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30B-126 ul LR9 c .rt File#MP-2017-0066 ,?t Lrif APPLICANT/CONTACT PERSON KEITER BUILDERS f02 LOLRT100 Qat Rftwe ADDRESS/PHONE 35 MAIN ST (413)586-8600 Q PROPERTY LOCATION HINCKLEY ST MAP 3013 PARCEL. 126 ZON}: THIS SECTION FOR OFFICIAL USE QNLY: PERMIT APPLICATION CHECKLIST ENCLOSED REQUIRED DATE ZONING FORM FILLED OUT Fee Paid Building Permit Filled out ��✓Y Fee Paid Tvneof Construction: ZPA-NEW SINGLE FAMILY New Construction Non Stmcturdl interior renovations Addition to J''Gxisting Accessory Structure Building Plans Included: Owner/Statement or Liceo%e 3 sets of Plans I Plot Plan THE FOLLOWING ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION BASED ON INFORMATION PRESENTED: L Approved `Additional permits required(see below) PLANNING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER: § Intermediate Project : _Site Plan AND/OR Special Permit with Site Plan Major Project: Site Plan AND/OR Special Permit with Site Plan ZONING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER: § Finding_ Special Permit Variance* Received&Recorded at Registry of Deeds Proof Enclosed Other Permits Required: Curb Cut from DPW Water Availability Sewer Availability Septic Approval Board of Health Well Water Potability Board of Health Permit from Conservation Commission Permit from CB Architecture Committee Permit from Elm Street Commission Permit DPW Storm Water Management 71-AJ(y^ 6716f(i Signature of Building Official Date Note: Issuance of a Zoning permit does not relieve a applicant's burden to comply with all zoning requirements and obtain all required permits from Board of Health,Conservation Commission,Department of public works and other applkabk permit granting authorities. * Variances are granted only to those applicants who meet the strict standards of MGL 40A. Contact the Office of Planning&Development for more information. JUN 13 2f i File No. • P- L_ --- : ifl7affaCHliii 4-14 /,9LflTt'iia ' � Please type or print all information and return this form to the Building Inspector's Office with the $30 filing fee (check or money order)payable to the City of Northampton 1. Name of Applicant: klE(Teti- �VtLtYMs , r*.� Address: 1S MI1+N SMEET r c:ca,ay.E ,vtt,r} Telephone: 915-.5, " fdLOt 2. Owner of Property: 2L,cr\ Cors Inv n/QC Address: i (I lr H1'ft'IC§ r, Non-Tt+AwiTo[\/ AkTelephone: �y 3. Status of Applicant: Owner Contract Purchaser ,. Lessee _Other (explain) b L+1 cwt 51E. 4. Job Location: Lot Qt JiNKlty Sig Ger- yF,sLO/Le=Ac M4 Q r 1� Parcel Id: Zoning Mapp 'off 3t,+ncY Parcelp f". District(s): 506 In Elm Street District In Central Business District (TO BE FILLED IN BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT) _ 5. Existing Use of Structure/Property: Kre w Sc. : • \V tbE _e 1L.1 rK. LOT it 1 N a Sy'acw.AE S 6. Description of Proposed Use/Work/Project/Occupation: (Use additional sheets if necessary): —YaAeit as eD 'ate (JC.-w i-Fe.ue , Jstv466 rerot' .... . 3V\y bti f$ A—bort/1,c 'FRrt C rPr2.k.-7wwN 1-11-At LOr AAee'TS P u4....—. @t,1LG.eaEW'CS +N ntiDex ru 3e q 4vec-brs6 Lor Ic,L A Srt'6 tE f•—icy Dj,a+^tcsg 7. Attached Plans: Sketch Plan Site Plan '......_ Engineered/Surveyed Plans 8. Has a Special Permit/Variance/Finding ever been issued for/on the site? NO DONT KNOW - YES IF YES, date issued: IF YES: Was the permit recorded at the Registry of Deeds? NO DONT KNOW X YES IF YES: enter Book .. Page and/or Document p 2Does the site contain a brook, body of water or wetlands? NO X DON'T KNOW YES ....... IF YES, has a permit been or need to be obtained from the Conservation Commission? Needs to be obtained Obtained_ , date issued:__,_, Form Continues On Other Side! f 516olere ( hcci/dlrS.ccSy� V..DoculnalaiFOKM SVori ina1ABullding-InspcclorAZoning-lOrmn-Appl icaiion-(assivedoc 8/4/3004 10. Do any signs exist on the property? YES NO IF YES, describe size, type and location: Are there any proposed changes to or additions of signs intended for the property? YES NO X IF YES, describe size, type and location: 11. Will the construction activity disturb (clearing, grading, excavation, or filling) over 1 acre or is it part of a common plan of development that will disturb over 1 acre? YES NO '\ IF YES, then a Northampton Storm Water Management Permit from the DPW is required. 