30B-126 8 Hinckley St ZPA-2File# MP-2018-0030
APPLICANT/CONT ACT PERSON KEITER BUILDERS
ADDRESS/PHONE 35 MAIN ST (413) 586-8600 ()
PROPERTY LOCATION 8 HINCKLEY ST
MAP 308 PARCEL 126 ZONE
THIS SECTION FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY:
PERMIT APPLICATION CHECKLIST
ENCLOSED REQUIRED DA TE
ZONING FORM FILLED OUT
Fee Paid
Building Permit Filled out
Fee Paid
TypeofConstruction: ZPA-NEWLY SUBDIVIDE LOT WITH NO STRUCTURES
New Construction
Non Structural interior renovations
Addition to Existing
Accessory Structure
Building Plans Included:
Owner/ Statement or License
3 sets of Plans / Plot Plan
TH~F LOWING ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION BASED ON
INF MATION PRES~TED:
_· _Approved _--iLAdditional 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: v __________ _
Finding __ _ Special Permit ___ _ Variance* ---
____ Received & Recorded at Registry of Deeds Proof Enclosed ____ _
___ Other Permits Required:
___0urb Cut from DPW ~ater Availability ---Vsewer Availability
___ Septic Approval Board of Health ____ Well Water Potability Board of Health
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Permit from Conservation Commission ---
___ Permit from Elm Street Commission
Permit from CB Architecture Committee
___ Permit DPW Storm Water Management
_ _LI~
Signature of Building Official
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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 ofMGL 40A. Contact the Office of
Planning & Development for more information.
File No .
. . ZONINGPERMrr··
REG_t:IVJ:U
NOV 2 8 2017
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
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
City of Northampton
Name of Applicant: ~·k /2;u., I 1 m [vt (._.
Address: ,_:jL v<{a,"' J -f-er (M,,vr_ ce 110A
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Owner of Property: JC<SW'\ Cvt £ tA1o11 ,5,5 '"'-
Address: L.,\.\(ol"' flJ.. l.N-t0Mta.W1 ~
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Telephone: _ __,,58=·::...;&::::.._:8=...=6_o-_D ___ _
PreifC<NL,
_Telephone: __________ _
Status of Applicant: Owner Contract Purchaser Lessee Other (explain). ____ _
Job Location: 8 t:h"'-\C 4-:tJ 0 + A)0" ~ ~ h-
Parcel Id: Zoning Map# ~ 6 Parcel# ~ {i District(s): _______________ _
.. In Elm.Street District In Centrat,Business .District.·_-'"'-,..--
TO BE FILLED IN. BY THE BUILDING D~PARTMENT
Existing Use of Structure/Property: v:\luJVj S\/\.bd iviU l<>} '""' / no sJ"1 . .U~
Description of Proposed Use/Work/Project/Occupation: (Use additional sheets if necessary):
Attached Plans: Sketch Plan Site Plan Engineered/Surveyed Plans __ _
8. Has a Special Permit/Variance/Finding ever been issued for/on the site?
NO ___ _ DON'T KNOW y YES ___ _ IF YES, date issued: ______ _
IF YES: Was the permit recorded at the Registry of Deeds?
NO ___ _ DON'T KNOW __ v __ YES ___ _
IF YES: enter Book ____ _ Page ____ and/or Document# _____ _
9.Does the site contain a brook, body of water or wetlands? NO Y 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)
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10. Do any signs exist on the property? YES----
IF YES, describe size, type and
Are there any proposed changes to or additions of signs intended for the property? YES ___ NO __ _
IF YES, describe size, type and
11. Will the construction activity disturb (clearing, grading, excavation, or filling) op 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
D eoartment
EXISTING PROPOSED REQUIRED BY
ZONING
Lot Size r?-1 o t+ Sr t)., Ol1'"" 5 ~
Frontage
Setbacks Front 13"'
Side L: L: I'° ., R: '"; L: R:
Rear Ito'
Building Height
Building Square Footage
% Open Space: (lot area
minus building fr paved
parking
# of Parking Spaces
# of Loading Docks
Fill:
(volume fr location}
13. Certification: I hereby certify that the information con accurate to the best of
my knowledge.
