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Southeast Regional Office
Address: Phone:
Maura T. Healey Kim Driscoll Rebecca Tepper Bonnie Heiple
Michael & Valerie Serijan of the Town/City of:
Licensee Name
Yarmouth
Town/City
in: Barnstable
County
County and Commonwealth aforesaid, has applied to the Department of Environmental Protection for a Simplified License
pursuant to c.91 or the general laws to:
maintain an existing (pre-1984):
pier/dock
boat ramp
ramp
float(s)
pile(s)
boat lift
boat house
retaining wall/seawall
bulkhead
rip rap/stone revetment
groin(s)
nonwater-dependent accessory to a residence
other ___________ _
� construct a proposed or maintain an existing
(post-1984):
� pier/dock
� ramp
� float(s)
� pile(s)
boat lift
pile-supported boat house
other
and has submitted plans of the same; and whereas due notice of said application has been given, as required by law, to
the � Select Board Mayor and City Council, of the Town/City of Yarmouth.
NOW, said Department, having heard all parties desiring to be heard, and having fully considered said application, hereby,
subject to the approval of the Governor, authorizes and licenses said Licensee, subject to the provisions of the ninety-first
chapter of the General Laws, and of all laws which are or may be in force applicable thereto, to:
maintain existing structure(s) for:
non-commercial docking/access to navigable water
shoreline stabilization
residential, NWD building
other _______________ _
� construct and maintain structure(s) for:
� non-commercial docking/access to navigable water
other
at --53 Aunt Dorah's Lane --in and over the waters of --Follins Pond --in the Town/City of --Yarmouth -and in
accordance with the locations shown and details indicated on the accompanying License Sketch Plan No. WW06-
0000218. (total number of plan sheets: 1)
The total area of the combined structures measured below mean/ordinary high water shall be no greater than a total
of 600 square feet for proposed water-dependent structures, or for structures built or substantially altered after
January 1, 1984 without any fill. For structures or fill constructed prior to January 1, 1984 and not substantially altered
since that date: any structures and fill, either water-dependent or nonwater-dependent, total no more than 600 square
feet. In both instances structure is not a marina (i.e., does not serve ten or more vessels). Dimensions of all structures
are shown on the accompanying plan(s).
USE: The structures authorized herein shall be for non-commercial use of the licensee. The structures shall not
be used for commercial purposes, leased, rented or otherwise let for compensation. Any change in use shall
require a review by the Department to determine whether additional or alternative licensing is required. The
structures authorized herein shall be limited to the following uses: noncommercial docking and access to navigable
waters.
TERM: This License will expire fifteen (15) years from the date of License issuance. By written request of the
Licensee for an amendment, the Department may grant a renewal for the term of years not to exceed that
authorized in the original license.
WATERWAYS LICENSE CONDITIONS:
1. ACCESS: In accordance with any License condition, easement, or other public right of lateral passage that
exists in the area of the subject property lying between the high and low water marks" or "below the ordinary
high water mark", the Licensee shall allow the public in the exercise of such rights to pass freely over, under
or around all structures within such (intertidal) area. Accordingly, the Licensee shall place and maintain, in
good repair, a public access sign on each side of the structure (e.g., pier/dock) authorized herein or at each
property line, adjacent to the high-water shoreline. Said signs shall comply with the Department's signage
guidelines (see instructions) and shall be posted immediately upon license issuance or completion of
construction. Nothing in this condition shall be construed as preventing the Licensee from excluding the
public from portions of said structure(s) or property not intended for lateral passage.
In partial compensation for the private use of structures and/or fill on tidelands and/or private tidelands
and/or Great Ponds which interferes with the rights of the public to use such lands, the Licensee shall allow
the public to pass on foot, for any purpose and from dawn to dusk, within the area of the subject property
lying seaward of the high water mark or, for Great Ponds within the public access way delineated on the
License plan/or within 5 feet of the ordinary high water shoreline. This condition shall not be construed to
prevent the Licensee from taking reasonable measures to discourage unlawful activity by users of the area
intended for public passage, including but not limited to trespassing on adjacent private areas and deposit
of refuse of any kind or nature in the water or on the shore. Further, the exercise by the public of free on
foot passage in accordance with this condition shall be considered a permitted use to which the limited
liability provisions of M.G.L. c.21, s17c shall apply.
