16B-001 Bear Hill Estates Permit Stormwater permitCity of Northampton
Department of Public Works
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT
Amendment to Permit
Project / Site Name: Bear Hill Estates (previously Warner Hill Estates)
Project Street or Location / Assessor ID: Bridge Road / 1613/001
Current Owner Name: Ziter Saloomey, Saloomey Construction, Inc.
Current Owner Address/Phone: P.O. Box 1203 Westfield, MA 01086 / 413 - 259 -4360
Date of Original Permit Decision: 3/17/2005
THE FOLLOWING ACTION BY THE NORTHAMPTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION FOR AN AMENDMENT OF AN
ACTIVE PERMIT BASED ON INFORMATION PRESENTED:
Approval of the Stormwater Management Permit Amendment.
X Approval of the Stormwater Management Permit Amendment subject to
any conditions, modifications or restrictions required by the Department of
Public Works (see below)
Disapproval of the Stormwater Management Permit Amendment based upon
a determination that the proposed plan, as submitted, does not meet the
purposes set forth in the Northampton Stormwater Management.
Standard Permit Conditions:
1. All clearing, grading, drainage, construction, and development of the proposed West
Street Parking Area shall be conducted in strict accordance with the previously approved
plans and information as referenced in the Stormwater Management Permit issued by the
Northampton.Department of Public Works (DPW) on 3/17/2005 and as amended by the
following plans and information and as amended by any conditions attached to this
permit amendment.
a. Drainage Modification Plan, Bear Hill Estates, Bridge Rd., Northampton, MA,
Sheet SK1, dated 5/17/2010 and revised 11/12/2010, prepared and `'stamped by
Mark B. Darnold, P.E., The Berkshire Design Group, Inc.
b. Bear Hill Estates, Revisions to Stormwater Management System Modifications
with Conservation Restriction, Letter and Drainage Calculations, dated 10/8/2010,
prepared by Marc D'Urso, P.E., The Berkshire Design Group, Inc.
c. Letter from Ziter Saloomey, Saloomey Construction to Doug McDonald,
Northampton DPW, regarding East Detention Basin / Soccer Field, Bear Hill
Estates, dated 11/16/2010.
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Specific Permit Conditions:
1. The construction and stabilization of the Stormwater Management System Modifications
and the soccer field as specified in the approved plan cited above shall proceed according
to the schedule outlined in the 11/16/2010 Letter from the owner, Ziter Saloomey cited
above. The contractor must install appropriate erosion and sediment control measures
during construction to prevent the discharge of sediment to the municipal drainage
system. If the work does not proceed according to the specified schedule, the DPW may
request a hold on issuance of additional building or occupancy permits until such time as
construction and stabilization of the site has been completed to the satisfaction of the
DPW.
2. The modified stormwater management system at Bear Hill Estates approved as part of
this amendment is designed to correct offsite flooding problems at the JFK Middle
School and mitigate and safely convey peak stormwater flows. If, after reconstruction of
the stormwater management system at Bear Hill Estates, the flooding problems continue
at JFK Middle School or other adjacent properties or roadway, the owner of the Bear Hill
Estates Stormwater Mangement System must reassess the functioning and discharge
point of the on -site stormwater system. If the stormwater management system at Bear
Hill Estates is found to increase stormwater flows or volumes to adjacent properties or to
the municipal storm drain system, or otherwise result in negative impacts to adjacent
properties resulting from excessive offsite stormwater flows, the owner shall redesign and
reconstruct the drainage system to correct these problems to the satisfaction of the DPW.
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City of Northampton
Department of Public Works
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT
APPLICATION DECISION
Project / Site Name: Bear Hill Estates (previously Warner Hill Estates)_
Project Street or Location / Assessor ID: Bridge Road i 1613 /001
Applicant Name: John Chakalos
Applicant Address /Phone. 52 Overlook Dr. Windsor CT 06095 / 860 - 688 -5994
Application Submission Date: 2/25/2005
THE FOLLOWING ACTION BY THE NORTHAMPTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION BASED ON INFORMATION
PRESENTED:
Disapproval of the Stormwater Management Permit Application based on a
determination within seven days of the receipt of the application that the
application is administratively incomplete (see attached documentation).
Approval of the Stormwater Management Permit Application.
