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At a meeting held on June 8, 1989, the Planning Hoard
of the City of Northampton voted unanimously to APPROVE the
Site Plan submitted by Richard Shea relative to the
addition of a 6 , 233 square foot second floor to a one-story
building at 58 Pleasant Street, Northampton. The Site Plan
Review was conducted under the Provisions of Section 10.11
of the Northampton Zoning Ordinance. Present and voting were
Chair N. Duseau, J. Arnould, J. Beauregard, A. Crystal, M.
Mendelson, J. Hale, J. Cahillane, and E. J. Gare III .
The findings were as follows:
1. Section 10 . 11( 4) (a) requires a proper locus plan be
filed, and the Board determined that it was. The plan being
approved is entitled, "58-64 Pleasant Street, Northampton,
MA" prepared by Pioneer Contractors, with cover sheet dated
September 1 , 1988.
3 . Section 10. 11 ( 4) (b) requires that a site plan at proper
scale be filed, and the Board determined that it was.
4 . The Board determined, by an item-by-item consideration,
that all the criteria in Section 10.11( 4) (b) ( 1 through 18)
had either been met, or properly waived.
5 . The Board determined that, under the requirement of
Section 10 . 11( 4) (c) that the estimated peak hour traffic
volume generated by the proposed addition would be eight
c_ars.none.
6 . The Board looked to the Review/Approval Criteria under
Section 10 . 11( 5 ) and found that:
A. The plan provides for protection of adjoining
premises against seriously detrimental uses by provision for
surface water drainage, sound and sight buffers, and
preservations of views, light and air. The Conservation
Commission will be asked to review the storm water runoff.
B. The plan satisfactorily deals with the convenience
and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within the
site and on adjacent streets; the location of driveway
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RICHARD J. SHEA SITE PLAN REVIEW
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• openings in relation to traffic, access by emergency
vehicles; and to adjacent streets and, when necessary,
compliance with other regulations for the handicapped, minors
and the elderly.
C. The plan satisfactorily addresses the adequacy of the
arrangement of parking and loading spaces in relation to the
proposed uses of the premises.
D. The plan satisfactorily addresses the relationship
of structures and open spaces to the natural landscape,
existing buildings and other community assets in the area,
and compliance with other requirements of the ordinance.
E. The plan satisfactorily deals with mitigation of
adverse impacts on the city' s resources, including the effect
on the city' s water supply and distribution system, sewage
collection and treatment systems, fire protection, and
streets .
Nancy P. Dkseau, Chair
John L. Cahillane Dr. Josef Arnould
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E. John `Gare III J 11 ith Hale
James Holeva Marion Mendelson
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Andrew Crystalr!/Joseph Beauregard
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Northampton Planning Board
June 8, 1989 Meeting
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The Northampton Planning Board met at 7: 00 p. m. on Thursday, June
8, 1989 in Council Chambers, Wallace J. Puchalski Municipal
Building, 212 Main Street, Northampton. Present were Chair N.
Duseau, J. Arnould, J. Beauregard, A. Crystal, M. Mendelson, J.
Hale, J. Cahillane, E. J. Gare III and L. B. Smith, Senior Planner.
At 8 : 00 p. m. , the PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL REQUEST
OF RICHARD SHEA was continued. Mr. Shea, David Claxton the
contractor, and Atty. Maureen Ryan-Wise were present. Again, the
Chair went through the criteria, and found a proper locus plan and
site plan on file. Items 1, 2,3 , 5, 6,7,8, 9,10,11,12,13 ,14 ,16 ,17,and
18 were satisfactory. Item 4, it was shown that one second-floor
window of the direct abutter will be blocked; the roof of the
addition will be 1 1/2 feet below the abutter' s third floor
windowsills, and the top of the parapet will be four inches below
those sills . On Item 15, the proposed "Tenant Directory" sign on
the exterior wall must be approved by the ZBA, or else the sign
must be an interior one. No increase in traffic is anticipated.
James Sector, facilities manager for the abutting mental health
facility, said, "everything is fine. " There being no other
proponents, or opponents, the Chair closed the Public Hearing. Dr.
Beauregard moved the site plan be approved, and Mr. Cahillane
seconded. Mr. Smith went through the Review/Approval criteria, and
found "A" through "E" were met. The vote to approve was unanimous.
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Nancy P. Dofseau, Chair