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Home My WebLink About201215 WSP Waiver - Waiver - 0 DALE STREET 12/15/2020 t%ORTFI 0* 'Vo. 1 6 +' 4- 0 Town of North Andover Office of the Planning Department 1.20 Main Street North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 C 1"i tui NOTICE OF DECISION Watershed Special Permit -Waiver Date of Decision: December 15,2020 Application of: Town of North Andover 120 Main Street North Andover,MA 01,845 Premises Affected: 0 Dale Street,North Andover,MA 01845,Map 104.C,Parcel 18,within the R-1 zoning district. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND On December 9, 2020, the applicant requested a waiver of the Watershed Protection District Special Permit, in accordance with the North Andover Zoning Bylaw Article 4 Section 195-4.24. Waiver of Special Permit, so as to allow limited tree clearing and the construction of a gravel parking lot. This waiver is being sought retroactively, as tree clearing and gravel surfacing for the parking lot were conducted previously. The lot, known as Glennic Woodlot, was established prior to October 24, 1994. The lot was purchased in February 2020 by the Town, with funding from the Community Preservation Committee approved at the 2019 annual Town Meeting and funding from Greenbelt. This purchase included an agreement that Greenbelt construct the parking lot. The project area is 125 feet from the nearest wetland, while more than a half-mile from Lake Cochichewick high water mark,placing the project in the Non-Discharge Buffer Zone. The lot is 9.25 acres, with the land being mostly wooded and containing an access road and lot with pervious gravel surface. DECISION After a Planning Board meeting on the above date, and upon a motion by Peter Boynton and 2 nd John Simons a vote was taken with regard to a waiver of the Watershed Special Permit. The vote was 5-0, unanimous in favor of the waiver, FINDING OF FACT The Planning Board has made its decision based on the following findings: • The scope consisted of clearing 10 trees, removing stumps, removing top soil for the driveway and parking lot, and laying gravel for the driveway and parking lot. • Three of the removed trees were over 12" in diameter at breast height. • The driveway is 18' wide, extending approximately 60' at an angle into the lot from Dale Street. The driveway ends at the parking area, which is designed for five to six vehicles, being approximately 40 by 50'. All gravel areas follow the natural topography of the lot, with the driveway sloping downward towards Dale Street and much of the parking area sloping downward towards Village Way. • A waiver of the Watershed Protection District special permit is requested, due to the absence of an entirely impervious structure or expansion thereof and the limited disturbance to existing topography (as indicated in Section 195-4.24 of the North Andover Zoning Bylaw, as well as mitigating stormwater runoff with materials more permeable than pavement(where runoff may otherwise necessitate a special permit under Section 195-4.19B(2a). On Beha of North Andover Planning Board Jean Enright 2 December 9, 2020 North Andover Planning Board c/o North Andover Planning Department 120 North Main Street North Andover,MA 01845 Dear North Andover Planning Board, Oil behalf of the Essex County Greenbelt Association (Greenbelt),the Town of North Andover requests a waiver frorn the Watershed Protection District Special Permit for the Glennic Woodlot parking area project,in accordance with the Town of North Andover Zoning Bylaw Section 195.24-Waiver of special permit. This waiver is being sought retroactively, as tree clearing and gravel surfacing for the parking lot were conducted previously. The lot, known as Glennic Woodlot,was established prior to October 24th, 1994. The lot was purchased in February 2020 by the Town,with funding from the Community Preservation Committee approved at the 2019 Annual Town Meeting and funding from Greenbelt. This purchase included an agreement that Greenbelt construct the pal-king lot. The project area is 125 feet fi-oni the nearest wetland,while more than a half-mile from the Lake Cochichewick high water mark, placing the project in the Non-Discharge Buffer Zone. The lot is 9.25 acres, with the land being mostly wooded and containing an access road and lot with a pervious gravel surface. The project scope consisted of clearing 10 