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CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT
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NEGATIVE DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
177 Salem Street, Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover
At the April 11,2018 public hearing, the North Andover Conservation Commission (NACC) voted to issue a
Negative Determination of Applicability for a historic renovation of an existing structure within the 100' Buffer
Zone to a Bordering Vegetated Wetland associated with an Intermittent Stream. Work is less than 25 feet from
the Bank of the Stream. The project will conform to the following:
Applicants/Owners: Ridgewood Cemetery Association
P.O. Box 22
North Andover,MA 01845
Record Documents: Request for Determination of Applicability Form 1 and supporting materials,
submitted: Match 29, 2018
Including: Application Checklist,Notification to Abutters and Fee Request Waiver.
Record Plan: Title: Ridgewood Cemetery—Hearse House Plot-Plan
Date: Match 22, 2018
Aerial Photo—Ridgewood Cemetery
Date 04/20/2014
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
1. Prior to the start of work the applicant shall ensue that the site contractor has reviewed the Determination and
is aware of the wetland resource area and the limits of the proposed work.
2. Erosion controls (compost or bark mulch sock minimum 12") shall be installed between the work and the
wetland resource area.
3. Once erosion controls are installed the applicant shall arrange for a preconstruction meeting with the site
contractor to review the installed erosion controls and the schedule for the proposed work.
4. No soil or erodible material shall be stockpiled within 50' of the wetland resource area.
5. Concrete truck washout shall not occur within. 100'of the wetland resource area or where wash water will drain
to an open catch basin or drainage system.
6. Upon completion of the approved project and site stabilization,please contact the Conservation Department
for a final inspection.
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection -Wetlands
WPA r — Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
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A. General Information I
Important:
When filling out From:
forms on the North Andover j
computer, use Conservation Commission j
only the tab
key to move To: Applicant Property Owner(if different from applicant):
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do not use the Ridgewood Cemetery Association
return key. Name Name
P.O. Box 22
Q Mailing Address Mailing Address
North Andover MA 01845
City/Town State Zip Code City/Town State Zip Code
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1. Title and Date(or Revised Date if applicable) of Final Plans and Other Documents:
Ridgewood Cemetery-Hearse House Plot Plan March 22, 2018 i
Title Date
Ridgewood Cemetery Aerial Photo with markup 04/20/2014
Title Date
Title Date
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2. Date Request Filed:
March 29, 2018
B. Determination
Pursuant to the authority of M.G.L. c. 131, §40, the Conservation Commission considered your
Request for Determination of Applicability, with its supporting documentation, and made the following
Determination.
Project Description (if applicable):
Renovation of existing historic builidng. The building will be lifted and the old foundation dug out and a
new concrete foundation poured.Work in the 100' Buffer Zone to bordering vegetated wetland associated
with an intermittent stream.
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Project Location:
177 Salem Street North Andover
Street Address CityfTown
037D 18
Assessors Map/Plat Number Parcel/Lot Number
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection -Wetlands
WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
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B. Determination (cont.)
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The following Determination(s)is/are applicable to the proposed site and/or project relative to the Wetlands
Protection Act and regulations: ;
Positive Determination
Note: No work within the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act may proceed until a final Order of
Conditions (issued following submittal of a Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of Intent)or Order of
Resource Area Delineation (issued following submittal of Simplified Review ANRAD) has been received
from the issuing authority(i.e,, Conservation Commission or the Department of Environmental Protection).
❑ 1. The area described on the referenced plan(s)is an area subject to protection under the Act.
Removing,filling, dredging,or altering of the area requires the filing of a Notice of Intent.
❑ 2a. The boundary delineations of the following resource areas described on the referenced plan(s) are
confirmed as accurate.Therefore, the resource area boundaries confirmed in this Determination are I
binding as to all decisions rendered pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act and its regulations regarding
such boundaries for as long as this Determination is valid.
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❑ 2b. The boundaries of resource areas listed below are not confirmed by this Determination,
regardless of whether such boundaries are contained on the plans attached to this Determination or j
to the Request for Determination.
❑ 3. The work described on referenced plan(s) and document(s) is within an area subject to
protection under the Act and will remove, fill, dredge, or alter that area. Therefore, said work i
requires the filing of a Notice of Intent. i
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❑ 4. The work described on referenced plan(s) and document(s) is within the Buffer Zone and will
alter an Area subject to protection under the Act. Therefore, said work requires the filing of a
Notice of Intent or ANRAD Simplified Review(if work is limited to the Buffer Zone).
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❑ 5. The area and/or work described on referenced plan(s) and documents) is subject to review j
and approval by:
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Name of Municipality
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Pursuant to the following municipal wetland ordinance or bylaw:
Name Ordinance or Bylaw Citation i
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection Wetlands
WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.1.. c. 131, §40
B. Determination (cont.)
❑ 6. The following area and/or work, if any, is subject to a municipal ordinance or bylaw but not
subject to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act:
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❑ 7. If a Notice of Intent is filed for the work in the Riverfront Area described on referenced plan(s)
and document(s),which includes all or part of the work described in the Request, the applicant
must consider the following alternatives. (Refer to the wetland regulations at 10.58(4)c. for more
information about the scope of alternatives requirements):
❑ Alternatives limited to the lot on which the project is located.
❑ Alternatives limited to the lot on which the project is located, the subdivided lots, and any
adjacent lots formerly or presently owned by the same owner.
❑ Alternatives limited to the original parcel on which the project is located, the subdivided
parcels, any adjacent parcels, and any other land which can reasonably be obtained within
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❑ Alternatives extend to any sites which can reasonably be obtained within the appropriate
region of the state.
