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Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
A. General Information
Important:
"Site Plan and Proposed Improvements" by Newman Environmental
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Susan O'Neill
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Name
53 East Center Street
VQ Mailing Address
Leeds MA
City/Town State
,ec�a
Property Owner (if different from applicant):
Name
Mailing Address
01053
Zip Code City/Town
State Zip Code
1. Title and Date (or Revised Date if applicable) of Final Plans and Other Documents:
"Site Plan and Proposed Improvements" by Newman Environmental
8/2/03
Title
Date
Title
Date
Title
Date
2. Date Request Filed:
August 5, 2003
B. Determination
Pursuant to the authority of M.G.L. c. 131, § 40, the Conservation Commission considered your
Request for Determination of Applicability, with its supporting documentation, and made the following
Determination.
Project Description (if applicable):
Fill old barn foundation hole and regrade around it
Project Location:
53 East Center Street
Street Address
11A
Assessors Map /Plat Number
Northampton
City/Town
70
Parcel /Lot Number
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Massachusef - .apartment of Environmental Prote -anon
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
B. Determination (cont.)
The following Determination(s) is /are applicable to the proposed site and /or project relative to the
Wetlands Protection Act and regulations:
Positive Determination
Note: No work within the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act may proceed until a final Order of
Conditions (issued following submittal of a Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of Intent) has been
received from the issuing authority (i.e., Conservation Commission or the Department of
Environmental Protection).
❑ 1. The area described on the referenced plan(s) is an area subject to protection under the Act.
Removing, filling, dredging, or altering of the area requires the filing of a Notice of Intent.
❑ 2a. The boundary delineations of the following resource areas described on the referenced
plan(s) are confirmed as accurate. Therefore, the resource area boundaries confirmed in this
Determination are binding as to all decisions rendered pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act and its
regulations regarding such boundaries for as long as this Determination is valid.
❑ 2b. The boundaries of resource areas listed below are not confirmed by this Determination,
regardless of whether such boundaries are contained on the plans attached to this Determination or
to the Request for Determination.
❑ 3. The work described on referenced plan(s) and document(s) is within an area subject to
protection under the Act and will remove, fill, dredge, or alter that area. Therefore, said work
requires the filing of a Notice of Intent.
❑ 4. The work described on referenced plan(s) and document(s) is within the Buffer Zone and will
alter an Area subject to protection under the Act. Therefore, said work requires the filing of a
Notice of Intent.
❑ 5. The area and /or work described on referenced plan(s) and document(s) is subject to review
and approval by:
Name of Municipality
Pursuant to the following municipal wetland ordinance or bylaw:
Name
Ordinance or Bylaw Citation
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ILI Massachusettst,epartment of Environmental Prote. lon
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
B. Determination (cont.)
❑ 6. The following area and /or work, if any, is subject to a municipal ordinance or bylaw but not
subject to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act:
❑ 7. If a Notice of Intent is filed for the work in the Riverfront Area described on referenced plan(s)
and document(s), which includes all or part of the work described in the Request, the applicant
must consider the following alternatives. (Refer to the wetland regulations at 10.58(4)c. for more
information about the scope of alternatives requirements):
❑ Alternatives limited to the lot on which the project is located.
❑ Alternatives limited to the lot on which the project is located, the subdivided lots, and any
adjacent lots formerly or presently owned by the same owner.
❑ Alternatives limited to the original parcel on which the project is located, the subdivided
parcels, any adjacent parcels, and any other land which can reasonably be obtained within
the municipality.
❑ Alternatives extend to any sites which can reasonably be obtained within the appropriate
region of the state.
Negative Determination
Note: No further action under the Wetlands Protection Act is required by the applicant. However, if the
Department is requested to issue a Superseding Determination of Applicability, work may not proceed
on this project unless the Department fails to act on such request within 35 days of the date the
request is post- marked for certified mail or hand delivered to the Department. Work may then proceed
at the owner's risk only upon notice to the Department and to the Conservation Commission.
Requirements for requests for Superseding Determinations are listed at the end of this document.
❑ 1. The area described in the Request is not an area subject to protection under the Act or the
Buffer Zone.
❑ 2. The work described in the Request is within an area subject to protection under the Act, but will
not remove, fill, dredge, or alter that area. Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a
Notice of Intent.
