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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
wfedien@northamptonma.gov
E-Mail Address
City Hall, 210 Main Street
Mailing Address
Northampton
City/Town
MA
State
01060
Zip Code
413-587-1263
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):
278 Burts Pit Road
Street Address
Northampton
City/Town
30D
Assessors Map/Plat Number
016
Parcel/Lot Number
b. Area Description (use additional paper, if necessary):
Formerly a congregate living facility associated with the Northampton State Hospital, now vacant. Demolition of the dilapidated house and garage were completed in 2021 following a negative determination by the Commission
c. Plan and/or Map Reference(s):
Wetland Delineation Memo
Title
March 17 2022
Date
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity Proposed Housing Permit Set
Title
April 25 2022
Date
Title
Date
2. a. Work Description (use additional paper and/or provide plan(s) of work, if necessary):
Construction of three affordable single family homes within the outer 50-100 foot buffer zone to bordering vegetated wetlands. No work within the BVW or 0-50 foot buffer (Northampton Protected Zone) is proposed. Five trees within the buffer zone will be removed, the largest which is 12” dbh, all other trees within buffer will be protected and retained. A staked straw wattle erosion control at the limit of work is proposed, as shown on project plans. New work is proposed within the previously disturbed area where a state hospital congregate living house and garage were located, and avoids new disturbance in previously undisturbed areas, which will remain vegetated and will not be altered.
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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 (cont.)
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.)
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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
D. Signatures and Submittal Requirements
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:
City of Northampton
Name
210 Main Street
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.
Wayne Feiden
Signature of Applicant
5/2/22
Date
Signature of Representative (if any)
Date