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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-02-16 Conservation Commission Minutes V Conservation Commission Minutes DPW Conference Room February 16,2000 Members Present: Albert P Manzi, Chairman, Scott Masse,Vice Chairman, Joseph Lynch, Deborah Feltovic, John Mahon, Robert Mansour, Beth Wescott and James Demotses, Associate Staff Present: Richelle L Martin, Conservation Administrator, Brian LaGrasse, Conservation Associate and Germaine L Ouellette, Secretary The meeting was called to order at 7 00 p in Minutes: Minutes of January 5, 2000 and January 19, 2000 were accepted by Beth Wescott and seconded by Deborah Feltovic Vote was unanimous February 2, 2000 No action was taken on above listed minutes General Business: 242-845 Extension to Order of Conditions (Brookview Estates)(Dave Kindred) The Order of Conditions was issued on 4/3/97 for the construction of a roadway providing access to a planned residential subdivison, associated utilities and 5,900 s f of wetland replication The Order of Conditions mandates the replication area completes 5 growing seasons. The replication area has already gone through two (2)years of growing seasons Everything else requested in the Order of Conditions has been done. Mr Masse made a motion, seconded by Ms Feltovic to extend the Order of Conditions to April 3, 2001 The vote of the commission was unanimous 242-943 Amendment Request-1 Clark Street(RAM Asset)cont fr 1/19/00 This was continued from the January 5, 2000 meeting because the plan did not have the flag numbers on the plans submitted This order was issued on 2/4/99 authorizing the expansion of parking lot facilities and upgrade of stormwater management structures the 100' Buffer Zone of a BV W The Amendment request is for removal of existing pavement along the edge and into a wetland,restoration and changing the location of the planned parking spaces to the front of the building Needs to flag the line showing creation of 6 additional parking spaces Idea is to flip the plan so that the 6 parking spaces will be parallel to Clark Street. The Commission decided that they would need a letter from the Consultant clarifying the proposed square footage and the approved square n footage Mr John Mabon made a motion, seconded by Ms Deborah Feltovic to continue the discussion to the March Is'meeting The vote of the Commission was unanimous 242-821-COC-#3 80 Summer Street(Mark Rea) This Order was issued on 9/19/96 authorizing the construction of a single family dwelling, driveway, foundation drain and utilities within the Buffer Zone of a BVW 25/50' setbacks were mandated and met The house is 51' from wetland flag B6 We are in receipt of a letter and stamped As-Builts certifying compliance with the Order of Conditions Brian visited the site on February 14, 2000 and had no issues There are no violations on site The site is stable. Mr Mansour had a question on walkway leading to front door and the brick stairs Portion of walkway is within 50 feet of The Wetland Mr Mansour also stated that original design plan is at 1 20 scale and revised version is at 140 scale He recommended in favor of changing revised version to 1 20 scale so a better comparison could be made as walkway and steps were not on original plan Stairs outside 50 foot BZ Motion to deny until detailed compliance with 120 scale was made by Beth Wescott and seconded by John Mabon Beth Wescott withdrew her motion to deny and John Mabon followed also There was a question that the front yard had been regraded,there is a much higher slope now Needs more explanation offered There have been significant changes to construction Four years ago things were different per Bill Barrett Mr Barrett stated it had been granted by the previous Administrator 4 years ago without knowledge of the commission Mr Mabon stated modifications should be proposed to the Administrator Commission needs explanation when that doesn't happen Beth Wescott stated that they needed to see contour lines and bring back plan to match the existing plan Scott Masse recommended to withdraw the request for a COC and come back with a new one without prejudice Motion to withdraw without prejudice and refile at same scale as original and resubmit at a later date was made by Scott Masse and seconded by Beth Wescott Open Space and Recreation Plan OPEN SPACE PLAN PRESENTED BY JACK MABON ON 2-16-00 AT CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING This is a long-range planning tool for the Town of North Andover The Selectman's Meeting of 2-14-00 voted unanimously to approve it as presented Mr Mabon gave a very informative and thorough presentation for the public and NACC outlining all the features of this Open Space and Recreation Plan 1) to preserve the quality of education in the Town of North Andover 2) to preserve active and passive Watershed Area 