trees,removing stumps,removing top soil for the driveway and parking lot, and laying gravel for the driveway and parking lot. Three of the removed trees were over 12 inches in diameter at breast height. The driveway is 18 feet wide,extending approximately 60 feet at an angle into the lot from Dale Street. The driveway ends at the parking area,which is designed for five to six vehicles, being approximately 40 feet by 50 feet. All gravel areas follow the natural topography of the lot, with the driveway sloping downward towards Dale Street and much of the parking area sloping downward towards Village Way. Aside from the parking area and driveway, the entire lot will be preserved as open space. The use of the lot for conservation along with the unpaved driving and parking areas should allow for high infiltration of water and prevent substantial increases in storniwater runoff on the lot. A waiver of the Watershed Protection District special permit is requested, due to the absence of an entirely impervious structure or expansion thereof and the limited disturbance to existing topography (as indicated in Section 195-4.24A of the North Andover Zoning Bylaw), as well as mitigating storinwater runoff With materials more permeable than pavement(where runoff may otherwise necessitate a special permit under Section 195-4.19B(2a). A sketch of the parking area and a contour map showing wetlands are attached. We look forward to further discussion and review of this project. Please reach out with any questions. Sincerely, Daniel Beckley Staff Planner North Andover Town Hall 120 Main Street North Andover,MA 01845 43 cst Ma!den `�' c - s= Leven � Leg end s Massachusetts Parcels Feature Layer �n Camp Gat; 70 Massachusetts a UpatedWatershed Prospect- Hill NAZoningOverlays2O13 Lawrence �s ` Jatershe6 Prc�teti;on D:s'� ic, la-na!St ;ta west$oxi e,r St � � NORTH South ~ Lawrence Felt Vernon s Bark # St u r� Bruin _-y `- W shBws,een Heights -I-,Ili St An updated mapping of the Lake Cochichewick Watershed using more up-to-date LIDAR shows the new delineation (orange)over the old delineation and Watershed Protection District(blue) i s-�m Driveway to parking area (looking north from Dale r Street) / Parking lot (looking southeast towards Dale Street) uh �� 4��; �f��" �O� ,.✓��/� 'Wf��/u� '.'ra'� F ,°',k"*`,� „flip vu' �I/0//„/�*�,^,rP � ;..� ~'�1��ln'x � A X �f y / -�/� r i��n ��`/ �,�r /Y/�I'ru`/ill�i�" ,�"� ✓I�t" / p�lr iw � � /� „�. � w�-�r l �/; r ei,,, f l� ,�/' �rv��`� uo ihyr ri�"g�""y�`��% �ii / ✓*i /; l//// , f �I l Al" Iu/,� ✓/i� "�/,/e ,"�'// r�t%/%';, O/ ri7 f ,, / rl J' ,ri/r.��„1'�,f$,� ,. � �✓!�/ .0° i l.�✓�1��',� _ �,�rr,�+ url ✓,,,r,J aiY��!-,� � 1��,�.,� 26��'� ^''';t Far end of parking lot, stone at x trailhead (looking south towards Dale Street) o �+ r r 1 V i 1 Parking lot sA r (looking fiw r� northwest from driveway) r �,��// rl�/,o„r„„��i�%/�/�,,,,,,,�kc,/,��✓i i��1J��/r,�f/i.�wsi�„////t/�✓�i /v��/ii//,,��/!�/��.�//irr///i,�iri�tl / Driveway view from parking lot (looking southo' � towards Dale Street) �� r � /" fY Town of North Andover, MA December 9, 2020 Glennie Woodlot Parcel Map � r y A V" %%�, �l r �u, i m o Property Information p Property 1D 104.C-0018-0000,0 Location DALE STREET Owner TOWN OF NORTI-t ANDOVER MAP FOR REFERENCE ONLY NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT Town of North Andover,MA makes no claims and no warranties,expressed or impEed,concerning the validity or accuracy of the GIS data presented on this map. Geornetry updated 10131/2018 Data updated 10/3112018 Map Theme Legends Wetlands Shoreline ,'HydrologIc Connection Mean Low Water Line ,,-'Wetland Limit ,-'Closure Line Reservoir(with PWSID) Marsh/Bog Wooded Marsh sl&�Cranberry Bog "I Salt Marsh P.;'Tidal Flats Beach/Dune Massachusetts DEP, _......._.. _.__a..m..... Parking Area Sketch PIan Glennie Woodlot, North Andover r I f W ily �sll ,II II el� �'il i . uuVVl u. I VII Vf ul Imul°ui��W yly� I '�I I I I I III � i I 40 Feet 111 i i • • /;,/%i%%%%/a 18 Feet ' uuuuyl" Wide 16�wd 50 Feet 0 100 200 Feet I i Legend ' °� ° fir°�� lpll Source data obtained from survey plans,MassGIS, Glennie Woodlot �� " `;,,,,,,a, '; 1, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Orthophoto 2019. Boundary lines,photo points and all Roadway and Parking Area other property attributes are approximate. Wetlands r F.ssexCounVs[,andIYust Map created by Essex County Greenbelt December 2020