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DEPARTMENT OF BUII.DIXG INSPECTIONS rT.
212 Main Street ' Municipal Building .�
INSPECTOR Northampton, Mass. 01060
Edward J. Tewhill
November 23, 1987
Mr. Ronald & Richard Hodges
60 North Maple Street
Florence, Mass. 01060
Dear Ron & Dick:
We have received the decision from the Zoning Board of Appeals today;
granting your application. There is now a twenty (20) day appeal period
you must await. After the appeal period is up, you must go to the City
Clerk' s office and get a stamped copy from them which will indicate that
there has. been no appeals on the decision you received from the Zoning
Board. Then bring the stamped copy they give you over to the Registry
of Deeds and file it with them, but be sure they give you a copy to give
to us to keep on file in our office. Then you can come to our office to
apply for the building permit, but until all the above listed steps are
complete our office can 't issue you the building permit. Be sure to get
the above mentioned copy from the Registry of Deeds, so we can process
the building permit immediately.
For Your Information: Zoning Ordinance Section 10.6 - Permit Time
Limits. A Zoning Board Decision granted under the provisions of Section
10. 10 shall lapse within eighteen (18) months (including such time re-
quired to pursue or await the determination of an appeal ) from the grant
thereof has not sooner commenced except for good cause, or if, in the case
of a permit for construction, construction has not begun by such date
except for good cause.
Sincerely,
Edward TewW'i� '"
Building Inspector
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DECISION OF
j ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
At a meeting held on November 4, 1987, the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the City of Northampton voted unanimously to grant
the variance request of ]�, n_a_l�dF. & Richard W. Hodges, 60 North
Maple Street, (Florence) , Northampton n, , for the purpose of
operating a beauty shop business in a zoning district which
does not allow such a use by right (Special Industrial
District) at property located at 123 Hawley Street,
Northampton, MA. Present and voting were: —Chairman Robert C.
Buscher, William Brandt and Sanford Weil, Jr.
The findings were as follows:
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W. Brandt, referring to Section 10, Chapter 40A, MGL, found
that the lot and structure are unique because of the small size
of the lot for a business use and because of the below-ground
level construction of the building; that the size and shape of
the structure make it unsuitable for a permitted use in a SI
district, a hardship is created; that the requested use will
not be detrimental to the public good; and that the requested
use does not derogate from the intent of the Ordinance.
S. Weil found that a beauty parlor use will not be
detrimental to the area and suggested that this area is mis-
zoned.
R. Buscher concurred, suggesting that the area is zoned SI
because of its proximity to the railroad tracks (which is often
a desirable aspect for an industrial property) . He stated that
this area is made up of a hodgepodge of uses, none of which are
strictly industrial in nature ( i.e. , lumber yard, cleaners,
truck storage, office, commercial and several residences) ,
including the subject property, which is presently being used
for plumbing equipment storage. He found that because of the
small size of the lot, an industrial use would not be suitable
and allowing a kindred use in this structure would not be
detrimental to the zone and would not derogate from the intent
of the Ordinance.
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r, y Robert C. Buscher, Chairman
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7 William Brandt
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