12. ALL INFORMATION MUST BE COMPLETED, or PERMIT CAN BE DENIED DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION This column reserved for use by the Building Department EXISTING PROPOSED REQUIRED BY ZONING Lot Size -z 017 S F I a o \ 7 SF Frontage 1Sr 1 1S Setbacks Front Side L: R: L: R: L: R: Rear Building Height Building Square Footage %Open Space: (lot area minus building& paved parking it of Parking Spaces #of Loading Docks Fill: (volume& location) 13. Certification: I hereby certify that the information contained herein is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. Date: 06 — - '7 Applicant's Signature NOTE:Issuance of a zoning permit does not rd an applicant's burden to comply with all zoning requirements and obtain all required permits from the Board of Health,Conservation Commission, Historic and Architectural Boards,Department of Public Works and other applicable permit granting authorities. W I)ocume'nsVFORMSV originaNlnllding-Inspeem\Zonin%Penni,-Applica,im,-passirxdoe 8/013W] 30B-015 w ugo 000 308.047' 308-052 24 5yy��.��.(( 30B-021 Zoning • � RY. •" - - '30B-071 30E3 048 305 051 308-023 +a w1 '" 308.=059. g>S' 30B 022 6„ �-' 308 26 E ti 30B-049 2 x 30.6-D.78 335 308"037 " �° fa `........rw,o.u.nni.k FAvow Pr,agnarr Pas M 3y n�*mr w.n iie 0 naa f•40,0462.. f3 - -.-._ ,..-.- - ,orie X4; trs ( {i�� ( Rtt . re -rn" 11 12,017 So. 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Minna OM au-1rtu ,1172, O.R MFd O [ u u[P U MrY Ma)6,.ttG R Ht51 M-II]f e t ZONING 350 Attachment 7 City of Northampton Table of Use and Dimensional Regulations URB District Description: Example Structures Primarily residential nith single-.hyo-. three-Ismily units allowed"in different dmclop ntpatt - a� r *° - . including lonnhouSe • t fat +r" tibi units Fen homes should consist of its that maintain orientation. rhythm.setback pattern and street frontage green patterns ofthe surrounding block face Lot Dimension Layout/Setbacks For All I Requirements ry lot Size ..„ewumn 77, 2.500 Rc minimum ��� 15 (min.)per unit frontage/Width 50 feet min. z Depth -75 feet min. Setbacks 17esx,: NORTHAMPTON CODE Design Standards Illustrated Planning Board may waive.by site plan approval,elements 2.3.4 if it can be shown that a different design meets a pedestrian-scale design that encourages public/private transition and interface(e.g.,similar elements facing internal courtyards or private streets) U Primary Structure Max 30%of total ®Garage or Parking Structure combined area of facades I_Ifa garage or other 0 Area parking structure is Connector elements must be attached.it must he set set back 8 include glazed hack 20 feet and the openings that face the street garage/structure shall m p ort than 30% 1 d front facade Living space Lang space above Ith p ry 1 above structureSide setback Max.30%of Max.30%of may be 10 feet for the n total combined total combined area of facades garage only 'hen not area of facades used as Iiving area. DCESN T FIT Exceeds 30%of total combined area of facades 2.Front doors must ri z;t face the streetFor units extending behind —*Covered entry front units.where + Y 1 I entries orient to the r �, side lot.the 20-foot ` a side setback shall apply unless other means to create buffer/private outdoor space to adjoining property are approaed b y the Planning Bd. Buildings must have a 20 20 20 20 IT 15 covered entry. 15 • 15 .wr ` 350 Attachment 7:2 12 of-2015 ZONING 3. For new buildings. —Doesn't fit setback.scale.massing should lit pith in the Klock face 4.Parking tor more than 5 cars shall be distributed on the site to minimize impact to the neighborhood character.which shall be accomplished by small groupings of spaces surrounded by landscaping oparallel , 1 parking along a narrow drieclam, to mimic an alle Dmenaus wider than 15 tem shall be Ma . __ r7 visually buffered from , . side lot lines through - -- - setbacks or screening to adequately block car headlights. Minimum parking for I space per 1.000 It:gross living arca(round up).No more than 2 spaces required per unit. residential uses For other uses see table Front pard setback may only have parking for a maximum of two vehicles in 8 350-8.2. 350 Attachment 7:3 04-m-2017 NORTHAMPTON CODE URB USES ALLOWED Uses Allowed By Right: • Single-,two-,three-family dwellings • Attached(to a single-family)accessory dwelling unit not to exceed 900 square feet gross living area. See§350-10.10. Same setback as for principal structures. • Home business up to 25 visits per week as defined in 6350-2.1 • Zero lot line single-family; see§ 350-10.14 • Preexisting nonconforming uses(may trigger ZBA permit) • Accessory uses to residential: Tag sales:temporary sales of personal and household articles Pets/Animals(§350-5.3) • Accessory structures, detached (but no larger than 1,000 ft2 of lot coverage or 3% of lot area, whichever is greater,unless it is used for agricultural purposes).See also§ 350-6.7. Setbacks: Front:20 feet Side:4 feet Rear:4 feet • Family day care(registration w/Building Commissioner required) • Cemetery • Temporary event as defined in 8350-2.1 • Municipal facility; facilities for essential services • Agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, noncommercial