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17C-265 (4) CNN DECISION OF ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS v At a meeting held on July 23, 1986, the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Northampton voted unanimously to grant the S ecial Pere request of No and Jacklyn Coe, 274 Middle Street, Amherst, MA, for j the purpose of converting a single-family dwelling into a two-family dwelling at property located at 104 North Main Street (Florence), Northampton,', MA (URB Zone). Present and voting were: hairman Robert C. Buscher, i Kathleen M. Sheehan and Sanford Weil, Jr. The findings were as follows: K. Sheehan found that the use is listed in the Table of Use Regulations as a Special Permit; that the requested use bears a positive relation- ship to the public convenience, as the house has been in disrepair for a number of years and the safety of the neighborhood will benefit from the renovation of this structure; that the requested use will not create undue traffic congestion nor impair pedestrian safety; that the requested use will not overburden municipal systems; that Article XI does not apply; that the requested use will not unduly impair the integrity or character of the district and is in harmony with the intent of the Ordinance, as there are a number of two-family dwellings and a four- family dwelling in the area. S. Weil concurred with Ms. Sheehan' s findings. R. Buscher found that the use is listed in the Table of Use Regulations; that the requested use bears a positive relationship to the public convenience, as the building is in disrepair (noting that the structure does not necessarily have to be converted into a two-family dwelling in order to be refurbished) and an additional rental unit will be of benefit to the community; that an additional housing unit will not create undue traffic nor will it overload any municipal system; and that the requested use will not impair the character of the district, as there are other two-family and multi-family dwellings in the area. Robert C. B scher, Chairman Kathleen M. Sheehan JUL Sanford Weil, Jr. i