® 3. The work described in the Request is within the Buffer Zone, as defined in the regulations, but
will not alter an Area subject to protection under the Act. Therefore, said work does not require
the filing of a Notice of Intent, subject to the following conditions:
• Erosion control shall be a trenched silt fence, which shall serve as the limit of work line.
• Erosion control barrier shall be placed no closer than 35 -feet to the drainage channel.
• Area shall be revegetated with native plantings.
• Erosion controls shall remain in place until all disturbed soils are stabilized by vegetation and
removal is authorized by the Commission or its agent.
• Invasive plants, in particular the wild grape vines, on site shall be removed.
❑ 4. The work described in the Request is not within an Area subject to protection under the Act
(including the Buffer Zone). Therefore, said work does not require the filing of a Notice of Intent,
unless and until said work alters an Area subject to protection under the Act.
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Massachusettd Apartment of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
B. Determination (cont.)
❑ 5. The area described in the Request is subject to protection under the Act. Since the work
described therein meets the requirements for the following exemption, as specified in the Act and
the regulations, no Notice of Intent is required:
Exempt Activity (site applicable statuatory/regulatory provisions)
❑ 6. The area and /or work described in the Request is not subject to review and approval by:
Name of Municipality
Pursuant to a municipal wetlands ordinance or bylaw.
Name Ordinance or Bylaw Citation
C. Authorization
This Determination is issued to the applicant and delivered as follows:
❑ by hand delivery on
Date
® by certified mail, return receipt requested on
September 1 k, 2003
Date `
This Determination is valid for three years from the date of issuance (except Determinations for
Vegetation Management Plans which are valid for the duration of the Plan). This Determination does not
relieve the applicant from complying with all other applicable federal, state, or local statutes, ordinances,
bylaws, or regulations.
This Determination must be signed Py a majority of the Conservation Commission. A copy must be sent
to the appropriate DEP Regional e (see Appendix A) and the property owner (if different from the
applicant). ❑&a atlurs• /
September 11, 2003
Date
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Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 2 — Determination of Applicability
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Date
D. Appeals
The applicant, owner, any person aggrieved by this Determination, any owner of land abutting the land
upon which the proposed work is to be done, or any ten residents of the city or town in which such land is
located, are hereby notified of their right to request the appropriate Department of Environmental
Protection Regional Office (see Appendix A) to issue a Superseding Determination of Applicability. The
request must be made by certified mail or hand delivery to the Department, with the appropriate filing fee
and Fee Transmittal Form (see Appendix E: Request for Departmental Action Fee Transmittal Form) as
provided in 310 CMR 10.03(7) within ten business days from the date of issuance of this Determination. A
copy of the request shall at the same time be sent by certified mail or hand delivery to the Conservation
Commission and to the applicant if he /she is not the appellant. The request shall state clearly and
concisely the objections to the Determination which is being appealed. To the extent that the
Determination is based on a municipal ordinance or bylaw and not on the Massachusetts Wetlands
Protection Act or regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection has no appellate jurisdiction.
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ILI Massachusetts k,..partment of Environmental Prote