forestry, the growing of all vegetables and a temporary (not to exceed erection or use for a period of four months in any one year)greenhouse or stand for retail sale of agricultural or farm products raised primarily on the same premises • Rooftop solar hot water and photovoltaic • Accessory solar photovoltaic(PV)ground-mounted on a parcel with any building/use, provided that the PV is sized to generate no more than 100%or 8 KW of the annual projected electric use of the non-PV building/use.Same setbacks as for detached accessory structures. • Solar photovoltaic of any size,ground-mounted over any legal parking lot or driveway Site Plan Approval Required for the Following: • Any construction(other than for a single-family home)greater than 2,000 square feet • The addition of a principal structure to a parcel where one already exists. • Townhouses with six or fewer units • Educational use: nonprofit, dormitories, any religious use,day care, school-aged child-care program (MGL c. 28A, § 9) and historical association or society and nonprofit museum (may include the residence of a caretaker) • Reuse of historic educational or religious building(s) for any residential use, live/work space, or office; provided, however,that no more than 20%of the floor space of the building(s) shall be used for medical, banking or any offices where a primary function is to provide services to retail customers or individuals. All such uses approved under this provision shall be within the footprint of existing building(s) and may only be approved contingent upon protection of all historically contributing portions of the building with an historic preservation restriction granted to the City of Northampton in a form acceptable to the Planning Board, with input from the Historical Commission, as preserving the key character-defining features visible from the road (and not necessarily meeting federal or state preservation standards for the entire building). The existing building may be expanded to accommodate elevators and stairwells. Portions of the building that are not part of the original architecture of the building and which do not contribute to the historical or architectural significance of the building as determined by the Planning Board, with input from the Historical Commission,may be demolished. • Cluster development.Sec below for lot layout standards and 6350-10.5 for other required criteria. 350 Attachment 7:4 12-01-2015 ZONING • Parking off-site and combined parking. See§§ 350-8.5 and 350-8.7. • Creation or expansion of six or more parking spaces • Parking lot access for nonresidential uses across a residential lot.See§350-8.9. • Parking requirement reduction. See§350-8.10F. • Residential shared driveways. See§350-8.8R. • Private utility,substation or district utility,small-scale hydroelectric generation • Year-round greenhouse/stand for wholesale and retail sale of agricultural farm products raised on site • Telecommunications antennas (cellular phone) located on existing telecommunications towers or other structures which do not require the construction of a new tower (in accordance with § 350- 10.9) Special Permit Approval Required for the Following Uses by Planning Board Unless Otherwise Noted: • Detached accessory dwelling unit(see§350-10.1 0—Zoning Board of Appeals special permit) • Home business for personal service business by appointment only or home business more than 25 visits,etc.(see§350-10.12 for other criteria—Zoning Board of Appeals special permit) • Any townhouse project creating seven or more units in one or more phases within a five-year period. Any such project shall comply with the following: A. Buildings and parking. I) The first row of buildings along a street shall face the street and add to the streetscape. There shall not be any parking, except incidental to a driveway or roadway, between the first row of buildings and the street. Parking shall be located behind buildings or designed otherwise to minimize view from the public street. 2) The area between the property and the road pavement shall be made to be pedestrian friendly, with sidewalks,street furniture,trees and other vegetation, all of which shall be in conformance with City standards. All landscaping incorporated as part of the applicant's design between the street and the building(s) shall facilitate and enhance the pedestrian use of sidewalks and other areas adjacent to the building. Such streetscape may include rebuilding by the applicant, as necessary. of granite curbs, ADA-compliant concrete sidewalks, tree belts, and drainage improvements incorporating low-impact development standards for any necessary drainage improvements triggered by these changes. 