21.344 An Ordinance Relative to Ward and Precinct Boundaries for the City of Northampton1 | Page
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON
MASSACHUSETTS
In the Year Two Thousand and Twenty-One
Upon the Recommendation of City Clerk Pamela L. Powers and City GIS Coordinator James Thompson,
21.344 An Ordinance
Relative to Ward and Precinct Boundaries for the City of Northampton
An Ordinance of the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, Be it ordained by the City Council of the City
of Northampton, City Council assembled as follows:
SECTION 1
Delete Chapter 33 Election Districts, Section 1 Division of Wards in its entirety and replace with the
following:
The City is hereby divided into seven wards as follows:
A. Ward 1A 1
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All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 3
intersection of Broad Brook and the base of the Fitzgerald Lake Dam spillway, and proceeding northerly 4
along Broad Brook to the Hatfield/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the 5
Hatfield/Northampton town/city line to the Hadley/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly 6
along the Hadley/Northampton town/city line to the Norwottuck Rail Trail, and proceeding southwesterly 7
along the Norwottuck Rail Trail to Bates Street, and proceeding northerly along Bates Street to the 8
intersection of Bates Street, Bradford Street, and Industrial Drive, and proceeding northwesterly along 9
Industrial Drive approximately 1,200 feet to the Northampton Storage Solutions private road, and 10
proceeding southwesterly along the Northampton Storage Solutions private road to the Boston and Maine 11
Railroad right-of-way, and proceeding northerly along the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way to 12
Damon Road, and proceeding westerly along Damon Road to King Street, and proceeding southerly along 13
King Street to Barrett Street, and proceeding westerly along Barrett Street to Jackson Street, and 14
proceeding northerly along Jackson Street to Gleason Road, and proceeding westerly along Gleason Road 15
to Prospect Avenue, and proceeding northerly along Prospect Avenue to Bridge Road, and proceeding 16
westerly along Bridge Road to North Elm Street, and continuing westerly along Bridge Road approximately 17
335 feet to the driveway/parking lot entrance at 572 Bridge Road, and proceeding northeasterly 18
approximately 350 feet along the driveway/parking lot to Old Quarry Road, and proceeding northerly 19
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along Old Quarry Road to its terminus, and proceeding northerly approximately 4,900 feet from the Old 20
Quarry Road terminus to the point of beginning. 21
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B. Ward 1B 23
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point 24
of intersection of Hatfield Street and Locust Street, and proceeding northerly along Hatfield 25
Street to North Elm Street, and proceeding northerly along North Elm Street to Bridge Road, and 26
proceeding easterly along Bridge Road to Prospect Avenue, and proceeding southerly along 27
Prospect Avenue to Gleason Road, and proceeding easterly along Gleason Road to Jackson Street, 28
and proceeding southerly along Jackson Street to Barrett Street, and proceeding easterly along 29
Barrett Street to King Street, and proceeding southerly along King Street to Finn Street, and 30
proceeding westerly along Finn Street to Prospect Street, and proceeding westerly on Prospect 31
Street to Franklin Street, and proceeding southerly along Franklin Street to Elm Street, and 32
proceeding westerly along Elm Street to North Elm Street, and proceeding northwesterly along 33
North Elm Street to its intersection with Locust Street/Route 9, and continuing westerly along 34
Locust Street/Route 9 to the point of beginning. 35
36
C. Ward 2A 37
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 38
intersection of Kensington Ave and Mandelle Road, and proceeding easterly along Kensington Avenue to 39
Elm Street, and proceeding easterly along Elm Street to Paradise Road, and proceeding southwesterly 40
approximately 190 feet along Paradise Road to the Smith College access road, and proceeding easterly 41
approximately 580 feet along Smith College access road to its intersection with College Lane, and 42
continuing southeasterly approximately 790 feet along the Smith College access road, and continuing 43
northerly approximately 230 feet along the Smith College access road to Elm Street, and proceeding 44
westerly along Elm Street to Prospect Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Prospect Street to its 45
intersection with Tyler Court, and continuing northerly and westerly along Prospect Street to its 46
intersection with Finn Street, and proceeding northerly along Prospect Street to Franklin Street, and 47
proceeding southerly along Franklin Street to Elm Street, and proceeding westerly along Elm Street to its 48
intersection with Vernon Street, and proceeding southerly along Vernon Street to James Avenue, and 49
