Northampton Soccer Club Draft ZPA Letter 2012-03-12
Mark Tanner
Morse and Sacks
31 Trumbull Road
Northampton, MA 01060
March 12, 2012
Dear Attorney Tanner,
I have reviewed Northampton Soccer Club’s application to use the fields at the Oxbow Marina on Island Road for soccer activities.
It is my determination that a Planning Board Special Permit is required by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Chapter 350, § 5.3:
§ 350-5.3. Accessory uses.
Any use which is accessory to a principal use allowed by right shall be allowed only in connection with such allowed principal use. Any use which is accessory to a principal use allowed
by special permit, and which is not specifically included in the original special permit, shall be allowed only after issuance of a new special permit. Cessation of a principal use
shall require cessation of any accessory use which is not otherwise allowed as a principal use. The Building Commissioner shall be responsible for determining what uses are principal
and what uses are accessory.
While there is undoubtedly an educational component to the proposed activities, I consider the majority of the use recreational and therefore requiring a special permit.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
Louis Hasbrouck
Building Commissioner
City of Northampton
(413) 587-1240
lhasbrouck@city.northampton.ma.us
cc Alan Seewald
Carolyn Misch