing structure, in the National Register
of Historic Places for the following uses and with the
following conditions:
A. Building may be reused for:
1. All residential uses listed in 55.2, Table of Use
Regulations; and
2 . All community facilities listed in 55.2, Table of
Use Regulations; and
3. Tradesman, not conducting retail sales on the
premises; and
4. Business Offices and Services; and
5. Research offices or establishments for research and
development activities; and
6. Manufacturing and ]'sight manufacturing uses.
B. Prior to the issuance '', of an occupancy permit, the
building must be liste& as a contributing structure in
the National Register !pt a preservation restriction, in
accordance with M.G.L. hapter 184, must be granted to
and accepted by the City of Northampton or another
authorized government agency or non-profit corporation,
receive the approval of the Planning Board and such other
approvals required by ' law, and be recorded in the
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds or Land Court, as
appropriate;
C. The PD Dimensional and density Regulations (518.2) and,
when not covered in this Chapter (§18.0) , other standards
that generally apply t , the General Business District
(GB) shall apply to these] uses, however, the height limit
shall not apply to existing buildings;
D. As part of their site plain review/approval, the Planning
Board must find that the rehabilitation and reuse, and
all future alterations, will be done in accordance with
U.S. Department of Interior Standards for Rehabilitating
Historic Buildings, and in particular that the following
guidelines are followed to the extent possible:
1. Historically significant exterior facades are
protected;
2. Original roof lines be preserved.
2. All uses otherwise permitted in the underlying zoning district
as-of-right or with site plan review/approval (but not with a
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allow frontage requirements to be met on private internal
access roadways if they find that adequate and permanent
access is provided to the lot and that:
A. The access roadway (including re-use of existing
roadways) is designed to the standards required for "Type
II Subdivision streets for other than retail or
industrial uses" in the City of Northampton Subdivision
Regulations, as amended, however, sidewalks are only
required on one side of the street, only a fifty foot
right-of-way is required, and the Planning Board may, at
its discretion, grant waivers of these standards when it
finds that a waiver will not decrease the quality of the
development and will meet the site plan criteria;
B. The access roadways must be designed to serve as many
parcels as possible, to link to other internal roadways
or future roadways, and to minimize curb cuts onto City
and State streets to the minimum required for safe
access. A landowners association must be responsible for
maintaining the roads, with adequate assurances that the
roads will be adequately maintained in the future and
that all owners will have permanent access.
Section 18.3 - Uses Allowed As-of-Right: The following uses are
allowed in the Planned Development overlay district as-of-right
(Site Plan Review/Approval, §10.11, may apply, if applicable) :
1. Any number of units allowed with a Transfer of Development
Rights (TDR) special permit from the Farms, Forests and Rivers
District (see §19.3) Notwithstanding any other requirement of
518.0, development rights may be transferred to a parcel as-
of-right, without limit, when, after the transfer, all of the
requirements of PD Dimensional and Density Regulations, §18.2,
are met. Development rights may be used for one, two, three,
and multi-family dwellings, townhouses, planned unit
developments, and open space residential developments.
2. All non-residential uses allowed as-of-right in the underlying
zoning district in accordance with all the standards and
regulations that apply to that district, including 510.11
requirements for Site Plan Review/Approval;
3. One single family home per parcel in existence on January 1,
1993, provided that multiple parcels held in common ownership
with any adjoining land shall be considered one parcel;
Section 18.4 - Uses Allowed As-of-Right with Site Plan
Review/Approval: The following uses shall be allowed in the Planned
Development overlay district with Site Plan Review/Approval from
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a
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Department ef Natural / the Atemle Energy /
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3 . When reviewing an application for a zoning permit =_ ==s__re
by __etien (see 510.2) or other zoning relief, the Building
Inspector or permit granting authority may require the
submission of a statementfrom an independent authority
qualified in addressing a specific type of environmental
concern indicating that the proposed structure and/or use will
not constitute a detriment to the community with respect to
that particular environmental concern.
SECTION 18.0
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT (PD)
Section 18. 1 - Purpose: To encourage economic diversity and
vitality, to foster the creation of a "village center" with
development patterns similar , to traditional Northampton
development, to provide for a high quality of life, and to meet
other community goals.
