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Home My WebLink AboutMiscellaneous - 25 WOODLEA ROAD 4/30/2018 (2)N NOR'r 9 Q CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT Community Development Division January 12, 2012 Yeh Changkuo 25 Woodlea Road North Andover, MA 01845 RE: Selective cutting of one (1) tree within the buffer zone of a wetland resource area. This is a follow up letter pertaining to your request to remove one (1) Red Maple (Acer rubrum) tree which is leaning towards your home and touching the roof at 25 Woodlea Road. The tree was identified by the homeowners as during a site visit by the Conservation Department on January 10, 2012. It was determined that the tree is located at or 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 tree is leaning towards and is currently scraping the roof of the house posing a safety hazard. The tree which is permitted to be removed is identified in the attached photos. Due to the potential danger imposed by the tree, the Conservation Department will permit the removal to prevent possible injury or property damage. These cutting activities shall be limited to the one tree identified and shown in the attached photographs. As discussed during the site visit, there are two small saplings which are leaning into the yard and are dead, these are shown in the attached photo and may also be removed. The approved cutting will be subject to the following conditions: ❖ The work approved in this letter shall be completed by April 30, 2012. •:° In the absence of frozen ground, mats must be used to access the tree to be cut. ❖ No machinery shall enter the 25' No Disturbance 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. • Stumps of the trees 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. 1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 Phone 918.688.9530 Fax 918.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com ❖ Upon completion of the tree removal, all disturbed areas shall be properly stabilized. • Blue tarp shall be removed from the 25 -foot No -Disturbance Zone. The No -Disturbance Zone is considered a resource area under the North Andover Wetlands Protection Bylaw and may not be used for storage. •v The applicant shall notify this department immediately following completion of work for a final site inspection. •o• 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 '541 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 1600 Osgood Street, North Andover,.Mossachusetts 01845 Phone 978.688.9530 Fax 978.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com y ,�t�.cv 16' ryO 0 7�0 `� ��G cocwicnewrtw _ 10y� */ CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT Community Development Division January 12, 2012 Yeh Changkuo 25 Woodlea Road North Andover, MA 01845 RE: Selective cutting of one (1) tree within the buffer zone of a wetland resource area. - This is a follow up letter pertaining to your request to remove one (1) Red Maple (Acer rubrum) tree which is leaning towards your home and touching the roof at 25 Woodlea Road. The tree was identified by the homeowners as during a site visit by the Conservation Department on January 10, 2012. It was determined that the tree is located at or 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 tree is leaning towards and is currently scraping the roof of the house posing a safety hazard. The tree which is permitted to be removed is identified in the attached photos. Due to the potential danger imposed by the tree, the Conservation Department will permit the removal to prevent possible injury or property damage. These cutting activities shall be limited to the one tree identified and shown in the attached photographs. As discussed during the site visit, there are two small saplings which are leaning into the yard and are dead, these are shown in the attached photo and may also be removed. The approved cutting will be subject to the following conditions: ❖ The work approved in this letter shall be completed by March 31, 2012. ❖ The work shall be completed during frozen ground condition. ❖ No machinery shall enter the 25' No Disturbance 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. ❖ Stumps of the trees 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. 1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 Phone 978.688.9530 Fax 978.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com ❖ Upon completion of the tree removal, all disturbed areas shall be properly stabilized. ❖ Blue tarp shall be removed from the 25 -foot No -Disturbance Zone. The No -Disturbance Zone is considered a resource area under the North Andover Wetlands Protection Bylaw and may not be used for storage. ❖ 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 '7zle aw'�zall� Heidi Gaffney Conservation Field Inspector Cc: Jennifer Hughes, Conservation Administrator 1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 Phone 978.688.9530 Fax 978.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com 4-M 1 1 Of A i!. WN ALI A .............. 17, Lee WW