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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-08-13 Conservation Commission Minutes TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS o/ OFFICK OF CONSERVATION ISSN µ a0 TELEPHONE 683—.7105 40 e uUS Minutes of Meeting of August 13, 1986 Present: A. Resca J. Lindon C. Schoene B. Mansour (8:25) C. Lowery L. Bruinooge W. Vicens T. Peter, Cons. Administrator M. Boudrot, Secretary Oakwood Estates Lot 9 - Jack Lindon motioned to ratify the Enforcement Order. C. Lowery second, motion carries. Meadows Property - Violation Mr. Meadows was present, he has hired attorney of John J. Willis who was his spokesmen, Problem: Filling of Wetlands going on for years. Mr. Willis proceded to give a history of this area. It seems that way back the Board of Health did give Mr. Meadows permission to dump (Not garbage) but fill. In December 1985 the NACC issued a Cease and Desist Order. , . In March of this year (1986) Mr. Meadows hired an Engineer from. Merrimac Engineering, namely Mr. Steve Stapinskyp' W. Vicens stated that this problem has existed since 1974, in violation of G.L.c. 1.31, Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. Much discussion took place as to where the wetlands begin as the filling has completely covered the area. Mr.Will..is does not agree ` with our IEP wetlands maps. The NACC will review this situation at a future meeting. Jerad Place I Mr. Jeness attended meeting and presented the problem with Lot 10. J. Lindon had inspected the dams and fabric fencing. T. Neve is working on the replacement plans, he did not attend mtg. Mr.. Jeness requested to work on the utilities and the burial. of stumps etc. The Board requested that placement of erosion control be placedaround this area. J. Lindon motioned to allow the burial of stumps and rocks with erosion control in place. A. Resca second, motion carried. Holt Road/Clark Street - Public Hearing Mr. Peter Samaris, architect of 40 Rogers Road, Haverhill., represented owner attended meeting. The plan is to add to an already built building. He requested input from the Board on wetland determination in the area. A site visit will be made by the Board to establish wetlands. A letter of extension for time was requested by the board . A letter to that effect will be corning into the office. 2 Continuation of Meeting of 8/13/86. continuation of Holt Road/Clark Street - Public Hearing Jack Lindon motioned to close public hearing on Holt Road and Clark Street Determination. By Next Wednesday nite a determination will have been made on this site. (August 20th) 203 Granville Lane - Swimming Pool - Determination The applicant Mr. Manchini presented his request and the work to be done in relation to the swimming pool at this site. A 17' x 34' x 8' deep pool and at the farthest end of pool he is 60 feet from a wetland. A site visit will be made. The Board requested that they put in erosion control around the area. Jack Lindon motion to close public hearing, make a site visit in order to make a determination. Catherine Lowry second, motion carried. Trombly Buse Site - Town House Condominiums Public Hearing On the Trombly Bus Site a complex of 39 townhouses complex. Jim Hyde their attorney and Mike Juliano engineer presented the plan for T.M. Associates from Peabody, MA They want to call the complex Abbott Village, but the Board requested another name as North Andover already has an Abbott Village. They agreed to change the name. The complex consists of 8.3 acres approximatly 3.5 acres are designated wetlands per vegetation. Beside the construction of the townhouses they propose driveways, swales, pipes, headwalls, rip rap dissipator, vegetated cover and hydroseeding along with sewers. Jack Lindon motion to close public hearing on Trombly Bus Site for the purpose of construction of 39 townhouse condominiums for the purpose of issuing Order of Conditions within 21 days. Lois Bruinooge second, motion carried. 