continuing southeasterly along James Avenue to Washington Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly along 50
Washington Avenue to Dryads Green, and proceeding southeasterly along Dryads Green to its intersection 51
with Kensington Avenue, and continuing southeasterly approximately 160 feet on Dryads Green, and 52
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continuing westerly approximately 150 feet on Dryads Green, and proceeding southerly approximately 53
205 feet to the Mill River, and proceeding easterly approximately 50 feet along the Mill River, and 54
proceeding northeasterly approximately 345 feet to the Smith College Hashimy-Ninomiya access path, 55
and proceeding easterly approximately 225 feet along the Smith College Hashimy-Ninomiya access path 56
to Paradise Road, and proceeding northeasterly along Paradise Road to its intersection with Mandelle 57
Road, and proceeding northwesterly along Mandelle Road to the point of beginning. 58
59
D. Ward 2B 60
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 61
intersection with the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway and Rocky Hill Road, and 62
proceeding northerly along the driveway of the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections to its 63
intersection with the Department of food and Agriculture private road, and proceeding northerly along 64
an Department of Food and Agriculture private road to its intersection with Burts Pit Road, and continuing 65
northeasterly along an Department of Food and Agriculture farm road to the Mill River, and proceeding 66
northerly approximately 1,700 feet along the Mill River to Broughtons Brook, and proceeding northerly 67
along Broughtons Brook to Federal Street, and proceeding easterly along Federal Street to Vernon Street, 68
and proceeding southerly along Vernon Street to James Avenue, and proceeding southeasterly along 69
James Avenue to Washington Avenue, and proceeding northeasterly along Washington Avenue to its 70
intersection with Dryads Green, and proceeding southeasterly along Dryads Green to its intersection with 71
Kensington Avenue and, and continuing southeasterly approximately 160 feet on Dryads Green, and 72
continuing westerly approximately 150 feet on Dryads Green, and proceeding southerly approximately 73
205 feet to the Mill River, and proceeding easterly approximately 50 feet along the Mill River, and 74
proceeding northeasterly approximately 345 feet to the Smith College Hashimy-Ninomiya access path, 75
and proceeding easterly approximately 225 feet along the Smith College Hashimy-Ninomiya access path 76
to Paradise Road, and proceeding northeasterly along Paradise Road to its intersection with Mandelle 77
Road, and proceeding northwesterly along Mandelle Road to its intersection with Kensington Avenue, and 78
continuing on Kensington Avenue to Elm Street, and proceeding easterly along Elm Street to Paradise 79
Road, and proceeding southwesterly approximately 190 feet along Paradise Road to the Smith College 80
access road, and proceeding easterly approximately 580 feet along Smith College access road to its 81
intersection with College Lane and continuing southeasterly approximately 790 feet along the Smith 82
College access road, and continuing northerly approximately 230 feet along the Smith College access road 83
to Elm Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Elm Street to West Street/Route 66, and proceeding 84
southerly along West Street/Route 66 to its intersection with Belmont Avenue, and proceeding southerly 85
approximately 70 feet to Veterans Field parking lot road, and proceeding easterly along the Veterans 86
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Field parking lot road to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding westerly along the Manhan Rail Trail to 87
the Mill River Dike, and proceeding northwesterly along the Mill River Dike to West Street/Route 66, and 88
proceeding westerly along West Street/Route 66 to Earle Street, and proceeding southerly along Earle 89
Street to Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding westerly approximately 1,270 feet along the Manhan Trail to 90
a brook, and proceeding north west approximately 800 feet along the thread of the brook to Grove Street, 91
and continuing southeasterly approximately 380 feet to the terminus of the Meadowland Condo access 92
road, and proceeding westerly along the Meadowland Condo access road to Rocky Hill Road/Route 66, 93
and proceeding westerly along Rocky Hill Road/Route 66 to the point of beginning. 94
95
E. Ward 3A 96
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 97
intersection of King Street, Main Street, Pleasant Street, and proceeding easterly along Main Street to 98
Hawley Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Hawley Street to Butler Place, and proceeding easterly 99
along Butler Place to Pomeroy Terrace, and proceeding northerly along Pomeroy Terrace to Bridge 100