Date: l L. I ·tr1' I 11"""'
NOTE: Issuance of a zoning permit does not relie e applicant's burden to comply with all zoning
requirements and obtain all required pe om the Board of Health, Conservation Commission,
Historic and Architectural Boards, Department of Public Works and other applicable permit granting
authorities.
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file# MP-2017-0066
APPLICANT/CONTACT PERSON KEITER BUILDERS
ADDRESS/PHONE 35 MAlN ST (413) 586-8600 ()
PROPERTY LOCAT10N HINCKLEY ST
MAP lQB PARCsJ~ 126 ZONE
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TH1S SECTlON FOR OFflf;IAL USE QNLY:
PERMIT APPUCAJSON CHECK_!,,fil
ENCLOSED REQUIRED DA TE ZONING fORM.J:11;,bED ou,: ____________________ _
Fes: Paid :ii'~ Buildi.ng Penn it f iii~ out
Fee Pi
fu~f Construction; ZPA • NF,:W SINGLE FAMlLY
New Construction
~Qn StrucmrnJ jnterior renovations _ _Mditiqn to .E-·x.,.,is=t=in_g _______________________ _
Accessory St0,1s;ture
Building Plan§ Included:
Qwner/ Statement or Liceus~
3 sets of Plans / Plot Plan
THE FOLLOWING ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION BASED ON
INJORMATJON PRESENTED:
_£ __ Approved __ Additional pennits required (see below)
PLANNING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNOER : § -··
lntennediate Project : __ , ...... _Site Plan AND/OR Special Pennitwith 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 Cur from DPW ___ Water A vailabilily ____ Sewer A vai!ability
___ Septic Approval Board of Health _____ Well Water Potability Board ofHeahh
___ Pennit from Conservation Commission ____ Pem,tt from CB Architecture Committee
_,_ __ Permit from Elm Street Commission --·-~-Pennit DPW Storm Water Management
-~ /~---Signature of Building Official
£ lu,.,_._.__!t 1----o~.i I-
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, Conserntion Commission, Department
of public works and otbcr applkable permit granting auCb-Orltles.
• Variances are granted only to thcise applicants who meet the strict standards ofMGL 40A. Contact the Office of
Planning & Development for more information.
Please type or print all information and return this form to the Building
Inspector's Office with the $30 filing fee ( check or money orde,•) payable to the
City of Northampton
1. Name of Appticant:~J.!'.S<L ?:.\.J~-~"l:>tv\ ~ , .. ;;_,..,_t.._. ______ . ___ _
Address:----1:S"' N.,..., N _ S. ivu:e~ \ ~~~ ce 1 \N\ .. ~ .. -Telephone: "11 J ·~-,."~ere o (;1
2. Owner of Property: f',._.r\-'\ (~~--·
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Address: I l l k rt 1Ifl <a fl sr. Ne,,:n+.,·et'I't>AL, t:l{!f Telephone: __________ _
Status of Applicant: Owner ___ Contract Purchaser--·-~· Lessee ____ Other (explain) }?.._,,~
Job Location: L<:>"r _,Q ~ 111,t~~~!l.G-t:T , E-ool\..E:,-1.,c;.§..c.......,., .... IY.~<6i.__ _________ _
~ Oistrict(s}:._5_0_f>_-_\ ?.... __ ((_ C;a.-rc~et~l~d~: ~Z·o-n~i~ng~lilta~pl/~~~~~~~~ .... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.;...P~arcel# In Elm Street District ln Central Business District. ___ _
{TO BE FILLED IN SY rn.f.BUILDING O~PARTMENT)
6. Description of Proposed Use/Work/Project/Occupation: (Use additional s.heets if necessary):
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. ($vy~ /~ J.-..oo~.,r-c. ~"' C~/V,::,,z~oN 1 it--AT LO,.-Mt'e"·,~ 1'.t,t..
Attached Plans: Sketch Plan Site Plan b,(:..,
A d v, t., b ,,..,G i. or -h>A... A ..f,-/Yfi, 1.,i-
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Engineered/Surveyed Plans _>s::,__
8. Has a Specjal Permit/Varlance/Firniing ever oeen issued for/on the .site?
NO DON'T KNOW_ 'k..._ YES IF YES, date i~sued;
IF YES: Was the permit recorded at the Registry of Deeds?