1 Coventry Estates II,-A (South Bradford Street) Public Hearing Scott Moorehead represented Beta International presented an over-view plan. The plan is for 74 house lots, 28 of which would face South Bradford Street. A discussion of great length took place. The Board requested from Beta an Agreement on Tree Cutting, also a letter statingA of by lot. A request was also made for a letter giving NACC one week extension on utilities due August 27th. Jack Lindon motioned to continue public hearing for Phase 2A with an Order of Condtions to be issued three weeks from August 27th, assuming we get the additional information requested by 8/27. L. Bruinooge second, motion carried. An agreement for land in the Green Belt was mentioned. Tucker Farms At last weeks meeting it was established that work could not go on in this area without received from Forbes Realty a bond. We received a check for $23,000 that had not been certified by a bank, thus until this matter was straightened out or Enforcement Orders would be going out from NACC on Tucker Farms. 3 - Continuation of Meeting of 8/13/86 Continuation of Tucker Farms If the certified check is not in the office by 4:30 on Thursday, 8/14/86 an Enforcement Order on Lots 1-6 will be issued reading "Stop all work on houses, until a bond is accepted and approved by the North Andover Treasurer!' We also want a report on swales built but not finished on Lots 9, 10,11, 12 and 13. Bi-weekly progress reports either verbal or in writing. Also, to invite James Philbin and Thomas Laudani to our next board meeting. AaI n�oostop all work that is non-swale, non-vegetation work, non-wetland replacements. B.Mansour abstained, Motion carried. Deerfield Lane Phil Christiansen and Mr. Young attended meeting. B. Mansour motioned to accept revised plans as presented to satisfy Conditions,Aft 4a., 14b, 14C and 18. A. Resca- opposed; C. Lowery second, motion carried. North Andover Business Park James Bourgois of Channel and Robert Webster attended meeting. Bayfield Circle to be completed by October 15th. Lot 5 Acceptable plan for revegetating destroyed wetland - future filing forthcoming extention onto building - replacement area will not be constructed until a final plan is decided on by the NACC Lot 8 - Plan accepted and replacement completed by September 15th. Jack Lindon motioned to accept scheme subject to the wetland area be completed first and any other work be completed by September 15th. C. Lowery second, motion carries. Enforcement Order on Lot 5 was lifted. Regarding Lot 8 - Roadway to be staked as filling of wetland is taking place. J. Lindon motion to accept plans for the replacement area to be finished by Sept. 15 th- The area is 3,000 square feet. A. Resca second, motion carries. Chestnut Green DEQE 242-243 A Replacement Plan that had been turned down in the past. J. Lindon approved the revised plan dated April 1986 with the provision that the wetland area by completed by Oct. 15th. Total fill is 4,000. Jack Lindon to write letter. Arthur Resca second, motion carried. Great Pond Estates - Discussion Order of Conditions issued next week. After a lot of discussion the Board came to 3 options to what to do on this site: 1. Accept T. Neve's Plan-2.Prepare detailed Order 'of. Conditions, and 3. Deny. 'A poll<of the members indicated: 4 for Conditions and 2 for Denial. 4 - Continuation of Meeting of August 13, 1986 Jack Lindon motioned to issue a Compliance for Lot 47A Bear Rill, A.Resca second, motion varied. An extension request for one year for Osgood Street, General Store Realty Trust File #242-182 a motion made by Bob Mansour. A. Resca second, motion carried. Correspondence Action Required Compliance Reqeust - Lot 47A Bear Rill Extension Request for #242-182 (Osgood Street) Letters from the Town Planner Re: Final completion deadline for the following subdivisions: Equestrian Estates Village Woods The Pines Carlton Farms T. Peter requests to a-ttend REI Seminar. - Outgoing Ltr. from T. Peter to the Board of Selectmen REo Coventry Estates II - Detention Pond #4 Ltr. from T. Peter to the Beta International Re: Approval of Coventry Estates II - Detention Pond #4 Ltr. from T.Peter to the Board of Selectmen Re: Marbleridge and Great Pond Road Intersection Modifications Ltr. from T. Peter to Forbes Realty Trust Notification of lifting the Enforcement Order at French Farm. -Information Town Counsel legal opinion Rep Chapter 61B Minutes from the Balanced Growth Steering Committee of June 23, 1986. Meeting adjourned at 12:35 A.M.