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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-10-18 Conservation Commission Minutes Conservation Commission Minutes DPW Conference Room October 18,2000 Members Present: Scott Masse, Chairman,Albert Manzi, Vice Chairman, John Mabon, Beth Wescott,Joseph Lynch and Robert Cerchione, Associate Absent Were: Robert Mansour,Deborah Feltovic and James Demotses, Associate Staff Present: Brian LaGrasse, Acting Administrator and Germaine L Ouellette, Secretary The meeting was called to order at 7 p in by Scott Masse, Chairman Minutes: No minutes were accepted General Business: 242-486 COC—Liberty Hills II (George Secchiaroli)(Robert P Morns, RPLS)cont fr 10/4/00 This was continued from the 9/20/00 meeting so they could get a letter from the engineer certifying compliance This has been submitted. No houses were proposed under this filing This Order issued on 12/28/88 authorized the construction of roadways,utilities and drainage facilities within the Buffer Zone to a BVW We already have a COC for Lot 1 DEP#242-604. No As-Builts were required in the Order of Conditions for this project. We are in receipt of a letter from Leah Basbanes certifying compliance with the performance standards dated 11/8/93 Brian LaGrasse recommended issuing a COC for 242-486 and release of the $4,000 Bond A motion was made by Albert Manzi and seconded by Beth Wescott to issue a COC for 242-486 and release the $4,000 Bond being held The vote was unanimous 242-935 Modification to OOC - 69 So Bradford St (Hancock Environmental) Julie Parrino presented on behalf of the owner This Order was issued on 11/5/98 authorizing the construction of a single family dwelling with associated appurtenances within the Buffer Zone to a BVW This order was modified on 9/l/99 to include the deck on the record plans dated 8/18/99 The record drawing shows an L shaped deck, however, the new plan shows a rectangular deck which is encroaching into the wetlands now Richelle Martin only verified the hay bale line not the deck Scott would like to talk to Ms Martin about the hay bales Albert Manzi feels a need for a treatment swale because water seems to be pointing into the direction of the resource area Julie Parrino stated that all the runoff from the house is going into drywells Mr Manzi suggested that Julie Parrino give the Conservation Commission something in writing on this Scott Masse suggested the Modification request be denied in total A motion was made by Albert Manzi to deny Modification to Order of Conditions for 242-935 and this was seconded by Beth Wescott The vote was unanimous 242-255 PCOC—Lot#13 —96 Castlemere Place (Corinne Rice) (Epsilon Assocs) This Order was issued on 2/8/85 authorizing construction of the roadway No houses were proposed under this filing This Lot already has a COC for the filing 242-290 which was for the house construction Brian LaGrasse inspected the property on 10/17/00 and did not have any issues There are no violations on site and there is no Bond in place. This is purely an administrative issue Scott Masse recommended issuance of the PCOC for 242-255 A motion was made by Beth Wescott and seconded by Albert Manzi to issue a PCOC for 242-255 for Lot #13 —96 Castlemere Place The vote was,unanimous Joseph Lynch arrived at the meeting at 7:45 p.m. After the General Business was completed at 7 45 p m Albert Manzi spoke on the Outcountry Fire Station Task Force Mr Manzi is the Vice Chairman and he talked about Article 23 that mandates that a Task Force be formed to look for Town owned land for an Outcountry Fire Station. Their first meeting was on September 4, 2000 The minutes of the meeting were sent out by Chief Dolan and submitted to the Con Com They had a short list of parcels to look at Parcel 220, Map 106A is a 4 acre lot on Ingalls Street This parcel is owned by the Town Mr Manzi presented a proposal to the Conservation Commission which was prepared by Michael Howard of Epsilon Associates. This parcel has a substantial section of upland near the street that possibly could be suitable for a fire station. The only question is if there is at least one acre of land that could be used as an outcountry fire station? Mr Manzi stated it may be pretty close to one acre Scott Masse spoke and asked that the Conservation Commission appropriate up to $1,000 to hire Epsilon Associates to do delineation of wetlands for Ingalls Street A motion was made by Joseph Lynch and seconded by John Mabon to appropriate $1,000 00 for this project The vote was unanimous Decision: 242-1025 Greene St/Kenwood St Joseph Lynch recused himself from this project Michael Howard of Epsilon Associates presented the Order of Conditions to the Conservation Commission as there were many additions and changes to be included Mr Howard informed the Commission that 90%of this project is subject to redevelopment and 10% is subject to non-redevelopment A Cash Bond in the amount of$125,000 was agreed upon because of relocation of a stream, replication, etc Albert Manzi made a motion to adopt the Order of Conditions for 242-1025 as amended and this was seconded by Beth Wescott The vote was 3 for and one abstained(Joseph Lynch). Public Hearings (8:15 p.m.) and Joseph Lynch returned to the meeting 242-1020 492 Sutton Street(Mass Aeronautics Com)(Dufresne-Henry, Inc)cont fr 10/04/00 Mr Patrick Seekamp is working on this review. Brian LaGrasse has not received any correspondence from him at this time The applicant has submitted a request for a continuance to the 