Section 18.2 - Dimensional and Dinsity Requirements:
1. The following dimensional and density requirements shall apply
to developments in the PD overlay, except as otherwise noted:
Minimum Lot Area-Residential 4,400 square feet plus 1,000 square
fe0t/unit
Minimum Lot Area-Other/Mixed 40,:000 square feet
Minimum Lot Frontage/Width 120 feet (see 1 2)
Minimum Lot Depth 14 feet
Min Front & Side Yard Setback 0 feet, except 35 feet from
co lector streets and from the edge
of the PD overlay
Minimum Rear Yard Setback 20 feet, except 35 feet from
collector streets and from the edge
of the PD overlay
Maximum Building Height 55 feet, except 518.5 (1)
Percent Building Coverage not applicable
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) not applicable
Open Space (in percent) not applicable
Landscaped Area (in percent) 40 percent, except 30 percent for
uses under 518.3 (1) and 18.4 (1)
Screening and Buffers as applies elsewhere (see 56.5)
Parking as applies elsewhere (see 58.0) ,
including reduction of required
spaces
2. The Planning Board may, as part of Site Plan Review/Approval,
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10. INo change}
11. Detaehed All buildings shall be at least fifty (50) feet from
the perimeter of the Planned Unit Development in residential
districts and at least thirty-five (35) feet in non-
residential districts and overlays.
INo change for remainder of section, add new subsection at end: }
20. For Business Planned Use Developments, the Dimensional and
Density Requirements of §18.1 shall apply, not the
requirements of §11.4.
Section 12 .1 -
Ino change to first paragraph. Renumber §12. 1 (1) ( (a-i) ) to
§12. 1(1) (A-I) . No other changes in §12. 1 (1) (A-H) . Amend the
remainder of the section as follows: }
I. Noise and vibrations shall not be allowed which causes a
disturbance to residents and/e, eeup nts e f on adjacent
properties. No exceptionally loud or distinctive noise
shall be allowed between the hours of 10: 00 PM and 7: 00
AM. All noise must meet the following standards at the
property boundary (using a sound meter which meets the
American National Standards Institute's Specification for
Type 1 Sound Level Meters: S1.4-1971. ) :
Adjacent Land Uses Max. Noise (Decibels) *
Residential (7:00 AM-10: 00 PM) 60 dBA
Residential (10:00 PM-7: 00 AM) 50 dBA
Business, commercial, Institutions 65 dBA
General Industrial Uses 70 dBA
*Adjust if noise: Adjust Max. Noise
Occurs for less than 2 minutes in plus 15 dBA
any one hour period
Occurs for less than 10 minutes in plus 5 dBA
any one hour period
Repetitive or periodic noise minus 5 dBA
(eg hammering, but not including
temporary construction activity)
2 . In enforcing these standards, the Building Inspector or permit
granting authority shall call upon specified standards,
technical specifications, and the technical expertise of sueh
appropriate federal, state, er- regional, and local agencies
having an interest in thesree=` e kind eF n�. .,
distali°b .,e,. under qut^sten•, lite-luding but nat l.i: .ted to the
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primary function is to provide services to retail
customers or individuals.
B. Research offices or establishments for research and
development activities.
C. Manufacturing and light manufacturing, when the Planning
Board finds there are adequately sight and sound buffers
from all uses, and especially from residential uses.
4. Each residential structure/use may be on its own individual
lot or there may be multiple structures/uses on a single lot
under common ownership (including master deed/condominium
ownership) in accordance with the provisions of §11. 4. Each
non-residential structure or use may be on its own individual
lot meeting the requirements for a three family home in the
§11.4 Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations or, if on
a common lot with other structures/uses, the setback
requirements must be increased to the requirements for a three
family home and the other dimensional requirements of the
common lot must be increased j2y the requirements for a three
family home (except no increase is required for day care) .
Notwithstanding the above, for the PD overlay the PD
Dimensional and Density Requirements (§18.2) shall apply.
5. For a planned unit development in the residential district,
the business and membership club gross floor area shall not
exceed a maximum of sixty (60)' square feet per dwelling unit.
For a planned unit development in the business or industrial
districts, the gross floor area devoted to residential use
shall not exceed thirty (30) percent of the gross floor area
devoted to non-residential uses. For a business POD in the PD
District, the gross floor area devoted to residential use
shall not exceed thirty (30) ercent of the gross floor area
nor be less than fifteen (15) percent.
6. {No changes}
7. {No changes}
8 . {Add at end of subsection, otherwise no changes: }
For a Business POD in the Pb District the maximum density
shall be controlled exclusively by the PD Dimensional and
Density Requirements (518.2) .
