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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNORTH ANDOVER REALTY TRUST r Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 A. General Information Important: When filling out From: forms on the North Andover computer, use Conservation Commission only the tab key to move To: Applicant Property Owner(if different from applicant): your cursor- do not use the North Andover Realty Trust return key. Name Name 495 East Broadway 4:1 Mailing Address Mailing Address Haverhill MA. 01830 Citylrown State Zip Code City/Town State Zip Code 1. Title and Date (or Revised Date if applicable)of Final Plans and Other Documents: Site Plan Title ate Title Date Title Date 2. Date Request Filed: 1/14/05 B. Determination Pursuant to the authority of M.G.L. c. 131, §40, the Conservation Commission considered your Request for Determination of Applicability,with its supporting documentation, and made the following Determination. Project Description (if applicable): The construction of a driveway and grading associated with the installation of a subsurface sewage disposal system within the Buffer Zone to an Isolated Vegetated Wetland. Project Location: Lot 2 Summer Street North Andover Street Address City/Town Map 65 Parcel 91/Lot 2 Assessors Map/Plat Number Parcel/Lot Number wpaform2.doc rev.10/6/04 Page 1 of 5 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection Wetlands WPA Form 2 Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 B. Determination (cont.) The following Determination(s) is/are applicable to the proposed site and/or project relative to the Wetlands Protection Act and regulations: Positive Determination Note: No work within the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act may proceed until a final Order of Conditions (issued following submittal of a Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of Intent) has been received from the issuing authority (i.e., Conservation Commission or the Department of Environmental Protection). ❑ 1. The area described on the referenced plan(s)is an area subject to protection under the Act. Removing, filling, dredging, or altering of the area requires the filing of a Notice of Intent. ❑ 2a. The boundary delineations of the following resource areas described on the referenced plan(s) are confirmed as accurate. Therefore, the resource area boundaries confirmed in this Determination are binding as to all decisions rendered pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act and its regulations regarding such boundaries for as long as this Determination is valid. ❑ 2b. The boundaries of resource areas listed below are not confirmed by this Determination, regardless of whether such boundaries are contained on the plans attached to this Determination or to the Request for Determination. ❑ 3. The work described on referenced plan(s)and document(s) is within an area subject to protection under the Act and will remove, fill, dredge, or alter that area. Therefore, said work requires the filing of a Notice of Intent. ❑ 4. The work described on referenced plan(s)and document(s) is within the Buffer Zone and will alter an Area subject to protection under the Act. Therefore, said work requires the filing of a Notice of Intent. ❑ 5. The area and/or work described on referenced plan(s)and document(s) is subject to review and approval by: Name of Municipality Pursuant to the following municipal wetland ordinance or bylaw: Name Ordinance or Bylaw Citation wpaform2.doc•rev.10/6/04 Page 2 of 5 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection -- Bureau of Resource Protection- Wetlands WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 B. Determination (cont.) ❑ 6. The following area and/or work, if any, is subject to a municipal ordinance or bylaw but not subject to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act: ❑ 7. If a Notice of Intent is filed for the work in the Riverfront Area described on referenced plan(s) and document(s), which includes all or part of the work described in the Request, the applicant must consider the following alternatives. (Refer to the wetland regulations at 10.58(4)c. for more information about the scope of alternatives requirements): ❑ Alternatives limited to the lot on which the project is located. ❑ Alternatives limited to the lot on which the project is located, the subdivided lots, and any adjacent lots formerly or presently owned by the same owner. ❑ Alternatives limited