HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUMMARY OF FINDINGS PHASE 1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS :
BSC recommends that the project as proposed be denied for
the following reasons :
1 . Most of the wetland alterations proposed do not
qualify as limited projects;
2 . The proposed roadway layout for Woodbury Lane does
not: minimize wetland alterations and alternatives to
wetland filling do exist;
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3. Proposed culverts are undersized and due to their
small. size will be hard to maintain;
4. The project proposes a roadway storm drainage and
infiltration system that will not function under
certain conditions , and as a result will create a
greater runoff condition on and off-site ; and
5. That, because of these deficencies , the performance
standards have not been met and the interests will j
not be protected.
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o WETLAND ALTERATIONS
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The applicant ' s engineer has proposed to alter a
total of 7150 s. f . of wetlands resource areas ,
comprised of the following :
BORDERING VEGETATED WETLAND
AREA B 1670 s. f.
AREA C 200 s . f.
AREA D 3784 s . f .
AREA E 144 s . f .
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TOTAL 5789 s. f.
Bank and Land under a Waterway
AREA A 744 s . f.
AREA F 608 s . f.
TOTAL 1352 s . f.
BSC Engineering' s review has determined that there is
an additional 700 s. f.+ of bordering vegetated
wetland on lot #43 that is not shown . on the
referenced plans but was flagged. It appears that
this portion of the wetland will be altered by
driveway construction.
o Limited Projects
BSC 's review of the Abbott Village Estates submittal
has determined that only a minor portion of the 5280
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s .f . of wetland alterations proposed can be allowed
as a Limited Project as defined in 310 CMR 10. 53 ( 3) .
The work proposed in the following wetland resource
areas that does qualify:
AREA A 744 s. f .
AREA E 144 s .f.
AREA F 608 s. f .
TOTAL 1496 s . f
The work proposed qualifies because the work in these
2 areas will construct driveways which will serve as
the primary access to upland ( Lots 36 , 37 and 43 )
where a reasonable alternative means of access from a
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public way does not exist.
The remaining work proposed in 5 ,654 s . f. ( plus 700
s . f. flagged but not mapped - total 6354 s. f. ) of
wetland resource areas does not qualify as a limited
projec-t for the following reasons :
1 . Reasonable legal , primary access from a public way,
exists from both the Woodbury Lane cul-de-sac and
from Abbott Street.
2 . Reasonable alternatives to the proposed filling of
wetlands for Woodbury Lane exist.
Where fillip for the road is !
g proposed in bordering
vegetated wetlands at Station 5+00 to 5+60 (Area B,
1670 s . f. ) and at Station 6+50 (Area C, 200 s .f. )
th(ise impacts can be avoided simply by moving the
roadway alignment 40 ' to the east.
Likewise, where filling for the road is proposed in
bordering vegetated wetlands at Station 13+00 to
14+50 (Area D, approximately 3000 s . f. is BVW) ,
these impacts can be avoided by moving the roadway
layout 40 ' to the east and realligning it on a more
west to east axis.
3. Based on the above findings , it is BSC ' s
determination, that the applicant proposes to fill
greater than 5000 s. f . of Bordering Vegetated Wetland
to perform work which does not qualify as a Limited
Project.
The conservation commission cannot issue an Order of
Conditions allowing greater than 5000 s . f. of
filling of BVW.
o Additional Work
Work to be performed on Lots 33 to 35 , 38 to 42 , and
44 through 58 includes the construction of dwellings ,
dciv -,ways , utilities and regrading of land. The
applicant is proposing adequate protection of the
nearby wetlands by providing a continuous line of
staked haybales as shown on the referenced plans.
To insure that the work in these areas will not
intrude on the nearby wetlands , the commission should
require the staking and flagging of the work limits
a-nd the placement of the continuous line of staked
haybales prior to the commencement of work .
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