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Fax (978) 686-5100 www,andoverconsultants.com April 27,2011 North Andover Planning Board Town.Offices 1600 Osgood Street North Andover,MA 01845 RE: Land Disturbance Permit: 140 Academy Road at Stevens Street North Andover,MA Ladies and Gentlemen: Enclosed please find attached: • Revised Site design plan set,sheets 1,2 ,3,4 and 5 of 5,prepared for Tom Patenaude,dated November 10,20 10.,revised 04-21-11,2 copies. • "Stormwater Report",prepared for Torn Patenaude,dated November 10,2010,revised 04-25-11, 2 copies. • An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan,sheets 1 of 1,prepared for Tom Patenaude,dated April 21,2011,2 copies. • "Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan"report,prepared for Tom Patenaude,dated April 21, 2011,2 copies. • A Land Disturbance Permit Application,2 copies. • Application fee of$300.00 in the form of a check payable to the Town of North Andover. • An abutter list from the North Andover Assessor's office. • CD with application and plans noted above. The attached are submitted in support of an application for a Land Disturbance Permit for work to construct 5 detached, single family dwellings on Stevens Street. Should you require any additional information,or have any questions concerning the project,please feel free to contact us. Thank you. Sincerely, ANDOVER CONSULTANTS,INC. James S. Fairweather II,P.E. Project Engineer Enclosures cc Tom Patenaude Civil Engineers ® Land Surveyors • Land Planners andover t East River Place consultants Meth;ien, Massachusetts 01844 I� inc. Tel. (9713)6B7-3828 f Fax(978)686-5100 v nvwr.andoverconsultants.com - -A j July 26,2011 North Andover Planning Board Town Offices i 1600 Osgood Street North Andover, MA 01845 I RE: Land Disturbance Permit: 140 Academy Road at Stevens Street North Andover,MA Ladies and Gentlemen: Enclosed please find attached: • Revised site design plan set,sheets 1,2 .3,4,5 and 6 of 6,prepared for Tom Patenaude,slated November 10,2010.,last revised 07-26-11,4 copies. • "Erosion R Sediment Control Plan",prepared for Tom Patenaude, dated April 21, 2011, last revised 07-26-11,4 copies. The attached plans Nvere revised to incorporate the peer review comments contained in a letter to the North Andover Planziing Board from Lisa Eggleston, PE of Eggleston Environmental, dated July 14, 2011. The revised plans include the following, Comment 1: The June 28,2011 calculations indicate that the roadway in the vicinity of the existing culvert will still be overtopped under large storm (25-yr and greater) conditions,albeit to a lesser extent. Consideration should be given to using a larger pipe with capacity,to convey the entire 25-yr storm flow. Response: We have not increased the size of the pipe in the current revision. We can certainly do so, but only if so conditioned by Town of North Andover town officials. Comment 2: The project will require an easement for the proposed work on private property,at the spillway outlet of the culvert that is being replaced. Response: Noted. The Applicant, Tom Patenaude, is in the process of obtaining the easement. Civil Engineers e Land Surveyors e Lane`Aanners Comment 3: The proposed drop inlet should have a beehive grate,similar to the catch basin being replaced. Response: The drop inlet detail has been revised to require a beehive frame and grate,as suggested. Comment 4: A detail has been added to the plans showingweep holes in the retaining wall every 50 ft to allow groundwater through and relieve hydrostatic pressure. I do,however,still have concern that no vegetated drainage ways for the upgradient flows are provide,and that the grading is actually toward the house foundation and the driveways. Directing flows onto the driveways is not acceptable from a water quality or safety standpoint. Response:The grading behind the houses on lots 313,4, Sand 6 has been revised to provide swales to discharge any water flow from the weep holes around the dwellings and away from the driveway side. Comment 5: The©&M plan calls for the homeowners to keep the culverts clear of blockages,and they are likely to be motivated to do so. It may,however,be prudent to add trash racks on the upgradient sides of the culverts to prevent ports balls and the like from getting into the culverts. Response: We have not added trash racks to the inlet sides of the culverts. It is unlikely for the culverts to be blocked and it is possible that the grates would create more of a problem with blockages and hinder any maintenance work. Comment 6: The project entails disturbance of more than one acre of land and is therefore subject to the EPA's NPDES Phase II Construction General Permit. The Applicant has filed a Notice of Intent for coverage under the permit, and a Construction Stormivater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP),dated April 21,2011, was included with the original application packet. The Construction SWPPP should be updated to reflect the recent