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File No.__________
ZONING PERMIT APPLICATION (§10.2)
Please type or print all information and return this form to the Building
Inspector’s Office with the $15 filing fee (check or money order) payable to the
City of Northampton
1. Name of Applicant:______________________________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________Telephone:____________________________
2. Owner of Property:_______________________________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________Telephone:_____________________________
3. Status of Applicant: Owner _______ Contract Purchaser _______ Lessee_______ Other (explain)_____________
4. Job Location:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Parcel Id: Zoning Map#_______________ Parcel#_____________ District(s):_____________________
In Elm Street District In Central Business District___________
(TO BE FILLED IN BY THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT)
5. Existing Use of Structure/Property:___________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Description of Proposed Use/Work/Project/Occupation: (Use additional sheets if necessary):
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 __________ DON'T KNOW ___________ YES ___________ IF YES, date issued:____________________
IF YES: Was the permit recorded at the Registry of Deeds?
NO __________ DON'T KNOW ___________ YES __________
IF 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:____________________
(Form Continues On Other Side)
THERESA J. RUGGIERO
86 MASONIC ST., NORTHAMPTON (413) 695-4017
SAME
X
86 MASONIC ST., NORTHAMPTON
BUSINESS- 1ST FLOOR: OPTOMETRY OFFICE; 2ND FLOOR: LAW &
COUNSELLING OFFICES
1. 40 S.F./ 1-STORY ADDITION ON EAST SIDE FACING MASONIC STREET.
2. INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO INCLUDE ACCESSIBLE TOILETS & EYE EXAM/TREATMENT ROOMS
X X
X 2009
X
X
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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________
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
Frontage
Setbacks Front
Side
Rear
L: R:
L: R:
L: R:
Building Height
Building Square Footage
% Open Space: (lot area
minus building & paved
parking
# 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: ______________________ Applicant’s Signature ____________________________________________
NOTE: Issuance of a zoning permit does not relieve 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.
X
(SEE SITE PLAN FOR LOCATIONS)
2 LAWN SIGHS (30" W x 41" H & 24" W x 18" H)
2 BUILDING SIGNS (32" W x 32" H & 30" W x 18" H)
X
ONE BUILDING SIGN WILL BE RELOCATED
X
150' x 90' (IRR)150' x 90' (IRR)
125' +/- 125' +/-
7' TO RAMP 7' TO RAMP15' TO BLDG 15' TO BLDG
41' 4'-10" 41' 4'-10"
5' 5'
29' (RIDGE) ADDITION ONLY:22'-8" (EAVE) 10'-4" (HIGH PT.)
3237 S.F. ADDITION OF:(INCLUDING PORCH) 308 S.F.
24% 21%
12 12
0 0
N/A N/A
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Project Narrative
August 16, 2017
To: City of Northampton Project: Expansion & Renovations to
Building Dept. / Zoning Northampton Vision Specialists
86 Masonic Street
First Floor
Northampton, MA Northampton, MA
Attn: Plan Review Project No: 1707RRT
On behalf of Northampton Vision Specialists please find the attached documentation submitted for
a renovation and expansion of the optical practice.
The following documentation is provided here within:
• Zoning Permit Application.
• Project Narrative (following).
• Existing site photos
• A1: Existing and Proposed Site and Floor Plans
• A2: Existing and Proposed Exterior Elevations (Masonic Street)
• Application fee.
Existing Conditions
The Office Building at 86 Masonic St. is a 2-story, would-framed facility housing an optical practice
on the first floor and private offices on the second. The existing structure was originally a home
that has been added on numerous times over the years. The existing first floor is approximately
3000 ft.².
Northampton Patient Specialists occupies approximately 80% of the first floor. Previous
renovations have provided a barrier free to the building that includes an exterior ramp and new
doorway. This project was processed through the Northampton Zoning Permit Application.
Proposed Work
The proposed renovation project will include new barrier-free toilet rooms, and a renovated interior
to produce additional exam and treatment spaces. Additionally, a relocated Reception area will
allow an expanded Waiting Room that physically connects to the Dispensary area. In order to
achieve that goal a 40 square-foot in addition is required that squares are the southwest corner of
the waiting room.
Originally, this recess was the entrance to the building leading to an exterior porch prior to the
construction of the ramp. The porch was enclosed in the 2009 renovation and the steps removed.
The existing waiting room was the three-season porch and as was typical it is approximately 3
inches below the level of the floor space inside the practice. The current proposal is to raise the
current waiting room floor (and the addition) to be level with the remainder of the practice.
Steven T. Drakulich
27 James St.
Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301
(413) 531-6475 steve@stevedrakulich.com
Cc: Theresa Ruggiero, Northampton Vision Associates