3) to preserve open space and preservation of rural character and 4) limiting population growth Mr Mabon had a detailed color map outlining all the natural features and waterways of the plan The plan wants to create open space corridors in town north and west of Foster Street and close the gap at Harold Parker State Forest Mr Mabon also discussed the recreation component which is to pursue the East County Railtrail for passive recreation and to provide field space for Youth Recreation Programs The Plan has 16 recommendations in it The Commission as well as the general public was very impressed with Mr Mabon's presentation A few questions were asked as well as comments Mr Lynch suggested to send a letter of thanks to all supporters who worked on this project Mr Lynch made a motion to accept and endorse the Open Space and Recreation Plan and Ms. Feltovic seconded the motion The vote of the Commission was unanimous Email addresses were requested by Ms Martin to the Commission and that was completed to be added to our Member List Public Hearings (8:00 p.m.) Request for Determination of Applicability Amtrak Right of Way (TEC Associates) This RDA is for confirmation of the wetland boundaries as outlined on the railroad right of way In accordance with the vegetation management plan,they must identify the wetland boundaries through an RDA Ms Martin walked along the side of the railroad tracks and it is pretty straight forward They were before the Commission in 1995 with the same request and need to renew the boundary with each VMP To issue a negative determination of applicability was recommended by Ms Martin Scott Masse made the motion to issue a negative determination of applicability citing 310 CMR 10 03(6)(b) and 310 CMR 10 58 (6)(a) and it was seconded by Deb Feltovic The vote of the Commission was unanimous Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation 242-1001 Greene Street Wetland Confirmation(WPI) Mr Lynch requested to be recused from this filing Mr Lynch sat in audience but renewed his intent to recuse Jim Bolduc from Wetlands Preservation did presentation He stated that site looked like it had been previously disturbed Had spoils with brick and other materials Soils have been disturbed Fill had been layed on top also Mr Manzi asked if there was a current 2 1 E on this property Brian stated that there was a lot of fill brought into this property Beth Wescott was concerned over several different types of boundaries and delineations overlapping She would like to walk the site Beth would also like someone to review documents on the site and hire a soil scientist to check out the site A move was made by Ms Martin to establish an escrow account of$1,000 Beth Wescott made a motion seconded by John Mabon The vote was 6-0-1 with Joe Lynch abstaining Mr Lynch has returned to meeting at 8 30 P M Notice of Intent(s) 242-991-Lot 9 Willow Street(MHF Design)(Dutton and Garfield) Ms Martin informed Commission of correspondence in their packets from John Chessia She had spoken with him today and as outlined in his review, all of his concerns have been satisfactorily addressed Ms Martin had no concerns Mark Gross is presenting this project for a 2 story building of 7,344 S F Three replication areas constructed proposing restoration and additional plantings and buffering plantings They used Stop& Shop as elevation model of 237 feet Mr Mansour brought up the matter that the whole development was based on 236 feet He also questioned the snow storage area which was not referenced on page 3 of the plan Mr Mansour was concerned about de-icer on paved area going into wetlands Mr Gross stated that stockpile area is 25 feet away O&M Plan was submitted already Mr Masse made a motion, seconded by Ms Deb Feltovic to close the public hearing and issue a decision within 21 days The vote of the Commission was unanimous 242-998 Sewer Line-Harkaway Rd and Osgood St (Guertin& Assoc) cont fr 2/2/2000 We continued this from our last meeting (2/2/00) instructing the applicant to relocate the dewatering basin outside the 25' No Disturbance Zone(which has been done), add the 25', 50', and 100' Buffer Zones to the plan(which has been done) On presentation of plans Commission stated that sheets 5,6 and 7 was new data Applicant needs to have these sheets received at CC Office and stamped before it is presented to Commission Applicant addressed other issues which had not been resolved at 2/2/2000 meeting Specifically, he has re-notified 3 people Peter Edwards of 362 Osgood St, Dennis Rusch of 21 Concord St and John Leeman of 355 Osgood St Construction sequence to be brought in within 7 days prior to next meeting A motion to continue to 3-1-2000 was made by Beth Wescott and seconded by Deb Feltovic The vote was unanimous 242-999 1679 Osgood Street(Richard Kelly)(Kaminski and Associates) This NOI is for a proposed storage shed, parking lot, detention