X Approval of the Stormwater Management Permit Application subject to any
conditions, modifications or restrictions required by the Department of
Public Works (see below)
Disapproval of the Stormwater Management Permit Application based upon
a determination that the proposed plan, as submitted, does not meet the
purposes set forth in the Northampton Stormwater Management.
Standard Permit Conditions:
l . All clearing, grading, drainage, construction, and development shall be conducted in
strict accordance with the following plans and information submitted with the application
and as amended by any conditions attached to this permit,
a. Stormwater Management Permit Application Packet including: Application, Site
Locus Map, Draft Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for Warner Hill Estates
dated 2122105 by Berkshire Design Group, Inc., Drainage Analysis and Report for
Warner Hill Estates dated 1/10105 by Berkshire Design Group, Inc.
b. Warner Hill Estates Erosion and Sediment Control Plans, Sheets 1 & 2 dated
2/22/05 by Berkshire Design Group, Inc.
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Bear Hill Estates Site Plans, Sheets L1 to L10 dated 3111105 by Berkshire Design
Group, Inc.
2. The Northampton Department of Public Works (DPW) or its authorized representative
shall be provided access to the property to conduct inspections before, during, and after
construction activities as necessary. The applicant shall arrange with the DPW to
schedule the following inspections: Initial Inspection, Erosion Control Inspection, Bury
Inspection, and Final Inspection. The DPW may also conduct random inspections to
ensure effective control of erosion and sedimentation during all phases of construction.
3. Annual Reports that are stamped by a Registered Professional Engineer documenting the
actions completed as required by the Operation, Maintenance and Inspection Agreement
shall be submitted to the Northampton Department of Public Works by November 1st of
each year.
4. If construction of the proposed stonnwater system has not started within five years of the
issue date of this permit, then the permit will expire and a new permit will be required.
Construction is defined as clearing, grading, excavation, filling, and installation of
drainage structures on the lots specified in this permit.
Specific Permit Conditions:
Prior to issuance of a building pennit, the applicant shall record an executed Stonnwater
Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection Agreement that is binding on all subsequent
owners of land served by the private stormwater management facility by recording it in
the land records of the Registry of Deeds. This agreement shall be signed by the applicant
and approved by the Northampton DPW. Section 22 -85 of the Northampton Stonnwater
Management Ordinance provides additional guidance for the requirements of this
agreement. The Northampton DPW will supply a template to the applicant for this
agreement if necessary.
2. The Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection Agreement shall include additional
requirements that the owner provide documentation that the two retention /detention
basins and the subsurface infiltration trench continue to function as designed. Regular
inspection and maintenance of the infiltration trench shall be included in the Stormwater
Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection Agreement. In order to inspect the infiltration
trench, two observation wells shall be installed to deternine how quickly the infiltration
trench drains after a storn. Ponded water inside the infiltration trench (as visible from the
observation well) or in the retention basins after 48 hours or several days can indicate that
the bottom of the trench or basins is clogged. The owner is required to repair, replace, or
reconstruct the basins or infiltration trench if they fail to operate as designed. A system
fails to operate as designed when water is standing 48 hours or longer following a storm
event greater than 1 inch over 24 hours.
The applicant shall submit to the Northampton DPW, within 30 days of the issuance of
this pennit, revised plans specifying the installation of two observation wells in the
infiltration trench as mentioned above. The observation wells should be perforated PVC
pipe, 4 -6" diameter, extending to the bottom of the gravel bed where they are connected
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to a foot plate. The observation wells should be capped and locked r
p event vandalism
or tampering. e to
4. The applicant shall submit to the Northampton DPW, within 30 days
this permit, revised plans that give the exact specifications of the three
chambers (STWC #1 -3 as shown on Sheet L4 of the s' °f the issuance of
size of these structures has been determined to remove total storm
site plans) and document t how ow the
rate stated in the Drainage Analysis and Report.
suspended solids at the 80%
5. This project will be required to submit one or more Notice of Intent
EPA for coverage under the NPDES Stonnwater Construct ion Gener al
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan � must l Pe rmit. A
to the U.S.
Copies of both the NOI and the final S(SWP shall be a Pe
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be finalized and implemented.
DPW prior to issuance of a building submitted to the Northampton
Northampton DPW and may need o b a needed to the satisfaction be reviewed by the
DPW' of the Northampton
6• The applicant shall be required to apply
DPW to connect to the municipal s orrm drain separate permit from the Northampton
Signature of City gineer
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Conservation Commission c/o Office of Planning and Development
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