9. In non-residential districts the common open space requirement
is reduced to twenty (20) percent, with the open space
requirement otherwise calculated the same way as for
residential districts, except that there is no slope
requirement for open space for Business PODs in the PD
district.
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Ino changes until §10. 11 (3) (Projects Requiring Site Plan Review) .
Add at the end of the paragraph (no other changes) : }
Planned Development (PD) projects which require a Site Plan
Review in accordance with §18. 0 and are not otherwise Major
Projects.
Section 11.5 - Planned Unit Development (PUD) . Planned Unit
Developments are mixed residential, business, and institutional
developments with extensive open space. Planned Unit Developments
are not subject to the Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations
in §6. 2 , except for Floor Area Ratios (FAR) in non-residential
districts other than the Planned Development Overlay District.
PUDs may be allowed with a Special Permit from the Planning Board
in accordance with all of the requirements and conditions of §11.4
(Open Space Residential Development--Clusters) , §10. 11 (Site Plan
Review/Approval) , and, when applicable, 518.5 (Planned Development)
with the following modifications to §11.4 and the additional
conditions:
1. {no change}
2 . The tract may be a new development or incorporate existing
development, and it shall be in common ownership or control.
The minimum area of a tract for a Planned Unit Development in
each of the relevant zoning districts is as follows:
RR - 40 contiguous acres
SR - 40 contiguous acres
UR-A - 30 contiguous acres
UR-B - 20 contiguous acres
PD - 15 acres within the PD (if a business PUD)
All others - 5 contiguous acres
3 . The following uses shall be permitted: residential, including
single-family, two-family and three-family houses, townhouses
and multi-family dwellings; religious or educational uses;
nursery; kindergarten; day care; membership clubs (not-for-
profit and for-profit) ; public recreation or open space; fire
station; and business (retail or service only) establishments
not exceeding 5,000 square feet in gross floor area.
In addition, in the Planned Development District, if developed
as a "Business PUD" (developed in accordance with §18.5 (3) , as
opposed to a residential PUD allowed by the underlying
zoning) , the following uses may be permitted:
A. Business offices and services, including large scale
offices but excluding professional offices, such as
medical or legal offices, and any offices where the
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Section S. 12 - Bicycle Storage
Bicycle racks or other provision for indoor or outdoor storage of
bicycles must be provided for all uses for which the zoning
requires ten (10) or more parking spaces. Storage must allow for
the locking of bicycles to racks or inside of storage containers.
Except in the Central Business District, facilities for visitors
bicycles is required for all commercial uses with ten (10) or more
parking spaces.
Section 9 .2 - Extension and Alteration.
{Add as new last paragraph (no other changes) }
Applications for Findings, as allowed in this chapter, shall follow
the same procedural requirements as Special Permit applications.
Section 10.2 - Permit Required.
{add at end of second paragraph (ro other changes) :
The issuance of a Zoning Permit does not relieve an applicant or
owner of their responsibility tollobtain all required zoning and
non-zoning permits.
Section 10. 6 - Permit Time Limits.
{amend second paragraph as follows (no other changes) : }
A Special Permit or Finding grante under the-previslens-e€-Heetlen
19. 19 this ordinance shall lapse in eighteen (18) twenty-four
(2 4) months
dete-rminatien of a'y-�YY"``") from the grant thereof if a substantial
use thereof has not sooner commenced emeept fer geed eause, or if,
in the case of a permit for construction, substantial construction
has not begun by such date or been halted indefinitely emeeptfe=
gees-eause.
Section 10.10 - Special Permits.
{renumber 10. 10 (3) ( (a-f ) to 10. 10 (3) (A-F) , amend 10. 10 (3) (E) as
follows (no other changes) : }
E. The requested use meets any special regulations fer the
,ase as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance Aiti-e-leX!re
Section 10. 11 - Site Plan Review/Approval.
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L. Ino change}
M. {no change}
(Section 8.10. 1 - Amended July 19, 1990)
{Renumber 2 a through i to 2 A through I. No other change until F}
F. In all Zoning Districts except the Central Business (CB)
Districts, the Beard of Appeals Planning Board may grant
a Special Permit to allow the reduction of the parking
space requirements to eighty (80) percent of that
required in the Table of Off-Street Parking Regulations
where conditions unique to the use will reasonable
justify such a reduction, previded that. The Planning
Board may grant a greater percentage reduction may be
hewed- where joint use of the same spaces by two or more
uses or establishments is just-.liable by virtue of the
fact that the uses or establishments generate peak demand
at substantially different time periods.
