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Northampton,MA 01060
July 16,2001
Sandra Landis Gogel
9 Blackberry Lane
Northampton,MA 01060
_r--J Dear Ms Gogel,
On Monday July 9 I received your complaint concerning an illegal parking situation across from you
house. George Willard at 68 Ridgewood Terrace, has been parking a commercial vehicle across the road
from 9 Blackberry Lane.
Section 6.12 of Northampton zoning prohibits vehicular egress/access to a lot from any side or rear lot line
without a special permit by the planning board.
I went to the area in question and left a complaint notice on the Willard property.
Mr Willard called this office on July 13 indicating that he will comply with this directive and removf the
vehicle.
Sincerely,
JJ271
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Stan Szewczyk
Building Inspector
City of Northampton
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Section 6.12 Vehicular Egress/Access to a Lot and Common Driveways.Vehicular egress/access
to a lot must be across the front lot line, except that the Planning Board may issue a Special Permit
permitting vehicular egress/access to a lot over any side lot line or rear lot line.
In addition to and in conjunction with this,the Planning Board may issue a Special Permit permitting
a common driveway(a single curb-cut and driveway providing vehicular egress/access to more than
one lot)provided:
1. said common driveway shall not service more than three(3) lots,
2. said common driveway shall provide the only vehicular egress/access to the lots being
serviced by it, and shall be so stated in the deeds to the subject lots,
3. the grade, length and location of the common driveway shall be of suitable construction, in
the opinion of the Planning Board,for the access and turn-around of the number and types of
vehicles, including moving vans, ambulances, fire and police, which will be utilizing such
driveway. Common driveways:
A. shall have a width of a least fifteen(15) feet, and
B. shall have passing turnouts providinga total width of at least 20 feet along a distance
of at least 25 feet,spaced with no more than 300 feet between turnouts,and with the
first such passing turnout being located within ten feet of the driveway connection to
the street,and
C. must meet the prior approval of the DPW and the Fire Department, and
D. shall conform to all other driveway requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
Where applicable, easements and easement plans must be submitted with the Special Permit
Application.
(Amended 3/21/85,7/19/90 and 10/6/94)
Section 6.13 Flag Lots. The Planning Board may issue a Special Permit allowing r the reduction
of the frontage requirements for lots in the RR and SR Districts, when such lot is to be used solely
for single-family residential purposes, provided said lot has:
1. met the requirements of the Table of Dimensional and Density Regulations, §6.2; and
2. an access roadway with no curve having a radius of less than eighty(80) feet or, if access is
from another lot, there must be area on the flag lot for an access roadway with no curve
having a radius of less than eighty (80) feet; and
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