NO DONT l<NOW __ ){.___ YES ---
IF YES: enter Book .. -----~ Page---·--and/or Document II ______ _
9.Does the site contatn a brook, body of water or wetlands? NO __ )'.._ 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:
10. Do any signs exist on the property? YES----X. 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. Wilt the construction activity disturb (clearing, grading, excavation, or filling) over 1 acre or ls 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 Or INFORMATION
This column reserved
for use by the Building
De ~nartment
EXISTING PROPOSED REQUIRED BY
ZONING
Lot Size t'Z-1 °,, S" f I 'Z., 0\1 SF
Frontage ,-.,s-' I '1S-
Setbacks Front
Side L: R: L: R: L: R:
Rear
Building Height
Building Square Footage
% Open Space: (lot area
minus building & paved
! oarkini!
# of Parking Spaces
# of Loading Dock:;
Fill:
(volume & location}
13. Certification: I hereby certify that the information contained herein is true and accurate to the best of
my knowledge.
Date: o, -12 -1 7
NOTE: Issuance of a zoning permit does not rel v an applicant's burden to comply with all wning
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.
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l'ri marily residirntial
with single·. two-,
lhree-lamily units
allowed in ditlcrcnt
development putlerns.
including townhouse
units.
l'\ew homes should
con$i~t of unit~ thal
maintain ori<.:ntation.
rh1thm. setbad; pattern
and street frontage
gn:cn [lllMCrns oftlw
surroundin block fat:c
Loi Dimension
Re uirements
Lot Slie
2.500 112 minimum
(min.} per uni!
Frontage/Width · 50
foet min.
Depth , 75 lti:1 min.
Setbacks
Fron!, 10 l~et min.
Side= !5tcctmin.
Side · 0 feet on one
side for zero lot l inc
Rear= 20 feet min.
:\bx. Height= 35 foet
Opl.'n Sp1u:e = 40%
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City of Northampton
Table of Use and Dimensional Regulations
llRB District
Example Structures
Layout/SctbHcks For All l lsts
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Oe$ia11 Standards Illwitrated
Planning B<iard may wnive, by site phm approval. clements 2, 3. 4 if it can be shown that a different design meets o
pedestrian-scale design that encour:iges publk/private mmsitioo and inlerfilce (e.g .. similar clements facing internal
courtyards or private streets}
I If a garage or other
parking structure is
attached. it mu~l be set
hack 20 lee! and the
garage/_,;!ructurc shnll
com prise no more thun
30% of the fronl fac.a<le
orthc primary
structure. Side setback
may be 10 feet for the
garage only when not
used as Ji, ing area.
2. fmni doors must
face the SlfCCI f~lr
units extending behind
!'run! units, where
entries oricnl to the
side lot. the 20-foot
~ide setback shall apply
unless other means to
create buffer/private
outdoor ~pace to
adjoining property arc
apprmcd by the
I
l'lannim.1, 13uard.
Ruildings imtSt have ll
co11.:red entry.
LJ Prirnarv Structure
I Garnge or Patlting StrucllJfe
0Area
15'
6-Uvings)),llce / _ J above
: , ~Max. 30% of ' n ~ total combined
area of facades
DOESN'T FIT
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15'
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Ma• 30% of total
-combined area of
facades
. Connector elements must be
·--set t:n1e11 & include glazed
open1r19s that face I~ street
Uvrng $pace above
Max. 30%of
total combine<!
area of facades
Exceeds 30% of total
combined area of facades
15'
J2 • 01 1.015
3. For new building,.'>.
se1back. scale. massing
should lit within the
block face
4. Parking for more
than 5 caK shat! be
distributed on the site
to minimize impact Lo
the ncighbnrhood
char.ictcr. which shall
be a1Xomplishe<l hy
s111 all groupings of
spocc~ surrounded hy
landscaping or ramlld
parking: along a narrow
driveway to mimic an
alley. Drh ewoys \\ ider
Lh<111 I~ lcel shall be
visually buffered from
side lot lines through
setbacks or screening to
adequately block car
headlights.