Street/Route 9, and proceeding northerly along Bridge Street/Route 9 to southbound Interstate 91 101
highway, and proceeding northwesterly along southbound Interstate 91 highway to the Norwottock Rail 102
Trail, and proceeding easterly along the Norwottuck Rail Trail to the Hadley/Northampton town/city line, 103
and proceeding southerly along the Hadley/Northampton town/city line to the 104
Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly along the 105
Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to Mount Tom Road/Route 5, and proceeding northerly along 106
Mount Tom Road/Route 5 to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northerly along Pleasant Street to Dike 107
Road, and proceeding westerly along Dike Road to Lyman Road, and proceeding northwesterly along 108
Lyman Road to South Street/Route 10, and proceeding northerly along South Street/Route 10 to Old South 109
Street, and proceeding northeasterly along Old South Street to its intersection with Conz Street, and 110
continuing northerly along Old South Street to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding easterly along the 111
Manhan Rail Trail to Pleasant Street, and proceeding northwesterly along Pleasant Street/Route 5 to the 112
point of beginning. 113
114
F. Ward 3B 115
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 116
intersection of Main Street and Pleasant Street, and proceeding easterly along Main Street to Hawley 117
Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Hawley Street to Butler Place, and proceeding easterly along 118
Butler Place to Pomeroy Terrace, and proceeding northerly along Pomeroy Terrace to Bridge Street/Route 119
9, and proceeding northerly along Bridge Street/Route 9 to the southbound Interstate 91 highway, and 120
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proceeding northwesterly along the southbound Interstate 91 highway to the Norwottock Rail Trail, and 121
proceeding southwesterly along the Norwottock Rail Trail to Bates Street, and proceeding northwesterly 122
along Bates Street to the intersection of Bates Street, Bradford Street, and Industrial Drive, and 123
proceeding northwesterly along Industrial Drive approximately 1,200 feet to its intersection with the 124
Northampton Storage Solutions private road, and proceeding southwesterly along the Northampton 125
Storage Solutions private road to the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way, and proceeding northerly 126
along the Boston and Maine Railroad right-of-way to Damon Road, and proceeding westerly along Damon 127
Road to King Street, and proceeding southerly along King Street to the point of beginning. 128
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130
G. Ward 4A 131
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of South 132
Street/Route 10 and School Street and proceeding westerly along School Street to Clark Avenue, and 133
proceeding northerly along Clark Avenue to Veterans Field parking lot access road, and proceeding 134
westerly along Veterans Field parking lot access road to its intersection with the Manhan Rail Trail, and 135
proceeding northerly approximately 70 feet to the intersection with Belmont Avenue and West 136
Street/Route 66, and proceeding northerly along West Street/Route 66 to Elm Street, and proceeding 137
northerly along Elm Street to Prospect Street, and proceeding easterly along Prospect Street to its 138
intersection with Tyler Court, and continuing northwesterly along Prospect Street to Finn Street, and 139
proceeding easterly along Finn Street to King Street, proceeding southerly along King Street to its 140
intersection with Main Street and Pleasant Street, and proceeding southeasterly along Pleasant 141
Street/Route 5 to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding westerly along the Manhan Rail Trail to Old South 142
Street, and proceeding southerly along Old South Street to the point of beginning. 143
144
H. Ward 4B 145
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of South 146
Street/Route 10 and School Street and proceeding westerly along School Street to Clark Avenue, and 147
proceeding northerly along Clark Avenue to Veterans Field parking lot access road, and proceeding 148
westerly along Veterans Field parking lot access road to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding 149
southwesterly along the Manhan Rail Trail to the Mill River Dike, and proceeding northwesterly along the 150
Mill River Dike to West Street/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along West Street/Route 66 to Earle 151
Street, and proceeding southerly along Earle Street to the Manhan Rail Trail, and proceeding westerly 152
approximately 1,270 feet on the Manhan Trail to a brook, and proceeding northwest approximately 800 153
feet along the thread of the brook to Grove Street, and continuing southeasterly approximately 380 feet 154
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to the terminus of the Meadowland Condominium access road, and proceeding westerly along the 155