to the original parcel on which the project is located, the subdivided parcels, any adjacent parcels, and any other land which can reasonably be obtained within the municipality. ❑ Alternatives extend to any sites which can reasonably be obtained within the appropriate region of the state. Negative Determination Note: No further action under the Wetlands Protection Act is required by the applicant. However, if the Department is requested to issue a Superseding Determination of Applicability, work may not proceed on this project unless the Department fails to act on such request within 35 days of the date the request is post-marked for certified mail or hand delivered to the Department.Work may then proceed at the owner's risk only upon notice to the Department and to the Conservation Commission. Requirements for requests for Superseding Determinations are listed at the end of this document. ❑ 1. The area described in the Request is not an area subject to protection under the Act or the Buffer Zone. ❑ 2. The work described in the Request is within an area subject to protection under the Act, but will not remove, fill, dredge, or alter that area. Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a Notice of Intent. ® 3. The work described in the Request is within the Buffer Zone, as defined in the regulations, but will not alter an Area subject to protection under the Act. Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a Notice of Intent, subject to the following conditions(if any). See attached condition ❑ 4. The work described in the Request is not within an Area subject to protection under the Act (including the Buffer Zone). Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a Notice of Intent, unless and until said work alters an Area subject to protection under the Act. wpaform2.doc•rev.10/6/04 Page 3 of 5 Negative Determination of Applicability Lot 2 Summer Street Conservation Conditions Record Documents: Request for Determination of Applicability,received dated January 14, 2004; Plan entitled"Site Plan for Lot 2 Summer St. North Andover, MASS.", prepared for North Andover Realty Corp., prepared by Christiansen&Sergi, dated January 6, 2005, Revised 1/25/05. Plans stamped &signed by Philip G. Christiansen, P.E. Pre-Construction ➢ Prior to the commencement of any work activities on site, the applicant shall install erosion controls in accordance with the approved plan referenced herein ➢ Prior to the commencement of any work activities on site,the applicant shall permanently mark the 25-foot No-Disturbance Zone of the BVW(which also closely mimics the 50-foot No-Disturbance Zone of the Vernal Pool) to the rear of the property (just beyond the existing fieldstone wall)with six(6) signs or markers spaced evenly every 25 feet incorporating the following text: "Protected Wetland Resource Area'". This will designate their sensitivity and assure no inadvertent encroachment into the wetland or the vernal pool. These permanent markers are available at the Conservation Office for$2 apiece and are subject to review and approval by the NACC. The applicant shall instruct all agents to explain these markers to buyers/lessees/landscapers and all persons taking over the property from the applicant. Immediately following completion of the above,the applicant shall contact the Conservation Department,at least 72 hours in advance,to schedule an on-site pre- construction meeting. During Construction ➢ Stockpiling of soils and storage of construction equipment shall not extend beyond the rear 100-foot buffer zone boundary. If any work,including but not limited to said activities, occurs directly adjacent to and/or beyond the rear 100-foot buffer zone, the applicant shall immediately notify the Conservation Department so that erosion controls can be installed along said limit of work as necessary. Any changes to the approved record plan referenced herein shall be subject to review and approval by the Conservation Administrator. Post Construction ➢ Upon completion of construction activities,the Conservation Department shall be notified to conduct a final compliance inspection ➢ Upon completion of construction activities,the applicant shall submit an As-built plan to the Conservation Department for review. