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Home My WebLink AboutRDACAPE COD ENGINEERING, INC. Robert M. Perry, P.E. P.O. Box 1517 East Dennis, MA 02641 Te1JFax 508-385-1445 / Fax 508-385-1446 bobperry(Reaaecod. net February 16, 2020 Yarmouth Conservation Commission 1146 Route 28 South Yarmouth, MA 02664 RE: 57 Wharf Lane, Yarmouth Port — RDA - Standby Generator with Subsurface LP Fuel Tank Installation. To the Commission, We are submitting an RDA for the necessary work activity relating to installation of a standby generator with a buried LP tank, trenching for piping and electrical conduit. The site has been the subject of several wetland review filings and the application relies on some of the file data with a current site inspection to confirm conditions. The RDA is not seeking a formal conclusion concerning resource area boundaries only that the work is sufficiently temporary and minor, with no resulting impact that a NOI is not required. The applicant / owner, Robert Wilkins informed me that two outstanding Orders of Conditions require the COC review process. We have started the process of collecting information and recent site inspection offers positive indications. The COC applications will immediately follow the RDA submittal as we understand that Mr. Wilkins was able to acquire firm commitment date from a generator installer and the RDA schedule is intended to assist with keeping that schedule. The RDA form outlines the work which is of short duration. The alteration is limited to an informal lawn area near the edge of clearing on the south side of locus as near to the street as possible without causing root disturbance to two significant trees. A straw wattle is the recommended siltation safeguard. The location is slightly within the 50 ft. buffer but greater than 35 ft. from the boundary of the BVW. Farther into the wetland, south of locus there are indications of a blue line on the USGS map. Currently that blue line is under water. A line drawn perpendicular to the blue line does not intersect the work area and a conclusion is reached that the work area is up -gradient of the blue line and not within a Riverfront Area. Please contact me should you have questions or need further information. Sincerely, Cape Cod 'nee g, Inc. '47 Robert Pe Massachusetts Department of. Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands Yarmouth WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability City/Town _ Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Important: When filling out forms on the computer, use only the tab key to move your cursor - do not use the return key. rb ICE A. General Information 1. Applicant: Robert Wilkins Name 57 Wharf Lane Mailing Address Yarmouth Port City/Town 508-362-5420 Phone Number 2. Representative (if any): Cape Cod Engineering, Inc Robert Perry Contact Name P.O. Box 1517 Mailing Address East Dennis City/Town 508-385-1445 Phone Number B. Determinations ail Address MA 02675 State Zip Code Fax Number (if applicable) bobperry@capecod.net E-Mail Address MA 02641 State Zip Code Fax Number (if applicable) 1. 1 request the Yarmouth make the following determination(s). Check any that apply: Conservation Commission ❑ 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: Yarmouth Name of Municipality ❑ e. whether the following scope of alternatives is adequate for work in the Riverfront Area as depicted on referenced plan(s). wpaforml.doc - rev. 7/27/2020 WPA Form 1 — Request for Determination of Applicability - Page 1 of 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands Yarmouth WPA Form Ll1- Request for Determination of Applicability City/Town Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 C. Project Description 1. a. Project Location (use maps and plans to identify the location of the area subject to this request): 57 Wharf Lane Street Address 121 Assessors Map/Plat Number b. Area Description (use additional paper, if necessary): Yarmouth Port City/Town 37 Parcel/Lot Number The siihiert area is an open lawn within the 100 ft hi iffer 7onp to BorderinaVpnPtatpd Wetlands distantly associated with Mill Pond. The wetland boundary nearest the work area is sharply defined by an abrupt drop in grade and standing water. The land in the buffer zone has a moderate slope in the immediate project zone and within 45 ft. to a single familiy dwelling. the work area is on the edge of the lawn clearing. The work area is in the vicinity of and slightly within the 50 ft. buffer zone limit. The immediate project area is at the upland boundary of the coastal AE flood zone with low chance of inundation. Soil quality is of a silt loam texture. The land is stable with no signs of erosion. c. Plan and/or Map Reference(s): Plan Showing Proposed Generator w/ LP Gas Tank Installation Feb. 15, 2022 Title Date Title Date Title Date 2. a. Work Description (use additional paper and/or provide plan(s) of work, if necessary): The proposed work involves an approx. 3 ft. deep excavation with a dimension of approx. 9 ft. long X 4 ft. wide. Some of the soil shall be removed from the property. A new, certified LP gas tank shall be set into place, fittings connected; an approx. 2 ft. depth, narrow, trench shall be formed leading to the new stand-by generator located on the ground surface, also within the project area, for the buried gas feed pipe. Further shallow trenching is required to the house front for the electrical conduit. Upon backfill and raking out the disturbed areas shall be seeded over with native grass seed and managed to return to the preconstruction condition. The time of year slated for the work, short time frame of activity and existing ground conditions are supportive of a rapid ground cover recovery. wpaforml.doc • rev. 7/27/2020 WPA Form 1 — Request for Determination of A 9 ppficability •Page 2 of 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Yarmouth Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands \- City/TownWPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 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). Residential accessory structure within existing lawn. Judgement of the Yarmouth Conservation Commission to consider related impacts from the short term work activity and alteration. 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 8/7196 ❑ 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.) wpaformt.doc - rev. 7!27!2020 WPA Form t — Request for Determination of Applicability - Page 3 of 4 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands Yarmouth City/Town WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 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: Robert Wilkins Name 57 Wharf Lane Mailing Address Yarmouth Port City/Town MA State Signatures 02675 Zip Code I also understand that notification of this Request will be placed in a local newspaper at my expense in acco ce with Section 10.05(3)(b)(1) of the Wetlands Protection Act re ations. 2Z— Signature of Appligant Date of Repr ntative (if any) ,2, - 22 Date wpaforml.doc • rev. 7/27/2020 WPA Form 1 — Request for Determination of Applicability • Page 4 of 4 N m m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -------------------------------------- TOWN OF BARNSTABLE " R " F I L� I I m I = n r _ ' r a ml kae pdOa y " � rF sy - �o la is wILLoW to '31m _ A N FOLEYg WAY Ivarvarel m - - ^ � R , f of - RI Ian - I _ e. ^ n ,s wM°�, ad3ae 90� zs ao - 3NVI