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Attention Holyoke residents, the current parking ban will conclude on Monday, February 17, 2025, at 6am. Please be advised that starting at 8:00am on Monday, February 17, 2025, a reverse parking ban will be enforced, prohibiting parking on the EVEN side of the street and on cul-de-sacs until further notice. Thank you for your cooperation.

Atención residentes de Holyoke, la actual prohibición de estacionamiento concluirá el lunes 17 de febrero de 2025, a las 6am. Les informamos que a partir de las 8am del 17 de febrero, comenzará una prohibición de estacionamiento inversa, prohibiendo estacionarse en el lado PAR de la calle y en las calles sin salida hasta nuevo aviso. Gracias por su cooperación.

Planning Board Meeting February 25, 2025

Feb 25 2025

5:30 pm Remote by Zoom

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HOLYOKE PLANNING BOARD

PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025 @ 5:30 P.M.

Zoom.com – Meeting ID  836 3939 8493: OR CALL IN: 1 646 558 8656

(all meetings are being recorded)

 

  1. Special Permit (Sec 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size/Multiple Signs – Citizens Bank 1575 Northampton Street (105-00-061) (2025-4)
  2. Special Permit (Sec 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size – 850 High Street– New Tenant Sign (009-04-005) (2025-6)
  3. Special Permit Cont. (Sec 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size – Superfresh (1/14/25) 235 South Street (080-00-039) (2024-32)
  4. Site Plan Review Modification (Sec 10.0) New Leaf EV – Whiting Farms Rd EV Charging, LLC 245 Whiting Farms Road (174-00-013) (File #101-C)
  5. Special Permit Modification (Sec 6.1.7) Reduction of Parking, New Leaf EV – Whiting Farms Rd EV Charging, LLC 245 Whiting Farms Road (147-00-013) (2025-5)
  6. Zoning Text Change (3/8/23 MCGEE) Cont. – (4/5/23, 5/23, 7/25, 8/22, 9/12, 9/26, 10/24; 01/23/24, 2/27, 4/23, 5/14) Add Tiny Homes; Amend Sec 2 (2023-3)

 

 

HOLYOKE PLANNING BOARD

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, FEBUARY 25, 2025 @ 5:30 P.M.

Zoom.com – Meeting ID  836 3939 8493: OR CALL IN: 1 646 558 8656

(all meetings are being recorded)

 

ZONE CHANGE / SITE PLAN REVIEW/ SUBDIVISION/SPECIAL PERMIT

 

  1. Special Permit (Section 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size/Multiple Signs – Citizens Bank 1575 Northampton Street (105-00-061) (2025-4)
  2. Special Permit (Section 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size – 850 High Street (009-04-005) (2025-6)
  3. Special Permit (Sec 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size – Superfresh 235 South Street (080-00-039) (2024-32)
  4. Site Plan Review Modification (Sec 10.0) New Leaf EV – Whiting Farms Rd EV Charging, LLC 245 Whiting Farms Road (174-00-013) (File #101-C)
  5. Special Permit Modification (Sec 6.1.7) Reduction of Parking, New Leaf EV – Whiting Farms Rd EV Charging, LLC 245 Whiting Farms Road (147-00-013) (2025-5)
  6. Site Plan Review Modification (Sec 10.0) Holyoke Landing, Tesla, Inc – Holyoke Landing, LLC 12-44 Holyoke Street (117-00-005) (File #144-C)
  7. Special Permit Modification (Sec 6.1.7) Reduction of Parking, Holyoke Landing Tesla, Inc 12-44 Holyoke Street (117-00-005) (2025-1)
  8. Zone Change, Martins Santaniello Properties, LLC – Tiago Martins 712-718 Dwight Street (006-06-009, -010)
  9. Zone Change, Villa Nova Properties, LLC- Tiago Martins & Jeffrey Dias 736 Dwight Street (006-09-002, -001)
  10. Special Permit (Section 4.6.3.2) Exceed Fence Height – Proposed Parking Lot Repaving – 740 High Street, LLC c/o Mark Rehbein, 0 High Street (009-03-001) (2025-2)
  11. Zoning Text Change (3/8/23 MCGEE) Cont. – Add Tiny Homes; Amend Sec 2 (2023-3)

 

PLANNING BOARD BUSINESS

 

  1. Executive Session

a.) Topics related to proposed drive-through facility litigation (File #145), 500 Easthampton Rd (213-00-003), Salmar Realty

 

  1. Project Updates/Old Business/New Business:

a.) Site Plan Review Amendment; Dunkin, 1600 Northampton Street, File #38/42. NOD

b.) Site Plan Review Amendment; Bank of America 7-45 Holyoke Street, File #15

c.) Bobala Road Solar Project, Peter Brown, Bonds Discussion

 

  1. Other Business:

      a.) Comprehensive Plan Update, Allen Penniman, Agency Landscape + Planning

 

  1. Meeting Schedule (tentative):

March 11, 2025–  SPR cont. American Environmental; SPR cont. Holyoke Landing, Large Scale BESS; ZC Short Term Rentals

March 25, 2025 – SPR Florence Bank; SP/ANR UMASS Build

April 8, 2025 –

 

  1. Minutes:

a.) 1/14/25 PH SP Permanent Fencing 209 South St; 1/14/25 PH SP Sign Size/Quantity Superfresh; 1/14/25 PH SP Temporary Fencing 209 South St; 1/14/25 PH SP Temporary Fencing 209 South St; 1/14/25 PH SP Exceed Fence Height 37 Appleton, LLC; 1/14/25 PH SP Exceed Fence Height 37 Appleton, LLC; 1/14/25 PH SP Parking Reduction 37 Appleton, LLC; 1/14/25 PH SP Parking Reduction Open Square Residential Mill; 1/14/25 H SPR 37 Appleton, LLC; 1/1/4/25 PH SPR Open Square Residential Mill.

 

b.) 2/11/25 PH SP Exceed Fence Height 3 Appleton, LLC; 2/11/25 PH SPR 37 Appleton, LLC; 2/11/25 PH SP Parking Reduction 37 Appleton, LLC; 2/11/25 PH SP Exceed Fence Height 740 High St; 2/11/25 PH SP Sign Size/Quantity Whiting Farms Laundromat; 2/11/25 PH SPR Holyoke Landing BESS; 2/11/25 PH ZC Short Term Rentals.

 

 

 

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