Meadowland Condominium access road to Rocky Hill Road/Route 66, and proceeding westerly along 156
Rocky Hill Road/Route 66 to the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway, and 157
proceeding northerly along the Hampshire County Jail and House of Corrections driveway to Burts Pit 158
Road, and proceeding westerly along Burts Pit Road to Florence Road, and proceeding southerly along 159
Florence Road to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the 160
Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to Mt. Tom Road/Route 5, and proceeding northerly along Mt. 161
Tom Road/Route 5 to Dike Road, and proceeding westerly along Dike Road to Lyman Road, and proceeding 162
westerly along Lyman Road to South Street/Route 10, and proceeding northerly along South Street/Route 163
10 to the point of beginning. 164
165
I. Ward 5A 166
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 167
intersection of Bardwell Street and North Main Street, and proceeding easterly along Bardwell Street to 168
North Maple Street, and proceeding northerly along North Maple Street to Sheffield Lane, and proceeding 169
easterly along Sheffield Lane to Hillcrest Drive, and proceeding northerly along Hillcrest Drive to Bridge 170
Road, and proceeding easterly along Bridge Road to North Elm Street, and proceeding southerly along 171
North Elm Street to Hatfield Street, and proceeding westerly along Hatfield Street to Locust Street, and 172
proceeding westerly along Locust Street to Berkshire Terrace, and proceeding southerly along Berkshire 173
Terrace to South Main Street, and proceeding easterly along South Main Street to Beacon Street, and 174
proceeding westerly along Beacon Street to Mann Terrace, and proceeding westerly along Mann Terrace 175
to its intersection with Pine Street and Maple Street, and proceeding north on Maple Street to its 176
intersection with Main Street, North Maple Street, and North Main Street, and proceeding northwesterly 177
along North Main Street to the point of beginning. 178
179
J. Ward 5B 180
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 181
intersection of Pine Street and Florence Road, and proceeding easterly along Pine Street to Park Street, 182
and proceeding northerly along Park Street to Meadow Street, and proceeding easterly along Meadow 183
Street to North Main Street, and proceeding easterly along North Main Street to Maple Street, and 184
proceeding southerly along Maple Street to the intersection of Maple Street, Pine Street, and Mann 185
Terrace, and proceeding easterly along Mann Terrace to Beacon Street, and proceeding easterly along 186
Beacon Street to South Main Street, and proceeding northerly along South Main Street to Berkshire 187
Terrace, and proceeding northerly along Berkshire Terrace to Locust Street, and proceeding easterly along 188
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Locust Street to Hatfield Street, and continuing on Locust Street to its intersection on North Elm Street, 189
and continuing onto North Elm Street to Elm Street, and continuing on Elm Street to Vernon Street, and 190
proceeding southerly along Vernon Street to Federal Street, and proceeding westerly along Federal Street 191
to Broughtons Brook, and proceeding southerly along Broughtons Brook to the Mill River, and proceeding 192
southwesterly approximately 1,700 feet along the Mill River to the Department of Food and Agriculture 193
farm road, and proceeding southwesterly along the Department of Food and Agriculture farm road to 194
Burts Pit Road, and proceeding westerly along Burts Pit Road to Florence Road, and proceeding northerly 195
along Florence Road to the point of beginning. 196
197
K. Ward 6A 198
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 199
intersection of Parsons Brook and Ryan Road and proceeding northerly along Parsons Brook to the 200
powerline right-of-way, and proceeding easterly along powerline right-of-way to Florence Stream, and 201
proceeding easterly along Florence Stream to Florence Pond shoreline, and proceeding easterly along 202
Florence Pond shoreline to the Florence Stream, and proceeding easterly along Florence Stream to 203
Florence Road, and proceeding easterly along Florence Road to Burts Pit Road, and proceeding westerly 204
along Burts Pit Road to the intersection of Burts Pit Road and Ryan Road, and proceeding westerly along 205
Burts Pit Road to the intersection of Pine Valley Road, and continuing westerly along Burts Pit Road to the 206
point of beginning. 207
208
L. Ward 6B 209
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 210
intersection of Turkey Hill Road and the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line and proceeding 211
easterly along Turkey Hill Road to Parsons Brook, and proceeding easterly along Parsons Brook to Sylvester 212
Road, and proceeding southerly along Sylvester Road to Ryan Road, and proceeding easterly along Ryan 213
Road to Burts Pit Road, and proceeding easterly along Burts Pit Road to Florence Road, and proceeding 214
southerly along Florence Road to the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding westerly 215
