PB Decision Round House Parking Lot
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION
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DATES PROJECT INFORMATION
Submitted 3/8/2021 Owner
Name/Address
City of
Northampton
210 Main St
Northampton
MA 01060
Hearing 4/8/2021 Applicant Name/
Address (if different)
Department of
Central Services
210 Main St MA 01060
Extension Applicant Contact David Pomerantz 413-587-1306 dpomperantz@northamptonma.gov
Hearing
Closed
4/8/2021 Site Address Old South St Northampton MA 01060
Decision 4/8/2021 Site Assessor Map ID 31D-246 BK2291 P316
Zoning District Central Business
Filed with
Clerk
4/16/2021 Permit Type Planning Board Site Plan for Creation of more than six new
parking spaces
Appeal
Deadline
5/6/2021 Project Description Redesign and reconstruct Round House Public Parking Lot
An appeal of this decision by the Planning Board may be made by any person within 20 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 MGL Chapter 40A, Section
17 as amended and may be made to the Hampshire Superior Court 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. Site Plan Review Application Materials, Tighe & Bond Engineers Revised Date March 19, 2021
2. Roundhouse Parking Lot Rehabilitation project Plan Set by Tighe & Bond, Revised April 7, 2021, 13 Sheets
BOARD MEMBER PRESENT FAVOR OPPOSED ABSTAIN/NO COUNT VOTE TALLY
(Favor-Opposed)
George Kohout, Chair ☐ ☐
Marissa Elkins, Vice Chair ☐ ☐
Janna White ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
David Whitehill ☐ ☐
Christa Grenat ☐ ☐
Sam Taylor ☐ ☐
Melissa Fowler ☐ ☐
Chris Tait, Assoc. ☐ ☐
, Assoc ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 7-0
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION
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APPLICABLE ZONING APPROVAL CRITERIA /BOARD FINDINGS
350 – 8.8, 8.9, 11.6 The Board approved the Permit for expanded parking upon determining that the Site
Plan Approval Criteria in 11. 6 as well as parking space criteria in 8.8/9 had been
met including:
A. The area shall be effectively screened with suitable planting or site impervious
fencing on each side which adjoins or faces the side or rear lot line of a lot situated
in any Residential R District.
B. The area and access driveways thereto shall be surfaced with bituminous
concrete, cement concrete or pervious pavement (not to include any form of gravel
or equivalent). The location of spaces shall be suitably marked by painted lines or
other appropriate markings.
C. A substantial bumper of masonry, steel, or heavy timber, or a concrete curb or
berm curb which is backed, shall be placed at the edge of surfaced areas except
driveways in order to protect abutting structures, properties and sidewalks and
screening materials.
D. There shall not be any business operation for vehicle repair for profit or gasoline
or oil service facilities or any repair made to any motor vehicles, except on a lot
occupied by a permitted automotive use. Any gasoline or oil facilities shall be at
least 25 feet from any lot line.
E. There shall not be any storage of materials or equipment or display of
merchandise within parking areas except as part of approved building operations.
F. In surface parking lots with more than 75 parking spaces, the expanse of
pavement shall be interrupted by separating rows of parking spaces from each other
and from driveways by using planting strips which may also contain pedestrian
sidewalks at least six feet in width. Provision of these planting strips shall take into
account the need to store snow, to locate light poles, to allow safe pedestrian
movement, to maximize emergency access, and to separate different traffic
movements. In addition, if an existing parking lot is expanded to over 75 spaces,
planting strips shall be required for the entire lot. All proposals to construct or
modify such parking lots shall be reviewed by the Planning Board in light of the
requirements of this section. The Planning Board may waive planting strips if it
deems appropriate only for the portion and number of parking spaces that are
covered by one or more photovoltaic canopies.
G. Fire lanes or emergency access points required for buildings or other structures
shall be protected from unauthorized parking through the provision of curbs,
mountable barriers, landscaped areas or such other improvements subject to the
approval of the Fire Chief and Chief of Police, which in turn meets the objective of
precluding parking in the restricted area.
H. Surface parking lots with over 15 parking spaces serving uses located in
Business, Industrial or Planned Village Districts must have at least one shade tree
(minimum two-inch caliper) for every 15 provided parking spaces. The number of
trees per 15 parking spaces shall be tabulated for all spaces unless the Planning
Board finds that, for the spaces covered by photovoltaic canopies, there is no
adequate location on site to meet the requirement for those covered spaces.
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON PERMIT DECISION
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CONDITIONS
Prior to Site Work
1. At least 15 days prior to site work final plans with relevant
conditions herein shall be submitted for review. Plans shall
include:
a. Changes noted by the Tree Warden for tree protection, tree care,
root spading and added trees on the east and west side of the
southerly parking expansion areas.
b. Pollinator beds should be removed away from all critical root
zones of trees.
c. Note that woodchips should be placed where any protective
fence is missing or comes down.
d. Type and extent of curb stops for parking areas that abut the bike
path.
e. Additional details for the drain manhole, bedding material for
stormwater system, and electric hand holes.
f. Showing elimination of end caps of parking aisles where ADA
spots are to be located with clear transition to ramps at bottom of
Pulaski Park.
2. Trunk protection should be installed for all
trees that will be protected prior to
installation of critical root zone protection.
3. Prunus sargenti should be swapped with
single stem trees for long term survivability.
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I, Carolyn Misch, as agent to the Planning Board certify that this is an accurate and true decision made by the Planning
Board and certify that a copy of this and all plans have been filed with the Board and the City Clerk and that a copy of
this decision has been mailed to the Owner, Applicant.