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21.203 An Order to Discontinue a Portion of Sherman AvenueCity of Northampton MASSACHUSETTS _________ In City Council, March 4, 2021 Upon the recommendation of Mayor David J. Narkewicz and Office of Planning & Sustainability 21. 203 An Order to Discontinue a Portion of Sherman Avenue WHEREAS, A newly-constructed home at 66 Sherman Avenue was built too close to the road to meet zoning front yard setbacks, and the only path to zoning relief is the discontinuance of a 44 square foot sliver of the layout of Sherman Avenue as shown on a plan entitled “DISCONTINUANCE PLAN, 66 Sherman Avenue”; and WHEREAS, The discontinuance of a way or a portion thereof must be in the public interest, not in the sole interests of the abutting landowner; and WHEREAS, The owner of 66 Sherman Avenue has agreed to donate $50,000 to the City’s traffic mitigation fund as an offset for the effects on Sherman Avenue, with such funds being dedicated to pedestrian and traffic mitigation in the area within one mile of this site; and WHEREAS, Under these terms, the Northampton Department of Public Works has no objection to the discontinuance of the sliver or Sherman Avenue; and WHEREAS, The donated funds will be used for to traffic mitigation and pedestrian improvements under the traffic mitigation program managed by the Office of Planning and Sustainability; and Ordered, that Upon payment of a donation of $50,000.00, the City Council hereby discontinues that portion of Sherman Avenue as shown as “Parcel A,” on a plan entitled “DISCONTINUANCE PLAN, 66 Sherman Avenue”; The City Council further authorizes the Mayor to sign an instrument of conveyance of the discontinued portion of Sherman Avenue to such owner of 66 Sherman Avenue consistent with this Order. Excerpt of Discontinuance Plan (original to be filed in the Registry of Deeds)