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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCh91 Waterways LicenseCommonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Protection Southeast Regional Office • 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville MA 02347.508-946-2700 Charles D. Baker Kathleen A_ Theoharldes Governor Secretary Karyn E. Polito Martin Suuberg Lieutenant Governor Commissioner "wembec Cps" 0 () &\ 6 Smiths Point, LLC c/o Cape Cod Engineering, Inc. Attn: Robert M. Perry, P.E. P.O. Box 1517 East Dennis, MA 02641 RE: ISSUANCE OF CHAPTER 91 WATERWAYS LICENSE Waterways License Application No. W21-5948, License No.15383 6 Smiths Point, LLC, Uncle Roberts Cove, 6 Smiths Point Road, Yarmouth Dear Sir or Madam, The Department of Environmental Protection hereby issues the above -referenced Waterways License, enclosed, authorizing you to perform certain activities pursuant to M.G.L. c. 91, the Public Waterfront Act and its regulations 310 CMR 9.00. Any change -in use or alteration of any structure or fill not authorized by this license may render this license void. This License is not final until all administrative appeal periods from this License have elapsed, or if such an appeal has been taken, until all proceedings before the Department have been completed. The appeal period is for twenty-one (21) days. No work shall be undertaken until the License has become final and has been recorded in the Registry of Deeds or the Land Court for the district in which the land is located, within the chain of title of the affected property RECORDING OF THE LICENSE This License must be recorded at the Registry of Deeds or, if registered Iand, with the Land Registration Office within sixty (60) days from the date of license issuance. In the case of recorded land, the License shall also be noted in the Registry's Grantor Index under the name of the owner of the land upon which the project is located. In the case of the registered land, the License shall be noted on the Land Court Certificate of Title of the owner of the land upon which the project is located. Failure to record this license within sixty (60) day of the date of issuance will render this license void pursuant to 310 CMR 9.18. A Waterways License Recordation Notice Form has been enclosed for your use in notifying the Department of the recording information for this License. Failure to notify the Department of the recording of this license is a violation of 310_ CMR 9.00 and, is subject to enforcement action by the Department. This Information Is available In alternate format. Contact Michelle Waters-Ekanem, Director of Diversity/Civil Rights at 617-292-5751. TTY# MasaRelay Service 1.800-439.2370 MassDEP Webslte: www.mass,govldep Printed on Recycled Paper ISSUANCE OF CHAPTER 91 WATERWAYS LICENSE Page 2 Waterways License Application No. W21-5948, License No. 15383 6 Smiths Point, LLC, Uncle Roberts Cove, 6 Smiths Point Road, Yarmouth REQUEST CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to 310 CMR 9.19, once the proposed project is completed you must file a Request for a Certificate of Compliance form, BRP WW05, within sixty (60) days of completion but in no event Iater than five (5) years from the License's issuance date. The license for any project for which such a request is not filed and certificate issued may be revoked pursuant to 310 CMR 9.26. IZ1241001 DKItI W19 2:OYAN :�.Ct 11_ Who has the right to anneal? The following persons shall have the right to an adjudicatory hearing concerning this decision by the Department to grant or deny a license or permit, in accordance with 310 CMR 9.17(l): (a) an applicant who has demonstrated property rights in the lands in question, or which is a public agency; (b) any person aggrieved by the decision of the Department to grant a license or permit who has submitted written comments within the public comment period; (c) ten (10) residents of the Commonwealth who, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, § 10A, have submitted comments within the public comment period with at least 5 of the 10 residents residing in the municipality(s) in which the license or permitted activity is located. The appeal shall clearly and specifically state the facts and grounds for the appeal and the relief sought, and each appealing resident shall file an affidavit stating the intent to be part of the group and to be represented by its authorized representative; (d) the municipal official in the affected municipality who has submitted written comments within the public comment period; and (e) CZM, for any project identified in 310 CMR 9.13(2) (a) for CZM participation or, in an Ocean Sanctuary, if it has filed a notice of participation within the public comment period. How can I request an ad'udicato hearin ? A person requesting an adjudicatory hearing must submit a "Notice of Claim" to the Department, with a copy of the MassDEP Transmittal Form and including the detail specified below, within twenty-one (21) days of the date