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Minimum parking for l spat..: per I .C,00 ni gros~ living area (round up). No more than 2 spaces rcquir~d per unit.
residential uses
For Nher uses ~e table Front yard setback may only have parting for a maximum of two vehicles
in§ 350·&.2.
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URB USES ALLOWED
Uses Allowed By Right:
• Single-, rwo-, three-family dwellings
• Attached (to a single-family) accessory dwelling unit not to exceed 900 square feet gross living area.
See§ 350·!0. IO. Same setback as for principal structures.
• Home business up to 25 visits per week as defined in § 350-2. I
• Zero lot line single-family: see § 350-l 0.14
• Preexisting nonconforming uses {may trigger ZBA permit}
• Accessory uses to residential:
Tag sales: temporary sales of personal and household articles
Pets/Animal!>(§ 350-5 .3)
• Accessory structures, detached ( but no larger than I ,000 fr of lot coverage or 3% of lot area,
1,1,'hichever 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 i:are (registration wflluilding Commissi1>ner required)
• Cemetery
• Temporary event as defined in§ 350-2.1
• Municipal facility: facilities for essential services
• Agriculture, horticulture::, floriculture, noncommercial forestcy, 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 agricul!ural 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, provide<! that
the PV is sized lo generate no more than I 00% or 8 KW of the annual projected electric use of the
non-PV building/use. Same setbacks as for detached accessory structures.
• Solar pho1ovoltaic of any size, ground-mounted over any legal parking lot or driveway
Site Plan Approval Required for the FolJowing:
• Any construction (orher than for a single-family home) greater than 2,000 square feet
• The addition of a principal structure to a parcel \\·here one already exists,
• Townhouses with six or fewer unirs
• 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 1he
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 fonn acceptable to the Planning Board, with input from the l listorical
Commission, as preserving the key character-defining feature~ 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 scairwells. Portions of the building lhat are
not part of the original architecture of the building and which do not contribule 10 the historical or
architectural significance of the building as detem1ined by the Planning JJoanL wi1h input from the
Historical Commission, may be demolished.
• Cluster development. Sec below for lot tayout standards and § 350-10.5 for other required criteria.
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• 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 § 350.8.1 Of.
• Residential shared driveways. See§ 350-8.SR.
• Private utility, substation or district utility, small-scale hydroelectric generation
• Year-round greenhouse/stand for wholesale and retail sate of agricultural farm products raised on
~itc
• Telecommunication!; 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-IO. I 0-Zoning Board of Appeals special permit)
• Home business for per!,(lnal service business by appoinlment 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 a.nd other areas adjacent to the building. Such
streetscape may include rebuilding by the applicant. as necessary, of granite curbs,
ADA-compliant concrete sidewalks, tree helts. and drainage improvements
incorporating low-impact development standards for any netessary 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
favade 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.
I) Projects shall connect to all sun-ounding neighborhoods with bicycle and pedestrian
access lo 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
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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 appr,,priate 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 signagc.
C. Park space.
I) All projects shall include a park/common area fully de~igned 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) Alt such space shall be contiguous unless waived b}' the Planning Board upon finding
that it is in the public interest and consi~tent with the intent and purpose of this
section.
D. Environment and energy. Buildings shall meet one of the following environmental
standards:
l) 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. A ltemalively,
for units of 1.200 square fret or less, the Planning Board may consider a comparable
energy standard to lhe HERS rating of 47 after consultation with the Building
Commissioner.
2) L'.S. Green Building Council LEED New Construction Gold or Neighborhood
Development Gold Cenified.
E. Size, access and affordability.
I) Buildings shall meet one of the following standards:
a) l 1% of the units shall be ''affordable units" as that term is defined in§ 350-2. l of
the Code of the Cit)' 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.
F. 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. half\vay house
• Bed-and-breakfast/tourist home
• Nursing homes. as!>isted living
• Membership club operated as a not-for-profit corporation, as defined by MGL c. 180, excluding any
adult establishments which display live nudity
• Filling of any land. See§ 350-10.4.
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• Filling of water or wet area. Sec ~ }50-I 0.3.
