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Karen Gazda
582 Spring Street
Leeds, Mass. 01053
Dear Ms. Gazda:
We have received the decision from the Zoning Board of Appeals today;
granting your application. There is now a twenty (20) day appeal period
you must await. After the appeal period is up, you must go to the City
Clerk's office and get a stamped copy from them which will indicate that
there has. been no appeals on the decision you received from the Zoning
Board. Then bring the stamped copy they give you over to the Registry
of Deeds and file it with them, but be sure they give you a copy to give
to us to keep on file in our office. Then you can come to our office to
apply for the building permit, but until all the above listed steps are
complete our office can't issue you the building permit. Be sure to get
the above mentioned copy from the Registry of Deeds, so we can process
the building permit immediately.
For Your Information: Zoning Ordinance Section 10.6 - Permit Time
Limits. A Zoning Board Decision granted under the provisions of Section
10. 10 shall lapse within eighteen (18) months (including such time re-
quired to pursue or await the determination of an appeal ) from the grant
thereof has not sooner commenced except for good cause, or if, in the case
of a permit for construction, construction has not begun by such date
except for good cause. With the exception of a Variance_.th_e__time lapse----
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period is
twelve (12) months, not eighteen (18) months.
Sincerely,
Paul J. Duclos
Building Co ' stoner
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DECISION OF
NORTHAMPTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEAjS
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�I At a meeting held on September 14, 1988, the Zoning
Board of Appeals of the City of Northampton voted
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unanimously to T the Application of Karen Gazda for a
a0rrin1MM1WMW under the Provisions of Section 5.2(14) of
the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Northampton, and voted
unanimously to issue a Finding under the Provisions of
Section 9.3(c) that conducting a home occupation in a pre-
existing nonconforming dwelling at 592,fipring Strqw; b*Ks,
would not be substantially more detrimental to the
neighborhood than the existing structure. Present and
voting were Chairman Robert C. Buscher, Dr. Peter Laband,
and M. Sanford Weil, Jr.
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The Findings were as follows:
The use requested is listed in the Table of Use
Regulations as requiring a Special Permit in the URA Zone
where the dwelling is located. j
The requested use bears a positive relationship to the
public convenience, in that Applicant' s present place of
business at 13 Old South Street is going to be torn down,
and permitting a home occupation allows the Applicant to
'... continue to serve her clients.
The requested use will not create undue traffic
congestion, since clients will be treated one at a time on
an appointment basis, and there is a circular driveway so
that cars will not be backing onto Spring Street.
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Ali The requested use will not overload any municipal
systems.
The requested use will not impair the integrity or
character of the district. It will be conducted in the
IIbasement of the dwelling, there will be no outside sign of
any nature, and there will be no employees.
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NORTHAMPTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS DECISION-KAREN GAZDA
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The Following conditions shall apply:
lig The Special Permit is specifically limited to
electrolysis as the home occupation, and confined to 582
Ili Spring Street, Leeds. j
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Robert C. Buscher, Chairman
Dr. Peter Laband
M. Sanford/Weil, Jr.
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Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals
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The Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals met at7i3D"p:
Wednesday, September 14, 1988 in Room 18 of City Hall to conduct
a Public Hearing on the Application of Karen Gazda for a Special
Permit under the Provisions of Section 5.2(14) , Page 5-3, and a
Finding under the Provisions of Section 9. 3(c) , for the purpose
of conducting a home occupation (electrolysis) at 582 Spring
Street, Leeds in a URA Zone. Present and voting were Chairman
Robert C. Buscher, Dr. Peter Laband and M. Sanford Weil, Jr.
Ch. Buscher read the Application, the Legal Notice as published
twice in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, and the appropriate
sections of the Ordinance. Mr. Weil read the definition of "Home
Occupation". Ch. Buscher read a memorandum from the Northampton
Planning Board which unanimously endorsed the requests.
Mrs. Gazda explained that she would be using two small rooms and
a bath in the basement of her home for electrolysis. She
estimated that 200 square feet would be devoted to this purpose,
well within the 600 SF maximum. She explained that there would
be only one person there at a time, by appointment. She would
have no employees, and intended to have no sign. The Planning
Board requested that the Special Permit and Finding, if granted,
be limited to this applicant for this occupation. Dr. Laband
said he "was not too wild about doing that," and wasn't even sure
it could be done. Mr. Smith, Senior Planner, was available, and
told the Board that they could indeed make such a restriction.
Mr. Weil was in favor of restricting any approval to this use;
Dr. Laband agreed, and stipulated, "electrolysis at this
address. "
Dr. Laband moved the Public Hearing be closed when no one else
appeared to speak in favor or in opposition. Mr. Weil seconded,
and the motion passed unanimously.
Dr. Laband recited the Section 10.10 criteria, found that this
Application met all the tests, and said he would vote in favor of
granting. Mr. Weil stated that he concurred. Ch. Buscher also
concurred, and thought this was a good solution to the problem of
people being displaced from 13 Old South Street. Dr. Laband
moved the Special Permit and Finding be granted, for electrolysis
at 582 Spring Street, Leeds. Mr. Weil seconded, and the motion
passed unanimously.
Also present, in addition to those mentioned, was R. J. Pascucci,
Board Secretary.
Robert C. Buscher, Chairman
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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
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DATE: September 11v4-r, ���mn cm i
Certificate of Granting of Variance or Special Permit
(General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 11)
THE BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON HEREBY CERTIFIES
THAT A VARIANCE AND/OR SPECIAL PERMIT HAS BEEN GRANTED
TO: Karen Gazda
ADDRESS: 582 Spring Street
CITY: Leeds, MA 01053
AFFECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE OWNER WITH RESPECT TO LAND OR
BUILDINGS AT: 582 Spring Street, Leeds, MA
And the said Board of Appeals further certifies that the
decision attached hereto is a true and correct copy of its
decision granting said Variance/Special Permit, and that copies
of said decision, and all plans referred to in the decision, have
been filed with the Planning Board and the City Clerk.
The Board of Appeals also calls to the attention of the
owner or applicant that General Laws, Chapter 40A, Section 11
(last paragraph) provides that no variance or special permit, or
any extension, modification or renewal thereof, shall take effect
until a copy of the decision bearing the certification of the
City Clerk that twenty days have elapsed after the decision has
been filed in the Office of the City Clerk and no appeal has been
filed or that, if such appeal has been filed, that it has been
dismissed or denied, is recorded in the Registry of Deeds for the
county and district in which the land is located and indexed in
the grantor index under the name of the owner of record or is
recorded and noted on the owner's certificate of title. The fee
for such recording or registering shall be paid by the owner or
applicant. If the rights of a Variance granted under the
provisions of Section 10, Chapter 40A, M.G.L. are not exercised
within one year of the date of the grant of such variance, they
shall lapse and may be reestablished only after notice and a new
hearing pursuant to Section 10, Chapter 40A, M.G.L.
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Chairman Secretary