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31B-192 91 King Street-PB Site Plan Approval AMENDMENT-5-11-2011
Planning - DecisionCityofNorthamptonHearingNo.:PLN-2011-0042Date: May11, 2011 APPLICATIONTYPE:SUBMISSIONDATE: PBMajorSitePlan5/11/2011Applicant'sName:Owner'sName: NAME: NAME: STELIZABETHANNSETONPARISHROMANCATHOLICBISHOPOFSPRINGFIELADDRESS:ADDRESS: 3ELMSTKINGSTTOWN:STATE:ZIPCODE:TOWN:STATE:ZIPCODE: NORTHAMPTONMA01060NORTHAMPTONMA01060PHONENO.:FAXNO.: PHONENO.:FAXNO.: EMAILADDRESS: EMAILADDRESS: SiteInformation:Surveyor'sName: STREETNO.:COMPANYNAME: SITEZONING: 91KINGSTCB(100)/ TOWN:ADDRESS: ACTIONTAKEN: NORTHAMPT0NMA01060ApprovedWithConditionsMAP:BLOCK:LOT:MAPDATE: SECTIONOFBYLAW: 31B192001Chpt. 350- 11: SitePlanApprovalTOWN:STATE:ZIPCODE: Book:Page: PHONENO.:FAXNO.: EMAILADDRESS: NATUREOFPROPOSEDWORK: Demolish2buildingsandconstructnew14,000sq. ft. parishcenterbuildingwithassociatedsiteimprovementsinclduing140+ spaceparkinglotwithtwo24' widecurbcuts. CONFIRMATORYVOTEHARDSHIP: CONDITIONOFAPPROVAL: 1)Finalplansincorporatingconditionshereinshallbestampedandsubmittedpriortoanyworkonthesite. 2. Tomeetthecriteriain350-8.9F, twolandscapedislandsshallbeaddedtocenterparkingarea. Atminimum, thedimensionofeachoftheseislandsshallbethewidthofoneparkingspaceandthelengthoftwoparkingspaces (8.5’ x36’). 3. Fouradditionalstreettreesshallbeplantedalongthefrontage. TreesshallbeselectedfromNorthamptonTreeCommitteelist. 4. Treeprotectionmeasuresshallbeinstalledpriortoanysiteworkfortreesattheentrance. 5. WaterandsewerlineconnectionsshallbemadeinaccordancewithDepartmentofPublicWorksstandards. 6. Inordertoprovideseparated, safenon-vehicularaccessforparishionerstothissite, a6’ widebituminousconnectionfromtheparkinglottotherailtrailshallbeinstalled. ConstructionmaterialsandspecificationsshallbeinaccordancewithOfficeofPlanning & Developmentstandardsforrailtrailconstruction. Theconnectionshallbemadeeitherontheapplicant’spropertyor, atthepropertyowner’schoice, onabuttingpropertypriortocompletionofanyportionoftheparkinglot. 7. Approvalofthelayoutoftheparkinglotandthetwocurbcutsiscontingentontherailtrailaccessbeingprovided. Attheapplicant’schoice, iftheyfindtherailtrailconnectionimpossible, theycanrequestanamendedapprovalfromthePlanningBoardshowingnorailtrailconnectionbutinsteadshowingonlyonecurbcutandimprovedpedestrianandbicycleconnectiononthesite. 8. Theseapprovedplansincludeatrafficwaiverbasedonlimitedweekdayuseofthenewbuilding. IfthedaysoftheweekinwhichthebuildingisusedchangestofunctionsthatoccurduringthePMpeakperiodsMondaythroughFriday (foratleast50% ofthefunctions), trafficmitigationwillberequiredinaccordancewiththeincreaseinpeaktripsgeneratedasdescribedinthezoning. 9. Uponcompletionofparking, applicantshallsubmitastampedlightingplanshowingthatinstalledlightlevelscomplywithzoningandplansshownforCB. GeoTMS® 2011DesLauriersMunicipalSolutions, Inc. Planning - DecisionCityofNorthamptonHearingNo.:PLN-2011-0042Date: May11, 2011 10. Snowshallbeplowedtotherearofthesite. 11. Lightsoffwithinonehourafterthelastfunction. Nomorethan4polelightsshallremainonduringthenight. FINDINGS: ThePlanningBoardapprovedthesiteplanforthelayoutofanew14,000squarefootfunctionhallandassociatedsitedevelopmentbya3- 2voteofeligibleplanningBoardmemberspresent. TheBoardbaseditsdecisiononthefollowingplansandinformationsubmittedwiththeapplication: 1. St. ElizabethAnnSetonParishRevisedSitePlanSubmission, datedMarch31, 2011byTheBerkshireDesignGroup, Inc. PlanSheetsEX, 1, 2, 3, SL-1B, A1. A. Therequesteduseprotectsadjoiningpremisesagainstseriouslydetrimentaluses. Ifapplicable, thisshallincludeprovisionforsurfacewaterdrainage, soundandsightbuffersandpreservationofviews, light, andair; Stormwatermanagementwillbecontainedonsiteandplantingswillbeaddedbetweenthenewbuildingandtheresidencestothenorth. B. Therequesteduse/site willpromotetheconvenienceandsafetyofvehicularandpedestrianmovementwithinthesiteandonadjacentstreets, minimizetrafficimpactsonthestreetsandroadsinthearea. Throughcondition, theconnectiontothebikepathwillaccomplishcompliancewiththisstandard. Ifapplicable, thisshallincludeconsideringthelocationofdrivewayopeningsinrelationtotrafficandadjacentstreets, accessbypublicsafetyvehicles, thearrangementofparkingandloadingspaces, andprovisionsforpersonswithdisabilities; ThePlanningBoardgrantedtherelocationandwideningoftwocurbcutsbasedonseparationofpedestrian/bicycleandvehiculartraffic. Theproject, includinganyconcurrentroadimprovements, willnotdecreasethelevelofservice (LOS) ofallareaCityandstateroadsorintersectionsaffectedbytheprojectbelowtheexistingconditionswhentheprojectisproposedandshallconsidertheincrementalnatureofdevelopmentandcumulativeimpactsontheLOS. Giventheoff-peaktripsanticipatedandnotedintrafficletterandassumingtherailtrailaccessconditionrecommended, staffbelievesthiscriteriahasbeenmet. C. Therequestedusewillpromoteaharmoniousrelationshipofstructuresandopenspacestothenaturallandscape, existingbuildingsandothercommunityassetsinthearea; Landscapedislandstobreakupthemassof82parkingspaceswillmeetthiscriteria. D. Therequestedusewillnotoverload, andwillmitigateadverseimpactson, theCity'sresources, includingtheeffectontheCity'swatersupplyanddistributionsystem, sanitaryandstormsewagecollectionandtreatmentsystems, fireprotection, streetsandschools. Theconstructionmaterialsandmethodsforwaterlines, sanitarysewers, stormsewers, fireprotection, sidewalks, privateroads, andotherinfrastructurewillbeinaccordancewithDepartmentofPublicWorksstandards. E. Therequestedusemeetsanyspecialregulationssetforthinthischapter. Therearenonespecifiedinthezoning. TheBoarddidapproveawaiverfromthestandard16' poleheightsto18' and20' duetothelimitedspaceavailableforinstallingnewpoles. Thelightswillbeonthesouthsideofthenewstructureandgenerallyscreenedfromtheresidences. F. Compliancewiththefollowingtechnicalperformancestandards: 1) Curbcutsontostreetsshallbeminimized. Accesstobusinessesshallusecommondriveways, existingsidestreets, orloopserviceroadssharedbyadjacentlotswhenpossible. Morethanonecurbcutshallbepermittedonlywhennecessarytominimizetrafficandsafetyimpacts. TheBoardapprovedthewideneddoublecurbcutsbasedontheconditionthatsafetyimprovementsfornon-motorizedaccesswillbecreatedattherearofthesitealongtherailtrail. 2) Pedestrian, bicycleandvehiculartrafficmovementonsitemustbeseparated, totheextentpossible, andsidewalksmustbeprovidedbetweenbusinesseswithinadevelopment. Adequateseparationandaccommodationforbicycles/pedestrianswillbemetthroughconditions. 3) Majorprojects, exceptintheCentralBusinessDistrict, mustbedesignedsothereisnoincreaseinpeakflowsfromtheone- ortwo- andten-yearSoilConservationServicedesignstormfrompredevelopmentconditions (theconditionatthetimeasiteplanapprovalisrequested) andsothattherunofffromafour- toten-inchrainstorm (firstflush) isdetainedonsiteforanaverageofsixhours. TheserequirementsshallnotapplyiftheprojectwilldischargeintoaCitystormdrainsystemthatthePlanningBoardfindscanaccommodatetheexpecteddischargewithnoadverseimpacts. Inaddition, catchbasinsshallincorporatesumpsofaminimumofthreefeetand, iftheywillremainprivatelyowned, agastrap. ADepartmentofPublicWorksstormwaterpermitwasissued. COULDNOTDEROGATEBECAUSE: FILINGDEADLINE:MAILINGDATE:HEARINGCONTINUEDDATE:DECISIONDRAFTBY:APPEALDATE: 9/2/20109/16/201010/14/20105/12/2011REFERRALSINDATE:HEARINGDEADLINEDATE:HEARINGCLOSEDATE:FINALSIGNINGBY:APPEALDEADLINE: 9/9/20107/15/20114/14/20115/12/20115/31/2011FIRSTADVERTISINGDATE:HEARINGDATE:VOTINGDATE:DECISIONDATE: 9/9/20109/23/20104/28/20115/11/2011SECONDADVERTISINGDATE:HEARINGTIME:VOTINGDEADLINE:DECISIONDEADLINE: 9/16/20101/14/20117/13/2011MEMBERSPRESENT:VOTE: AndrewWeirvotestoGrantGeoTMS® 2011DesLauriersMunicipalSolutions, Inc. Planning - DecisionCityofNorthamptonHearingNo.:PLN-2011-0042Date: May11, 2011 DebinBrucevotestoGrantKatharineG. BakervotestoGrantStephenGilsonvotestoGrantFrancisJohnsonvotestoGrantMOTIONMADEBY:SECONDEDBY:VOTECOUNT:DECISION: FrancisJohnsonDebinBruce5ApprovedwithConditionsMINUTESOFMEETING: AvailableintheOfficeofPlanning & Development. ThissecondvoteonthepermitrepresentsthePlanningBoard'sconfirmationofvotewithmajorityofmembersvotinginfavor. I, CarolynMisch, asagenttothePlanningBoard, certifythatthisisatrueandaccuratedecisionmadebythePlanningBoardandcertifythatacopyofthisandallplanshavebeenfiledwiththeBoardandtheCityClerkonthedateshownabove. IcertifythatacopyofthisdecisionhasbeenmailedtotheOwnerandApplicant. NoticeofAppealAnappealfromthedecisionofthePlanningBoardmaybemadebyanypersonaggrievedpursuanttoMGLChapt. 40A, Section17asamendedwithintwenty (20) daysafterthedateofthefilingofthenoticeofthedecisionwiththeCityClerk. Thedateislistedabove. SuchappealmaybemadetotheHampshireSuperiorCourtwithacertifiedcopyoftheappealsenttotheCityClerkoftheCityofNorthampton. GeoTMS® 2011DesLauriersMunicipalSolutions, Inc.