HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180906 Decision/wsp waiver - Decision - 209 JOHNSON STREET 9/6/2018 Town of North Andover
• Office of the Planning Department
Community Development and Services Division
120 Main Street
North Andover,Massachusetts 01845
NOTICE OF DECISION
Watershed Special Permit -Waiver
Date of Decision: September 6,2018
Application of: Corey and Christine Fritts
209 Johnson Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Premises Affected: 209 Johnson Street,North Andover,MA 01845,
Map 97 Parcel 18,within the R-3 zoning district.
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
On August 28, 2018 the applicant requested a waiver of a Watershed Protection District Special
Permit, in accordance with the North Andover Zoning Bylaw section 4.24, also known as section
4.136, as to allow the construction of a 384 sq. ft. deck. The deck will replace a smaller, pre-
existing structure and will be located over an existing, impervious concrete patio with a stone
overlay. The new deck will be constructed using helical piles. The new deck will be located within
the 100-foot Non-Disturbance buffer zone of the Watershed Protection District.
FINDINGS OF FACT
The Planning Board has made its decision based on the following findings:
• A plan was submitted entitled, Plan of Land in 209 Johnson Street, dated August 10,
2018 which details the structure's location,the distances from the wetland resource areas,
and erosion control.
• The proposed deck will add an egress from the property's second floor. This improves
the existing safety conditions.
• The deck will be constructed using helical piles, significantly limiting ground
disturbance.
• The structure will not disturb existing topography.
• The proposed changes will not create a more detrimental impact on the wetlands than
exist on the property and there will not be any significant degradation of the quality or
quantity of water in or entering Lake Cochichewick.
DECISION
After discussion at the September 6, 2018 Planning Board meeting, and upon a motion by J.
Simons and seconded by A. Preston, the Planning Board Approves the Watershed Special Permit
—Wavier with conditions. A vote of 5-0 was made in Favor of the waiver request.
CONDITIONS