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25A-129 69 Day Ave-PB Site Plan Approval-B11999-P96-7-10-2015 Planning - DecisionCity of Northampton Hearing No.:PLN-2015-0045Date: June 18, 2015 APPLICATION TYPE:SUBMISSION DATE: PB Intermediate Site Plan5/20/2015 Applicant's Name:Owner's Name: NAME: NAME: Rice Yun ArchitectsKimberly Goggins ADDRESS:ADDRESS: 6 Crafts Ave.69 Day Ave. TOWN:STATE:ZIP CODE:TOWN:STATE:ZIP CODE: NORTHAMPTONMA01060NORTHAMPT0NMA01060 PHONE NO.:FAX NO.: PHONE NO.:FAX NO.: EMAIL ADDRESS: EMAIL ADDRESS: Site Information:Surveyor's Name: STREET NO.:COMPANY NAME: SITE ZONING: 69 DAY AVE URB(100)/ TOWN:ADDRESS: ACTION TAKEN: NORTHAMPT0N MA 01060 Approved With Conditions MAP:BLOCK:LOT:MAP DATE: SECTION OF BYLAW: 25A129001 Chpt. 350- 11: Site Plan Approval TOWN:STATE:ZIP CODE: Book:Page: 1387346 PHONE NO.:FAX NO.: EMAIL ADDRESS: NATURE OF PROPOSED WORK: DEMO EXISTING STRUCTURES & CONSTRUCT 3 SFH HARDSHIP: CONDITION OF APPROVAL: 1)Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall provide the City with draft language for Home Owner’s Association Maintenance documents that will be recorded with the property as part of covenants. Maintenance for the rain garden and permeable pavers and dry wells shall be specified. Language shall specify who is qualified to make inspections and conduct various maintenance functions. 2. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall confirm that the HDPE water service line proposed is sufficient. 3. As offered by the applicant and prior to Certificate of Occupancy, the applicant shall a. make a payment of $2000 to the city of Northampton for the 2 new units. b. shall replace the entire sidewalk along the frontage if any damage occurs -as determined by staff. If replacement is necessary, the sidewalk shall be reconstructed with cement concrete. 4. The copper water service shall extend for a minimum of 4 feet beyond the curb stop. 5. Each individually owned unit shall have a separate water shutoff valve and separate meter. A shutoff shall be installed downstream of the proposed branch tee for the frontage facing unit; on the branch tee for the middle unit; and downstream of the middle unit branch tee for the rear unit. FINDINGS: The Planning Board approved the site plan for the demolition of the existing house and construction of 3 detached units on the site based on the information submitted with the application and the following plans: 1). 69 Day Avenue Site Plan Review by The Berkshire Design Group for Rice Yun Architects, dated May 12, 2015 Sheet L 1.0 to 5.0 2) New Construction Day Avenue Condominiums by Ricy Yun Architects Sheet A1 Exterior Elevations, dated May 8, 2015. 3) LED Outdoor Sconce Luminaire 4) Stormwater Management Report for 69 Day Avenue, by The Berkshire Design Group, Inc. Dated May 14, 2015. In approving the site plan for the 3 new units, the Board evaluated the following site plan approval criteria: A. The requested use protects adjoining premises against seriously detrimental uses. If applicable, this shall include provision for surface water drainage, sound and sight buffers and preservation of views, light, and air; The site improvements include additional buffering on top of the 15’ side yard setbacks and incorporates on site rain gardens to absorb stormwater runoff. B. The requested use will promote the convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within the site and on adjacent streets, the location of driveway opening remains the same. The site contains more parking than the minimum required. (2) The project, including any concurrent road improvements, will not decrease the level of service (LOS) of all area City and state roads GeoTMS® 2015 Des Lauriers Municipal Solutions, Inc. Planning - DecisionCity of Northampton Hearing No.:PLN-2015-0045Date: June 18, 2015 or intersections affected by the project below the existing conditions The applicant has offered an in-lieu-of payment for the additional two units to address incremental increase in traffic on the network, C. The site will function harmoniously in relation to other structures and open spaces to the natural landscape, existing buildings and other community assets in the area as it relates to landscaping, drainage, sight lines, building orientation, massing, egress, and setbacks. Rear and/or side wall facades. The front unit will be located in line and oriented similarly to other structures on the blockface. D. The requested use will not overload, and will mitigate adverse impacts on, the City's resources, including the effect on the City's water supply and distribution system, sanitary and storm sewage collection and treatment systems, fire protection, streets and schools. The construction materials and methods for water lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, fire protection, sidewalks, private roads, and other infrastructure shall be those set forth in the Northampton Subdivision Regulations[1] (even for projects that are not part of a subdivision) unless the Planning Board finds that a different standard is more appropriate. Major projects that do not trigger separate stormwater permitting shall have conditions that stipulate when inspections shall be completed and submitted to the City. Annual reports, as necessary depending on the stormwater management system, shall be submitted to the City. E. The requested use meets any special regulations set forth in this chapter for URB table of dimensional, density and design. F. Compliance with the following technical performance standards: (1) Curb cuts onto streets shall be minimized. (2) Pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic movement on site must be separated, to the extent possible, and sidewalks must be provided between businesses within a development and from public sidewalks, cycle tracks and bike paths. COULD NOT DEROGATE BECAUSE: FILING DEADLINE:MAILING DATE:HEARING CONTINUED DATE:DECISION DRAFT BY:APPEAL DATE: 5/21/20156/4/20156/25/2015 REFERRALS IN DATE:HEARING DEADLINE DATE:HEARING CLOSE DATE:FINAL SIGNING BY:APPEAL DEADLINE: 5/28/20157/24/20156/11/20156/25/20157/9/2015 FIRST ADVERTISING DATE:HEARING DATE:VOTING DATE:DECISION DATE: 5/28/20156/11/20156/11/20156/19/2015 SECOND ADVERTISING DATE:HEARING TIME:VOTING DEADLINE:DECISION DEADLINE: 6/4/20157:50 PM9/9/20159/9/2015 MEMBERS PRESENT:VOTE: Theresa (Tess) Poevotes toGrant Alan Versonvotes toGrant John Lutzvotes toGrant Karla Youngbloodvotes toGrant Debin Brucevotes toGrant Mark Sullivanvotes toGrant MOTION MADE BY:SECONDED BY:VOTE COUNT:DECISION: Karla YoungbloodMark Sullivan6Approved with Conditions MINUTES OF MEETING: Available on the city website: www.northamptonma.gov/ I, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Planning Board, certify that this is a true and accurate 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 on the date shown above. I certify that a copy of this decision has been mailed to the Owner and Applicant. ___________________________________ Notice of Appeal An appeal from the decision of the Planning Board may be made by any person aggrieved pursuant to MGL Chapt. 40A, Section 17 as amended within twenty (20) days after the date of the filing of the notice of the decision with the City Clerk. The date is listed above. Such appeal 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. GeoTMS® 2015 Des Lauriers Municipal Solutions, Inc.