11/01/00 meeting A motion was made by Albert Manzi and seconded by John Mabon to continue 242-1020 to our 11/1/00 meeting The vote was unanimous 242-1044 428 Winter Street(Irene&Andrew Soucy)(Memmack Eng)cont fr 10/04/00 Brian LaGrasse informed the Commission that the homeowner submitted this application by the deadline and they faxed the legal notice to the Citizen on time The homeowner received information that the fax went through successfully but the Citizen did not post the legal notice Therefore this item cannot be opened until our meeting of I l/1/00 242-1032 127 Bridle Path(George Chatson)(Thomas Neve Assocs)cont from 10/04/00 The applicant is still discussing the alternatives with the homeowner at this time and have submitted a letter requesting a continuance to the 11/1/00 meeting. A motion was made by Albert Manzi and seconded by John Mabon to continue 242-1032 until our meeting of 11/l/00 The vote was unanimous Beth Wescott left at 8:20 p.m. as she was leaving for a business trip out of State early the next morning. 242-1042 Bayfield Drive(Benjamin Farnum)(Thomas Neve)cont fr 10/04/00 No abutters were present for this project Brian LaGrasse informed the Commission that this project was continued from our last meeting so that the applicant could submit a mitigation plan This has been submitted and the disturbed soils will be seeded with an erosion/restoration mix along with 2 Arrowwoods, 2 Red Osier Dogwoods and 2 Maple trees will be planted Brian LaGrasse stated that this NOI is for the moving of a barn down Rte. 125 to Bayfield Drive This would entail leveling of a mound in the 25' NDZ to a resource area to provide access to Bayfield Drive from Rte 125 They are proposing to install cribbing for a temporary metal plate bridge for the relocation of the barn The cribbing and the erosion control to the south appear to be located in the resource area The erosion controls to the north are in the 25' NDZ The mound of fill to be leveled is also in the 25' NDZ The mound appears to be a fill pile placed here years ago Brian LaGrasse recommended closing the public hearing and issuing a decision in 21 days A motion was made by Joseph Lynch to close 242-1042 and issue a decision in 21 days and this was seconded by John Mabon The vote was unanimous. A decision has been prepared by Brian LaGrasse for this evening to expedite the moving of the Barn 242-1041 122 Boxford St (Patricia Passariello)cont fr 10/04/00 This was continued from the last meeting so the applicant could have the wetland flags re- established by survey The flags are in the field and Brian LaGrasse walked the site on 10/17/00 and approved the wetland line This NOI is for the construction of a 6' extension of the garage within the Buffer Zone to a BVW The addition is 79' from the wetlands, but the hay bales are proposed 14' at the closest point The erosion control is proposed along the side of the driveway between the driveway and the resource area This seems to be the only feasible area that the erosion control can go. The work is being performed at the top of the driveway and this is the only permeable area that the silt fence can be trenched and the hay bales can be staked The other side of the driveway looks possible but because of the steep slope of the driveway, Brian felt that any unstable soil at the excavation area would be washed down the driveway and end up in the resource area Brian LaGrasse recommended closing the public hearing and issuing a decision in 21 days A motion was made by Albert Manzi to close 242-1041 and issue a decision in 21 days and this was seconded by John Mabon The vote was unanimous except for one abstention-Joseph Lynch 242-1026 Lot 33 Abbott Street(No Andover Land Corp )(N E Eng)cont fr 10/04/00 Brian LaGrasse stated that the applicant has submitted a letter from the DPW allowing the sewer line to go up Abbott Street and revised plans The applicant is no longer requesting a waiver This NOI is for a single-family dwelling and all associated appurtenances. The dwelling meets the 25750' setbacks Albert Manzi stated he was pleased with DPW for allowing sewer to go up Abbott Street The Commission would like to condition that a stonewall be put into the Order of Conditions This will be a dry set wall to be used A motion was made by Joseph Lynch and seconded by John Mabon to close 242-1026 and issue a decision in 21 days. The vote was unanimous 242-1043 209 Johnson Street(Robert Nazarian)(N E Engineering)cont fr 10/04/00 This was continued from the last meeting because they did not have proof of mailings. These mailings have been presented and all are correct There were no abutters present for this project This NOI is for the installation of a sewerage pump in the existing septic tank and a 3" PVC force main within the Buffer Zone to a BVW The closest point of excavation will be 63' from the wetlands Erosion controls are depicted 36' from the wetlands and are in an appropriate location Brian LaGrasse walked the site on 10/03/00 and confirmed the wetland line They meet the 25'/50' setbacks There are no violations on site Brian LaGrasse recommended closing the public hearing and issuing a decision in 21 days A motion was made by Albert Manzi to close 242-1043 and issue a decision in 21 days and this was seconded by Joseph Lynch The vote was unanimous 242-1031 1812 Turnpike Street(Jean Proulx)(Allen&Major)cont fr 10/04/00 No abutters were present for this project Brian LaGrasse informed the Commission that this NOI is for the construction of a 10,000 s f (footprint) two