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28 Lots Hollow Road | Orleans, MA 02653
Tel:(508)255-1113 | Fax:(508)255-9477
August 2, 2023
Yarmouth Conservation Commission
1146 Route 28
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
RE: Certificate of Compliance Request
4 Marsh Point, Yarmouth Port
SE File #: SE83-2223
Dear Ms. DiRienzo and Commissioners,
On behalf of the applicant, Wilkinson Ecological Design Inc. (WED) submits this letter to request a
Certificate of Compliance for the Order of Conditions SE83-2223, issued on 3/13/2020. A partial
Certificate of Compliance was requested and approved on 2/23/2021 due to a change in ownership of
the property.
The approved project included 11,620 square feet of vegetation management to remove invasive
Phragmites australis Bordering Vegetated Wetland and non-native, invasive, and aggressive plant
species from the and associated upland area and planting of the native shrubs specified on the approved
Restoration Plan. The initial scope of work was completed in May of 2020 with follow up activities taking
place in the subsequent years as documented in the three annal monitoring reports submitted to the
Conservation Commission.
At this time, WED believes that the project is in substantial compliance with the Order of Conditions
and recommends that Yarmouth Conservation Commission grant a Certificate of Compliance.
WED requests an ongoing condition for follow-up management to stop the reintroduction of invasive
and non-native plant species, such as Phragmites australis, within the project area. This proposed
maintenance would consist of hand removal or treatment of any State-listed invasive or non-native
plants species that are observed establishing in the project areas. This ongoing condition will ensure
the restoration area continues to be monitored and managed accordingly for invasive plant re-sprouts
while the native plant communities continue to evolve and mature.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter and please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Steve LaBranche
Project Manager
Wilkinson Ecological Design
wpaform8a.doc •• rev. 5/29/14 Page 1 of 2
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 8A – Request for Certificate of Compliance
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Town of Yarmouth Wetland By-law, Chapter 143
DEP File Number:
SE83-2223
Provided by DEP
A. Project Information
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1. This request is being made by:
Wilkinson Ecological Design, Inc.
Name
28 Lots Hollow Road
Mailing Address
Orleans
City/Town
MA
State
02653
Zip Code
(508) 255-1113
Phone Number
2. This request is in reference to work regulated by a final Order of Conditions issued to:
James Morris
Applicant
3/13/2020
Dated
SE83-2223
DEP File Number
Upon completion
of the work
authorized in
an Order of
Conditions, the
property owner
must request a
Certificate of
Compliance
from the issuing
authority stating
that the work or
portion of the
work has been
satisfactorily
completed.
3. The project site is located at:
4 Marsh Point
Street Address
Yarmouth Port
City/Town
149
Assessors Map/Plat Number
69
Parcel/Lot Number
4. The final Order of Conditions was recorded at the Registry of Deeds for:
James Morris
Property Owner (if different)
Barnstable
County
Book
Page
Doc: 1,379,505 ctf 220620
Certificate (if registered land)
5. This request is for certification that (check one):
the work regulated by the above-referenced Order of Conditions has been satisfactorily completed.
the following portions of the work regulated by the above-referenced Order of Conditions have
been satisfactorily completed (use additional paper if necessary).
the above-referenced Order of Conditions has lapsed and is therefore no longer valid, and the
work regulated by it was never started.
wpaform8a.doc •• rev. 5/29/14 Page 2 of 2
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
WPA Form 8A – Request for Certificate of Compliance
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Town of Yarmouth Wetland By-law, Chapter 143
DEP File Number:
SE83-2223
Provided by DEP
A. Project Information (cont.)
6. Did the Order of Conditions for this project, or the portion of the project subject to this request, contain
an approval of any plans stamped by a registered professional engineer, architect, landscape
architect, or land surveyor?
Yes If yes, attach a written statement by such a professional certifying substantial
compliance with the plans and describing what deviation, if any, exists from the plans
approved in the Order.
No
B. Submittal Requirements
Requests for Certificates of Compliance should be directed to the issuing authority that issued the final
Order of Conditions (OOC). If the project received an OOC from the Conservation Commission, submit
this request to that Commission. If the project was issued a Superseding Order of Conditions or was the
subject of an Adjudicatory Hearing Final Decision, submit this request to the appropriate DEP Regional
Office (see http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/about/contacts/find-the-massdep-regional-office-
for-your-city-or-town.html).