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Town of North Andover
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Office of the Planning Department
Community Development and Services Division
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North Andover, Massachusetts 01845
NOTICE OF DECISION
Watershed Special Permit -Waiver
Date of Decision: April 22,2015
Application of: Woodard& Curran, on behalf of the Town of North Andover
980 Washington Street, Suite 325
Dedham,Ma 02026
Premises Affected: 0 Rea's Pond Pump Station,MA 01845
Map 62 Parcel 22,within the R-1 zoning district.
BACKGROUND
On April 21, 2015, Bruce Thibodeau, Director Department of Public Works, requested a Waiver
of the Watershed Protection District Special Permit, in accordance with the North Andover
Zoning Bylaw section 4.136.8, for the purpose of reconstruction of Rea's Ponds Wastewater
Pump Station within the Non-Disturbance Buffer Zone of the Watershed Protection Zone. The
Project entails the relocation of existing wastewater pump station outside of the 50' No-Build
Zone, as well as outside of the FEMA Floodplain. The new station is designed to support the
seasonal high and low flow variations with improved capacity and wastewater storage, and
enhance redundancy and resilience with an updated electrical service, backup controls and
standby power.
FINDINGS OF FACT,
• A stormwater BMP was submitted to provide control and treatment of stormwater runoff,
as per the Ma Stormwater Management Standards and the Town of North Andover
Bylaw Standards.
• The pumping station will continue to convey wastewater to a location outside of the
Watershed Protection District.
• The new pump station will be secured with a perimeter fence.
• The existing pump station will be demolished with the existing footprint and the existing
gravel area reconfigured to provide parking for those using the area for recreational
purposes.
• All area other that the proposed structures and proposed driveway will be replaced with
grass or other native plantings.
• A wastewater pumping station is an allowed use within the Non-Disturbance Buffer
Zone.
DECISION
After discussion at the April 21, 2015 Planning Board meeting, and upon a motion by D.
Kellogg, seconded by L. McSherry, the Planning Board Approves the Watershed Special Permit
- Wavier with conditions. A vote of 4-0 was made in Favor of the waiver request.
CONDITIONS
• The Town Planner will conduct a minimum of two site inspections during the
construction
• The Town Planner will have the authority to stop construction if it is determined that
proper erosion control is not in place.
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Jean En ight
Interim Town Planner
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