• Funeral establishment
• Crematory
• Accessory solar photovoltaic ground-mounted on a parcel with any building or use, between 8 KW
or over JOO% but no more than 200% of the annual projected electric use of the non-PY building or
use
• Heavy public use. Sec§ 350-10.7-City Council special permit
• Solar photovoltaic (PY), large-scale ground-mounted not requiring the removal of more than 25,000
board feet of timber.
Setbacks:
Front= 50 feet
Side .., 50 feet
Rear = 50 feet
Maximum height= 30 feet
Open space ··· 20'%
A planted buffer to abutting residential property shall be at least l 5 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 thereafter shall be maintained by
the owner or occupants so as to maintain a dense screen year-round. Al 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
f. Maximum height~ 40 feet
g. Project open space = 50%
h. Design: Planning Board to review layout to ensure project transitions between existing neighoorhood
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 Board's 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 righl 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 comer 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.
File# MP-2017-0066
APPLICANT/CONT ACT PERSON KEITER BUILDERS
ADDRESS/PHONE 35 MAIN ST (413) 586-8600 ()
PROPERTY LOCATION HINCKLEY ST
MAP JOB PARCEL 126 ZONE
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THJS SECTION FOR OFFICIAL USE QNLY:
PERMIT APPLICATION CHECKLIST
ENCLOSED REQUIRED DATE
ZON.JNG FORM.FH,LED our ______________________ _
Fee Pyid ti·::;,? Bui!d.i,ng Permit filled out
fee P id
D:1!£ofConstructiQp: ZPA-NE.\V SINGLE FAMILY
New Construction
Non Strucrural interior renovations
__ ,_j\ddition to &~eeis~tign'--------------------------
Accesso Structure
Build[n Plans Included:
Owner/ Statement or License
3 sets of Plans/ Plot Plan
THE FOLLOWING ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION BASED ON
IN'70RMATION PRESENTED:
~ .. 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 ____ Speda! Permit with Site Plan
WNING BOARD PERMIT REQUIRED UNDER:§~--------~
Finding Special Permit ___ _ Variance* ____ _
___ Received & Recorded at Registry of Deeds Proof Enclosed. ____ _
__ Other Permits Required:
Curb Cut from DPW ---___ Water A>"ai!abi!ity ___ Sewer Availabi!ity
___ Septic Approval Board of Health _____ Well Water Potability Board of Health
___ Permit from Conservation Commission ___ Pem1it from CB Architecture Committee
_____ Pem1it from Elm Street Commission
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Signature of Building Official
_____ Pennit DPW Storm Water Management
'1,~,__._/11_,________ D~-£f l
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 woOO and other applkabk permit granting authorities...
,. Variances are granted only to those applicants who meet the strict standards ofMGL 40A. Contact the Office of
Planning & Development for more information,
File No. P-
ZONING PERMIT APPLICA
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; JUN I 3~;p i 1 . ,J
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Please type or print all information and return this form to the Building
Inspector's Office with the $30 filing fee ( check or money orde,•) payable to the
City of Northampton
1. Name of Applicant: k't 1T~"--bu\.~ bl\.~ , .. ~=,-.~'-~·------------· -------
Address:_____3 .s-N,.._1N 'STvtE:e-T ~~c.E Vw'\ .. A--_Telephonc: '"11J-~~i:e,-1?r..o.=1 ---
2. Owner of Property: f:'",.__,~~ (,:y..,-$1"""11-,-,~£.
3.
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Address: I ( I k'. H,Ifl~d SI,., Nc"-Tt+Jr!"'::f'TC&v,MTelephone: ___________ _
Status of Applicant: Owner ___ Contract Purchaser __ ,-· Lessee ____ Other (explain) ] u 1~
Parcel Id: !oningMap/l_~t}~:l~fz~-Parcel# ~ District(s): __ 5_0_f:,_-_\ (... __ <_
In Elm Street District ln Central Business District ____ _
~-----------(TO BE FILLED IN BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT
5, ExistingUseofStructure/Property: N"6·l.....l:::'1 S<.J8b\Vtl>of:-P 1s,<.>11.-Jnr-<c. LOI v-'j f\,O $>)'1.\.lL7'\J,...E'.S.
6. Description of Proposed Use/Work/Project/Occupation: (Use additional sheets if necessary):
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7. Attached Plans: Sketch Plan Site Plan Engineered/Surveyed Plans X:.. _
8_ Has a Special Permit/Var!ance/finding ever Deen issued far/on the site?