G. In the design In parking lots leeated '.n.
Business er T ] , D' str et-s .,1+i ..1+ „irevi ae with more
than seventy-five (75) parking spaces, the expanse of
pavement shall be interrupted by separating rows of
parking spaces from each other and from driveways by
using planting strips, which may also contain pedestrian
sidewalks, at least six (6) feet in width. Provision of
these required planting strips shall take into account
the need to store snow, e-eed to locate light poles,
theeea to allow safe pedestrian movement, the to
maximize emergency access, and the need to separate
different traffic movements.
partieular In addition, if an existing parking lot whieh
eaesed the le'- to emeeed the is expanded to over seventy-
five (75) ear standard spaces, shaeaesellthe r.. �.,ic..
e€ planting strips shall be to be required 47n for the
entire lot. All proposals to construct or modify such
parking lots shall be reviewed by the Planning Board in
light of the requirements of this Section.
H. {No change}
I. Parking lots with over fifteen (15) parking spaces
serving uses located in Business, Industrial, Business
Park or Planned Development Districts must have at least
one shade tree (minimum two inch caliper) for every
fifteen (15) required parking spaces. Added August 15,
1991)
(Section 8. 10.2 - Amended July 19, 1990)
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(Amended July 28, 1986)
Section 8 .10 - Parking and Loading Space Standards. (See also §2.1
Definitions: Parking Space)
1. All parking and loading areas shall comply with the following:
A. {no change}
B. {no change}
C. Parking shall not be located within five (5) feet from
the front lot/street lijne for residential uses nor ten
(10) feet for other uses. For all residential uses in
all residential districts except for UR-C, parking for
more than two vehicles shall not be permitted within the
front-yard setback. Parking is not permitted within any
of the setbacks in the Business Park or Planned
Development Districts.
D. {no change}
E. {no change}
F. There shall be a maximum of one driveway/curb cut per
lot. The Planning Board may issue a Special Permit or
Site Plan Approval for additional driveways/curb cuts
only when such Permit vill promote safe and efficient
traffic circulation. Any two driveways leading to or
from the same street and from the same lot shall be a
minimum of thirty (30) ' feet of each other at their
intersection with the font lot line.
G. A driveway's entrance or exit shall not exceed, at its
intersection with the front lot line, a width of:
fifteen (15) feet for single, two and three-family uses;
and thirty -(3.9} twenty four (24) feet for all other uses,
except that the Planning (Board may issue a Special Permit
or Site Plan Approval to allow a thirty foot width only
when such Permit will promote safe and efficient traffic
circulation.
H. {no change}
I. {no change}
J. {no change}
R. {no change}
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Parking Requiatiens. (Amended July 28, 1986 and
September 20, 1990)
D. A use which is temporary and seasonal and only operating
from 'Mayit - September 39th April 1st to October 31,
and which is not located inside a permanent structure or
in a heated space. (Added September 20, 1990)
E. Municipal facilities and municipal properties. (Added
September 20, 1990)
3. TABLE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
A. The number of off-street parking spaces required to serve
added floor space in the Central Business (CB) District
is shown in parenthesis. Where no parenthesized number
appears, the parking requirement for added floor space in
the CB District is the same as that which applies in all
other zoning districts. (Amended March 1, 1984, and July
19, 1984)
B. Parking shall be provided to serve the parking needs
which are generated by a particular use or structure.
When there is more than one primary use of a structure,
the parking requirements for each use must be met unless
one use in incidental to the principal use of the
structure. (Amended July 19, 1990 and August 15, 1991)
TABLE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
{No changes to the TABLE or the remainder of this section}
Section 8. 5 - Combined Facilities. The genring Beard--efAppea-ls
Planning Board may issue a Special Permit permitting two or more
buildings or uses located on separate lots to provide for their
required parking in combined facilities on the same lot, subject to
the provisions of Section 8.7. (Amended July 19, 1990)
Section 8.7 - Location of Parking Spaces. Required off-street
parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the principal
use they are required to serve. When practical difficulties exist
which prevent their establishment of the same lot, the Beard of
Appeals Planning Board may grant a Special Permit to allow spaces
to be on a non-municipal lot, the closest point of which is no
further than 3$9 500 feet from the premises to which they are
appurtenant, except when such spaces are required to serve a
college dormitory, the Beard ef Appeals Planning Board may allow
such spaces to be within 1500 feet. A Special Permit issued under
this provision shall be coterminous with the length of the lease
and shall expire if and when the lease for said parking expires.
