28 Goodhue St. Recommendation
KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL
MAYOR
LYNN GOONIN DUNCAN, AICP
DIRECTOR
CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
120 WASHINGTON STREET SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970
TEL: 978-745-9595 FAX: 978-740-0404
DRB Recommendation – 28 Goodhue Street
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Members of the Planning Board
FROM: Paul Durand, Chairman, Design Review Board (DRB)
SUBJECT: DRB Recommendation – 28 Goodhue Street
DATE: February 9, 2007
CC: Lynn G. Duncan, Director, Dept. of Planning & Community Development
At the Design Review Board meeting held on February 6, 2007, the Board unanimously
voted to recommend approval of the project at 28 Goodhue Street as modified by the
applicant in plans dated January 18, 2007 and with conditions listed below.
PROPOSAL
The applicant appeared before the Design Review Board on December 20, 2006 to discuss
the plans for the construction of a new building at 28 Goodhue Street. The original
submittal is on file in the Department of Planning and Community Development dated
December 7, 2006. The DRB subsequently discussed this project at their meeting on
January 24, 2007 and a Special Meeting on February 6, 2007. The modifications made
during these meetings are as follows:
• Modification of the fencing material along the Canal from the originally
proposed chain link;
• Clarification on the landscape plan to include the species of plants and trees
being used and the placement of the trees on the parking lot islands;
• Alignment of the first floor storefronts with the upper floor windows and bays;
• Change of the brick material on the storefronts;
• Reconsideration of the roofing materials;
• Modification of the bay window articulation and inclusion of more vertical detail
on the upper floor elevations;
• Modification of the color palate; and
• More landscaping or architectural detail added at the building entrance along
Goodhue Street.
DRB Recommendation – 401 Bridge Street
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The modified plans and submittals are on file in the Department of Planning and
Community Development dated January 18, 2007.
RECOMMENDATION
At their meeting on February 6, 2007, the DRB recommended approval of the plans
submitted December 5, 2006 and amended in the plans dated January 18, 2007 for the
project at 28 Goodhue Street with the following conditions:
1. The applicant will submit final construction plans for review and approval by the
DRB prior to obtaining a building permit.
2. The landscape plan is in accordance with the landscaping plan dated submitted
January 31, 2007. In the final construction plans, the landscaping at the entrance to
the building should be placed four feet from the entrance, as opposed to the ten feet
shown on the plan.
3. The aesthetics of the timber guardrail at the river edge is approved in concert with
the approved landscaping.
4. The materials and color samples are in accordance with samples submitted and
approved by the DRB. Final material samples should be reviewed and approved by
the DRB prior to obtaining a building permit.
5. The treatment of the storefronts should be some form of masonry from the bottom
of the storefront windows to the ground. The details of the masonry treatment will
be reviewed for conformance with the intent of the Board’s recommendation when
the construction drawings are submitted.
6. The signage for the building and the site must be approved prior to obtaining a sign
permit.
Please contact Tania Hartford, DRB staff liaison, at 978/619-5685 or thartford@salem.com
should you have any questions regarding this recommendation.