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CONSERVATION
CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
Community Development Division
January 12, 2012
Shui-Qing Wei
Ming Lei Wu
33 Woodlea Road
North Andover, MA 01845
RE: Selective cutting of two (2) trees 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 (Acerrubrum)
tree which is leaning towards your home and touching the roof and one (1) small white pine
(Pinus strobus) at 33 Woodlea Road. The trees were identified by the neighbors during a site
visit by the Conservation Department on January 10, 2012. It was determined that the trees are
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 red maple tree is leaning towards and is currently scraping the roof of
the house posing a safety hazard. The trees which are permitted to be removed are identified in
the attached photos. The request also asked for permission to remove.a small oak tree. The oak
tree may be gently pruned to keep the limbs from reaching the house.
Due to the potential danger imposed by the red maple tree, the Conservation Department will
permit the removal to prevent possible injury or property damage. The small white pine may be
removed to prevent future danger due to the proximity to the house. These cutting activities
shall be limited to the two 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 March 31, 2012.
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o• 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.
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❖ 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.
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845
Phone 978.688.9530 Fax 978.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com
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❖ 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.
❖ Shed shall be removed from the 25 -foot No -Disturbance Zone (shed should be relocated onto
the existing lawn and out of the woods). 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
Heidi Gaffney
Conservation Field Inspector
Cc: Jennifer Hughes, Conservation Administrator
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845
Phone 9.18.688.9530 fax 918.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com
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Small white pine tree may be removed Oak tree may be pruned/limbed
1600 Osgood Street, North Andover, Massachusetts 01845
Phone 918:688:9530 fox 978.688.9542 Web www.townofnorthandover.com