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parking spaces shall be provided for every new structure, the
enlargement of an existing structure, e_r the--leve-lepment of a and
new or expanded land uses, except as noted below, in accordance
with the TABLE OF OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS and other
requirements contained herein.
1. For all zoning districts, except the Central Business (CB)
District, in cases of a change in use where the existing use
(or in cases of vacancy, the next previous use) did not
provide for the number of off-street parking spaces required
under this Ordinance, then the proposed use dens net have te
prevde-€ems-any-additena-1 e€€-street-}tear-king-s previ
said prepesed usa de es net require any mere-e€€-street-parknq
spaees under this erdinanee-than the exerting-s e (er in eases
e€ vaeaney, the-next pre=a�e-- use) weuld—in si-tuat-reams-;:here
the-p r ep'es eduse w euld-requires a larger number e£ e f ftreez
parking spaees, the prepesed use shall only have to provide an
additional number of off-strleet parking spaces equal to the
'0 i f f erenee increase, if any, between the number required under
this Ordinance for the existing use and the number required
for the proposed use. (Amended August 16, 1984)
2. For Central Business (CB) Districts only, no additional off-
street parking is required for the following:
A. Continued use or reuse of existing buildings, as long as
that use or reuse does not increase the total floor area
within the building. Hewever, ef-f--street parking sh,_'_
be-p`revided-rerany-new aetre,-€ems-an enlargement e=
additien to an existing building, in ----=''a ='e with the
€ellewing- able-ef G€€-Strut-Parking Regulatiens—Fr
purpeses o f this Grdinane, t=e€e l l ewixg are exempt m
these- parking
B. he replacement of an amount of floor space equal to that
in existence at the time of enactment of this Ordinance
(this is not considered to be an addition of new space) ,
(Amended September 20, 1990)
C. The addition of a second floor to one-story buildings
existing in the CB District at the time of the enactment
of this ordinance (this is to encourage the restoration
of building heights in the District which are more
uniform and consistent with the scale of development
which has historically existed) . However, the addition
of third,—€earth--and fifth additional floors or an
expanded building footprint to said ene-_t_r buil i e,.
in the GB-Distriet in errstestee-at-the-t-ime-ef adeptien
of this erd-iAanee shall be subject to the parking
requirements as set m—ice-theTableof Off-Str--est
[GIS\WP\NSH\REZONING.NSH -March 8, 1993] --Page 6
each building, provided each sign:
1. Shall not project horizontally for more than twelve
(12) inches therefrom the wall of the building;
2. The surface area of each sign shall not aggregate
more than 7 1/2% of the area of the front or side
wall area of the floor on which it is displayed;
3. If lighted, each shall be illuminated internally or
by indirect method with white light only;
4. Not more than one sign shall be attached to any
wall; and
S. No wall sign may be higher than fifteen (15) feet
above the ground or sidewalk.
B. In all SI Districts, one wall sign shall be permitted,
subject to the regulations set forth in Section 7 .4
above.
C. In all SI, GI and BP Districts and for PD Districts as
provided in I D below one ground sign for each
establishment building, provided:
1. It shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet
in surface area;
2 . It shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet
from any street lot line;
3. It shall fte-t be erected so that no any portion of
it is over fifteen (15) feet in an "I" or BP
District and over ten (10) feet in a PD District
above the ground or sidewalk; and
4. If lighted, it shall be illuminated internally or
by indirect method with white light only.
D. For PD Districts, either up to two wall signs, as
described in I A above or one ground sign, as described
in IC above
E. For GI, BP and PD Districts where a number of
individually owned parcels are developed as a single
collective entity (i.e. an Industrial, Business Park, or
Planned Development) the Planning Board may grant a
Special Permit permitting one additional ground sign for
each entrance to the development (not to a specific
building) off of a collector street identifying the
collective entity and/or the individual business located
therein. Said sign must conform to all of the
requirements for ground signs contained in n C above.
