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August 29, 2013
Town of North Andover Planning Board
1600 Osgood Street
Building 20, Suite 2-36
North Andover, MA 01845
Attention: Ms. Judy Tymon, Planner
Subject: Response to Comments
Proposed Pentucket Bank at the Butcher Boy Marketplace
1077 Osgood Street
LEI Job No. 480-60
Dear Ms. Tymon:
This correspondence has been prepared on behalf of Angus Realty Corporation North
Andover, MA in response to correspondence received dated August 5, 2013 from
Vanasse & Associates, Inc. North Andover, MA regarding the Pentucket Bank at Butcher Boy
Marketplace 1077 Osgood Street North Andover.
Comment 4. Driveways and circulating roadways within the Project site should be
a minimum of 16-feet in width for one-way travel and 24-feet in width for two-
way travel.
Response: The Project site driveways and circulating aisles have been revised accordingly.
A review of the revised Site Plan (Drawing C-5) indicates that the distance between the
outside lane of the drive-through teller facility and the far edge of the adjacent drive aisle is
24 `feet, which will provide sufficient maneuvering area for motorists to bypass vehicles
queued at the drive-through facility. That said, it is recommended that the three parking
spaces at the end of the row of parking opposite the drive-through teller facility be
designated by signs as employee parking.
The drive aisle entering the bank should be increased in width from 20-feet to
24-feet in order to accommodate parking along both sides of the aisle. The
minimum aisle width for 90 degree (perpendicular), double-loaded parking is
23-feet assuming an 18-foot long parking space, or an overall parking module
width of 59-feet (two 18-foot long rows of parking separated by a 23-foot wide
drive aisle). Provision of the additional drive width will also accommodate short-
term deliveries as noted above. In addition, “One-Way” (R6-1) and “Do Not Enter”
(R5-1) signs should be added on both sides of the entrance to the bank site facing
the bank parking lot in order to reinforce the one-way circulation pattern within
the site. The Site Plans should be revised accordingly.
Ms. Judy Tymon August 29, 2013
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Response: Parking spaces at the end of the row opposite the drive will be designated by
signs as employee parking. The drive aisle width entering the bank has been increased to
24 feet.
If you have any questions or desire any additional information regarding this matter, please
do not hesitate to contact me at 978.777.7250 Ext. 12.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lynnfield Engineering, Inc.
Richard Barthelmes, P.E.
enclosures
c: Jeffrey S. Dirk, P.E., PTOE, FITE
Alan Yameen, Angus Realty Corporation
both with enclosures
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
Correspondence Vanasse & Associates, Inc.
Vanasse & Associates, Inc.
IAN
Ref: 6488
August 5, 2013
Mr. Joseph D. Peznola, P.E.
Principal - Branch Manager Marlborough
Hancock Associates, Inc.
315 Elm Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
Re: Traffic Engineering Peer Review
Pentucket Bank at Butcher Boy Market Place
North Andover, Massachusetts
Dear Joe:
10 New England Business Center Drive
Suite 314
Andover, MA 01810-1066
Office 978-474-8800
Fax 978-688-6508
Vanasse & Associates, Inc. (VAI) has completed a review of the supplemental materials submitted by
Lynnfield Engineering, Inc. on behalf of Angus Realty Corporation (the "Applicant") in support of the
proposed addition of Pentucket Bank to the existing Butcher Boy Marketplace located at
1077 Osgood Street (Route 125) in North Andover, Massachusetts (hereafter referred to as the "Project").
The supplemental materials were prepared in response to the comments that were raised in VAI's
March 29, 2013 review letter concerning the March 15, 2013 Site Layout Plan and consisted of the
following materials:
➢ Response to Comments, Proposed Pentucket Bank at the Butcher Boy Marketplace,
1077 Osgood Street, LEI Job No. 480-60; Lynnfield Engineering, Inc.; August 2, 2013; and
➢ Site Plan, Pentucket Bank at Butcher Boy Marketplace, 1077 Osgood Street, North Andover,
Massachusetts; Lynnfield Engineering, Inc.; March 15, 2013, last revised August 1, 2013
Responses to our comments concerning the November 27, 2012 Traffic Impact and Access Study were
provided by Bayside Engineering and summarized in our review letter of July 15, 2013.
Based on our review of the supplemental information submitted by Lynnfield Engineering, Inc. in support
of the Project, the Applicant has generally addressed the comments that were raised in our
March 29, 2013 review letter concerning the March 15, 2013 Site Layout Plan. We have provided
specific recommendations to increase the width of the drive aisle entering the Project site where parking
is provided along both sides of the aisle, and to incorporate additional signs to reinforce the one-way
circulation within the Project site.
For reference, listed below are the comments that were raised in our March 29, 2013 review letter
concerning the March 15, 2013 Site Layout Plan followed by a summary of Applicant's response.
Mr. Joseph D. Peznola, P.E.
