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APPLICANT/CONTACT PERSON NGUYEN THUY
ADDRESS/PHONE 293 ELM ST (405)834-8264()
PROPERTY LOCATION 293 ELM ST �
MAP 31A PARCEL 007 001 ZONE URB(I00)/
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PERMIT APPLICATION CHECKLIST
ENCLOSED REQUIRED DATE
ZONING FORM FILLED OUT
Fee Paid
Building Permit Filled out
Fee Paid
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New Construction
Non Structural interior renovations
Addition to Existing
Accessory Structure
Building Plans Included
Owner/Statement or License
3 sets of Plans/Plot Plan
THE FOLLOWING ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION BASED ON 1
INFORMATION PRESENTED:
_Approved 1
Additional permits required(see below)
PLANNING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER:
Intermediate Project: Site Plan AND/OR Spacial Permit with Site Plan
Major Project: Site Plan AND/OR Special Permit with Site Plan AIV
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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
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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 applicable 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.
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7. Attached Plans: Sketch Plan Site Plan Engineered/Surveyed Plans
B. Has a Special Permit/Variance/Finding ever been issued for/on the site?
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IF YES: Was the permit recorded at the Registry of Deeds?
NO DONT KNOW YES
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9.Does the site contain a brook, body of water or wetlands? NO —1L DONT KNOW _ YES
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Date: 5 Applicant's Signature
NOTE:Iss ce of a zoning permit does not relieve an applicant's urden 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
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Proposed Purpose:
Downtown retail space is not affordable for many local artists,
and my space will provide an opportunity for artists to share
and sell their work. The proposed store would feature a local
artist's handcrafted items for sale along with my own
handcrafted items. There will be a different local artist every
month/2 months. The artists' fee for being featured would be
nominal and/or based on sliding scale to help cover costs
ranging from marketing/advertising to the upkeep of store.
Long term goal is to eventually be able to sustain on my own
so I don't have to charge artists. The store will be run solely
by me (no employees). I would like my store to be open twice
a week, for example, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. -
5 p.m. Proposed space for store is an 8 x 20 ft room to the
right side of my current home with a separate entrance/exit
door. There is currently street parking directly in front of my
house. Thank you for your consideration.
City of Northampton
Massachusetts
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Nguyen Thuy
293 Elm Street
Northampton, MA 01060
August9, 2018
Thuy Nguyen,
The sign you've proposed at 293 Elm Street is not allowed by zoning and the application is
denied. Zoning allows a one square foot sign on the building next to the door used by the business.
Also, the type of home business you've described will require a special permit from the Zoning
Board of Appeals. I've included the relevant sections from the zoning ordinance; see below. A Zoning
Board special permit requires a public hearing. You should contact Carolyn Misch in the planning office
for more information. Her email is cmisch@northamptonma.gov.
Home businesses are intended to let people work from home. Retail shops are not allowed. Two
artist's "open studios" are allowed per year; the Zoning Board special permit may allow more.
§ 350-2.1 HOME BUSINESS
A vocation, trade, small business, craft, art or profession which is conducted within the principal residential or
accessory building of a property by a bona fide resident of that main building and which, by nature of its limited
size and scope, does not cause any significant outward manifestation (such as traffic generation, parking
congestion, noise or air pollution, outdoor materials storage, and public service or utility demand)which is
uncharacteristic of or an additional disturbance to the residential neighborhood in which said property is located.
The folloWng occupations are not considered home businesses if clients will be seen in the home, although other
uses may be excluded on a case-by-case basis: any traditional medical/dental practice,veterinary hospital,
restaurant, retail or wholesale supply shop or store, or any mortuary. (See§350-10.12 for additional criteria.)
A home business is allowed by right when the following conditions are met:
A. It must not occupy more than 40%of the gross combined floor area of the main residential building and the
accessory structure(if such accessory structure is utilized for said home business).
B. It must be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the building or property for residential dwelling
purposes.
C. Any practitioner of the home business who will work on-site must occupy the main residential building as
his/her bona fide residence.
D.There shall be no more than 25 visits per week by clients/customers/contractors, etc., related to the business
being conducted unless othermse authorized through a Zoning Board of Appeals special permit. The Building
Commissioner shall make the final determination, subject to appeal to the Zoning Board, as to the likely number
of visits that a proposed use will generate.
E. For practitioners who see clients/customers or any kind of visitors, hours of operation shall be between 7:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise authorized through a Zoning Board of Appeals special permit.
F. For practitioners who see clients/customers or any kind of visitors, registration with the Building Commissioner
is required and shall include information on number of clients projected.
G. lip to two "open studios"per year, unless otherwise authorized through a Zoning Board of Appeals
special permit.
H. No more than one sign of one square foot in area may be displayed advertising the home business,
provided that:
(1)It is attached to the structure next to or on the entryway for said home business;and
(2) It is not illuminated.
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DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
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I. No goods,except for those created in the home or those sold by Internet,telephone or electronic transactions,
may be sold from the premises.
J. No outdoor storage of materials, merchandise, or equipment for the home business is allowed.
K. If said home business takes place in an accessary structure,then said structure must conform to the setback
requirements for accessory structures in that district, unless a finding by the Zoning Board of Appeals in
accordance with § 350-9.3 is made.
L. It shall produce no noise,obnoxious odors, vibrations, glare,fumes or elecrical Interference which would be
detectable to normal sensory perception beyond the lot line.
M. The portion of any structure utilized for a home business shall conform to all applicable Fire, Building,
Electrics', Plumbing and Health Codes.
§ 350.10.12 Home business special permit criteria.
All home businesses with any practitioner, employee,partner, or other worker who is not a
resident of the home, with more than 25 clients/customers or visits per day or week, with hours of operation
outside of 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with more than two open studios per year, or with outdoor storage of
materials(as def ned in§ 350-2.1)require a special permit issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals and shall
comply with the following:
A. All provisions in the definition of"home business" in§350-2.1.
B. Goods may only be offered for sale from the premises if the Zoning Board or Appeals expressly permits it in the
issued special permit.
C. The hours of operation shall be expressly stated in the special permit issued by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
D. The hours and frequency of deliveries, number of clients seen, number of employees on the premises,
products and/or materials on site shall be expressly stated in the special permit issued by the Zoning Board of
Appeals.
E.All special permits for home businesses must be renewed once, immediately following the first year of
operation. Permits may be renewed in perpetuity upon application to the Building Commissioner(no Zoning Board
action required)if nothing has changed in the project since the initial special permit was granted.
F.All special permits for home businesses are nontransferable and are specifically issued to a specific applicant
for a specific home business.
G. Limited outdoor storage of materials may be allowed so long as the storage is not visible from the street or by
adjoining property owners and does not have a negative impact on the neighborhood.
Thank you,
Louis Hasbrouck
Building Commissioner
City of Northampton
Ihasbrouck(au)northamotor ma.00v
(413) 587-1240