3) Buildings that abut existing residential properties shall incorporate building articulation alongside facades. Building projections shall be incorporated for any side facade that is longer than 30 feet. 4) Front facades shall have setbacks consistent with other buildings within the block or provide a different setback that is necessary to address any natural resources constraints. B. Streets and roadways. 1) Projects shall connect to all surrounding neighborhoods with bicycle and pedestrian access to the extent possible. a) For projects that have more than one vehicular access, driveways and roadways shall internally and externally connect to each other and dead-end streets shall be avoided whenever possible. Dead-end roadways and driveways shall never exceed 500 feet and,to the extent possible, must include a bicycle and pedestrian connection from the dead-end street to a street,common area, park or civic space. b) For projects that have a single vehicular access, such access shall not exceed 500 feet and pedestrian access shall also be provided directly from any street to residential units. 2) The design standards for the length of dead-end streets, protection of natural features, sidewalks, wheelchair ramps. landscaping, utilities, and the construction method and 350 Attachment 7:5 0a-01-2017 NORTHAMPTON CODE materials for water lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, fire protection, sidewalks, private roads and other infrastructure shall be those set forth in Chapter 290, Subdivision of Land. These standards shall apply even for private roadways and driveways that are not part of a subdivision,unless waived by the Planning Board. 3) Driveways and private roadways shall be designed to function as private alleys, or shared streets with pedestrians and cyclists, and engineered to keep speeds below 15 miles per hour. or yield streets with separate sidewalks as shown in the subdivision regulations. Such sidewalks shall connect to sidewalks along adjacent streets. 4) Vehicular access shall connect to surrounding streets as appropriate to ensure safe and efficient flow of traffic within the surrounding neighborhood and to mitigate increases in traffic on nearby streets. 5) Preexisting paths historically used as bicycle and pedestrian trails shall be preserved to the extent possible and marked with appropriate signage. C. Park space. I) All projects shall include a park/common area fully designed and constructed to be integrated into the project, which area shall be easily accessible and available for residents of the project. At a minimum, this space shall be 300 square feet or 30 square feet per dwelling unit of buildable land area,whichever is greater. 2) All such space shall be contiguous unless waived by the Planning Board upon finding that it is in the public interest and consistent with the intent and purpose of this section. D. Environment and energy. Buildings shall meet one of the following environmental standards: 1) Home Energy Rating System (HERS) rating for the building envelope at least 25% lower than the current municipal standard at the time the special permit is requested, but in no event shall the HERS rating be greater than 47 for units of 1,200 square feet or less, and no greater than 41 for units larger than 1,200 square feet. Alternatively, for units of 1,200 square feet or less, the Planning Board may consider a comparable energy standard to the HERS rating of 47 after consultation with the Building Commissioner. 2) E.S. Green Building Council LEED New Construction Gold or Neighborhood Development Gold Certified. E. Size,access and affordability. I) Buildings shall meet one of the following standards: a) I 1%ofthe units shall be"affordable units"as that term is defined in § 350-2.1 of the Code of the City of Northampton;or b) Contain 25% or more of the units no larger than 1,200 square feet gross floor area. 2) Equal access. All projects shall provide equal access to all building amenities, park and civic space and public entrances to buildings to residents of both affordable and non-affordable units. P. Internet connectivity. All projects that include infrastructure making internet connectivity available shall do so without differences in quality, capacity or speed to residents of both affordable and non-affordable units. • Educational use: private for-profit colleges,schools.etc. • Community Center • Lodging house,halfway house • Bed-and-breakfast/tourist home • Nursing homes,assisted living • Membership club operated as a not-for-profit corporation,as defined by MGL e. I80,excluding any adult establishments which display live nudity • Filling of any land. See §350-10.4. 