HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOC requestSeptember 21, 2023
Town of Yarmouth Conservation Commission
Attn: Brittany DiRienzo, Conservation Administrator
Town of Yarmouth
1146 Route 28
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
Re: Request for a Certificate of Compliance for
MA DEP File No. 83-27 (1975)
62 Highbank Rd - Pond Creation Project at Bass River Golf Course
Dear Members of the Commission:
On behalf of the Town of Yarmouth, Coneco Engineers and Scientists, Inc. (Coneco) is requesting
that the Yarmouth Conservation Commission issue a Certificate of Compliance for the 1975 Order
of Conditions (OOCs) issued in association with the 62 Highbank Road (Bass River Golf Course)
Pond Creation Project. This Request for a COC is for the OOC issued under the Massachusetts
Wetland Protection Act (M.G.L. c. 131, § 40.) and its implementing Regulations at 310 CMR 10.00
and the Yarmouth Wetlands Bylaws.
The OOC was issued for this project and recorded at the Barnstable Registry of Deeds. The
work under this Order was satisfactorily completed.
•MA DEP File No. 83-27 - Issued March 26, 1975 - Recorded in Book 843, Page 417 (June
3, 1953) - Expired March 26, 1978.
Because the exact location of the proposed pond project was unclear in the 1975 sketch plan by
Thomas Kelley PLS, several generations of golf course managers presumed that the pond
referred to in the permit was an expansion of the wetland area to the south of the 2nd (formerly
11th) green and that it was not built. Coneco looked at historic aerials and it actually does look
like the pond referred to in the permit was built sometime between the two aerials we could find
from that period of time (1973 and 1985; attached).
Since the pond was permitted (and presumably built) 48 years ago it is likely that the pond limits
are different than when it was originally constructed. I can tell you based on my site visits that
the “pond” is there in approximately the correct location and configuration as shown on the 1975
sketch attached to the OOC. The applicant wishes to pursue a Certificate of Compliance in order
to close out the project. There have been no impacts to any resource areas or buffer zones as a
result of this project.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 978-656-8684 or by email at
mtoohill@coneco.com .
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238 Littleton Road, Suite 105, Westford, MA 01886 (978) 656-8684
Coneco.com
Sincerely,
Michael J. Toohill, PWS CE CERP
Principal-Permitting Group
cc: MassDEP SERO
Scott Gilmore – Town of Yarmouth Golf Course Superintendent
Timothy Gerrish - Gardner + Gerrish Landscape Architects
Nicholas Hebel - Coneco
CONECO ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS, INCORPORATED
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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
DEP File Number:
83-27
Provided by DEP
A. Project Information
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1. This request is being made by:
Coneco Engineers & Scientists, c/o Michael Toohill
Name
238 Littleton Road, Suite 105
Mailing Address
Westford
City/Town
MA
State
01886
Zip Code
978-656-8684 x201
Phone Number
2. This request is in reference to work regulated by a final Order of Conditions issued to:
Town of Yarmouth
Applicant
March 26, 1975
Dated
83-27
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:
62 Highbank Road
Street Address
Yarmouth
City/Town
Map 80
Assessors Map/Plat Number
117
Parcel/Lot Number
4. The final Order of Conditions was recorded at the Registry of Deeds for:
Town of Yarmouth
Property Owner (if different)
Barnstable
County
843
Book
417
Page
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.
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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
DEP File Number:
83-27
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).
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