of issuance of this decision. The MassDEP Fee Transmittal Form is available at the following website: http://www.mass.gov/eea/does/do/service/adr/adiherftn.doe. The Notice of Claim must be made in writing and sent by certified mail or hand delivery to: Case Administrator MassDEP One Winter Street, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02108 A copy of the complete Notice of Claim must be sent at the same time by certified mail or hand delivery to: (1) the applicant, (2) the municipal official of the city or town where the project is located, and (3) the issuing office of the MassDEP, which in this case is located at: MassDEP Waterways Regulation Program 20 Riverside Drive Lakeville, MA 02347 The MassDEP Fee Transmittal Form and a 'valid check payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) must be mailed to: ISSUANCE OF CHAPTER 91 WATERWAYS LICENSE Page 3 Waterways License Application No. W21-5948, License No. 15383 6 Smiths Point, LLC, Uncle Roberts Cove, 6 Smiths Point Road, Yarmouth Mass. Department of Environmental Protection Commonwealth Master Lockbox P.O. Box 4062 Boston, Massachusetts 02211 What information must be included in the hearing request? Pursuant to 310 CMR 9.17(3), any Notice of CIaim requesting an adjudicatory hearing must include the following information: (a) the MassDEP Waterways Application File Number, (b) the complete name, address, fax number and telephone number of the applicant; (c) the address of the project; (d) the complete name, address, fax number, and telephone number of the party filing the request and, if represented by counsel, the name, address, fax number, and phone number of the attorney; (e) if claiming to be a person aggrieved, the specific facts that demonstrate that the party satisfies the definition of "aggrieved person" found in 310 CMR 9.02; (f) a clear statement that a formal adjudicatory hearing is being requested; (g) a clear statement of the facts which are the grounds for the proceedings, the specific objections to the MassDEP's written decision, and the relief sought through the adjudicatory hearing, including specifically the changes desired in the final written decision; and (h) a statement that a copy of the request has been sent to: the applicant and the municipal official of the city or town where the project is located. Dismissal of request The request for appeal will be dismissed if the filing fee is not paid, unless the appellant is exempt or is granted a waiver. The filing fee is not required if the appellant is a city or town (or municipal agency), county, or district of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or a municipal housing authority. The Department may waive the adjudicatory hearing filing fee pursuant to 310 CMR 4.06(2) for a person who shows that paying the fee will create an undue financial hardship. A person seeking a waiver must file an affidavit setting forth the facts believed to support the claim of undue financial hardship together with the hearing request as provided above. Please feel free to contact Brendan Mullaney of the Wetlands and Waterways Program, (508) 946-2707 or brendan.mullaney(a74mass.aov, if you have any questions pertaining to the Chapter 91 License. Sincerely, r 6L� Daniel F. Gilmore, Chief Wetlands and Waterways Program ecc: Daniel Padien, Waterways Program Chief, DEP Boston Office of Coastal Zone Management Yarmouth Harbormaster Yarmouth Conservation Commission 6 Smiths Point, LLC Brendan Mullaney Department of Environmental Protection Wetlands & Waterways Program 20 Riverside Drive Lakeville, MA 02347 RE: Waterways Application No. W21-5948, License No. 15383 Uncle Roberts Cove, Yarmouth, Barnstable County Dear Mr. Mullaney: This is to notify you that the above referenced Waterways License was recorded with the appropriate Registry of Deeds I Land Court for this project location and to provide your office with the following recordation information, Date of Recordation: County Registry of Deeds: Book number and page number(s) Land Court: Land Court Lot # Plan # Certificate Document Number We will notify your office in writing of the date the authorized work or change in use is completed. Sincerely, Chapter 91 Waterways Licensee LICENSE VOI FF NOT RECORDEI] THIN 60 DAY OF ISSIIANCg SIGNAGE SPECIFICATIONS - MassDEP Waterways Regulation Program (Updated September 20, 2012) • Signs shall utilize durable materials and methods of construction and maintained in good condition. • Signs shall be a minimum of S" x 10" (or SO square inches) in size. Letter height shall be a minimum of 112". • The MassDEP Chapter 91 License number shall be displayed on all signs (as applicable). • Each sign shall indicate that public passage is allowed for on -foot lateral access along the shoreline for the purpose of fishing, fowling, navigation and strolling. • Signs shall be posted on both sides of the pier or structure, at the mean high water shoreline, or as directed by the Chapter 91 License (see Special Waterways Conditions, Page #2 or Page #3 for Simplified Licenses). An example of an acceptable sign is provided below. PUBLIC PASSAGE Mass DEP M.G.L. Ch.91 LICENSE #15383 The Commmutuealtb of JCa9;,5acbus5ettq No.15383 3ftreag, 6 Smiths Point, LLC of -- Topsfield -- in the County of -- Essex -- and Commonwealth aforesaid, has applied to the Department of Environmental Protection for license to -- modify and maintain an existing private docking facility with pile anchored floats and access ramp and perform maintenance dredging -- and has submitted plans of the same; and whereas due notice of said application, and of the time an has been given, as required by law, to the -- Board of Selectmen -- of the -- Town of Yarmouth. -- NOW, said Department, having heard all parties desiring to be heard, and having fully considered said application, hereby, subject to the approval of the Governor, authorizes and licenses the said -- 6 Smiths Point, LLC --, subject to the provisions of the ninety-first chapter of the General Laws, and of all laws which are or may be in force applicable thereto, to -- modify and maintain an existing private docking facility with pile anchored floats and access ramp and perform maintenance dredging -- in and over the waters of -- Uncle Roberts Cove -- at -- 6 Smiths Point Road -- in the -- Town of Yarmouth -- and in accordance with the locations shown and details indicated on the accompanying DEP License Plan No. 15383 (3 sheets). License No. 15383 Page 2 The structures hereby authorized shall be limited to the following use(s): noncommercial docking and boating access to navigable waters. This license will expire thirty (30) years from the date of license issuance. By written request of the Iicensee for an amendment, the Department may grant a renewal for the term of years not to exceed that authorized in the original license. Maintenance dredging may be performed for a period of ten (10) years subsequent to the date of issuance of this license. Existing structures previously authorized under Department of Public Works License No. 2962 shall be maintained in accordance with the conditions and terms of said licenses and plans. Special Waterways Conditions: I . In accordance with any license condition, easement, or other public right of lateral passage that exists in the area of the subject property lying between the high and low water marks, the Licensee shall allow the public in the exercise of such rights to pass freely over all structures within such intertidal area. Accordingly, the Licensee shall place and maintain, in good repair, a public access sign on both the easterly and westerly sides of the pier authorized herein, adjacent to the mean high water shoreline. Said signs, designed in accordance with the signage specifications provided by the Department, attached hereto, shall be posted immediately upon the completion of construction. Nothing in this condition shall be construed as preventing the Licensee from excluding the public from portions of said structure(s) or property not.intended for lateral passage. 2. In partial compensation for private use of structures on tidelands of the Commonwealth, which interferes with the rights of the public to use such lands, the Licensee shall allow the public to pass on foot, for any purpose and from dawn to dusk, within the area of the subject property lying seaward of the high water mark. This condition shall not be construed to prevent the Licensee from taking reasonable measures to discourage unlawful activities by users of the area(s) intended for public passage, including but not limited to trespassing on the adjacent private areas and deposit of refuse of any 'kind or nature in the water or on the shore. Further, the exercise by the public of free on -foot passage in accordance with this condition shall be considered a permitted use to which the limited liability provisions of M.G.L. c.21, s.17c apply. 3. All work authorized herein shall be completed within five (5) years of the date of license issuance. Said construction period may be extended by the Department for one or more one year periods without public notice, provided that the Applicant submits to the Department, thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of said construction period, a written request to extend the period and provides an adequate justification for said extension. 4. Within sixty (60) days of completion of the licensed project, the Licensee shall request, in writing, that the Department issue a Certificate of Compliance in accordance with 310 CMR 9.19. The request shall be accompanied by a certification by a registered professional engineer licensed in the Commonwealth that the project was completed in accordance with the License. License No. 15383 Page 3 Special Dredge Conditions: 1. Dredging shall be performed by mechanical methods. 2. Dredging shall be to a maximum of 6.0 feet below the mean low water (MLW) datum with an allowable 1-foot over dredge. The volume of dredge material shall not exceed 80 cubic yards during any dredge event. 