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CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
Community Development Division
December 3, 2013
Christina Morgan
160 Bridle Path
North Andover, MA 01845
RE: Removal of a damaged tree within the buffer zone of a wetland resource area.
This is a follow up letter pertaining to your request to remove the one (1) large maple tree which
is damaged and dying and now leans toward the house. The tree was marked by the home owner
with a red ribbon and was identified during a site inspection conducted by the Conservation
Department on November 27, 2013 to review the location of the tree to be removed and its
distance to the wetland resource area. Upon review of the site, it was determined that this tree is
located within the 25' No-Disturbance Zone pursuant to the North Andover Wetlands Protection
Bylaw (C. 178 of the Code of North Andover). Removal of vegetation, including pruning and
cutting, is prohibited within the No-Disturbance Zone except in rare circumstances, such as for
safety. Please see the attached photographs.
Due to the fact that the tree is damaged and dying and is in close proximity to the house, the
Conservation Department permits the removal to prevent possible injury or property damage.
The removal activity shall be limited to the one tree identified and photographed during the site
inspection.
The approved cutting will be subject to the following conditions:
❖ No machinery shall enter the 25' No-Disturb Zone.
••• No work shall occur in resource areas.
❖ All tree limbs, brush, and other debris materials shall be taken off site and disposed of
properly.
❖ The stump shall not be removed and shall be left in place. Stumps may be ground down or cut
flush with the landscape.
❖ Care shall be taken to prevent damage to surrounding trees during removal of the approved
trees.
❖ Upon completion of removal, all disturbed areas shall be properly stabilized.
1600 Osgood Street,North Andover,Massachusetts 01845
Phone 918.688.9530 Fax 918.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com
❖ The applicant shall notify this department immediately following completion of work for a
final site inspection.
❖ The work approved in this letter shall be completed by March 31St, 2014.
❖ Arias within 100-feet of wetland resource areas shall remain in a natural state and no further
vegetation shall be removed without the prior approval of the Conservation
Department/Commission.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any further questions or concerns in this
regard.
Sincerely,
NO TH ANDOVER CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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Heidi Gaffney
Conservation Field Inspector
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Tree Permitted to be Removed
1600 Osgood Street,North Andover,Massachusetts 01845
Phone 978.688.9530 Fax 978.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com