HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-05-03 Request for WSP Waiver To: Planning Board, Town of North Andover, 120 Main Street, North Andover, MA 01845
From: The Giving Garden Committee of South Church in Andover, c/o Fran Fink, 26 Bateson
Drive, Andover, MA 01810
Date: April 28, 2022
Re: Request for Waiver of special permit under Section 195-4.24 of the Zoning Bylaw,
Watershed Protection District.
The mission of the Giving Garden Committee of South Church in Andover, MA, is to address
local food insecurity by bringing together diverse communities of volunteers and guiding them
in sustainable, organic farming practices.
The Committee leases land at the Rolling Ridge Conference Center, 660 Great Pond Road, in
North Andover. We grow vegetables and fruits on the land and give them to local food pantries
including Neighbors in Need, Lazarus House, and the People's Pantry. We have been operating
since 2015.
Rolling Ridge lies within the watershed of Lake Cochichewick. Portions of the site contain
wetlands. Portions of the site lie within 400 feet of the Lake. Portions of the site lie within a
Conservation Restriction Area. The boundaries of these site features are shown on Attachment
A: Conservation Restriction Plan dated July 8, 2010, and Attachment B: As-Built Plan dated July
30, 2018.
The Giving Garden Committee files an annual soil conservation report with the North Andover
Conservation Commission and complies with their requirements for setbacks, organic and
sustainable farming practices, and limits on construction. We have just received approval from
the Conservation Commission for our 2022 report.
The Giving Garden Committee would like to install a greenhouse on the site to support our
agricultural activities. We have selected a product called the "Grandio Ascent" which consists
of an 8-foot by 20-foot metal frame with plastic panels that slide into place. (Attachment C)
The metal base of the structure would be anchored to the ground using helical augur bolts 30
inches long (Attachment D). These are twisted into the ground until they reach the needed
depth, so there is no need for excavation or concrete footings. The structure can be
disassembled and removed when no longer needed.
The greenhouse would be located on an existing flat area currently maintained as either
mowed lawn or a vegetable planting bed. We would like to cover the floor with a weed block
fabric and cover this with a layer of pea stone to provide a stable walking surface.
The greenhouse is equipped with gutters. We have considered two options for controlling the
runoff. Our preferred option is to collect the water in rain barrels and use it to irrigate the
crops, thus returning it to the ground by infiltration. Another option is to direct it into grass
swales running parallel to the sides of the greenhouse for detention and infiltration.
Attachments E and F are modified versions of the Conservation Restriction Plan and As-Built
Plan. Using the scale on each plan and making a series of measurements between the corners
of the house near Great Pond Road, the corners of the fence around the garden, and the
wetland just east of the garden, we have added the approximate location of the garden fence
to the plans. Most of the garden lies within the unrestricted portion of the site. The garden is
more than 400 feet from the Lake and more than 25 feet from the nearest wetland. We have
also added three potential locations for the proposed greenhouse to each site plan, labeled A,
B, and C, and encircled. Location A is just outside the western fence line south of the existing
gate. Location B is inside the western fence line south of the existing gate. Location C is
outside the southern fence line. All three locations are more than 400 feet from the Lake, more
than 100 feet from the wetlands, and outside of the Conservation Restriction Area in the
unrestricted portion of the site. We would prefer site A or B because they are closer to the
wash station and toolshed that support our operations.
The Giving Garden Committee requests a waiver from the special permit requirement for work
in the Watershed Protection District for the proposed greenhouse. We can install and operate
the greenhouse without significant disturbance to existing topography or deleterious impacts
on the drinking water supply.
Please contact Fran Fink to arrange a tour of the site to review this proposal and answer any
questions that might arise. Home phone: 978-470-1640 Cell phone: 978-886-1024
Email: fran,cesjin 'DicNoud,corn
Thank you for your consideration of this proposal.
cc: North Andover Conservation Commission
Lawrence Jay, Executive Director, Rolling Ridge Conference Center
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