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25 Maple Ave PB Decision CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION pg. 1 DATES PROJECT INFORMATION Submitted 9/12/19 Owner Name/Address Ping Geng 782 Northeast St, Amherst MA 01002 Hearing 10/24/19 Applicant Name/ Address (if different) Thomas Gu 782 Northeast St, Amherst MA 01002 Extension Applicant Contact Thomas Gu tgu@comcast.net 413-345-0015 Hearing Closed 10/24/19 Site Address 25 Maple Ave Northampton Decision 10/24/19 Site Assessor Map ID 32C-71 B 11371 P68 Zoning District Urban Residential C Filed with Clerk 10/31/19 Permit Type PLANNING BOARD Site Plan Review Appeal Deadline 11/20/19 Project Description Construct 5 new townhouse units An appeal of this decision by the Planning Board may be made by any person within 20 days after the date of the filing of this decision with the City Clerk, as shown. Appeals by any aggrieved party must be pursuant to MGL Chapter 40A, Section 17 as amended and may be made to the Hampshire Superior Court with a certified copy of the appeal sent to the City Clerk of the City of Northampton. Plan Sheets/Supporting Documents by Map ID: 1. Site Development Plan 25 Maple Ave by T Reynolds Engineering dated August 2019, Sheets 1-7. Sheet 4 Revised 9-25-19. Sheet 5 & 7 Revised 10-16-19. 2. Townhouses Exterior Elevations by Siegfried Porth Architects Dated 4-25-19, Sheet A-4. 3. Stormwater Report and Management Plan by T Reynolds Engineering, dated August 2019 4. Trip Generation Analysis by T Reynolds Engineering, dated 9/12/19 BOARD MEMBER PRESENT FAVOR OPPOSED ABSTAIN/NO COUNT VOTE TALLY (Favor-Opposed) Mark Sullivan, Chair   ☐ ☐ George Kohout, Acting Vice Chair   ☐ ☐ Euripedes DeOliveira   ☐ ☐ Marissa Elkins   ☐ ☐ Christa Grenat   ☐ ☐ Sam Taylor   ☐ ☐ Alan Verson  ☐ ☐  Janna White, Assoc.  ☐ ☐  6-1 APPLICABLE ZONING APPROVAL CRITERIA /BOARD FINDINGS 350-11.6 A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against seriously detrimental uses. The units are consolidated to ~15,000 square foot area of the previously disturbed portion of the 56,000+ square foot site. A fence and required setback to the abutting street blocks will be maintain. Stormwater will be managed on site. 350 Attachment 8 CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION pg. 2 B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and on adjacent streets. The site is accessed at the end of the street and extends the sidewalk, and: The project, including any concurrent road improvements, will not decrease the level of service (LOS) of all area City and state roads and the applicant has opted to address the incremental impacts through an in-lieu-of payments to fund a project's proportional share of impact. C. The site relates to other structures and open spaces / natural landscape, existing buildings and relative to landscaping, drainage, sight lines, building orientation, massing, egress, and setbacks. The massing is comparable to those along Maple Avenue and the units are placed to effectively extend the street so the alignment of structures continues. D. The requested use will not overload, and will mitigate adverse impacts on, the City's resources, including water supply, sanitary and storm sewage collection and treatment systems. The construction materials and methods for water lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, fire protection, sidewalks, private roads, and other infrastructure comply with city standards. The stormwater maintenance plan will be recorded with the property. E. The requested use meets special regulations set forth in this chapter related to table in attachment 8 for layout and site design standards. F. Compliance with the following technical performance standards have been met: (1) Curb cuts onto streets have been minimized. (2) Pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic movement on site has been separated, to the extent possible, and sidewalks abutting the street will be rebuilt and extended onto the site. (a) All internal and external sidewalks will be constructed of cement concrete. (3) The project is designed so there is no increase in peak flows from the one- or two- and ten-year Soil Conservation Service design storm from predevelopment conditions. CONDITIONS Prior to Any Site Disturbance General Conditions 1. Submit revised plans to incorporate any plan changes from hearing, including matching data on all sheets consistently, noting Hickory tree is 27” not 24”, adding tree protection details, modifying tree planting to exclude Ash and Hemlock. 2. Revised plans shall include modification of utility lines, elevations compliant with City standards. 3. Install tree protection as recommended by the arborist and shall have this inspected by the City. 4. An additional evergreen tree shall be planted between the rear of each unit and the fence line. 5. The designated turnaround shall be striping or have signage to prevent the use of the space for parking. Prior to Issuance of a Building Permit Prior to Issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy 6. Complete all tree replacement necessary for the 75” of significant trees removed for this project in accordance with the zoning. 