pond, etc within the Buffer Zone to a Bordering Vegetated Wetland The wetland is across the street on the Lucent property and is unreachable since it is enclosed by a fence and No Trespassing signs Ms Martin met with Mr Kaminski and company on Monday and instructed the following Depict the 25',50', and 100' Buffer Zones on the plan Show a snow stockpile area Show a de-watering basin and detail Show a soil stockpile location Mr Kaminski gave a presentation of this development of 3 02 acres The front is commercial and the rear is residential Catch basins will be put in,2 storm septors to detention pond and then discharged off-site Mr Mansour questioned 11 feet of wall tapering down to 4 feet encroaching on abutters property Mr Kaminski stated septic system is in the rear and that the waste would be pumped up to the septic system Mr Lynch questioned the dram behind the retaining wall Mr Kaminski stated a French drain would be installed around the building and that the water table was approximately 2 '/z feet(24 to 30") Mr Kaminski said they would start by cutting out detention pond first Ms. Wescott had n concerns about the sizes and contents of the self-storage areas Mr Kaminski informed the Commission that the sizes were 5X5, 1 OX10 and 1 OX20 feet and that they take extreme caution to see what goes into these storage bins Mr Victor and Giussepe Andreoli of 15 Bradford Street, abutters, had concerns about the water table and the residual water about 150 feet back Mr Kaminski stated he would meet with them to discuss the water flow Ms Saracusa of 1679 Osgood Street stated that the detention pond would be at the foot of her driveway She stated it would be a safety issue because of an open pond Mr Kaminski stated that the detention pond would be no more than 4 feet deep and quite narrow Ms Saracusa was concerned about having a buffer zone between her property and theirs She will meet with Mr Kaminski to discuss this matter She also had a concern about flooding of a septic tank Mr Kaminski informed Ms Saracusa that the septic tank is in the front of the proposed site and that it meets Title V Ms Martin offered an amount of$2,500 for the escrow account to be posted This was approved by Mr Lynch and seconded by Ms Feltovic The vote of the Commission was unanimous Mr Kaminski signed a Waiver Form to go with Coler and Colantomo for the drainage review A motion was made to return in 4 weeks on March 15 which was offered by Ms Feltovic and seconded by Mr Lynch The vote of the Commission on this was unanimous 242-??? 30 Sunset Rock Road(Bill Barrett) This Notice of Intent is for the construction of an addition within the Buffer Zone to a Bordering Vegetated Wetland(BVW) owned by Richard and Anne King 25', 50' setbacks are being met with this proposal The wetland line is accurate as confirmed in the field There is an outstanding Order of Conditions for the subdivison and this lot has yet to receive a Certificate of Compliance, but there is nothing in the Act or Bylaw that prevents them from filing numerous times with a clouded title We do not have a DEP # yet, so we cannot close the public hearing Erosion control is proposed on the plan. Motion to continue public hearing was made by Mr Masse and seconded by Ms Feltovic The vote of the Commission was unanimous 242-1000 173 Coachmans Lane (Richard Issenberg)(Hancock Env) As stated by Brian LaGrasse this NOI is for an addition to their existing house The addition is a three-season room, stairs, fire pit,patio, and landscaping Four concrete footings will support the addition The addition will be a one-story wood frame structure approximately 265 s f in size The wetland line is approved by the Conservation Commission There is no encroachment into the 25' No Disturbance Zone The addition, stairs and fire pit are outside the 50' No Construction Zone Erosion control is in an acceptable location. No detail was submitted for the blue stone patio The blue stone patio encroaches into the 50' NCZ Plan needs to show soil stockpile location or needs to mention if it will be removed when excavated 13" of 1 5"crushed stone is going to be placed under the addition and used as an infiltration bed The applicant is going before the Planning Board for a Watershed Special Permit on 3/7/2000 Mr Albert Manzi, Chairman left the meeting at 9 50 p in and Scott Masse took over the meeting Julie Hancock represented owner and stated stockpiling would be behind the house. A free-set spaced walking stones would be placed and used as an infiltration bed Motion was made by Ms Wescott and seconded by Mr Masse to continue until March 1 st in order to show enlarged detail of walkway and the patio out of the 50' No Construction Zone Vote of the Commission was unanimous Adjournment: On a motion by Mr Masse, seconded by Ms Feltovic, the Commission voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9 57 p m