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NORTH ANDOVER
March 21,2012 CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Conservation Commission
1600 Osgood Street
North Andover, MA 01845
Re: DEP File No. 242-1480
14 Lorraine Avenue
Dear Commission Members:
Please find enclosed a revised site development plan for the above referenced property which has
been modified based on comments your Agent received from the Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP). It appears the DEP contacted your agent after the last plan, revision date Feb.
1, 2012, was submitted and stated that the DEP has a policy not to allow filling of wetlands to
extend a yard, and if the Commission issues an Order of Conditions allowing the filling of
wetland to expand the yard the DEP will appeal the permit. The DEP has all the correspondence,
plans and the alternatives analysis and is standing fast to their policy. As you may recall one of
the benefits of extending the yard was that it also created the ability to provide a buffer between
the usable yard and the wetland where currently the yard extends to the wetland edge.
Based on the DEP's comments we have revised the plan to eliminate the filling of any wetland.
The proposed site development remains the same as previously shown on the plan revised to Feb.
1, 2012 and we have also retained the proposed 10 foot wide buffer area between the wetland
edge and the proposed wall upslope of wetland flags WF96-WF99. The closest point of the
proposed structure to the wetland edge is 18 feet which is from the deck; this is the same distance
as the setback from the existing dwelling to the wetland. The existing detached garage, which is
12 feet from the wetland, is still proposed to be razed. We have proposed a boulder wall upslope
of the wetland edge to prevent any future encroachment into the wetland.
We look forward to meeting with the Commission at your next regularly scheduled meeting on
March 28,2012 to further discuss this matter.
ENGINEERS ® SURVEYORS a ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS ® LAND USE PLANNERS
447 Old Boston Road (U,S. Route 1), Topsfield, MA 01983 978-887-8586 FAX 978-887-3480
Providing Professional ,Services Since 1978
www.nevemorin.com
Conservation Commission Page 2
March 21, 2012
If you have any questions prior to the meeting please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
THE NEVE-MOR1N GROUP, INC.
John.M. Morin, PE
President, CEO
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Enclosures
cc: Breenmore Realty Trust
Jill Provencal, MassDEP NERD
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