revisions to the project design,and should also incorporate the Erosion&Sediment Control Criteria (Section 8.2)of the North Andover Stormwater and Erosion Control Regulations,as they include several specific requirements not spelled out in the SWPPP. Given the steep slopes and total area of disturbance proposed on the project site,I also recommend a pre- construction meeting with the contractor to discuss implementation of the erosion& sediment controls and encourage either the Planning Board or the Conservation Commission to consider requiring an independent Environmental Monitor for the project. Response:Just a clarification, we have prepared all the necessary documents for filing a Notice of Intent with the EPA, but we have not filed it yet. Upon approval,and prior to starting construction, the Notice of Intent will be submitted to the EPA, as required. The attached Erosion&_Sediment Control flan has been revised to reflect the latest grading and design, as suggested. Also,notes from the Section 8.2 have also been added to the I i I i t plan to highlight construction requirements not depicted pictorially. The Applicant is working with his Contractor on a Phasing Plan and it will be submitted to the Planning � Board prior to construction as required by Section 8.2(and Note 8 on the attached plan). We agree that a pre-construction meeting is a good idea and defer to the Town's decision regarding an environmental monitor. In addition to the revisions noted above,we also revised the culvert under Lot 213 from an 8"ductile iron pipe to a 12"ductile.iron pipe in response to a request from Town Engineer, Gene Willis. Should you have any questions concerning our revisions noted above,or require anything else,plmse feel freee to contact us. Sincerely, ANDOVER CONSULTANTS,INC. James S.Fairweather II, RE, Project Engineer Enclosures i a cc Toni Patenaude j i i i APPENDIX ® APPLIiCATI : y,ORTH Ss�ewus� PLANNING DEPARTMENT Community Development Division Land Disturbance Permit Application Please type or print clearly. 1. Petitioner: Tom Patenaude 1.0 Petitioner's Address: 100 Salem St,North Andover,MA 01845 Telephone number: 978-815-7692 2. Owners of the Land: Robert Stevens Address: 140 Academy Road Number of years of ownership: 25 3. Address of Property Being Affected: (Portion of) 140 Academy Road Zoning District: Residence 3 Assessors Map: 96 Lot#: 33 Registry of Deeds: Book#: 2073 Page#: 40 4. Description of Project: Construction of five detached single-family homes with appurtenant retaining walls, site grading,driveways and service utilities. 5.Total Area to be Disturbed 98,700±S.F.(2.26 Acres) 6. Has there been a previous application (Special Permit or Definitive Subdivision) from the Planning Board on these premises? No If so,when and for what type of construction? 7. Has there been a previous application (NOIIRDA, Small Project, Certificate of Compliance) from the Conservation Commission on these premises? Yes If so,when and what type? Notice of Intent(filed Nov 16,20 10)continued until this application is reviewed. 8. Petitioner and Landowner signature(s): Every application for a Land Disturbance Permit shall be made on this form, which is the official form of the Planning Board. Every application shall be filed with the Town Clerk's office. It shall be the responsibility of the petitioner to furnish all supporting documentation with this application. The dated copy of this application received by the Town Clerk or Planning Office does not absolve the applicant from this responsibility. The petitioner shall be responsible for all expenses for filing and legal notification. Failure to comply with application requirements, as cited herein and in the Planning Board Rules and Regulations may result in a dismissal by the Planning Board of this application as incomplete. Petitioner's Signature: J Print or type name here: cw-)-,.4 �y r��L-1 Owner's Signature: V f z1 � Print or type name here: 4?1�,f !��/gyp ti 9.Please list title of plans and documents you will be attaching to this application. Site development plan set,dated 4-21-11 (revised), 5 sheets Erosion and Sediment Control Plan,dated 4-21-11, 1 sheet Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan(report),dated 4-21-11 Stormwater Report,dated 4-25-11 (revised) 10.Application Fee to be included with the Application is$300,made payable by check to the Town of North Andover. 2 To Whom It May Concern: I,Robert Stevens, hereby authorize Mr. Tom Patenaude to submit plans on my behalf for a Land Disturbance Permit for work proposed on my property depicted on North Andover Assessor Map 96, Lot 33. 1 also authorize Andover Consultants, Inc. to prepare said plans and other relevant documents required to be submitted in support of this application as the project engineer and surveyor. � r Date: ��11 Robert Stevens 140 Academy Road North Andover, MA 01 844 g A oo 5 5 A Z!x six T" A o FTI om FR R Rd- H�- Q H Cf) Rig. 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