2. This License authorizes structure(s) and/or fill on:
1:8] Private Tidelands
1:8] Commonwealth Tidelands
Great Pond
Navigable River or
Stream
In accordance with the public easement that exists by law on private
tidelands, the Licensee shall allow the public to use and to pass freely upon
the area of the subject property lying between the high and low water marks,
for the purposes of fishing, fowling, navigation, strolling and the natural
derivatives thereof.
The Licensee shall not restrict the public's right to use and to pass freely,
for any lawful purpose, upon lands lying seaward of the low water mark.
The Commonwealth holds said lands in trust for the benefit of the public.
The Licensee shall not restrict the public's right to use and to pass freely
upon lands lying seaward of the high-water mark for any lawful purpose.
The Licensee shall not restrict the public's right to use and to pass freely, for
any lawful purpose, in the waterway.
3. Unless otherwise expressly provided by this license, the Licensee shall not limit the hours of availability of
any areas of the subject property designated for public passage, nor place any gates, fences, or other
structures on such areas in a manner that would impede or discourage the free flow of pedestrian movement
thereon. No restriction on the exercise of these public rights shall be imposed unless otherwise expressly
provided in this license.
4. Any change in use or any substantial structural alteration of any structure or fill authorized herein shall require
the issuance by the Department of a new Waterways License in accordance with the provisions and
procedures established in Chapter 91 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Any unauthorized substantial
change in use or unauthorized substantial structural alteration of any structure or fill authorized herein shall
render this Waterways License void.
5. This Waterways License shall be revocable by the Department for noncompliance with the terms and
conditions set forth herein. This License may be revoked after the Department has given written notice of the
alleged noncompliance to the Licensee and those persons who have filed a written request for such notice
with the Department and afforded them a reasonable opportunity to correct said noncompliance. Failure to
correct said noncompliance after the issuance of a written notice by the Department shall render this
Waterways License void and the Commonwealth may proceed to remove or cause removal of any structure
or fill authorized herein at the expense of the Licensee, its successors and assigns as an unauthorized and
unlawful structure and/or fill.
6. The use of unencapsulated polystyrene as part of any permanent or temporary component of the structures
and/or fill authorized herein is prohibited.
7. The structures and/or fill authorized herein shall be maintained in good repair and in accordance with the terms
and conditions stated herein.
8. Nothing in this Waterways License shall be construed as authorizing encroachment in, on or over property not
owned or controlled by the Licensee, except with the written consent of the owner(s) thereof.
9. This Waterways License is granted subject to all applicable Federal, State, County, and Municipal laws,
ordinances, and regulations including but not limited to a valid final Order of Conditions issued pursuant to
G. L. Chapter 131, s.40, the Wetlands Protection Act.
CONSTRUCTION
10a. The project shall not significantly interfere with littoral or riparian property owners' rights to access and egress
their property from the waterway. All structures shall be set back, at a minimum, at least twenty-five (25) feet
from abutting property lines, where feasible.
1 Ob. Structures shall not extend beyond the length of existing piers used for similar purposes; in no case shall the
length extend more than ¼ of the way across a water body.
1 0c. Within areas of salt marsh, structures shall be constructed with a minimum height of 4 feet above ground level
measured from the bottom of the stringer, and maximum width of 4 feet, or at a 1: 1 ratio so as not to have an
adverse impact on the salt marsh or aquatic vegetation. Whereas, the width of the pier may be equal to but
not greater than the height. Any ladders shall be constructed of durable materials, shall be fixed to the pier in
such a manner so as not to rest on the marsh, shall have a minimum width of 2.0 feet, and shall have adequate
railings extending above the pier/dock decking in order to facilitate safe passage.
1 0d. When removed, all seasonal structures shall be stored landward of the mean or ordinary high-water shoreline,
and outside of vegetated wetlands, dunes and all wetland resource areas. Said storage shall be in
conformance with any applicable local, state or federal requirements.
1 0e. Any float(s) shall be constructed with an appropriate number of piles/pipes, legs or stop blocks attached to the
float structural elements in order to maintain at least 24 inches of clearance off the bottom at extreme low
tides.
