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CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
Community Development Division
March 23, 2012
Stacy Drive Condominiums
c/o Jane McHenry
20 Stacy Drive
North Andover, MA 01845
RE: Selective cutting of three (3) trees within the buffer zone of a wetland resource area.
This is a follow up letter pertaining to your request to remove three (3) trees which are leaning
and/or dying and are in close proximity to the common parking area at rear of the Stacy Drive
Condominiums. The trees were identified by Ms. McHenry during a site visit by the
Conservation Department on March 23, 2012. It was determined that one of the trees, a black
cherry (Prunus serotina) 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. The black cherry tree is unstable and is leaning directly
over the common parking area posing a safety hazard. The two additional trees are in the outer
portion of the Buffer Zone and are dead or dying due to being engulfed by bittersweet. The
trees which are permitted to be removed are identified in the attached photos.
The Conservation Department cannot make a determination regarding property ownership
where the trees are located. It is the responsibility of the owners at Stacy Drive to determine
ownership.
Due to the potential danger imposed by the trees, the Conservation Department will permit the
removal to prevent possible injury or property damage. These cutting activities shall be limited
to the three trees identified and shown in the attached photographs.
The approved cutting will be subject to the following conditions:
❖ The work approved in this letter shall be completed by November 30, 2012.
❖ All access to the trees shall be from the existing pavement.
❖ No machinery shall enter the 25' No Disturbance Zone.
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845
Phone 978.688.9530 Fox 978.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com
❖ No work shall occur in resource areas.
❖ All tree limbs, brush, and other debris materials shall be taken off site and disposed of
properly.
❖ Stumps of the tree 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 the tree removal, all disturbed areas shall be properly stabilized.
•5 The applicant shall notify this department immediately following completion of work for a
final site inspection.
❖ Areas 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,
NORTH ANDOVER CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Heidi Gaffney
Conservation Field Inspector
Cc: Jennifer Hughes, Conservation Administrator
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845
Phone 918.688.9530 fax 918.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com
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