story building, associated roadways, parking, drainage structures, landscaping and associated appurtenances They are not requesting any waivers for this project They are utilizing versa lock block retaining walls along the 25' NDZ on the eastern portion of the site This has been sent out for review by Coler&Colantomo There has been some progress made between the engineers and they are getting closer to resolving the remaining issues The last response was sent by Allen& Major to John Chessia on 9/27/00 and Brian LaGrasse is waiting for Chessia's next correspondence which is due any day now Gary Scola was present for Allen&Major This project is considered Zone X which is a 500 year flood plain zone Per Mr Scola the applicant does not have a presumption that this a BLSF According to Michael Howard BLSF does not exist They have removed the perforations in the pipe and a standard 4' concrete structure will be used to control the flow of water They will have a trenched drain with a manhole with a pump Allen& Major will reissue with drawings for John Chessia An easement has been granted and Allen& Major will get this letter to us. A motion was made to continue 242-1031 to 11/01/00 by Joseph Lynch and this was seconded by Albert Manzi The motion was unanimous 242-1044 675 Chickering Road(No. Andover School Bldg Committee)(Schofield Bros) Proof of mailings were presented. Scott Masse met with the applicant and Coler& Colantomo did the initial review Present for this project were Ken DeNisco from DeNisco, John Oxman and Rick Rice, also Harold Ducharme and Lou Minicucci from the school The Commission was informed that if no new high school is built that by the year 2010 there would be a need for 26 portable classrooms in a No Build Option Zone This NOI is for the demolition of the North Andover High School and the construction of a new 300,000 s f. new high school,with parking, driveways,utilities, grading, landscaping, athletic fields and associated appurtenances There was an RDA done in September of 1999 for this project They have requested a waiver of the 25' NDZ and proposed the filling in of some small areas of BVW in 5 locations Four of the locations are associated with the driveway access from Osgood Street The total alteration they list is 4,605 s f of wetland alteration including some temporary alterations for the construction of the proposed retaining walls They are proposing 9,910 s.f of replication which includes replication for the temporarily altered areas They are reducing the amount of impervious area in the Riverfront area by 50,980 s f Fred King is doing the technical end for this project All work proposed is in an area that has already been disturbed before They are basically using the same footprint as existing high school. No work to be done within the flood plain area The disturbed areas will be regraded They will either bring in organic soil or mix it on site On all paved surfaces TSS requirement is 80% They will use a particle separator The first 1/4 inch of water gets trapped before it hits pervious surface. Storage volume will be below the surface On a 2 year storm there would be no ponding On a 10 year storm 1/10 of an inch of water Above a 10 year storm the area in the soccer field will be used for water ponding Albert Manzi made a motion to establish an escrow account in the amount of$5,000 and this was seconded by Joseph Lynch The vote was unanimous Bob Scanlon, abutter from 510 Osgood Street asked if the tree line would be changed9 The answer was no trees would be coming down There will be a meeting with any interested abutters on Wednesday Theodore Eaton, 151 Prescott St another abutter, was concerned about the water runoff down Rte 125 There is more than a 60 foot drop down to Prescott House which runs out the driveway and down into the street. A motion was made by Joseph Lynch and seconded by John Mabon to continue 242-1045 until 11/01/00 The vote was unanimous. Albert Manzi left the meeting at 9:30 p.m. for work. At this point we did not have a quorum to continue our meeting Decisions: 242-1029 440 Marbleridge Road Brian LaGrasse read the Order of Conditions for this project which consisted of a cantilevered 12'X20' deck A Bond of$2,500 will be conditioned along with a condition that the area beneath the deck shall remain impervious and undisturbed Since we did not have a quorum at this point the Order of Conditions were signed by John Mabon and Joseph Lynch pending signatures from Albert Manzi and Beth Wescott Scott Masse, Chairman voted no on this project 242-1042 Bayfield Drive Since the barn move is scheduled for October 27, 28 and 29`h according to Verizon, no decision was taken on the NOI tonight Instead, in order to facilitate the move on that weekend, Brian LaGrasse will issue an Enforcement Order allowing them to get the work done on October 27,28 and 29 and before October 30 The Commission was also informed that the mover would rather use steel beams instead of the reinforced plywood as a cribbing which the Commission felt a lot better about 242-1039 148 Bridle Path The Order of Conditions were read by Brian LaGrasse and were accepted as drafted by Joseph Lynch and John Mabon pending signatures from Albert Manzi and Beth Wescott • 1 242-1040 160 Bridle Path The Order of Conditions were read by Brian LaGrasse and were accepted as drafted by Joseph Lynch and John Mabon pending signatures from Albert Manzi and Beth Wescott A motion to adjourn at 10:10 p.m.was made by John Mabon and this was seconded by Joseph Lynch.