1 Of. All work authorized herein shall be completed within five (5) years of the date of License issuance. Said
construction period may be extended by the Department for one or more one year periods without public
notice, provided that the Applicant submits to the Department, thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of said
construction period, a written request to extend the period and provides an adequate justification for said
extension.
DOCKING OF VESSELS
11 a. Motorized vessels shall be moored stern seaward of the float and shall have a draft no greater than that which
provides a minimum of one-foot clearance from the bottom at extreme low water. Where eelgrass is present,
vessels shall not have any adverse effects on eelgrass in the area.
11 b. Vessels shall be moored such that they do not become grounded at any tide.
11 c. No dredging (including, but not limited to effects of prop wash) is permitted herein.
11 d. No boat moored at any dock may block or unduly impede navigation within the waterway or the use of any
adjacent dock.
COMPLIANCE
The Licensee, within sixty (60) days of completion of the licensed project, shall submit a written statement to the
Department that the project has been completed in substantial conformance with the conditions and plans of said
license, or a copy of the Certificate of Compliance for this project issued pursuant to the Wetlands Protection Act
(if the project was previously issued an Order of Conditions or Superseding Order of Conditions under said Act).
This License shall be void unless the License and the accompanying plan(s) are recorded within the 60 days from the
date hereof, in the appropriate Registry of Deeds for the said County where the project site is located.
Acceptance of this Waterways License shall constitute an agreement by the Licensee to conform with all terms
and conditions stated herein. This License is granted upon the express condition that any and all other applicable
authorizations required due to the provisions hereof shall be secured by the Licensee prior to the commencement
of any activity of use authorized pursuant to this License.
THE COMMONWEAL TH OF MASSACHUSETTS
IN WITNESS WH EREAS, said Department of Environmental Protection have hereunto set their hands on this
Commissioner
� Program Chief
Department of
Environmental
Protection
This License is approved in consideration of the payment into the treasury of the Commonwealth by said --
Michael & Valerie Serijan of the further Four hundred eight
sum of dollars and zero
cents $ 408.00
The amount determined by the Governor as a just and equitable charge for rights and privileges hereby granted in
the land of the Commonwealth.
Boston
Approved by the Governor.
5' PUBLIC LATERAL ACCESS ALONG SHORELINE AROUND PIER
PLAN VIEW
1" 40'
Approved by Department of Environmental Protection
Date: Oc.:½:>� l5 rz_oz_c.r,,
ASSESSORS MAP 136
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LINE
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FOLLINS
POND
(TIDAL)
DECK EL 2.7' EXISTING
12" PT PILING (TYP)
EXISTING GRAD
PROVIDE SIGNAGE AT MHW INDICATING PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF PASSAGE
� SALT MARSH�
(8) 12" PILES
84' OA
PROFILE VIEW 1" 20·
Purpose: Simplified License
Datum: NAVO Plan Accompanying Petition of:
Adjacent property owners: 1. Town of Yarmouth (Way to Water)
2. Pamela A. Smith
Michael Serijan 5 John Joseph Road Harwich, MA 02645
and
Valerie Serijan 23 Canterbury Road Yarmouth, MA 02675
MHW EL. 2
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Project Description: Permit Existing Pier
in: Follins Pond
at: 53 Aunt Dorah's Lane Yarmouth, MA 02675 County of Barnstable Massachusetts
Sheet 1 of 1 Date: 2 19 2026
SIGNAGE SPECIFICATIONS -MassDEP Waterways Regulation Program (Updated September 20, 2012)
• Signs shall utilize durable materials and methods of construction and maintained in good condition.
• Signs shall be a minimum of 5" x 10" ( or 50 square inches) in size. Letter height shall be a minimum of½".
• The MassDEP Chapter 91 License number shall be displayed on all signs (as applicable).
• Each sign shall indicate that public passage is allowed for on-foot lateral access along the shoreline for the purpose of fishing,
fowling, navigation and strolling.
• Signs shall be posted on both sides of the pier or structure, at the mean high water shoreline, or as directed by the Chapter 91
License (see Special Waterways Conditions, Page #2 or Page #3 for Simplified Licenses).
An example of an acceptable sign is provided below.
WW06-
0000218