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From. iI'W.arrl l " D ubay, P.17... Re Little Professionals ;Site Plan— Review Conlanents
(Response to B ➢'v➢crbuo 92 looted 02 Oct 2.003),
The following,o ulstauadln ;review issues are clarification and/or- administrative in.terms of dr'airba a uuuodel in ,
ele. most of which ww i H riot even require plan changes—we are in the process of coordinating the'se issues with
VI IB.
.T- .e- ii) The reviewer a knowkl d es that the comment has been.addressed. We'd also like to
point out that aahlrouuu h totel runoff volume rrriti ,aulion its riot a reoluuirerruerut, the
calculations have been douue an this project to address it:—iubchading infiltration and
actual test pint soils data.
&T-h.aaAi-r The PVC pipe ltuverts have been adjusted slightly to accommodate.
General-914 e will resolve the pole protection detail With V14"13,<
Drairu e+➢-3 & The design is based on aaclUal test grit datuu forr Borth draairaau c€atud septic testing, which
are,: not suubsta nt,ially in cotrffict with SCS data. This testin also took into aaccobtarat
I I W'I"°data as,required., T"lee sc"rvlu oru the.d�rur� iuu floc a° laort lutes bu eru corrected,
13rauiurm,ge-1-7, ) We provide recharge otu this pr(.pect and Mal volume mitigation, ault.h uu h it is, not
required, and the wastewater line Rem is i.uucorusc tuontial and will be removed ftorbb
Ilue calctullatiouu. The Stormtech system includes, maintenance cicaubouats, is becoming
widely utilized for its perfdrmance beneffis (itucluudin , lay the reviewer), and O&M
mates will be added to the plan. "Elie CB K.—value cuulcs are in the report and these
flow numbers are clearly adequate,
Traffic Comments) All work was closely coordinated with, the NAF (see special plan n les). The bus
entrance was moved to tN, safest location atbd orientation, which is, a ruuoot point as,
this driveway is riot planned to he utilized at that peau.k. thous from that abp(pro ach---
even at the worst case would' only be, it 1 -secourd delay for the sere of safety—and
note that this is: oubly a condition if the right turn lane is not allowed by M IDl Our
actual experience with the trip, gcneraution rrrodelirb,h is conservative as previousty
discussed wvitlu the Board. Extra si na c will be added at the sidewalk alk stalls.
All of the ether hil'ormation and comments 11'orrr the Boatrd were already intlegarted itilo the,plans which.were
reviewed lady VI➢l , including widening the aaccess sidewwraulk, providu`uu, strouww° storag Udr inn a improvements,
e-jiuubinrltin,g excess guardrails/boulders, atu d providing fill sidewalks, along the frontages.
e trust that these liuba[ revisions rarest with the arptrrovid of the Board.
OtIr site Plan (jecisions''gencrally have Ill following,3 conditions regarding,landscapingarid
trees:
4. P'rior to verification of the Certificate;of Oeciopaucy:
a) The applicant rnust submit a letter Eurn the architect and engineer of the pro stating
that the building, signs, landseall lighting and site layout substantially Comply witf,4
the plans referenced at the end of this,decision as endorsed by the Plann ing Board.
5. Pi.-ior to the final rellense:of mxurity.
a) 1"he Planning Staff shall revitm the sile. Any screening as may be reasonably
required by(fie Planning Staff will be added at the applicanfs expensc.
9. Any plants,trees or,shruhs,that have been incorporated into the Lands,cape Plan approved in
this decision that die within one year froni 11bre date of planting,shall be replaced by the owner.
Based on discussion with soine other planners, I would propose keeping condition 5 as it is
written and bect'ing up conditions 4(a) and 9, W rca&
4. Prjoj, to verificatio.ii of the Cerlifiente of Occupancy.
a), All landscaping shall be installed as, indicated oil the Landsca e Plan, The a )pljoant inust.
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subrn it a stamped letter frorn the architect or engineer of'the project statin.g I hat the
building, sigtis, land geaping, fighting and site layout substantially coin ly itf wal the plans
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referencetf tit the end of this decision as,endorsed by the Planning'Bo ard. Alternatively,
the apil and/or property owner may provide,a bond to cover the flill arnounir of the
landscaping materials and �installation if,weather conditions do not permit tile:COrnpletioti,
of the landnaping prior to anficipatedoccupancy.
9. Any plants, trees or,shrubs that leave bum, in corporatod into the Landscape planappi-oved
in this dmisicui,that die within,on.c:year E?Orn,Ill date of platiling shall be replactd, by the
OwneT alld all landscaping shall be properly maintained in,a healthy condition in
Perpetuity.
Condition 4(,a)gives,the occupants some flexibility to deal with the weather and.acts of God, but
ensuo es that t1m.Planning,Board inaintaiors enough furi&on hand to ensure that landscaping:plans
am adhered to and Condition 9 requimq that landscaping always be maintained, notjusl for a
yea,r.
Let rne know what you think jw.
,J. Alstin Woods
Town Plaiuier
Town of Noah Andover
Community Development Division
27 Charles Street
North Andover, MA 0 18,45
P (978)688-9,535
F (9,78) 6,88-9542
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