24B-067 263 King St Lia Kia SPR Conditions 2012-10-16263 King St Lia Kia
PB Major Site Plan6/15/2012
CONDITION OF APPROVAL:
Conditions below that require plan sheet amendment shall be incorporated to plans prior to
construction. These shall be submitted to Office of Planning and Development for sign off.
1. (CAROLYN; OK) Prior to construction, the applicant shall contract with a certified arborist who shall adequately
mark trees for protection and Office of Planning and Development staff shall confirm tree protection
measures are in place. The 3” oak slated for removal shall remain and be noted on revised plans. The
arborist shall determine whether the construction of the parking space next to the driveway entrance
where the existing 3” oak is noted to be saved will impact this tree. If it is determined that the tree will
not survive, the arborist shall assess the viability of moving the tree and if deemed to be the best
solution shall oversee its relocation and determine the best mechanism to do so.
2. (LOUIS/CAROLYN; OK) Prior to issuance of building permit a revised lighting plan with photometric contours submitted
showing 0 foot-candles at property boundary.
3. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the applicant must submit traffic mitigation to the
city of Northampton that shall used in the King Street corridor for bicycle/pedestrian improvements
including safety improvements at intersections. For any portion of the sidewalk on private property,
the applicant shall grant an easement, acceptable to the city recorded at the registry of deeds, for the
public to pass and repass along this portion.
4. Prior to final certificate of occupancy an as-built of the lighting installed should be submitted
(stamped by an engineer) showing compliance with the lighting approved herein, including 0fc at the
property boundary.
5. All lights other than security building lights shall be turned off at the close of business.
6. Snow storage is not allowed in the buffer along King Street..
7. The Applicant shall provide a single 6-inch water service from a tapping sleeve and valve off the
King Street main. A 6-inch valve shall also be provided at the property line in the grass area just
behind the proposed sidewalk.
8. The proposed 2-inch domestic service shall branch outside the building and valves for both the
domestic and fire lines shall be provided outside the building. A DCVA (double check valve assembly)
backflow preventer for fire line shall be provided inside the building.
9. The proposed red maple in the tree belt conflicts with the proposed water line location. To the
extent possible, the water and sewer line shall be located outside the drip line of any proposed trees.
10. The existing sewer stub only extends several feet beyond the manhole on King Street and does not
extend into the property as shown on the plans. The applicant shall restore the sidewalk and/or
roadway/curb to DPW standards if disturbance occurs within the right of way to make this proposed
connection. The proposed sewer manhole on the property shall serve as the required clean out and
shall be located as close to the property line as practicable. This may require relocation of the
proposed bench concrete pad.
11. The proposed pylon sign shall have a minimum offset of 5 feet from the sewer line.