3. In order to protect winter flounder, spawning and juvenile development, no dredging shall occur from January 15'' to May 311 of any year. 4. A minimum buffer of 25-feet shall be maintained from the top of the dredge slope to any bordering salt marsh. 5. Dredge material shall be dewatered on -site and then transported to an approved upland site or Massachusetts landfill for beneficial reuse or disposal. 6. This Waterways Permit is issued upon the express condition that dredging and transportation and disposal of dredge material shall be in strict conformance with the Order of Conditions (SE 83-2262) issued on January 27, 2021 by the Yarmouth Conservation Commission. 7. Maintenance dredging maybe performed for a period often (10) years subsequent to the date of issuance of this license. 8. After completion of the work authorized, the Licensee shall furnish to the Department a suitable plan showing the depths at mean low water over the area dredged within 60 days of completion of dredging. Duplicate of said plan, number 15383 is on file in the office of said Department, and original of said plan accompanies this License, and is to be referred to as a part hereof. License No. 15383 Page 4 STANDARD WATERWAYS LICENSE CONDITIONS 1. Acceptance of this Waterways License shall constitute an agreement by the Licensee to conform with all terms and conditions stated herein. 2. This License is granted upon the express condition that any and all other applicable authorizations necessitated due to the provisions hereof shall be secured by the Licensee prior to the commencement of any activity or use authorized pursuant to this License. 3. Any change in use or any substantial structural alteration of any structure or fill authorized herein shall require the issuance by the Department of a new Waterways License in accordance with the provisions and procedures established in Chapter 91 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Any unauthorized substantial change in use or unauthorized substantial structural alteration of any structure or fill authorized herein shall render this Waterways License void. 4. This Waterways License shall be revocable by the Department for noncompliance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. This license may be revoked after the Department has given written notice of the alleged noncompliance to the Licensee and those persons who have filed a written request for such notice with the Department and afforded them a reasonable opportunity to correct said noncompliance. Failure to correct said noncompliance after the issuance of a written notice by the Department shall render this Waterways License void and the Commonwealth may proceed to remove or cause removal of any structure or fill authorized herein at the expense of the Licensee, its successors and assigns as an unauthorized and unlawful structure and/or fill. 5. The structures and/or fill authorized herein shall be maintained in good repair and in accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein and the details indicated on the accompanying Icense plans. 6. Nothing in this Waterways License shall be construed as authorizing encroachment in, on or over property not owned or controlled by the Licensee, except with the written consent of the owner or owners thereof. 7. This Waterways License is granted subject to all applicable Federal, State, County, and Municipal laws, ordinances and regulations including but not limited to a valid final Order of Conditions issued pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act, G.L. Chapter 131, s.40. 8. This Waterways License is granted upon the express condition that the use of the structures and/or fill authorized hereby shall be in strict conformance with all applicable requirements and authorizations of the MassDEP. t 9. This License authorizes structure(s) and/or fill on: X Private Tidelands. In accordance with the public easement that exists by law on private tidelands, the licensee shall allow the public to use and to pass freely upon the area of the subject property lying between the high and low water marks, for the purposes of fishing, fowling, navigation, and the natural derivatives thereof. X Commonwealth Tidelands. The Licensee shall not restrict the public's right to use and to pass freely, for any lawful purpose, upon lands lying seaward of the low water mark. Said lands are held in trust by the Commonwealth for the benefit of the public. a Great Pond of the Commonwealth. The Licensee shall not restrict the public's right to use and to pass freely upon lands lying seaward of the high water mark for any lawful purpose. _ Navigable River and Streams. The Licensee shall not restrict the public's right to use and to pass freely, for any Iawful purpose, in the waterway. No restriction on the exercise of these public rights shall be imposed unless otherwise expressly provided in this license. 