Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-03-20 Planning Board Supplemental Materials (126)Community Impact “Pondview” 26 Main Street North Andover, Massachusetts The project proposes the construction of an eight unit condominium on a parcel of land behind 22-24 and 28-30 Main Street. The 24,776 square foot parcel off of Main Street is roughly located between Saunders Street and Sutton Street and is within the Industrial S Zoning District, as are all abutting properties, and is situated in the Downtown Overlay District. The project is submitted as a residential use in the Overlay District. The project includes the demolition of two existing wood frame garages and the removal of existing paved areas. Access to the parcel is via two existing curb cuts on Main Street at 22-24 and 28-30, and access and utility easements through the parcels along the side lines of each lot. The condominium structure will consist of 3 levels; a lower level with garage, a first floor for living space and a second floor with two bedrooms. The project will include a 22-foot wide access drive way and an individual driveway for one car parking, in addition to the garaged parking space noted above. The project will connect to existing water and sewer mains in Main Street through the existing access/utility easements. The parcel also abuts Sutton Pond along its easterly boundary and a former Boston and Maine railroad corridor along its northerly boundary. The railroad corridor is no longer in use, having long since been abandoned. Remnants of the railroad bridge crossing Sutton Pond are still visible in the pond as is a remnant of an associated timber wall near the northeast corner of the parcel The proposed structure and use would be harmonious with the immediately abutting business and residential properties in scale and height and would not, in our opinion, adversely affect the neighborhood by creating a nuisance nor diminish adjacent property values. As noted above, the project will utilize existing curb cuts on Main Street. A traffic study prepared by DJK Associates, Inc. determined that the condominium project will generate 4 vehicles per hour (vph) during the morning and the afternoon peak hour at the existing curb cut. The 8-unit condominium project will also generate total daily traffic of 46 vehicles per day. The structure would be serviced by town water and sewer utilities. A six inch water main and 8 inch sewer will be constructed to service the project and connect to existing water and sewer mains in Main Street. Approximately 1,800 gallons per day of water demand and sewage is expected to be generated by the project. Economic impacts would include an increase in the taxes collected by the town for the additional eight residential uses. No additional public costs for snow removal will be necessary as the project is on an existing street and snow removal will be performed internally by a private condominium association contractor. Since the condo units have only two bedrooms, the number of additional children that would enter the school system is anticipated to be small, between 6 and 12 students.