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Home My WebLink AboutRDA AppYarmouth Conservation Commission • 1146 Route 28 • South Yarmouth, MA 02664-4492 Tel. (508)-398-2231 Ext. 1288 • Fax (508)-398-0836 • TTD# (508) 398-2231 • bdirienzo@yarmouth.ma.us Rev. 03/2024 Information: All filings must be made on Town of Yarmouth forms. The filing deadline is two weeks prior to the next scheduled Conservation Commission meeting for new applications. Failure to follow this Checklist shall result in an Administratively Incomplete Application and will not be advertised for a Public Hearing. Refer to the meeting schedule. Contact the Conservation Office if you need assistance. Submitting an Application: Hardcopy filing dropped off or mailed to the Conservation Office including: 1 RDA Administrative Checklist 1 complete RDA application WPA form 1 with original signatures (double sided). * Detailed narrative of the project with sufficient information to enable the Commission to determine whether the proposed work will alter an area subject to protection. If BVW or vegetated wetlands are present, delineation sheet(s), coastal bank calculation and other relevant material if applicable (not applicable for flood zone only projects). Yarmouth Assessor’s locator map highlighting parcel(s) where work is proposed, including map and parcel numbers 1 current abutters list identifying the property owners who are to be notified and abutter notification form. All abutters to be notified via certified mail, Certified Mail Receipts (PS Form 3800) must be provided. 1 original and 6 photocopies of the plan/sketch, folded separately, right side out with title and address visible. All plans shall reference NAVD1988 unless otherwise noted. Landscape plans shall be detailed to show proposed and existing conditions, native species, quantity, size and spacing. By-law filing fee: Separate check made payable to “Town of Yarmouth” Legal ad fee: Separate check made payable to “Town of Yarmouth” Please list project property’s street address on checks. Refer to Fee Schedule. Digital and DEP filing A pdf of the entire application emailed to bdirienzo@yarmouth.ma.us and fkelley@yarmouth.ma.us and DEP Southeast Region at SERO_NOI@mass.gov in the same email. Subject line shall be “YARMOUTH - RDA – Street Address - Applicant Name” Please list project property’s street address in the pdf file name. Initial below I CERTIFY that all on-site requirements will be completed by noon on the Friday prior to the hearing date. All proposed structures must be staked, and all relevant resource areas and buffer zones must be staked or flagged. Please consult the Yarmouth Wetland Regulations, page 17. I understand that in person representation is required at the scheduled hearing to present to the conservation commission. *If the applicant is NOT the property owner: Please submit a signed Site Access Authorization Form; AND The owner must be sent a copy of the application via Certified Mail on the same day it is filed with this office. Please submit a copy of the Certified Mail receipt with application. CONSERVATION OFFICE Administrative Checklist Request for Determination of Applicability X X X X X X X X X X X X Yarmouth Conservation Commission • 1146 Route 28 • South Yarmouth, MA 02664-4492 Tel. (508)-398-2231 Ext. 1288 • Fax (508)-398-0836 • TTD# (508) 398-2231 • bdirienzo@yarmouth.ma.us Rev. 03/2024 If Applicable Certified Mail Receipt for Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program Certified Mail Receipt for Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries. If filing via email, CC bdirienzo@yarmouth.ma.us and fkelley@yarmouth.ma.us wpaform1.doc • rev. 4/28/2023 WPA Form 1 – Request for Determination of Applicability • Page 1 of 3 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Resources - Wetlands WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Municipality A.General Information Important: When filling out forms on the computer, use only the tab key to move your cursor - do not use the return key. 1.Applicant: First Name Last Name Address City/Town State Zip Code Phone Number Email Address 2.Property Owner (if different from Applicant): First Name Last Name Address City/Town State Zip Code Phone Number Email Address (if known) 3.Representative (if any) First Name Last Name Company Name Address City/Town State Zip Code Phone Number Email Address (if known) B.Project Description 1.a. Project Location (use maps and plans to identify the location of the area subject to this request): Street Address City/Town How to find Latitude and Longitude Latitude (Decimal Degrees Format with 5 digits after decimal e.g. XX.XXXXX) Longitude (Decimal Degrees Format with 5 digits after decimal e.g. -XX.XXXXX) and