CBAC decision Hawley Church
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION
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DATES PROJECT INFORMATION
Submitted 2/3/2021 Owner
Name/Address
O’Connell Hawley LLC
800 Kelly Way
Holyoke MA 01040
Hearing 2/22/2021 Applicant Name/
Address (if different)
MA
Extension Applicant Contact MWelter@Oconnells.com 413-278-1281
Hearing
Closed
4/6/2021 Site Address 10 Hawley St Northampton MA 01060
Decision 4/6/2021 Site Assessor Map ID 32A-171
Zoning District Central Business
Filed with
Clerk
4/16/2021 Permit Type Central Business Architecture Permit
Appeal
Deadline
5/7/2021 Project Description Demolish Historic Church to build 5 townhouse units.
An appeal of this decision by the Central Business Architecture Committee may be made by any person within 21 days after
the date of the filing of this decision with the City Clerk, as shown. Appeals by any aggrieved party must be pursuant to
Northampton Ordinances Chapter 156 and may be made to the Planning Board with a certified copy of the appeal sent to the
City Clerk of the City of Northampton.
Plan Sheets/Supporting Documents by Map ID:
1. Kuhn Riddle Architects Submittal Five Tonwhouses Site Plan, Dated 4/1/21
2. Historic Rehabilitation Memo, VHB, 4/5/2021
BOARD MEMBER PRESENT FAVOR OPPOSED ABSTAIN/NO COUNT VOTE TALLY
(Favor-Opposed)
Aelan Tierney, Chair ☐ ☐ ☐
Joe Blumenthal, Vice
Chair
☐ ☐
Bob Walker ☐ ☐
Melissa Frydlo ☐ ☐
Bridgett Goggins ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Pauline Fogel ☐ ☐
Emily Wright ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 1-3 (Voted to
deny the request
for demolition)
APPLICABLE
GUIDELINES
APPROVAL CRITERIA /BOARD FINDINGS
156 – Demolition of
Historic Structures
The Committee evaluated the following required criteria to approve demolition:
1) All reasonable alternatives have been fully considered AND
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2) The building is either unusable or functionally & structurally obsolete AND
3) A new building has been designed to replace the building to be demolished
Three of the four members of the Committee voted to deny the request for
demolition upon finding that all three criteria had not been met. The three members
carrying the voted determined that not enough detail had been presented for the
proposed new townhouse units to be able to approve a replacement building design.
In the vote, members noted that with adequate detail for the replacement building
that meets the criteria for new construction within the Central Business District, they
could have made a different determination.
Minutes Available at WWW.NorthamptonMa.Gov
I, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Central Business Architecture Committee certify that this is an accurate and true
decision made by the Central Business Architecture Committee and certify that a copy of this and all plans have been
filed with the Committee and the City Clerk and that a copy of this decision has been mailed to the Owner, Applicant.