10. Unless otherwise expressly provided by this license, the licensee shall not limit the hours of availability of any areas of the subject property designated for public passage, nor place any gates, fences, or other structures on such areas in a manner that would impede or discourage the free flow of pedestrian movement thereon. License No.15383 STANDARD WATERWAYS DREDGING CONDITIONS Page 5 1. This Waterways License is issued subject to all applicable federal, state, county, and municipal laws, ordinances, by-laws, and regulations, including but not limited to, a valid Order of Conditions issued pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. Chapter 131, s.40. In particular, this issuance is subject to the provisions of Sections 52 to 56, inclusive of Chapter 91 of the General Law and its Regulations 310 CMR 9.40(5), which provides, in part, that the transportation and dumping of dredge material shall be done under the supervision of the Department, and, when required, the Licensee shall provide at his/her expense a dredge inspector approved by the Department. 3. All subsequent maintenance dredging, and transport and disposal/reuse of dredged material during the term of this License shall conform to the standards and conditions applied to the original dredging operation performed under this License. 4. After completion of the work hereby authorized, the Licensee shall furnish to the Department a suitable plan showing the depths at mean low water over the area dredged. Dredging under this License shall be conducted so as to cause no unnecessary obstruction of the free passage of vessels, and care shall be taken to cause no shoaling. If, however, any shoaling is caused, the Licensee shall, at his/her expense, remove the shoal areas. The Licensee shall pay all costs associated with such worse. Nothing in this License shall be construed to impair the legal rights of any person, or to authorize dredging on land not owned by the Licensee without consent of the owner(s) of such property. 5..The Licensee shall assume and pay all claims and demands arising in any manner from the work authorized herein, and shall save harmless and indemnify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its officers, employees, and agents from all claims, suits, damages, costs and expenses incurred by reason thereof. 6. The Licensee shall, at least three days prior to the commencement of any dredging in tide water, give written notice to the Department of the location and amount of the proposed work, and or the time at which work is expected to begin. 7. Whosoever violates any provision of this License shall be subject to a fine of $25,000 per day for each day such violation occurs or continues, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment; or shall be subject to civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day such violation occurs or continues. License No. 15383 Page 6 The amount of tide -water displaced by the work hereby authorized has been ascertained by said Department, and compensation thereof has been made by the said -- 6 Smiths Point, LLC -- by paying into the Treasury of the Commonwealth -- two dollars and zero cents ($2.00) -- for each cubic yard so displaced, being the amount hereby assessed by said Department. (0 cy = $ 0.00) Nothing in this License shall be so construed as to impair the legal rights of any person. This License shall be void unless the same and the accompanying plan are recorded within 60 days from the date hereof, in the Registry of Deeds for the County of Barnstable. IN WITNESS WHEREAS, said Department of Environmental Protection have hereunto set their hands this bVA day of � b�( in the year two thousand twenty-one. Program Chief. s Commissioner Department of Environmental Protection THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS This license is approved in consideration of the payment into the treasury of the Commonwealth by the said -- 6 Smiths Point, LLC -- of the further sum of -- seven hundred fifty-three dollars and zero cents ($ 753.00) -- the amount determined by the Governor as a j ust and equitable charge for rights and privileges hereby granted in the land of the Commonwealth. BOSTON, Approved by the Governor. l� Governor I hereby certify that this plan was prepared in conformance with the Rules and Regulations of the Registry's of Deeds as adopted Jan. 1, 1976 and amended Jan. 8, 1988. N U EXILUM W.W. LIC. NO. 3186 �6 DVP° o UNCLE � Ha oQ°SED N� cE �' ROBERTS PR Mp,�N 6 COVE I ?0- } �/-6x8 W z 1 w n �1 of z�� ~ oQ J mL.L 1 Q W ck� �mC5� Of:z `\ d o z QR�PS�RP P t �6 Nis S t Lo LOT 106 D �ED ' 0 o0� REMOVE FocF of . POST STONE PLAN TO ACCOMPANY PETITION OF 6 SMITHS POINT, LLC TO MODIFY AND MAINTAIN AN EXISTING PRIVATE DOCKING FACILITY WITH PILE ANCHORED FLOATS AND ACCESS RAMP IN UNCLE ROBERTS COVE AT 6 SMITHS POINT ROAD, WEST YARMOUTH, MA It DECEMBER 14, 2020 PREPARED BY CAPE COD ENGINEERING., INC. ROBERT M. PERRY, PE P.O. BOX 1517 EAST DENNIS, MA 02641 508-385-1445 SHEET 1 OF 3 Date LE1MS BAY •�P�S�JIL CRASS .... M. GREAT ISLAND RD. 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