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Home My WebLink AboutCOC request 9.25.2025 Prepared by: 349 Route 28, Unit D W. Yarmouth, Massachusetts 02673 18 Crab Creek Lane, Yarmouth Port Request for Certificate of Compliance SE83-2191 Town of Yarmouth Conservation Commission September 2025 Prepared for: Lisa Warren 18 Crab Creek Lane Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 BSC Job #50260.01 Engineers Environmental Scientists Software Developers Landscape Architects Planners Surveyors 349 Main Street, Route 28, Unit D / West Yarmouth, MA 02673 / 508-778-8919 SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2025 www.bscgroup.com Yarmouth Conservation Commission 1146 Route 28 South Yarmouth, MA 02664 Attn: Brittany DiRienzo, Conservation Administrator RE: Request for Certificate of Compliance, 18 Crab Creek Lane, Yarmouth Port, OOC SE83-2191, BSC Job #0050728.01 Dear Ms. DiRienzo and Members of the Conservation Commission, BSC Group, Inc. (BSC) is filing this Request for a Certificate of Compliance (RCOC) on behalf of Lisa Warren for the completed (and ongoing) work at 18 Crab Creek Lane, Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts (the Site). The Order of Conditions (OOC SE 83-2191) was issued on May 29th, 2019, and referenced a plan titled “Plan of Land with Wetland Delineations” dated 4/30/2019. The project included permitting and maintenance of the existing historic walking path for water access, grassland habitat maintenance, and invasive species management. The OOC for this project allowed mowing of the salt marsh portion of the lawn up to two times per year to prevent the spread of Phragmites into the yard. The homeowners have only mowed the marsh portion of their lawn two times per year in accordance with the OOC. This year the homeowners have not mowed a central portion of their lawn, which has been left to grow naturally. The OOC has expired, and as such the homeowners are requesting a Certificate of Compliance to close out the permit. The homeowners would like the COC to allow mowing of the marsh portion of their lawn two times per year in perpetuity to keep the Phragmites from spreading. We respectfully request that this matter be heard at the next scheduled Conservation Commission hearing. A copy of this RCOC application has also been sent to the Southeast Regional Office of the Department of Environmental Protection. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed information, please contact me at (508) 778-8919. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Sincerely, BSC Group, Inc. Paul Mancuso, WPIT Associate, Ecologist cc: MassDEP, Southeast Regional Office Lisa Warren, 18 Crab Creek Lane, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 Rev 6/2025 Administrative Checklist Certificate of Compliance General Information: •All filings must be made on Town of Yarmouth forms. •All applications must be submitted two weeks prior to the next scheduled Conservation Commission meeting. Refer to Meeting Schedule. •Failure to follow the Administrative Checklist shall result in an Administrative Incomplete Application and will not be scheduled for a Public Hearing. •Contact the Conservation Office if you need assistance. Submitting an Application: ______ ______ Hardcopy of the COC application mailed to or dropped off at the Conservation office in Town Hall. Signed statement from an Engineer or similar professional to who prepared the approved plan stating the date of a recent site inspection and certifying compliance with the permit and outlining departures from the approved plan, if any exist. As-Built plan – *Refer to issued Order of Conditions: Special Conditions to determine if required*. Pdf of the COC request including application, letter, & as-built plan if needed emailed to bdirienzo@yarmouth.ma.us and jjerolimo@yarmouth.ma.us Local filing fee. Refer to Fee Schedule. Make check payable to “Town of Yarmouth” and include property address in memo. All forms, Fee Schedule and Meeting schedule can be found at https://www.yarmouth.ma.us/696/Filing-Forms. *Chech the Yarmouth Street Index for parcel-related Conservation documents. 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 • bdiriezno@yarmouth.ma.us CONSERVATION OFFICE 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 DEP File Number: SE83-2192 Provided by DEP A. Project 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. This request is being made by: Lisa Warren Name 10 Woodland Avenue Mailing Address Medford City/Town MA State 02155 Zip Code Phone Number 2. This request is in reference to work regulated by a final Order of Conditions issued to: Lisa Warren Applicant 5/29/2019 Dated SE83-2192 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: 18 Crab Creek Lane Street Address Yarmouth Port City/Town 126 Assessors Map/Plat Number 20 Parcel/Lot Number 4. The final Order of Conditions was recorded at the Registry of Deeds for: Lisa Warren & Piers Hughes Property Owner (if different) Barnstable County Book Page CTF 218062, L.C. Plan 34563-C 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 DEP File Number: SE83-2192 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). 2025 Inspection 18 Crab Creek Lane Yarmouth Port, MA 09/09/2025 Photo #1.Overview of the Site.The homeowners have established a naturalized area in the middle of their lawn that does not get mowed.The remaining salt marsh portion of their lawn is only mowed two times per year in accordance with the OOC. Photo #2: View along the western perimeter of the Site. The dense stand of Phragmites along the western perimeter has not spread into the yard. Photo Page 1 2025 Inspection 18 Crab Creek Lane Yarmouth Port, MA 09/09/2025 Photo #3: View along the waters edge. There is a row of high tide bush growing along the waters edge. Groundsel tree has established itself a little further behind the high tide bush, and saltmeadow cordgrass dominates the rest of this area. Photo #4: Close up view of the naturalized area in the middle of the Site. This area is dominated by saltmeadow cordgrass, chairmakers bulrush, seaside goldenrod, and Asiatic greenhead sedge. Photo Page 2