(Amended November 5, 1981 and August 15, 1991)
Section 8. 1 - Off-Street Parking Requirements. For all zoning
districts, emeeptthe-Eentra—Business istri *�- (G--a; , off-street
[GIS\WP\NSH\REZONING.NSH -March 8, 1993] --Page 5
Parcel 54 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 55 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 56 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 57 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 58 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
To narrow the boundaries of the Wgtershed Protection (WP) :
That section of:
Parcel 7 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30D from the current WP boundary
to the new WP boundaries shown on the attached plan entitled
"Proposed Zoning, Northampton State Hospital"
Section 5.2 - Table of Use Regulations.
{no changes first two paragraphs}
Nete See also:
ire-1-e-V! fer Dimension and density regulations §6. 0
Artiele-V11 fer Sign requirements §7.0
ire-le V111 fer Parking and loading regulations §8.0
Arti-eleX4r€er Site Plan Review/Approval __s_____.._nt- §10.11
Special Conservancy (SC) §13.0
Water Supply Protection District §16. 0
Business Park District §17. 0
Planned Development Overlay District §18. 0
Farms, Forests and Rivers Overlay District §19. 0
{No changes for rest of section}
Section 6.2 - Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations.
{No changes first paragraph. Add at end of second paragraph under
"see also. . . " : }
Planned Development Overlay District §18. 0
Farms, Forests and Rivers OveRrlay District §19. 0
Section 7 .5 - Signs Permitted in the "I," BP and PD Districts. In
all "I, " BP and PD Districts, the following exterior signs, and no
others, are permitted:
1. Signs permitted in §7.3 ("R" Districts) , subject to the same
regulations.
2. Business signs shall be permitted as follows:
A. In all GI and BP Districts and for PD Districts as
provided in n D below not more than two wall signs for
[GIS\WP\NSH\REZONING.NSH -March 8, 1993]--Page 4
shown on the attached plan entitled "Proposed Zoning,
Northampton State Hospital" as being in the FFR overlay
Parcel 20 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 31D west of the Mill River
Parcel 29 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 37 east of the westerly most
power-lines on that parcel
Parcel 56 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 37 shown on the above referenced
plan as being in the FFR overlay
Parcel 30 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38 shown on the above referenced
plan as being in the FFR overlay
From Urban Residential-A (URA)
to Rural Residential (RR) and Farms Forests and Rivers (FFR) :
That section of:
Parcel 7 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30D north of the Mill River
From Urban Residential-B (URB)
to Rural Residential (RR) and Farms Forests and Rivers (FFR) :
All of:
Parcel 51 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 37
From Suburban Residential (SR) to Rural Residential (RR) and
Planned Development (PD) :
That section of:
Parcel 7 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30D currently in SR and shown on
the attached plan entitled "Proposed Zoning, Northampton State
Hospital" as being in the PD overlay
From Suburban Residential (SR) to Urban Residential-B (URB) :
That Section of:
Parcel 30 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38 shown on the attached plan
entitled "Proposed Zoning, Northampton State Hospital" as
being in the URB.
Parcel 56 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38 shown on the attached plan
entitled "Proposed Zoning, Northampton State Hospital" as
being in the URB.
From Urban Residential-B (URB) to remain Urban Residential-B (URB)
and to be added to Planned Development (PD) :
All of:
Parcel 46 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 48 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 49 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 50 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 51 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
Parcel 53 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 38
[GIS\WP\NSH\REZONING.NSH -March 8, 1993]--Page 3
. y
s
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) : A,mixed residential, business, and
institutional development with extensive open space art- en. In
,
eensisting-ef a--variety-ef dwel 'og types where the mixed uses are
integrated with each other, with � variety-ef business and v
uses, and with a signif leant at-ea ef eemmen epen spaee, and
dove _p_a at an overall density not exceeding that which would be
ordinarily expected from a typical: conventional development. (See
§11.5 and §18.5)
Section 3. 1 - Division into Districts.
{insert after Special Conservancy, otherwise no changes}
Farms, Forests & Rivers FFR Overlay $$O"
District
Planned Development PD of
Section 3.3 - Superimpesed Overlay Zoning Districts. A Farms,
Forests & Rivers District, Planned Development, Watershed
Protection District, Water Supply Protection District er- and
Residential Incentive Development District -is are to be,
superimposed over the other districts shown on the Zoning Map, as
recognition of the special conditions which exist in such areas.
See ArtTeles-X!, XIV-and )�V= Sections 11.0, 14. 0, 16.0, 18.0 and
19. 0 for applicable regulations.
Section 3 .4 - Zoning may.
