25C-059 (3) Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Chapter 40A, Section 11, no Finding or any
extension, modification or renewal thereof, shall take effect until a copy of the decision bearing
the certification of the City Clerk that twenty days have elapsed after the decision has been
filed, or if such an appeal has been filed that it has been dismissed or denied, is recorded in the
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds or Land Court, as applicable, and indexed under the
name of the owner of record or is recorded and noted on the owner's certificate of title. The fee
for such recording or registering shall be paid by the owner or applicant. It is the owner or
applicant's responsibility to pick up a the certified decision of the City Clerk and record it at the
Registry of Deeds.
The Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals hereby certifies that a Finding has been GRANTED
and that copies of this decision and all plans referred to in it have been filed with the Planning
Board and the City Clerk.
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40A, Section 15, notice is hereby given that this
decision is filed with the Northampton City Clerk on the date below.
If you wish to appeal this action, your appeal must be filed pursuant to MGL Chapter 40A
Section 17, with the Hampshire County Superior Court or the Northampton District Court and
notice of this appeal filed with the City Clerk within twenty(20) days of the date this decision
was filed with the City Clerk.
Applicant: Valley Home Improvement,Inc. - 19 Lincoln Avenue
Decision Date: SPptember 23, 199q
This Decision was Filed with the City Clerk on: October 6, 1999
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DECISION OF
NORTHAMPTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
APPLICANT: Nelson Shifflett/Valley Home Improvement, Inc.
APPLICANT'S ADDRESS: 320 Riverside Drive, P.O. Box 60
Florence, MA 01062
OWNER: Jeffrey and Edna Heath
OWNER'S ADDRESS: 19 Lincoln Avenue
Northampton, MA 01060
RE LAND OR BUILDINGS IN NORTHAMPTON AT: 19 Lincoln Avenu
ASSESSOR'S MAP and PARCEL NUMB
At a meeting conducted on September 23, 1999, the Northampton Zoning Board of Appeals
unanimously voted 3:0 to GRANT the request �lgisoxt$4011ptt/Valley Home Improvement,
Inc. for a FINDING under the provisions of S ection 9.3(1)(D) in the Northampton Zoning
Ordinance t r ofonWug structure by the addition of a 16' by 28'
Master bedroom and family room io`property located at 19 Lincoln Avenue.
Zoning Board Members present and voting were: Chairman Mark NeJame, Bob Riddle and
Associate Member William Brandt.
The Findings of the Board under Section 9.3(1)(D) for an extension of a Pre-existing non-
conforming structure were as follows:
1. The Board found that the addition will not be substantially more detrimental to the
neighborhood than the existing non-conforming structure (the house).
2. The Board found that the extension will not extend any closer to any front, side or rear
property boundary than current zoning allows or existing structure already extends and
will not create any new violation of other zoning provisions; and does not involve a sign.
No conditions were imposed on this Finding.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 11, I, Laura Krutzler, Board Secretary, hereby
certify that I caused copies of this decision to be mailed, postage-prepaid, to the applicant
and owner on October 6, 1999.
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