17A-297 140 Hillcrest Drive Zoning 2013-11-21City of Northampton
Massachusetts
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTIONS
212 Main Street ● Municipal Building
Northampton, MA 01060
Theodore Parker
Kohl Construction Company
31 Campus Plaza Road
Hadley, MA 01035
November 21, 2013
Dear Mr. Parker,
I have reviewed the building permit application to construct a single family home at 140 Hillcrest
Drive in Florence, Massachusetts.
I cannot approve this application as presented. The lot at 140 Hillcrest Drive was in common
ownership with the lot at 44 Kimball Street. The lot at 44 Kimball Street does not have the minimum
amount of frontage to meet the zoning requirements for a conforming lot. It is my determination that
when the two lots came into common ownership, they merged to create a conforming lot. Constructing
a dwelling on the Hillcrest Drive lot would make the 44 Kimball Street lot again non-conforming, a
violation of the City of Northampton Zoning Ordinance, section 350-4.1 (B);
“Except as herein provided, any existing conforming use, structure, or lot shall not by any action
become nonconforming, and any existing nonconforming use, structure, or lot shall not become further
nonconforming.“
It does appear that the lot at 140 Hillcrest Drive could be reconfigured to create a conforming
building lot and leave enough frontage for the Kimball Street lot.
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