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Appeal of CBAC decisionrLi EC 1^ NOTICE OF ZONING APPEAL MAY - 7 2021 - Section 5.01.01, Zoning By-Law G. L. c. 40A section 13 CITY CLERKS OF1<icS NORTHAMPTOQ. MA(11fQIJi To: George Kohout, Chair,Northampton Planning Board Joseph Blumenthal, Vice Chair, CBAC Carolyn Misch, Senior Planner Pamela L. Powers, City Clerk Appellant: O'Connell Hawley LLC 800 Kelly Way Holyoke, MA 01040 Decision filed April 16, 2021, Central Business Architecture Committee O'Connell Hawley LLC, the appellant/applicant appeals the Decision of the Central Business Architecture Committee of April 6, 2021 denying the Applicant's request for demolition of the building at 10 Hawley Street,Northampton, Massachusetts. The Decision of the Committee was arbitrary and not in accord with the Ordinance. Appellant/Applicant O'Connell Hawley LLC By: Edward D. Et edge, i attorney CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE OF APPEAL I, Edward D. Etheredge, hereby certify that I served this Notice of Appeal by delivery in hand on May 7, 2021 to George Kohout, Chair,Northampton Planning Board, Joseph Blumenthal, Vice Chair, CBAC, Carolyn Misch, Senior Planner, and Pamela L. Powers, City Clerk all at City Hall, 210 Main Street,Northampton, Massachusetts and by mailing via certified mail on May 7, 2021 to Pamela L. Powers, City Clerk, at 210 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060. dward D. Etheredge, CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION DATES PROJECT INFORMATION Submitted 2/3/2021 Owner O'Connell Hawley LLC r Holyoke MA 01040 Name/Address 800 Kelly Way Hearing 2/22/2021 Applicant Name/ MA Address(if different) Extension Applicant Contact MWelter@Oconnells.com 413-278-1281 Hearing 4/6/2021 Site Address 10 Hawley St Northampton MA 01060 Closed Decision 4/6/2021 Site Assessor Map ID 32A-171 Zoning District Central Business Filed with 4/16/2021 Permit Type Central Business Architecture Permit Clerk Appeal 5/7/2021 Project Description Demolish Historic Church to build 5 townhouse units. Deadline An appeal of this decision by the Central Business Architecture Committee may be made by any person within 21 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 Northampton Ordinances Chapter 156 and may be made to the Planning Board 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. Kuhn Riddle Architects Submittal Five Tonwhouses Site Plan, Dated 4/1/21 2. Historic Rehabilitation Memo,VHB,4/5/2021 BOARD MEMBER PRESENT FAVOR OPPOSED ABSTAIN/NO COUNT VOTE TALLY Favor-Opposed) Aelan Tierney, Chair El Joe Blumenthal,Vice Chair Bob Walker Melissa Frydlo Bridgett Goggins Pauline Fogel Emily Wright 1-3 (Voted to deny the request for demolition) APPLICABLE APPRQ AL RI RIA ARD FINDINGS ;/ GUIDELINES i 156—Demolition of The Committee evaluated the following required criteria to approve demolition: Historic Structures 1) All reasonable alternatives have been fully considered AND pg. 1 rr? CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION 2) The building is either unusable or functionally &structurally obsolete AND 3) A new building has been designed to replace the building to be demolished Three of the four members of the Committee voted to deny the request for demolition upon finding that all three criteria had not been met. The three members carrying the voted determined that not enough detail had been presented for the proposed new townhouse units to be able to approve a replacement building design. In the vote, members noted that with adequate detail for the replacement building that meets the criteria for new construction within the Central Business District, they could have made a different determination. Minutes Available at WWW.NorthamptonMa.Gov I, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Central Business Architecture Committee certify that this is an accurate and true decision made by the Central Business Architecture Committee and certify that a copy of this and all plans have been filed with the Committee and the City Clerk and that a copy of this decision has been mailed to the Owner,Applicant. 611/ pg. 2