Planning Board Meeting April 8, 2025
5:30 pm Remote by Zoom
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HOLYOKE PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025 @ 5:30 P.M.
Zoom.com – Meeting ID 836 3939 8493: OR CALL IN: 1 646 558 8656
(all meetings are being recorded)
- Special Permit cont. (Sec 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size – Superfresh (1/14/25, 2/25) 235 South Street (080-00-039) (2024-32)
- Special Permit (Sec 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size – Stop and Shop 28 Lincoln Street (073-00-034) (2025-12)
- Special Permit (Sec 8.8.4) Dimensional Regulation – Holyoke Housing Authority 354 Chestnut Street (2025-10) (009-06-004)
- Special Permit (Sec 6.1.7) Parking Reduction – Holyoke Housing Authority 354 Chestnut Street (2025-9) (009-06-004)
- Special Permit (Sec 4.6.3.2) Increase Fence Height- Holyoke Housing Authority 354 Chestnut Street (2025-11) (009-06-004)
- Special Permit (Sec 4.6.3.2) Increase Fence Height- Self Storage Facility- 679/689 Main Street & Beaulieu Street (005-00-009.2; -009, -009.1)
- Site Plan Review cont. (Sec 10.0) Proposed Motor Vehicle Repair Garage – 37 Appleton, LLC (1/14/25, c2/11, 3/11) (036-01-002) (File #167)
- Special Permit cont. (Sec 4.6.3.2) Exceed Fence Height – Proposed Motor Vehicle Repair Garage – 37 Appleton, LLC (1/14/25, c2/11, 3/11) (036-01-002) (2024-31)
- Special Permit cont. (Sec 6.1.7) Reduction of Parking – Proposed Motor Vehicle Repair Garage – 37 Appleton, LLC (1/14/25, c2/11, 3/11) (036-01-002) (2024-30)
- Site Plan Review Modification cont. (Sec 10.0), Holyoke Landing, Large Scale BESS (Sec 10A) (2/11/25, 3/11) – Amanda Henry/ Convergent Energy & Power (117-00-005A) (File #144-B)
- Site Plan Review cont., Large Scale BESS (Sec 10A) (2/11/25, 3/11) – Amanda Henry/ Convergent Energy & Power (117-00-005A) (File #144-B)
HOLYOKE PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 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
- Special Permit cont. (Sec 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size – Superfresh 235 South Street (080-00-039) (2024-32)
- Special Permit (Sec 6.4.6.4) Increase Sign Size- Stop and Shop 28 Lincoln Street (073-00-034)(2025-12)
- Special Permit (Sec 8.8.4) Dimensional Regulation- Holyoke Housing Authority 354 Chestnut Street (2025-10) (009-06-004)
- Special Permit (Sec 6.1.7) Parking Reduction– Holyoke Housing Authority 354 Chestnut Street (2025-9)(009-06-004)
- Special Permit (Sec 4.6.3.2) Increase Fence Height- Holyoke Housing Authority 354 Chestnut Street (2025-11) (009-06-004)
- Special Permit (Sec 4.6.3.2) Increase Fence Height- Self Storage Facility- 679/689 Main Street & Beaulieu Street (005-00-009.2; -009, -009.1)
- Site Plan Review cont. (Sec 10.0) Proposed Motor Vehicle Repair Garage – 37 Appleton, LLC (1/14/25, c2/11, 3/11) (036-01-002) (File #167)
- Special Permit cont. (Sec 4.6.3.2) Exceed Fence Height – Proposed Motor Vehicle Repair Garage – 37 Appleton, LLC (036-01-002) (2024-31)
- Special Permit cont. (Sec 6.1.7) Reduction of Parking – Proposed Motor Vehicle Repair Garage – 37 Appleton, LLC (036-01-002) (2024-30)
- Site Plan Review Modification cont. (Sec 10.0), Holyoke Landing, Large Scale BESS (Sec 10A) – Amanda Henry/ Convergent Energy & Power (117-00-005A) (File #144-B)
- Site Plan Review cont., Large Scale BESS (Sec 10A) – Amanda Henry/ Convergent Energy & Power (117-00-005A) (File #144-B)
- ANR – American Environmental, 37 Appleton Street
- ANR – Western MA Training Consortium, Hampton Knolls,
- ANR – Holyoke Housing Authority, 354 Chestnut Street
- ANR – Callahan, 6 Line Road
PLANNING BOARD BUSINESS
- Executive Session
a.) Topics related to proposed drive-through facility litigation (#145), 500 Easthampton Rd (213-00-003), Salmar Realty.
- Project Updates/Old Business/New Business:
a.) Site Plan Review project update, 679 Main Street, Max Storage, NOD #13 (6 mos)
b.) Colvest/Lynch/Citizens, CO review (staff update)
- Meeting Schedule (tentative):
April 15, 2025– SPR (Sec 10) Colvest/Florence; SP Multiple Principal (Sec 5.4) Colvest/Florence; ZC Short Term Rentals;HCCS, SPR Amendment, File #149
May 13, 2025 –
May 27, 2025 –
- Other Business:
a.) Comprehensive Plan Update, Allen Penniman, Agency Landscape & Planning
b.) Open Space & Recreation Plan Committee
- Minutes:
3/11/25 PH ZC Short Term Rentals; SP PH Fence 37 Appleton Street; SP PH Parking Reduction 37 Appleton Street; SPR PH 37 Appleton Street. 3/25/25 ZC Short Term Rentals; SP PH Sumo Signs.