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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
A. General Information
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1. Applicant:
Northampton Office of Planning and Sustainability
Name
wfeiden@nothamptonma.gov
E-Mail Address
210 Main Street, Room 11
Mailing Address
Northampton
City/Town
MA
State
01060
Zip Code
413-587-1264
Phone Number
Fax Number (if applicable)
2. Representative (if any):
Firm
Contact Name
E-Mail Address
Mailing Address
City/Town
State
Zip Code
Phone Number
Fax Number (if applicable)
B. Determinations
1. I request the Northampton
Conservation Commission
make the following determination(s). Check any that apply:
a. whether the area depicted on plan(s) and/or map(s) referenced below is an area subject to
jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act.
b. whether the boundaries of resource area(s) depicted on plan(s) and/or map(s) referenced
below are accurately delineated. c. whether the work depicted on plan(s) referenced below is subject to the Wetlands Protection Act.
d. whether the area and/or work depicted on plan(s) referenced below is subject to the jurisdiction of any municipal wetlands ordinance or bylaw of:
Northampton
Name of Municipality
e. whether the following scope of alternatives is adequate for work in the Riverfront Area as depicted on referenced plan(s).
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
C. Project Description
1. a. Project Location (use maps and plans to identify the location of the area subject to this request):
Off Ward Avenue
Street Address
Northampton
City/Town
31C
Assessors Map/Plat Number
043
Parcel/Lot Number
b. Area Description (use additional paper, if necessary):
A city-owned segment of the trail along the Mill River
c. Plan and/or Map Reference(s):
Dumor Bench Detail
Title
10/25/11
Date
Survey with Bench Location
Title
4/22/2011
Date
Photo of Bench Location
Title
Date
2. a. Work Description (use additional paper and/or provide plan(s) of work, if necessary):
The project proposes installation of a bench along the Mill River trail off of Ward Avenue. Work will be located within riverfront area to the Mill River, approximately 40 feet from the top of bank.
The area has been a popular walking and bicycling trail for many decades, and the bench will be installed at the rope swing beach. The area is sandy, and receives a great deal of foot traffic. No vegetation of
any kind will be disturbed as a result of the bench’s installation. Footings for the bench will be dug with either with a mini excavator, or by hand, if access along the trail is challenging for machinery. The
embedment is concrete to a depth of 30”, and will be nearly flush with ground level. The area is also within floodplain, but the project will displace much less than one cubic yard, and the
Commission previously voted that projects altering less than one cubic yard do not constitute an alteration, and Conservation Commission staff has already reviewed the plans and confirmed that no
additional floodplain permitting is needed. The applicant requests that the Commission find that the project is located within an area subject to protection, but will not remove dredge fill or alter that area.
C. Project Description (cont.)
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
b. Identify provisions of the Wetlands Protection Act or regulations which may exempt the applicant
from having to file a Notice of Intent for all or part of the described work (use additional paper, if necessary).
3. a. If this application is a Request for Determination of Scope of Alternatives for work in the Riverfront Area, indicate the one classification below that best describes the project.
Single family house on a lot recorded on or before 8/1/96
Single family house on a lot recorded after 8/1/96
Expansion of an existing structure on a lot recorded after 8/1/96
Project, other than a single family house or public project, where the applicant owned the lot
before 8/7/96
New agriculture or aquaculture project
Public project where funds were appropriated prior to 8/7/96
Project on a lot shown on an approved, definitive subdivision plan where there is a recorded deed restriction limiting total alteration of the Riverfront Area for the entire subdivision
Residential subdivision; institutional, industrial, or commercial project
Municipal project
District, county, state, or federal government project
Project required to evaluate off-site alternatives in more than one municipality in an
Environmental Impact Report under MEPA or in an alternatives analysis pursuant to an application for a 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or 401 Water Quality
Certification from the Department of Environmental Protection.
b. Provide evidence (e.g., record of date subdivision lot was recorded) supporting the classification above (use additional paper and/or attach appropriate documents, if necessary.)
D. Signatures and Submittal Requirements
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Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Northampton
City/Town
I hereby certify under the penalties of perjury that the foregoing Request for Determination of Applicability and accompanying plans, documents, and supporting data are true and complete to the best of my
knowledge.
I further certify that the property owner, if different from the applicant, and the appropriate DEP Regional Office were sent a complete copy of this Request (including all appropriate documentation)
simultaneously with the submittal of this Request to the Conservation Commission.
Failure by the applicant to send copies in a timely manner may result in dismissal of the Request for Determination of Applicability.
Name and address of the property owner:
Northampton Conservation Commission
Name
210 Main Street, Room 11
Mailing Address
Northampton
City/Town
MA
State
01060
Zip Code
Signatures:
I also understand that notification of this Request will be placed in a local newspaper at my expense
in accordance with Section 10.05(3)(b)(1) of the Wetlands Protection Act regulations.
10/21/16
Date
Signature of Representative (if any)
Date