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection -Wetlands WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 B. Determination (cont.) ❑ 5. The area described in the Request is subject to protection under the Act. Since the work described therein meets the requirements for the following exemption, as specified in the Act and the regulations, no Notice of Intent is required: Exempt Activity(site applicable statuatory/regulatory provisions) ❑ 6. The area and/or work described in the Request is not subject to review and approval by: Name of Municipality Pursuant to a municipal wetlands ordinance or bylaw. Name Ordinance or Bylaw Citation C. Authorization This Determination is issued to the applicant and delivered as follows: ❑ by hand delivery on dby certified mail, return receipt requested on ah HA Date Dates This Determination is valid for three years from the date of issuance (except Determinations for Vegetation Management Plans which are valid for the duration of the Plan). This Determination does not relieve the applicant from complying with all other applicable federal, state, or local statutes, ordinances, bylaws, or regulations. This Determination must be signed by a majority of the Conservation Commission. A copy must be sent to the appropriate DEP Regional Office (see Attachment)and the property owner(if different from the applicant). Si n ture f 01 V V Date wpaform2.doc•rev.10!6!04 Page 4 of 5 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 D. Appeals The applicant, owner, any person aggrieved by this Determination, any owner of land abutting the land upon which the proposed work is to be done, or any ten residents of the city or town in which such land is located, are hereby notified of their right to request the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office (see Attachment)to issue a Superseding Determination of Applicability. The request must be made by certified mail or hand delivery to the Department, with the appropriate filing fee and Fee Transmittal Form (see Request for Departmental Action Fee Transmittal Form) as provided in 310 CMR 10.03(7)within ten business days from the date of issuance of this Determination. A copy of the request shall at the same time be sent by certified mail or hand delivery to the Conservation Commission and to the applicant if he/she is not the appellant.The request shall state clearly and concisely the objections to the Determination which is being appealed. To the extent that the Determination is based on a municipal ordinance or bylaw and not on the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act or regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection has no appellate jurisdiction. wpaform2.tloc•rev.10/6/04 Page 5 of 5 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands DEP Regional Addresses Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Mail transmittal forms and DEP payments,payable to: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Box 4062 Boston, MA 02211 DEP Western Region Adams Colrain Hampden Monroe Pittsfield Tyringham 436 Dwight Street Agawam Conway Hancock Montague Plainfield Wales Alford Cummington Hatfield Monterey Richmond Ware Suite 402 Amherst Dalton Hawley Montgomery Rowe Warwick Springfield,MA 01103 Ashfield Deerfield Heath Monson Russell Washington Phone:413-784-1100 Becket Easthampton Hinsdale Mount Washington Sandisfield Wendell Belchertown East Longmeadow Holland New Ashford Savoy Westfield Fax:413-784-1149 Bernardston Egremont Holyoke New Marlborough Sheffield Westhampton Blandford Erving Huntington New Salem Shelburne West Springfield Brimfield Florida Lanesborough North Adams Shutesbury West Stockbridge Buckland Gill Lee Northampton Southampton Whately Charlemont Goshen Lenox Northfield South Hadley Wilbraham Cheshire Granby Leverett Orange Southwick Williamsburg Chester Granville Leyden Otis Springfield Williamstown Chesterfield Great Barrington Longmeadow Palmer Stockbridge Windsor Chicopee Greenfield Ludlow Pelham Sunderland Worthington Clarksburg Hadley Middlefield Peru Tolland DEP Central Region Acton Charlton Hopkinton Millbury Rutland Uxbridge 627 Main Street Ashbumham Clinton Hubbardston Millville Shirley Warren Ashby Douglas Hudson New Braintree Shrewsbury Webster Worcester, MA 01608 Athol Dudley Holliston Northborough Southborough Westborough Phone:508-792-7650 Auburn Dunstable Lancaster Northbridge Southbridge West Boylston Fax:508-792-7621 Ayer East Brookfield Leicester North Brookfield Spencer West Brookfield Barre Fitchburg Leominster Oakham Sterling Westford TDD:508-767-2788 Bellingham Gardner Littleton Oxford stow Westminster Berlin Grafton Lunenburg Paxton Sturbridge Winchendon Blackstone