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Appendix A — DEP Regional Addresses
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Mail transmittal forms and DEP payments, payable to:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection
Box 4062
Boston, MA 02211
DEP Western Region
Adams
Colrain
Hampden
Monroe
Pittsfield
Tyringham
436 Dwight Street
Agawam
Conway
Hancock
Montague
Plainfield
Wales
Suite 402
Alford
Cummington
Hatfield
Monterey
Richmond
Ware
Springfield, MA 01103
Amherst
Ashfield
Dalton
Deerfield
Hawley
Heath
Montgomery
Monson
Rowe
Russell
Warwick
Phone: 413- 784 -1100
Becket
Easthampton
Hinsdale
Mount Washington
Sandisfield
Washington
Wendell
Fax: 413- 784 -1149
Belchertown
East Longmeadow
Holland
New Ashford
Savoy
Westfield
Bemardston
Egremont
Holyoke
New Marlborough
Sheffield
Westhampton
Blandford
Erving
Huntington
New Salem
Shelburne
West Springfield
Brimfield
Florida
Lanesborough
North Adams
Shutwsbury
West Stockbridge
Buckland
Gill
Lee
Northampton
Southampton
Whately
Chademont
Goshen
Lenox
Northfield
South Hadley
Wilbraham
Cheshire
Granby
Leverett
Orange
Southwick
Williamsburg
Chester
Granville
Leyden
Otis
Springfield
Williamstown
Chesterfield
Great Barrington
Longmeadow
Palmer
Stockbridge
Windsor
Chicopee
Greenfield
Ludlow
Pelham
Sunderland
Worthington
Clarksburg
Hadley
Middlefield
Peru
Tolland
DEP Central Region
Acton
Charlton
Hopkinton
Millbury
Rutland
Uxbridge
627 Main Street
Ashbumham
Clinton
Hubbardston
Millville
Shirley
Warren
Worcester, MA 01605
Ashby
Athol
Douglas
Hudson
New Braintree
Shrewsbury
Webster
Phone: 508- 792 -7650
Auburn
Dudley
Dunstable
Holliston
Lancater
Northborough
Northbridge
Southborough
Southbridge
Westborough
West Boylston
Fax: 508- 792 -7621
Ayer
East Brookfield
Leicester
North Brookfield
Spencer
West Brookfield
TDD: 508-767-2788
Barre
Bellingham
Fitchburg
Gardner
Leominster
Littleton
Oakham
Sterling
Westford
Berlin
Grafton
Lunenburg
Oxford
Paxton
Stow
Sturbridge
Westminster
Winchendon
Blackstone
Groton
Marlborough
Pepperell
Sutton
Worcester
Bolton
Harvard
Maynard
Petersham
Templeton
Boxborough
Hardwick
Medway
Phillipston
Townsend
Boylston
Holden
Mendon
Princeton
Tyngsborough
Brookfield
Hopedale
Milford
Royalston
Upton
DEP Southeast Region
Abington
Dartmouth
Freetown
Mattapoisett
Provincetown
Tisbury
20 Riverside Drive
Acushnet
Dennis
Gay Head
Middleborough
Raynham
Truro
Lakeville, MA 02347
Attleboro
Dighton
Gosnold
Nantucket
Rehoboth
Wareham
Phone: 508- 946 -2700
Awn
Barnstable
Duxbury
Eastham
Halifax
Hanover
NewBedford
North Attleborough
Rochester
Rockland
Wellflest
West Bridgewater
Fax: 508 - 947 -6557
Berkley
East Bridgewater
Hanson
Norton
Sandwich
Westport
TDD: 508 -946 -2795
Bourne
Brewster
Easton
Edgartown
Harwich
Kingston
Norwell
Oak Bluffs
Scituate
West Tisbury
Bridgewater
Fairhaven
Lakeville
Orleans
Seekonk
Sharon
Whitman
Wrentham
Brockton
Fall River
Mansfield
Pembroke
Somerset
Yarmouth
Carver
Falmouth
Marion
Plainville
Stoughton
Chatham
Foxborough
Marshfield
Plymouth
Swansea
Chilmark
Franklin
Mashpee
Plympton
Taunton
DEP Northeast Region
Amesbury
Chelmsford
Hingham
Merrimac
Quincy
Wakefield
205 Lowell Street
Andover
Chelsea
Holbrook
Methuen
Randolph
Walpole
Wilmington, MA 01887
Arlington
Ashland
Cohasset
Concord
Hull
Ipswich
Middleton
Millis
Reading
Waltham
Phone: 978 -661 -7600
Bedford
Danvers
Lawrence
Milton
Revere
Rockport
Watertown
Wayland
Fax: 978 -661 -7615
Belmont
Dedham
Lexington
Nahant
Rowley
Wellesley
TDD: 978 - 661 -7679
Beverly
Billerica
Dover
Dracut
Lincoln
Lowell
Natick
Salem
Wenham
Boston
Essex
Lynn
Needham
Newbury
Salisbury
Saugus
West Newbury
Weston
Boxford
Everett
Lynnfield
Newburyport
Sherbom
Westwood
Braintree
Framingham
Malden
Newton
Somerville
Weymouth
Brookline
Georgetown
Manchester -By -The -Sea
Norfolk
Stoneham
Wilmington
Burlington
Gloucester
Marblehead
North Andover
Sudbury
Winchester
Cambridge
Groveland
Medfield
North Reading
Swampscott
Winthrop
Canton
Carlisle
Hamilton
Medford
Norwood
Tewksbury
Woburn
Haverhill
Melrose
Peabody
Topsfield
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