HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - 1503 OSGOOD STREET 3/11/2005 SMOLAK & VAUGHAN LLP
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John T.Smol*Esq.
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March 11, 2005
VIA E-MAIL,
Alberto Angles, Chairman
Planning Board
Town of North Andover
400 Osgood Street
North Andover,Massachusetts 01845
RE: Proposed Rezoning of 1503 Osgood Street
Dear Chairman Angles and Other Board Members:
This firm represents Indoor Soccer Ventures, LLC,the owner of a parcel of land
known and numbered as 1503 Osgood Street. The owner intends to submit a warrant
article for the May,2005 Town Meeting requesting a zoning map amendment for the
parcel above from Industrial 1 (1-1)to Business 2(B-2)and we are requesting the
Board's input on the same.
The Property
The Property known as 1503 Osgood Street is a 6.1-acre parcel of land which is
located at the comer of Osgood Street and Orchard Hill Road on the easterly side of
Osgood Street across the street from the Lucent Facility. The site is also located across
Orchard Hill Road from the Merrimack Valley Credit Union and the AAA building. The
Property is currently not in use and includes two existing residential dwellings along with
a number of old outbuildings,all of which is in general disrepair.
In June, 2003,the owner acquired the property with the intent of constructing an
indoor soccer facility. To this end, the owner also went through the Town's Technical
Review Committee process on April 10,2003 for the proposed indoor soccer facility.
Thereafter,based upon a number of factors,including site constraints&%well as market
concerns,the owned decided not to pursue the proposed indoor soccer facility. Since that
time,the owner has been actively marketing the property for lease and for sale but has
not attracted the type of uses desired because of the current industrial-1 zoning.
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The Proposed Rezoning
On March 9,the owner met with representatives of the Community Development
and Services Department to discuss the proposed rezoning and they suggested an
informal discussion with the Board concerning this matter. As noted above, the owner
desires to rezone the Property from Industrial-1 to Business-2 because such rezoning will
provide it with greater flexibility to redevelop the Property where Business-2 uses would
be more suited to the area. Such a rezoning is consistent with the vast majority of
rezoning efforts which have occurred over the past 5 years as most rezoning occurring
along this stretch of the Route 125 corridor have resulted in a rezoning to B-2. With such
a rezoning,the owner feels the Property can be used in a manner which will complement
the adjacent uses and proposed future uses along this area of Osgood Street.
We look forward to meeting with you on the 1S`h to discuss this matter with the
Board.
V truly yours,
n�T. Smolak
JTS/
cc: David Murray