how to convert to decimal degrees Assessors’ Map Number Assessors’ Lot/Parcel Number b.Area Description (use additional paper, if necessary): c.Plan and/or Map Reference(s): (use additional paper if necessary) Title Date Title Date Yarmouth Julia Python 8 Thistle Lane Glenmont NY 12077 518-859-9875 loughmanjulia@yahoo.com Lauren Taylor Crawford Land Management 88 Route 6A Suite 2B Sandwich MA 02563 508-477-1346 x 107 lauren@crawfordlm.com Grist Mill Lane Yarmouth 41.65033 -70.26017 ------ Salt Marsh Restoration Plan by Crawford Land Management 9/19/24 Docusign Envelope ID: 688A1B4F-53AF-4F0E-BBE6-C9B2584E094D wpaform1.doc • rev. 4/28/2023 WPA Form 1 – Request for Determination of Applicability • Page 2 of 3 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Resources - Wetlands WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Municipality B.Project Description (cont.) 2.a. Activity/Work Description (use additional paper and/or provide plan(s) of Activity, if necessary): 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, ifnecessary). 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 classificationabove (use additional paper and/or attach appropriate documents, if necessary.) Yarmouth Management of approximately 1,640 square feet of invasive Phragmites australis within the Salt Marsh. Exclusively restoration work Docusign Envelope ID: 688A1B4F-53AF-4F0E-BBE6-C9B2584E094D wpaform1.doc • rev. 4/28/2023 WPA Form 1 – Request for Determination of Applicability • Page 3 of 3 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Resources - Wetlands WPA Form 1- Request for Determination of Applicability Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Municipality C.Determinations 1.I request the Conservation Commission make the following determination(s). Check any that apply: a. whether the area depicted on plan(s) and/or map(s) referenced above is an area subject tojurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act. b. whether the boundaries of resource area(s) depicted on plan(s) and/or map(s) referenced above are accurately delineated. c.whether the Activities depicted on plan(s) referenced above is subject to the WetlandsProtection Act and its regulations. d. whether the area and/or Activities depicted on plan(s) referenced above is subject to the jurisdiction of any municipal wetlands’ ordinance or bylaw of: Name of Municipality e. whether the following scope of alternatives is adequate for Activities in the Riverfront Area asdepicted on referenced plan(s). 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. 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. Signature of Applicant Date Signature of Representative (if any) Date Yarmouth Yarmouth Yarmouth Docusign Envelope ID: 688A1B4F-53AF-4F0E-BBE6-C9B2584E094D 9/17/2024 9/17/2024 LOCUS - GRIST MILL LANE Property Tax Parcels Abutters List- Grist Mill Ln Applicant/owners: Nelson W Brown & Elizabeth H Brown Mailing address: 140 Baxter Avenue, West Yarmouth, MA 02673 Applicant/owners: John Patrick Python & Julia F Loughman Mailing address: 8 Thistle Lane, Glenmont, NY 12077 Applicant/owners: Grist Mill Village Civic Association c/o Robert J. Gold (treasurer of GMVCA) Mailing address: 134 Baxter Avenue, West Yarmouth, MA 02673 NOTIFICATION TO ABUTTERS UNDER THE TOWN OF YARMOUTH WETLAND BY-LAW, CHAPTER 143 In accordance with the Town of Yarmouth Wetland Regulations Section 2.03, you are hereby notified of the following: A.The name of the applicant is ________________________________________________ B.The applicant has filed a Request for Determination of Applicability with the Yarmouth Conservation Commission, seeking knowledge of whether a project is subject to the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c. 131 s. 40) or Bylaw (Town of Yarmouth Wetland By-Law, Chapter 143). C.The address of the lot where the activity is proposed is ______________________________ D.Proposed work is _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ E.Copies of the Request for Determination of Applicability may be examined at the Yarmouth Town Hall at the Conservation Commission office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. For more information, call (508) 398-2231 ext. 1288. F.Copies of the Request for Determination of Applicability may be obtained from either the applicant or applicant’s representative. Applicant’s phone number ________________________ Or Applicant’s representatives phone number ___________________________________ G.Information regarding the date, time and place of the public hearing may be obtained by calling the Yarmouth Conservation Commission office at (508) 398-2231 ext. 1288 H.Person sending this notification (applicant, representative or other) Name __________________________________________ Address ________________________________________ Town _________________ State _______ Zip _________ Telephone _______________________________________ Note: Notice of the public hearing, including date, time and place will be published at least five (5) days in advance in a newspaper of general circulation. Notice of the public hearing, including date, time and place will be posted on the Town Website not less than forty-eight hours in advance. You may also contact the Southeast Regional Office of the Department of Environmental Protection at (508) 946-2800 for more information about this application. Julia Python Grist Mill Lane management of approximately 1,640 square feet of invasive common reed (Phragmites australis) within the salt marsh. 508-477-1346 x 107 Lauren Taylor 88 Route 6A Suite 2B Sandwich MA 02563 508-477-1346 x 107 Land Management Plan & Project Narrative 88 Route 6A, Suite 2B Sandwich MA 508.477.1346 info@crawfordlm.com WWW.CRAWFORDLM.COM PREPARED FOR Grist Mill Lane West Yarmouth, MA 02673 DATE September 19th, 2024 2 PROJECT INTRODUCTION Proposed work is located at the end of Grist Mill Lane in Yarmouth abutting Mill Creek to the East. This project proposes the restoration of approximately 1,640 square feet of invasive common reed (Phragmites australis). An order of conditions was issued to the neighboring properties at 140 Baxter Avenue and 31 Grist Mill Lane under SE 83-2446 on 9/10/2024 which approved the treatment of a substantial amount of invasive common reed on those properties. There is a small portion of common reed remaining at the end of Grist Mill Lane, which was not included in the original Notice of Intent application for the other properties, as ownership of the parcel was not able to be determined in time. PROPOSED PROJECT ACTIVITIES This project proposes to manage approximately 1,640 square feet of invasive common reed (Phragmites australis) in the Salt Marsh at the end of Grist Mill Lane. Where dense enough, Phragmites stalks for treatment will be bundled into groupings with a biodegradable jute/twine and the groupings will be cut. An EPA-approved aquatic herbicide with Glyphosate as the active ingredient will be applied directly to the cut stems. Stalks too small to bundle will be treated with either a low-volume foliar method or wiped with tongs/ sponges. All treatments will be completed by a state-licensed and -insured pesticide applicator, and all work will be overseen by a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner. A detailed timeline for management activities is provided below. Management would be ongoing for a minimum of 3 years. THE EXISTING SALT MARSH IS DOMINATED BY INVASIVE COMMON REED (PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS) 3 PROJECT ACTIVITY TIMELINE FALL 2024 PHRAGMITES MANAGEMENT AREA • Where stalks occur densely enough, bundle, cut and treat cut ends using a Glyphosate-based herbicide specially formulated for use around aquatic environments. • If stalks are sparse, cut stalks individually and treat with an appropriate herbicide. • If stalks are too small to cut and treat, use a swipe method to apply an appropriate herbicide to the stalks and leaves. WINTER 2024/EARLY SPRING 2025 PHRAGMITES MANAGEMENT AREA • Cut and remove old/dead stalks and dispose of off-site. 2024-2026 GROWING SEASON ANNUAL MAINTENANCE • Manage re-growth of Phragmites stalks over the following seasons using a swipe method or low-volume foliar spray to apply herbicide to the stalks and leaves, ideally in the late summer or early fall. !o A-, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Sife Orceoo &utfrui,zntion flatm ecnswl Snhmutfun: Ifthe applicant is not the property owner, please submit this form with your application. The owner must be sent a copy ofthe application on the same day it is filed with this office. -t6tth;ll \ae l"q,nf"aProperty Address:Grist Mill Lane Assessors Map/Lot:N/A; none is available I (we) hereby authorize the individual members of the Yarmouth Conservation Commission and its agents to enter upon the referenced property for the purpose of gathering information regarding the application filed with the Commission pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. Ch. 131, s. 40) and/or the Yarmouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw (Chapter 143). Authorized Signature: Please Print Name: Date: /r( If other than owner, please state whether tenant, agent, or other: Mailing Address:toldu/a ,(re,tac ur ft) Phone:6ff-2lo-rlff |lt'soo-1ryCell: ,^,u, ^eolil/@d/o*t.Fax: V "v lb- Yarmouth Conservation Commission . 1146 Route 28 . South Yarmouth, MA 02664-4492 Tel. (508)-398-2231 Ext. 1288 . Fax (508)-398-0836 . TTD# (508) 398-2231 s//g 1rr",*