Groton Marlborough Pepperell Sutton Worcester Bolton Harvard Maynard Petersham Templeton Boxborough Hardwick Medway Phillipston Townsend Boylston Holden Mendon Princeton Tyngsborough Brookfield Hopedale Milford Royalston Upton DEP Southeast Region Abington Dartmouth Freetown Mattapoisett Provincetown Tisbury 20 Riverside Drive Acushnet Dennis Gay Head Middleborough Raynham Truro Attleboro Dighton Gosnold Nantucket Rehoboth Wareham Lakeville, MA 02347 Avon Duxbury Halifax New Bedford Rochester Wellfleet Phone: 508-946-2700 Barnstable Eastham Hanover North Attleborough Rockland West Bridgewater Fax: 508-947-6557 Berkley East Bridgewater Hanson Norton Sandwich Westport Bourne Easton Harwich Norwell Scituate West Tisbury TDD:508-946-2795 Brewster Edgartown Kingston Oak Bluffs Seekonk Whitman Bridgewater Fairhaven Lakeville Orleans Sharon Wrentham Brockton Fall River Mansfield Pembroke Somerset Yarmouth Carver Falmouth Marion Plainville Stoughton Chatham Foxborough Marshfield Plymouth Swansea Chilmark Franklin Mashpee Plympton Taunton DEP Northeast Region Amesbury Chelmsford Hingham Merrimac Quincy Wakefield 1 Winter Street Andover Chelsea Holbrook Methuen Randolph Walpole Arlington Cohasset Hull Middleton Reading Waltham Boston,MA 02108 Ashland Concord Ipswich Millis Revere Watertown Phone:617-654-6500 Bedford Danvers Lawrence Milton Rockport Wayland Fax: 617-556-1049 Belmont Dedham Lexington Nahant Rowley Wellesley Beverly Dover Lincoln Natick Salem Wenham TDD:617-574-6868 Billerica Dracut Lowell Needham Salisbury West Newbury Boston Essex Lynn Newbury Saugus Weston Boxford Everett Lynnfield Newburyport Sherbom Westwood Braintree Framingham Maiden Newton Somerville Weymouth Brookline Georgetown Manchester-By-The-Sea Norfolk Stoneham Wilmington Burlington Gloucester Marblehead North Andover Sudbury Winchester Cambridge Groveland Medfield North Reading Swampscott Winthrop Canton Hamilton Medford Norwood Tewksbury Woburn Carlisle Haverhill Melrose Peabody Topsfield Wpaform2.doc•DEP Addresses•rev.10/6/04 Page 1 o 7 L1Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands 1 Request for Departmental Action Fee Transmittal Form Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 A. Request Information Important: When filling out Person or party making request(if appropriate, name the citizen group's representative): forms on the computer, use Name only the tab key to move your cursor- Mailing Address do not use the return key. City/Town State Zip Code �/flraa I I Phone Number Fax Number(if applicable) Project Location Mailing Address City/Town State Zip Code 2. Applicant(as shown on Notice of Intent(Form 3), Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation (Form 4A); or Request for Determination of Applicability (Form 1)): Name Mailing Address City/Town State Zip Code Phone Number Fax Number(if applicable) 3. DEP File Number: B. Instructions 1. When the Departmental action request is for(check one): ❑ Superseding Order of Conditions ($100 for individual single family homes with associated structures; $200 for all other projects) ❑ Superseding Determination of Applicability ($100) ❑ Superseding Order of Resource Area Delineation ($100) Send this form and check or money order for the appropriate amount, payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to: Department of Environmental Protection Box 4062 Boston, MA 02211 wpaform2.doc•Request for Departmental Action Fee Transmittal Form-rev.1016/04 Page 1 of 2 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands Request for Departmental Action Fee Transmittal Form Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 B. Instructions (cont.) to the 2. On a separate sheet attached to this form state clear) and concise) the objections p Y Y Determination or Order which is being appealed. To the extent that the Determination or Order is based on a municipal bylaw, and not on the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act or regulations, the Department has no appellate jurisdiction. 3. Send a copy of this form and a copy of the check or money order with the Request for a Superseding Determination or Order by certified mail or hand delivery to the appropriate DEP Regional Office(see Attachment A). 4. A copy of the request shall at the same time be sent by certified mail or hand delivery to the Conservation Commission and to the applicant, if he/she is not the appellant. wpaform2.doc-Request for Departmental Action Fee Transmittal Form•rev.10/6/04 Page 2 of 2