NO ___ _ DON'T KNOW YES ___ _ IF YES, date issued: _____ _
IF YES: Was the permit recorded at the Registry of Deeds?
NO DONT KNOW YES
tF YES: enter Book Page _____ and/or Document# ______ _
9.Does the site contain a brook, body of water or· wetlands? NO-~)<.-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:~--· ___ _
VI' '.!X,culllt11(5\FO KM S\ong I nal\Au I l<l 1 ~g-1,1,pe1:tor\Zonmg-l','rm 1t-Appl icatt<m-]Xiv,,, e <lnc 8/4/~0()4
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 ----Xr---
lF 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
EXISTING
Lot Size I -Z., 01, S" I'
Frontage .., s-'
Setbacks Front
Side L: R:
Rear
Building Height
Building Square Footage
% Open Space: (Lot area
minus building & paved
I oarkine
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II of Loading Docks
Fill:
(volume & Location)
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for use by the Building
Dennrtment
REQUIRED BY
ZONING
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13. Certification: I hereby certify that the information contained herein is true and accurate to the best of
my knowledge.
Date: o, -12 -,7
NOTE: Issuance of a zoning permit does not rel v 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.
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Description:
Primarily residential
\>ith single-. two".
chree-lamily units
allowed in dilforcnt
development pallerns.
inclmling townhou5c
units.
l\iew homes should
consist ofunib that
maintain ori.:ntation.
rh:thm. sdba<.:k pattern
and street frontagt:
gn:en patt..:rns ofthc
surroundin blo.:k face
Lot Dimension
Re oirements
Lot Size
2.500 H2 minimum
(min.) per unit
rrontagcl\\.'idth 50
J<::et min.
Depth -75 lt:t:t min.
Setbacks
Front, 10 lt:et min.
Side= 15 feet min.
Side O feet on om:
si<lc for .,cro lot line
Rear= 20 lt'ct min.
Max. Height = 35 feet
Open Spare= 40%
ZONING
350 Attachment 7
City of Northampton
Table of Use and Dimensional Regulations
URB District
Example Structures
Layout/Sctbal·ks For All llses
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Desi11:n Standards Illuslraled
l'lanning Board may waive. by site plan approval. clements 2. 3. 4 ifit can be shown that a different design meets a
pedestrian-scale design that encourages public/private lmnsition and interface (e.g .. similar clements facing internal
courtyards or private streets)
LJ Primary Structure Max 30% of total I Garage or Parking Structure
I If a garage or other D Area
' i -combined area of
parking s!rudure 1s
attached. it must he set
hack 20 l'ed and the
garag:elslructurc shall
comprise no morr, than
JO% ofthe front faca<lt:
of the primary
structure. Side sethad..
ma) be 10 feet for the
garage only 1\hen not
used as Ii, ing an:a.
2. front doors must
face the street. For
units e.,tending behind
front units. where
entries orient to the
side lot. the 20-foot
~ide sethack shall apply
unless other means to
create buffer/private
outdoor space to
adjoining property arc
appro\cd h) the
Planning Board.
Fluildings 1l1L1St have a
covered entry.
15·
A . Q' L,vmg space _ j above
.
' ~Max. 30% of 0 total combined
area of facades
DOESN'T FIT
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acades
\ Connector elements must be
-set back & include glazed
openings that face the street
Livrng space above
Max. 30% of
total combined
area of facades
Exceeds 30% of total
combined area offacades
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3. For ne"' building~.
setback. scale. mas~ing
should tit \,ithin the
hlock face
4. Parking for more
than 5 cars shall be
di,tributed on the site
to minimize impact to
the neighborhood
character. which shall
be ac.:omplishe<l hy
snrnll groupings of
spaces surrounded hy
landscaping or parallel
parking along a narrow
dril'cwa) to mimic an
alley. Dri1ewa)S 11ider
lhm1 15 li:el ~hall be
\'isuall: buffered from
side lot line, through
setbacks or screening to
adequate!: block rnr
headlights.
\iinimum parking for
residential uses
ZONING
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1 space per !.000 tt' gross living an;a (round up). No more than 2 spaces required per unit.
