Fire Station Parking Lot Improvements_final
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Fire Rescue Headquarters Parking Lot Improvement Project
Presenter: Jessica Roberts, Senior Environmental Scientist
Northampton Fire Department
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City of Northampton Central Services Department
Located at 26 Carlon Drive, Northampton, MA
Fire Station original buildout circa 1998
Part of the Carlon Drive subdivision
Requires Site Plan Review as “Intermediate Project”
Section 350-11.2.B (6+ parking spaces created)
Objectives
Expand onsite parking to meet current demand
Improve access to the onsite fuel tank for fire trucks
Create a new backup power supply (solar canopy)
Improve stormwater management
Project details
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The parcel is approximately two acres
Zoning
Highway Business (HB)
Frontage on Carlon Drive and North King Street
Waivers Requests:
10-foot tree belt requirement (pavement extensions on drive aisles)
12-foot tree belt depth requirement waiver request (Attachment 12)
Resource Areas
BVW in western portion of the site
Proposed work avoids 10-ft no disturbance zone
Work within the 100-ft buffer zone (WPA M.G.L. c. 131, Section 40)
NOI filed with Conservation Commission
No additional impacts to Resource Areas
Vernal Pools, floodplain, drinking water, ACEC, protected open space, endangered species
Existing Conditions
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Existing Conditions Plan
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Expand Parking
64 total parking spaces
Allots parking for high response times and training
Improved turning radius for refueling
Stormwater Management
New stormwater basin to mitigate the impacts of additional impervious area
New treatment unit on the existing stormwater system to improve stormwater quality
Solar Canopy and Backup Battery System
DOER grant to install battery backup system
Will power critical emergency response systems during power outages
“Green energy” solution reducing the need to run the backup generators
Second backup power source for redundancy
Proposed Development
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Site Design – Parking Lot
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SITE DESIGN – GRADING, DRAINAGE & UTILITIES
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Site Design – Solar canopy (NITC)
**The Solar Canopy Array and Backup Battery system will be procured separately from the parking lot work.
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Questions?
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