[HISTORY: Adopted by the Conservation Commission
of the Town of Barnstable 3-6-2000; revised 3-14-2006. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Wetlands protection — See Ch. 237.
A.
The request for determination of applicability is
typically used for minor projects. Advance consultation with Conservation
Division staff is encouraged.
B.
Complete the request for determination of applicability
application (WPA Form 1) found at www.mass.gov/dep and attach the
following to it:
[Amended 10-14-2014; 3-29-2022]
(1)
A signed
"Permission to Access Property – Form PA." The form must be
signed by the property owner, or legal representative, and submitted
prior to the RDA application being docketed and application advertised.
Form PA is available at www.townofbarnstable.us/Conservation. Do not
send abutter letters out until Form PA is signed and submitted to
the Conservation Division office.
(2)
Your sketch of the project on an existing engineering
plan or GIS plan. The sketch or plan shall be drawn to approximate
scale and shall depict both the project footprint and the offset distances
to a wetland resource area (i.e., wetlands, coastal banks, dunes,
etc.). The sketch shall also be signed and dated by the preparer.
GIS plan may be obtained in Conservation.
(3)
A copy of the U.S.G.S. locus map may be obtained from
Conservation. Indicate project site with an arrow and write the word
"LOCUS."
(4)
A list of direct abutters and Assessors Map of their location. These are available on the Town Web site at town.barnstable.ma.us or you may request assistance from Conservation staff. Under Chapter 237, Wetlands Protection, of the General Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable, property owners actually touching on the subject parcel upon which work is proposed shall be notified.
(5)
A copy of the abutter notification letter. Complete
the letter supplied to you. The staff will issue you a date and time
the public hearing will be held when the application is ready to be
submitted. The notification letter should be sent by certified mail,
the same day the application is submitted. Please plan on attending
hearing.
(6)
Written detailed directions to the project site.
D.
Have your project staked (for example, staking the
corners of a proposed addition) by Tuesday 8:30 a.m., one week prior
to the public hearing. This will facilitate our field review of your
project.
E.
Filing fee. Include Town filing fee of $50.00. Please
make the check payable to: "Town of Barnstable."
F.
On the night of your hearing, make sure to bring a
personal check to cover the cost of your legal ad (usually between
$10 and $20). The exact amount will be posted at the table at the
back of the hearing room. Make your check payable to the "Town of
Barnstable," and please submit it to the Administrator when your hearing
is called.