For other uses see table Front )ard setback may on!: have parking for a rna>.imum of two vehicles
in~ 350-8.2.
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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. Sarne setback as for principal structures.
• Horne business up to 25 visits per week as defined in § 350-2. l
• Zero lot line single-family; see§ 350-10.14
• Preexisting nonconforming uses (may trigger ZBA pennit)
• 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/Huilding Commissioner required)
• Cemetery
• Temporary event as defined in § 350-2.1
• 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 (PY) ground-mounted on a parcel with any building/use, provided that
the PY is sized to generate no more than 100% or 8 KW of the annual projected electric use of the
non-PY 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:
• An)' construction ( other than for a single-family home) greater than 2,000 square feet
• The addhion ofa principal structure to a parcel where one already exists.
• Townhouses with six or tewer units
• Educational use: nonprofit, dormitories, any religious use, day care, school-aged chlld·care program
(MGL c. 28A, § 9) and historical association or society and nonprofit museum (may include the
residence ofa 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 ,,,,..ithin the footprint of
existing building(s) and may only be arproved contingent upon protection of all historical!}
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 I listorical
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 detem1ined by the Planning Hoard, with input from the
Historical Commission, may be demolished.
• Cluster development. Sec below for lot layout standards and§ 350-10.5 for other required criteria.
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• 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. Sec§ 350-8.9.
• Parking requirement reduction. See§ 350-8. lOF.
• Residential shared driveways. See§ 350-8.SR.
• 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:
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Detached accessory dwelling unit (see § 350" JO. I 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, betv.·een
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 v.ith City standards. All landscaping incorporated as part of the
applic<mt'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 impro\lernents
incorporating low-impact development standards for any necessary drainage
improvements triggered by these changes.
3) Buildings that abut existing residential propenies shall incorporate building
articulation alongside facades. Building projections shall be incorporated for any side
fai;:ade 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 neccssal')' to address any natural resources
constraints.
B. Streets and roadways.
lj
2)
Projects shall connect to all surrounding
access to the extent possible.
neighborhoods with bicycle and pedestrian
a) For projects that ha\le more than one vehicular access, driveways and roadways
shall internally and externally connect to each other and dead-end streets shall be
avoided whenever pos~ible. Dead-end roadways and dri\leways shall nc\ler
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 ha\le a single \lehicular access, such access shall not exceed 500
feet and pedestrian access shall also be provided directly from any street to
residential units.
The design standards for the length of dead-end streets, protection of natural features,
sidewalks, wheelchair ramps. landscaping. utilities, and the construction method and
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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 belo"'" 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
ellicient 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 signagc.
C. Park space.
l) 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 t[ERS rating be greater than 47 for units of 1,200 square teet
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) L.S. Green Building Council LEED New Construction Gold or Neighborhood
Development Gold Certified.
E. Size, access and affordability.
1) Buildings shall meet one of the following standards:
a) 11% of the units shall be '"affordable units'· as that term is defined in§ 350-2.1 of
the Code of the City ofNorihampton; or
b) Contain 25% or more of the units no larger than 1,200 square feet gross floor
area.
2) Equal access. All rrojects shall provide equal access to all building amenities, park
and civic space and rublic entrances to buildings to residents of both affordable and
non-affordable units.
F. 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-prolit colleges, schools. etc.
• Community Center
• Lodging house, halfway house
• Bed-and-breakfast/tourist home
• Nursing homes. assisted living
• \1embership club operated as a not-for-profit corporation, as dclined by MGL c. 180, excluding any
adult establishments which display live nudity
• Filling of any land. See§ 350-10.4.
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• Filling of water or wet area. See§ 350-10.3.
• Funeral est<1blishment
• 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-PY building or
"" • Heavy public use. Sec§ 350-10.7---City Council special permit
• Solar photovoltaic ( PY), large-scale ground-mounted not requiring the removal of more than 25,000
board feet oftimber.
Setbacks:
Front= 50 feet
Side~ 50 feet
Rear= 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 contflin 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. I ndividua) shrubs shall
be planted not more than five feet on center, and individual trees thereafter 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
f. 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, !ot 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 Board's 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 FRONT AGE
(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.