Negative Determination E
Note: No further action under the Wetlands Protection Act is required by the applicant. However, if the
Department is requested to issue a Superseding Determination of Applicability, work may not proceed
on this project unless the Department fails to act on such request within 35 days of the date the
request is post-marked for certified mail or hand delivered to the Department. Work may then proceed }
at the owner's risk only upon notice to the Department and to the Conservation Commission,
Requirements for requests for Superseding Determinations are listed at the end of this document,
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❑ 1. The area described in the Request is not an area subject to protection under the Act or the j
Buffer Zone. I
❑ 2. The work described in the Request is within an area subject to protection under the Act, but will
not remove, fill, dredge, or alter that area. Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a
Notice of Intent. i
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® 3. The work described in the Request is within the Buffer Zone, as defined in the regulations, but J
will not alter an Area subject to protection under the Act.Therefore, said work does not require
the filing of a Notice of Intent, subject to the following conditions (if any).
Pre-construction inspection of installed erosion controls, no stockpiling within 50' of wetland
resource areas, no concrete washout within 100' of a resource area or drainage system
(catchbasin), post construction inspection _
❑ 4. The work described in the Request is not within an Area subject to protection under the Act
(including the Buffer Zone). Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a Notice of Intent,
unless and until said work alters an Area subject to protection under the Act, i
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r -- Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
D. Determination (cont.)
❑ 5. The area described in the Request is subject to protection under the Act. Since the work
described therein meets the requirements for the following exemption, as specified in the Act and
the regulations, no Notice of Intent is required:
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Exempt Activity(site applicable statuatory/regulatory provisions)
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❑ 6. The area and/or work described in the Request is not subject to review and approval by:
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Name of Municipality
Pursuant to a municipal wetlands ordinance or bylaw.
North Andover Conservation Commission Chapter 178
Name Ordinance or Bylaw Citation
C. Authorization
This Determination is issued to the applicant and delivered as follows:
❑ by hand delivery on ❑ by certified mail, return receipt requested on
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Date Date
This Determination is valid for three years from the date of issuance (except Determinations for
Vegetation Management Plans which are valid for the duration of the Plan). This Determination does not
relieve the applicant from complying with all other applicable federal, state, or local statutes, ordinances,
bylaws, or regulations.
This Determination must be signed by a majority of the Conservation Commission. A copy must be sent to
the appropriate DEP Regional Office (see
http://www mass gov/eea/agencies/massdep/about/contacts/find-the-massdep-regional-office-far-your-
city-or-town.html)and the property owner(if different from the applicant).
Signatures:
Date
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA FormDetermination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
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D. Appeals
The applicant, owner, any person aggrieved by this Determination, any owner of land abutting the land
upon which the proposed work is to be done, or any ten residents of the city or town in which such land is
located, are hereby notified of their right to request the appropriate Department of Environmental
Protection Regional Office (see http'ClwvNv mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/abouUcontacts/find-the-
massdep-regional-office-far-your-city-or-town.htmi) to issue a Superseding Determination of Applicability.
The request must be made by certified mail or hand delivery to the Department, with the appropriate filing
fee and Fee Transmittal Form (see Request for Departmental Action Fee Transmittal Form) as provided in
310 CMR 10.03(7)within ten business days from the date of issuance of this Determination. A copy of the
request shall at the same time be sent by certified mail or hand delivery to the Conservation Commission
and to the applicant if he/she is not the appellant. The request shall state clearly and concisely the
objections to the Determination which is being appealed. To the extent that the Determination is based on
a municipal ordinance or bylaw and not on the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act or regulations, the
Department of Environmental Protection has no appellate jurisdiction.
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LlMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection -Wetlands DEP File Number'
Request for Departmental Action Fee
Transmittal Foam Provided by DEP
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
A. Request Information
1. Location of Project
177 Salem Street North Andover
a.Street Address b.City/Town,Zip
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c.Check number d,Fee amount
Important: 2. Person or art making request Cif appropriate, name the citizen rou 's representative):
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When filling
out forms on _
the computer, Name
use only the
tab key to Mailing Address
move your
cursor-do City/Town State Zip Code
not use the
return key. Phone Number Fax Number(if applicable)
Q3. Applicant(as shown on Determination of Applicability(Form 2), Order of Resource Area Delineation
(Form 4B), Order of Conditions (Form 5), Restoration Order of Conditions (Form 5A), or Notice of
Non-Significance (Form 6)):
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Name
Mailing Address
City/Town State Zip Code
Phone Number Fax Number(if applicable)
4. DEP File Number:
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B. Instructions
1. When the Departmental action request is for(check one):
❑ Superseding Order of Conditions—Fee: $120.00(single family house projects)or$245(all other
projects)
❑ Superseding Determination of Applicability—Fee: $120
❑ Superseding Order of Resource Area Delineation—Fee: $120
Send this form and check or money order, payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to:
Department of Environmental Protection
Box 4062
Boston, MA 02211
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Bureau of Resource Protection -Wetlands DEP File Number:
Request For Departmental Action Fee
Transmittal Form Provided by DEP
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
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B. Instructions (cont.)
2. On a separate sheet attached to this form, state clearly and concisely the objections to the
Determination or Order which is being appealed. To the extent that the Determination or Order is
based on a municipal bylaw, and not on the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act or regulations,
the Department has no appellate jurisdiction.
3. Send a copy of this form and a copy of the check or money order with the Request for a
Superseding Determination or Order by certified mail or hand delivery to the appropriate DEP
Regional Office(see httP://vAvw,mass.qov/eea/agencies/massdep/about/contacts/).
4. A copy of the request shall at the same time be sent by certified mail or hand delivery to the
Conservation Commission and to the applicant, if he/she is not the appellant.
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