{amend Zoning Map to show the following rezoning:
From Suburban Residential (SR)
to Rural Residential (RR) and' Farms, Forests and Rivers (FFR)
All of:
Parcel 2 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30D
Parcel 15 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 31C
Parcel 21 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 31D
Parcel 55 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 37
Parcel 76 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 37
That section of:
Parcel 85 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30B currently in SR
Parcel 89 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30B currently in SR
Parcel 90 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30B currently in SR
Parcel 91 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30B currently in SR
Parcel 92 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30B currently in SR
Parcel 93 of Zoning Assessors' Map 30B currently in SR
Parcel 7 of Zoning/Assessors' Map 30D south of the Mill River and
(GIS\WP\NSH\REZONING.NSH -March 8, 1993]--Page 2
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City of Northampton, Massachusetts •�04���0-{.
Office of Planning and Development
City Hall • 210 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060 • (413) 586-6950
FAX (413) 586-3726 $ �`
•Community and Economic Development �t
•Conservation •Historic Preservation
• Planning Board•Zoning Board of Appeals
• Northampton Parking Commission
PROPOSED REZONING
NORTHAMPTON STATE HOSPITAL
This rezoning proposal implements the zoning sections of the
"Northampton State Hospital Plan, " adopted by the Northampton
Planning Board on March 26, 1992 and being revised March, 1993 .
New language is in bold, language•-te-ber eves- 7 } ek-eu -
APPENDIX A
{make following replacements wherever they occur in the Zoning
Ordinance, keeping same case}
ARTic-LE -1 SECTION 1.0
AnTIGLE ii SECTION 2. 0
7►7fTMG E TTT SECTION 3.0
ART-iGLE iV SECTION 4.0
SECTION 5.0
R TiG E Vi SECTION 6.0
ARTXGLE vim SECTION 7.0
sssT Q E Viii SECTION 8. 0
SECTION 9.0
SECTION 10.0
ARTiGLE x; SECTION 11.0
SECTION 12 .0
A TiG E VTTT SECTION 13.0
9fl TiG E Niv SECTION 14.0
ARTMGLE ;FF SECTION 15.0
+nTTnrE xyi SECTION 16.0
Section 2. 1 - General.
{insert the following Landscaped Area definition and amend the
Planned Unit Development definition, otherwise no changes}
LANDSCAPED AREA: The percent of the site, including buffers and
setbacks, with vegetation (i.e. grass or live ground cover, shrubs,
trees) underlaid by a pervious surface (soil) . Used as a measure
of the intensity of land use.
[GIS\WP\NSH\REZONING.NSH -March 8, 1993]--Page 1
City of Northampton, Massachusetts
Office of Planning and Development
City Hall • 210 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060 - (413) 586-6950 1`0
FAX(413) 586-3726 * �`
• Community and Economic Developmentt
•Conservation -Historic Preservation
•Planning Board•Zoning Board of Appeals
• Northampton Parking Commission
TO: Penny Kim, Planning Director
Robert Buscher, Chair, Zoning Board of Appeals
Andrew Crystal, Chair, Planning Board
Diane Welter, Vice-Chair, Planning Board
Judith Hale, Planning Board
Marion Mendelson, Planning Board
Kenneth Jodrie, Planning Board
David Murphy, Chair, Housing Partnership Zoning Subcommittee
George Andrikidis, Assistant City Engineer, DPW
"Prank Sienkiewicz, Building Inspector
Kathleen Fallon, City Solicitor
William Ames, Chair, City Council Ordinance Committee
Mayor Mary L. Ford
FROM: Wayne Feiden, Senior Planner
RE: Proposed Zoning Changes Related to the Northampton State Hospital
DATE: March 8, 1993
Enclosed is a revised draft of the proposed zoning changes to implement the Planning
Board's Northampton State Hospital Plan. An earlier less complete version was
distributed to all of you and the Planning Board in the fall. I have incorporated all of the
comments I received into this draft. Please note that changes are proposed to many
sections of the zoning ordinance and would effect many projects that have nothing to do
with the former state hospital complex.
We have set up a meeting to discuss these changes on _
. , 000in the City Hall second floor hearing room (use the back'door to City Hall). If
you cannot attend, please give me your comments by March 15.
The Planning Board has approved the attached calendar for the rezoning process. In
order to keep to this calendar, we need to hear from you. Please try to read the draft
zoning PRIOR to our meeting.
(gis/wp/nsh/review.nsh March 8, 1993)