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August 19, 2026
Town of North Andover Zoning Board of Appeals
Attn; Scott Vandewalle
Building Commissioner&
Zoning Enforcement Officer
120 Main Street
North Andover,MA 01845
RE: Town of North Andover-North Andover Fire Station 3
Special Permit Application
Assessor Map 108,Parcel 10
Berry Street/Turnpike Street
North Andover,MA 01845
Mr.Vandewalle and Board Members,
On behalf of the Town of North Andover, we would like to present the proposed Fire Station 3 to
the Zoning Board of Appeals, for approval of a special permit for building use. The proposed site is
identified by the Assessor's map Plat 108, Parcel 10. The parcel is approximately 21,300 acres and
situated primarily in an Industrial district(13)zone except for the western most end of the property
which is identified as Residential district (R2). The site, which is owned by the town, is currently a
combination of wetland,vegetation and open space with recreational fields located to the North/East
part of the site(Sharpners Pond Fields), These fields will not be disturbed and the path that connects to
the field from Berry Street will be addressed by the Town under a separate project. The proposed Fire
Station will be situated within this R2 zone at the corner of Berry Street and Turnpike Street(Route
114),which will give emergency response teams the ability to provide better coverage and quicker
response times to the southern end of North Andover.
The proposed building is a one-story, 10,000 sf building(including a mezzanine at the apparatus
bay),type V13 construction.The highest roof ridge of the building is 34'-0"A.F.F.The 5 bay Apparatus
building will be a pre-engineered steel structure(6300so and the remaining portion of the building
which will provide support space for the firefighters will be wood framed construction and designed to
meet the 2025 Massachusetts energy stretch code (225 CMR 23.00). The building will be fit out with
full mechanical,electrical,plumbing, fire protection and fire alarm systems.The Station will have a
communications tower and antenna mounted to the building which will not exceed the 65' height
allowance per Zoning Bylaw Chapter 195; Article 7.4.13 &D.
Per Zoning Bylaw Chapter 195; Article 4.2.J; Public/Service buildings may be allowed in the R2
zone by special permit. This proposed development meets all other zoning requirements.The only relief
that we are requesting is for Special Permit for Building Use.
Included with this application is the narrative for site design by Level Design Group(LDG)
(07/22/26)and Wetlands report by Pare Engineering(11/07/25),which further explains the site
conditions,wetlands and support for the request of zoning approval. This project is also currently under
review with the Planning Review Board and Conservation Commission,
1005 Park Avenue, Cranston, R1 02910 w "r 401.942.7970 r 401.942.7975 - www.sa-at-chitects.com
Enclosed,please find the following:
1. Checklist for application
2. (12) 11x17 copies of permit application package
3.Full size copy of site plans
4. Certified Abutter List and required abutter notification mailing envelopes
5.USB Drive with PDF Copies of all submission material.
Municipal Charges form and associated Special Permit filing fees have not been included with this
package, as this is a Town-owner and funded project. Saccoccio&Associates has also been instructed
not to include postage for the abutter notifications, as the Town will provide required postage for
notifications.
If there are any questions about the permit application or if additional copies of the submission are
needed,please do not hesitate to ask.
Best Rgards,
101
Katie iNanager,
Hamel
Project
Saccoccio&Associate Architects
1085 Park AvenUe, Cranston, RI 02910 w T 401.942,7970 F 401.941.79'75 www.sa•archltects,conn