7. As offered, pay the $5,000 in traffic mitigation to the City. CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION pg. 3 8. Submit lighting as-built to show compliance with the zoning at no greater than 3 foot candles and no bluer than 3000K CCT. 9. The Stormwater maintenance plan shall be submitted for review and approval and recorded with the decision. Minutes Available at WWW.NorthamptonMa.Gov I, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Planning Board certify that this is an accurate and true decision made by the Planning Board and certify that a copy of this and all plans have been filed with the Board and the City Clerk and that a copy of this decision has been mailed to the Owner, Applicant. CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION pg. 1 DATES PROJECT INFORMATION Submitted 9/12/19 Owner Name/Address Ping Geng 782 Northeast St, Amherst MA 01002 Hearing 10/24/19 Applicant Name/ Address (if different) Thomas Gu 782 Northeast St, Amherst MA 01002 Extension Applicant Contact Thomas Gu tgu@comcast.net 413-345-0015 Hearing Closed 10/24/19 Site Address 25 Maple Ave Northampton Decision 10/24/19 Site Assessor Map ID 32C-71 B 11371 P68 Zoning District Urban Residential C Filed with Clerk 10/31/19 Permit Type PLANNING BOARD Site Plan Review Appeal Deadline 11/20/19 Project Description Construct 5 new townhouse units An appeal of this decision by the Planning Board may be made by any person within 20 days after the date of the filing of this decision with the City Clerk, as shown. Appeals by any aggrieved party must be pursuant to MGL Chapter 40A, Section 17 as amended and may be made to the Hampshire Superior Court with a certified copy of the appeal sent to the City Clerk of the City of Northampton. Plan Sheets/Supporting Documents by Map ID: 1. Site Development Plan 25 Maple Ave by T Reynolds Engineering dated August 2019, Sheets 1-7. Sheet 4 Revised 9-25-19. Sheet 5 & 7 Revised 10-16-19. 2. Townhouses Exterior Elevations by Siegfried Porth Architects Dated 4-25-19, Sheet A-4. 3. Stormwater Report and Management Plan by T Reynolds Engineering, dated August 2019 4. Trip Generation Analysis by T Reynolds Engineering, dated 9/12/19 BOARD MEMBER PRESENT FAVOR OPPOSED ABSTAIN/NO COUNT VOTE TALLY (Favor-Opposed) Mark Sullivan, Chair   ☐ ☐ George Kohout, Acting Vice Chair   ☐ ☐ Euripedes DeOliveira   ☐ ☐ Marissa Elkins   ☐ ☐ Christa Grenat   ☐ ☐ Sam Taylor   ☐ ☐ Alan Verson  ☐ ☐  Janna White, Assoc.  ☐ ☐  6-1 APPLICABLE ZONING APPROVAL CRITERIA /BOARD FINDINGS 350-11.6 A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against seriously detrimental uses. The units are consolidated to ~15,000 square foot area of the previously disturbed portion of the 56,000+ square foot site. A fence and required setback to the abutting street blocks will be maintain. Stormwater will be managed on site. 350 Attachment 8 CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION pg. 2 B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and on adjacent streets. The site is accessed at the end of the street and extends the sidewalk, and: The project, including any concurrent road improvements, will not decrease the level of service (LOS) of all area City and state roads and the applicant has opted to address the incremental impacts through an in-lieu-of payments to fund a project's proportional share of impact. C. The site relates to other structures and open spaces / natural landscape, existing buildings and relative to landscaping, drainage, sight lines, building orientation, massing, egress, and setbacks. The massing is comparable to those along Maple Avenue and the units are placed to effectively extend the street so the alignment of structures continues. D. The requested use will not overload, and will mitigate adverse impacts on, the City's resources, including water supply, sanitary and storm sewage collection and treatment systems. The construction materials and methods for water lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, fire protection, sidewalks, private roads, and other infrastructure comply with city standards. The stormwater maintenance plan will be recorded with the property. E. The requested use meets special regulations set forth in this chapter related to table in attachment 8 for layout and site design standards. F. Compliance with the following technical performance standards have been met: (1) Curb cuts onto streets have been minimized. (2) Pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic movement on site has been separated, to the extent possible, and sidewalks abutting the street will be rebuilt and extended onto the site. (a) All internal and external sidewalks will be constructed of cement concrete. (3) The project is designed so there is no increase in peak flows from the one- or two- and ten-year Soil Conservation Service design storm from predevelopment conditions. CONDITIONS Prior to Any Site Disturbance General Conditions 1. Submit revised plans to incorporate any plan changes from hearing, including matching data on all sheets consistently, noting Hickory tree is 27” not 24”, adding tree protection details, modifying tree planting to exclude Ash and Hemlock. 2. Revised plans shall include modification of utility lines, elevations compliant with City standards. 3. Install tree protection as recommended by the arborist and shall have this inspected by the City. 4. An additional evergreen tree shall be planted between the rear of each unit and the fence line. 5. The designated turnaround shall be striping or have signage to prevent the use of the space for parking. Prior to Issuance of a Building Permit Prior to Issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy 6. Complete all tree replacement necessary for the 75” of significant trees removed for this project in accordance with the zoning. 7. As offered, pay the $5,000 in traffic mitigation to the City. CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION pg. 3 8. Submit lighting as-built to show compliance with the zoning at no greater than 3 foot candles and no bluer than 3000K CCT. 9. The Stormwater maintenance plan shall be submitted for review and approval and recorded with the decision. Minutes Available at WWW.NorthamptonMa.Gov I, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Planning Board certify that this is an accurate and true decision made by the Planning Board and certify that a copy of this and all plans have been filed with the Board and the City Clerk and that a copy of this decision has been mailed to the Owner, Applicant.