August 5, 2013
Page 2 of 4
MARCH 15, 2013 SITE LAYOUT PLAN
Comment 1: A truck turning analysis should be completed for the Project site using the AutoTurn® or
similar analysis software. The turning analysis should be completed for the following
design vehicles: SU -30140 (small delivery/moving vehicle and trash/recycling vehicle)
and the Town of North Andover Fire Department design vehicle.
Response: A vehicle turning analysis was provided for an SU -40 design vehicle (Sheet No. VA -1)
which demonstrated that the subject vehicle can access and circulate within the Project
site in an unimpeded manner. It could be inferred that an SU -40 design vehicle is also
representative of the Town of North Andover Fire Department design vehicle;
however, this should be confirmed by the Fire Department. No further response
required.
Comment 2: The location of the loading/delivery area should be indicated on the site plan. A formal
loading area is not necessary; however, the Applicant's engineer should indicate where
UPS/FedEx, armored car, and other such deliveries will be made given the internal
circulation constraints within the Project site as currently designed.
Response: The Applicant's engineer has stated that all deliveries to the proposed bank are made at
an off-site location and transferred to the site via passenger vehicle.
The above being said, the bank will receive deliveries via US MaiVUPS/FedEx and
armored car. Typically these deliveries are short-term in duration and are accommodated
at the entrance to the bank. Provision of a 24 -foot wide drive aisle entering the bank site
(discussion follows) will provide sufficient area for such vehicles to park temporarily and
maintaining the ability of customer vehicles to enter the site. No further response
required.
Comment 3: As stated previously, it is recommended that right -turn entrance to the bank site and the
associated internal intersection be eliminated, and that the drive-through window facility
be relocated to the north side of the bank building so that all traffic entering and exiting
the bank is directed to the east end of the Project site (location of current exit from the
bank).
Response: The Site Plan has been reconfigured to eliminate the subject intersection. No further
response required.
Comment 4: Driveways and circulating roadways within the Project site should be a minimum of
16 -feet in width for one-way travel and 24 -feet in width for two-way travel.
Response: The Project site driveways and circulating aisles have been revised accordingly. A
review of the revised Site Plan (Sheet No. C-5) indicates that the distance between the
outside lane of the drive-through teller facility and the far edge of the adjacent drive aisle
is 24 -feet, which will provide sufficient maneuvering area for motorists to by-pass
vehicles queued at the drive-through facility. That said, it is recommended that the
three (3) parking spaces at the end of the row of parking opposite the drive-through
teller facility be designated by signs as employee parking.
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Mr. Joseph D. Peznola, P.E.
August 5, 2013
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The drive aisle entering the bank should be increased in width from 20 -feet to
24 -feet in order to accommodate parking along both sides of the aisle. The
minimum aisle width for 90 degree (perpendicular), double -loaded parking is
23 -feet assuming an 18 -foot long parking space, or an overall parking module width
of 59 -feet (two (2) 18 -foot long rows of parking separated by a 23 -foot wide drive
aisle). Provision of the additional drive width will also accommodate short-term
deliveries as noted above. In addition, "One -Way" (116-1)1 and "Do Not Enter"
(R5-1) signs should be added on both sides of the entrance to the bank site facing the
bank parking lot in order to reinforce the one-way circulation pattern within the
site. The Site Plans should be revised accordingly.
Comment S: The handicapped accessible parking space should be relocated to be adjacent to the
proposed bank building. If this is not possible and if it is determined by the Building
Inspector that the handicapped space does not need to be located immediately adjacent
to the bank building, appropriate accommodations need to be provided to permit the safe
crossing of the driveway and circulating aisle between the handicapped space and the
entrance to the bank.
Response: The subject spaces have been relocated adjacent to the bank building. No further
response required.
SUMMARY
VAI has completed a review of the supplemental materials submitted by Lynnfield Engineering, Inc. on
behalf of Angus Realty Corporation in support of the proposed addition of Pentucket Bank to the existing
Butcher Boy Marketplace located at 1077 Osgood Street (Route 125) in North Andover, Massachusetts.
The supplemental materials were prepared in response to the comments that were raised in VAI's
March 29, 2013 review letter concerning the March 15, 2013 Site Layout Plan prepared in support of the
Project. Responses to our comments concerning the November 27, 2012 Traffic Impact and Access Study
were provided by Bayside Engineering and summarized in our review letter of July 15, 2013.
Based on our review of the supplemental information submitted by Lynnfield Engineering, Inc. in support
of the Project, the Applicant has generally addressed the comments that were raised in our
March 29, 2013 review letter concerning the March 15, 2013 Site Layout Plan. We have provided
specific recommendations to increase the width of the drive aisle entering the Project site where parking
is provided along both sides of the aisle, and to incorporate additional signs to reinforce the one-way
circulation within the Project site.
'Sign designations as specified in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD); Federal Highway Administration;
Washineton, DC. 2009.
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Mr. Joseph D. Peznola, P.E.
August 5, 2013
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This concludes our review of the supplemental materials that have been submitted to date in support of
the Project. If you should have any questions regarding our review, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
V S & SSOCIATES, I
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Je r irk, P.E., PTOE, FITE
Principal
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