350 Attachment 7:6 12-01-2015 ZONING • Pilling of water or wet area.See§350-10.3. • Funeral establishment • Crematory • Accessory solar photovoltaic ground-mounted on a parcel with any building or use, between 8 KW or over 100% but no more than 200%of the annual projected electric use of the non-PV building or use • Heavy public use. See§350-10.7—City Council special permit • Solar photovoltaic(PV), large-scale ground-mounted not requiring the removal of more than 25,000 board feet of timber. Setbacks: Front=50 feet Side 50 feet Rcar=50 feet Maximum height=30 feet Open space=20% A planted buffer to abutting residential property shall be at least 15 feet in width along the property boundary. It shall contain a screen of plantings of vertical habit in the center of the strip not less than three feet in width and six feet in height at the time of occupancy of such lot. Individual shrubs shall be planted not more than five feet on center, and individual trees thereafer shall be maintained by the owner or occupants so as to maintain a dense screen year-round. At least 50%of the plantings shall be evenly spaced. Whenever possible, existing trees and ground cover should be preserved in this strip,reducing the need to plant additional trees. Trees may not be cut down in this strip without site plan approval. Cluster Development Layout Standards a. Project lot=2-acre minimum b. Project frontage=50 feet c. Project depth - 100 feet d. Setbacks from project boundary: Front= 10 feet Side= 15 feet Rear=20 feet e. Individual lot frontage,setbacks,frontage=0 feet Maximum height=40 feet g. Project open space=50% h. Design: Planning Board to review layout to ensure project transitions between existing neighborhood along street and proposed project. For new buildings, setback, scale, massing should fit within the block face. Mature specimen trees shall be preserved unless shown to be infeasible. No minimum setbacks, lot size, frontage, or open space for internal lots. More than one structure may be located on a single lot. 350 Attachment 7:7 04-01-2017 Current Northampton Zoning, Lot Layout FRONTAGE The uninterrupted length of the front lot line, as defined herein, whether straight or not, which conforms to the minimum lot frontage requirement and is on: A. A public way or a way which the City Clerk certifies is maintained and used as a public way; or B. A way shown on a previously approved subdivision plan which has been constructed to the standards required when subdivision approval was granted; or C. A way that predates subdivision control that has, in the Planning Boards opinion, suitable width, grades, and construction adequate and reasonable for vehicular traffic, including emergency vehicles and snow removal vehicles, and the installation of utilities. LOT A parcel of land held in fee simple ownership designated on a plan or deed filed with the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds or Land Court; however, contiguous lots in common ownership may not be divided except in conformance with this chapter. Two or more contiguous lots in common ownership may be treated as one lot for the purposes of this chapter; provided that the combined lots are used as a single lot would customarily be used. The following shall not be counted toward land within the minimum lot area: land under permanent water bodies; land within public ways, and land within private ways and rights-of-way where the general public has the right of access by automotive vehicles. LOT DEPTH The mean horizontal distance, measured perpendicular(at right angles)to the front lot line, between the front lot line and the rear of the lot. Said distance shall be measured from a portion of the front lot line that equals the minimum lot frontage, and no (principal) structure may be placed on a portion of the lot that has a depth less than the minimum lot depth required. LOT FRONTAGE (See"frontage" above.) LOT LAYOUT In addition to the minimum lot area, depth,width and frontage requirements, lots shall be laid out in such a manner so that a square, with sides equal to the minimum frontage requirement for the zoning district in which it is located, can be placed within the lot with at least one point of the square lying on the front lot line with no portion of the square extending beyond the boundaries of the lot. LOT LINE, FRONT The property line dividing a lot from a single street right-of-way. In the case of a corner lot or a through lot, at least one front lot line shall conform to the minimum lot frontage requirement. LOT, WIDTH The horizontal distance (measured parallel to the front lot line) between the side lot lines.At no point, between the front lot line and the rear of the principal structure(said rear being the furthest point of the structure from the front lot line) located on the lot, shall the lot have a width less than the minimum lot width required.