20.111 An Order to Accept Land and Surplus it for Affordable Housing at Laurel Street and Burts Pit RoadCity of Northampton
MASSACHUSETTS
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In City Council, September 3, 2020
Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkewicz and Planning & Sustainability
20.111 An Order to Accept Land and Surplus it for Affordable Housing at Laurel Street and Burts Pit Road
WHEREAS, Successive legislation (Chapter 86 of the Acts of 1994, Chapter 241 of the Acts of
2016, and Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2020) has set aside lots on Laurel Street and
Burts Pit Road for affordable housing, to transfer the land to the City of
Northampton, and to waive consideration (respectively);
WHEREAS, Consistent with the City’s Sustainable Northampton Comprehensive Plan, Housing
Needs Assessment, and Fair Housing plans, the city has planned since 1994 for this
land to be used for affordable housing;
WHEREAS, City Council has consistently endorsed this use of the land, petitioning the state
legislature for these pieces of legislation and most recently zoning Laurel Street
parcels as part of the Smart Growth overlay on April 2, 2020.
Ordered, that
The Mayor is authorized to accept said deed to the above referenced land, approximately 3.4 acres
in aggregate, at 23 Laurel Street and 278 Burts Pit Road;
Further that City Council declares the parcels surplus to City needs;
Further that the Mayor is authorized to transfer deeds for the land subject to the city retaining
affordable housing restriction;
Further, to the extent consistent with the authorizing legislation, the Mayor is authorized to adjust
parcel boundaries with neighboring properties such that the final land dedicated to affordable
housing is no less than the current lot configurations.