along the Easthampton/Northampton town/city line to the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line, 216
and proceeding northerly along the Westhampton/Northampton town/city line to the point of beginning. 217
218
M. Ward 7A 219
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 220
intersection of Bardwell Street and North Main Street and proceeding southerly along North Main Street 221
to Meadow Street, and proceeding westerly along Meadow Street to Park Street, and proceeding 222
southerly along Park Street to Pine Street, and proceeding westerly along Pine Street to the Mill River, 223
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and proceeding northerly along the Mill River to Meadow Street, and continuing along the Mill River to 224
Willow Lake Brook, and proceeding northerly along Willow Lake Brook to Look Park Drive, and proceeding 225
northerly along Look Park Drive to Underpass Road, and proceeding easterly along Underpass Road to 226
Haydenville Road, and proceeding northerly approximately 2,750 feet along Haydenville Road to a point 227
opposite 208 Haydenville Road, and proceeding easterly approximately 440 feet along the Department of 228
Veterans Affairs property border, and proceeding approximately northerly 183 feet along the Department 229
of Veterans Affairs property border, and proceeding easterly approximately 2,100 feet along the 230
Department of Veterans Affairs property border, and proceeding northerly approximately 3,800 feet to 231
the Beaver Brook tributary, and proceeding easterly approximately 420 feet along the Beaver Brook 232
tributary, and proceeding northeasterly approximately 390 feet along the Beaver Brook tributary to the 233
Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding easterly along the 234
Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line to the Hatfield/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding 235
easterly along the Hatfield/Northampton town/city line to Broad Brook, and proceeding southerly 236
approximately 4,900 feet along Broad Brook to the base of the Fitzgerald Lake dam spillway, to the 237
terminus of Old Quarry Road, and proceeding southerly along Old Quarry Road to the driveway/parking 238
lot of 572 Bridge Road, and proceeding approximately 350 feet southwesterly along the driveway/parking 239
lot to Bridge Road, and proceeding westerly along Bridge Road to Hillcrest Drive, and proceeding southerly 240
along Hillcrest Drive to Sheffield Lane, and proceeding westerly along Sheffield Lane to North Maple 241
Street, and proceeding southerly along North Maple Street to Bardwell Street, and proceeding westerly 242
along Bardwell Street to the point of beginning. 243
244
N. Ward 7 B 245
All of that portion of Hampshire County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of 246
intersection of the Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line and the Westhampton/Northampton 247
town/city line and proceeding easterly along the Williamsburg/Northampton town/city line to Beaver 248
Brook tributary, and proceeding southerly approximately 390 feet along Beaver Brook tributary, and 249
continuing westerly approximately 420 feet along the Beaver Brook tributary, and proceeding southerly 250
approximately 3,800 feet to the Department of Veterans Affairs property border, and proceeding 251
approximately 2,100 feet westerly along the Department of Veterans Affairs property border, and 252
proceeding southerly approximately 183 feet along the Department of Veterans Affairs property border, 253
and proceeding westerly approximately 440 feet along the Department of Veterans Affairs property 254
border to a point opposite 208 Haydenville Road, and proceeding southerly along Haydenville Road to 255
Underpass Road, and proceeding westerly along Underpass Road to Look Park Drive, and proceeding 256
southerly along Look Park Drive to Willow Lake Brook shoreline, and proceeding southerly along Willow 257
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Lake Brook shoreline to the Mill River, and proceeding southerly along the Mill River to Pine Street, and 258
proceeding westerly along Pine Street to Florence Road, and proceeding easterly along Florence Road to 259
Florence Stream, and proceeding westerly along Florence Stream to Florence Pond shoreline, and 260
proceeding westerly along Florence Pond to Florence Stream, and proceeding westerly along Florence 261
Stream to the path of the powerline, and proceeding westerly along the path of the powerline to Parsons 262
Brook, and proceeding southerly along Parsons Brook to Ryan Road, and proceeding westerly along Ryan 263
Road to Sylvester Road, and proceeding northerly along Sylvester Road to Parsons Brook, and proceeding 264
westerly along Parsons Brook to Turkey Hill Road, and proceeding westerly along Turkey Hill Road to the 265
Westhampton/Northampton town/city line, and proceeding northerly along the 266
Westhampton/Northampton town/city line to the point of beginning. 267