1.
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Requirements
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a.
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The applicant understands, unless the applicant has instructed otherwise, that the applicant is applying both under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. c. 131, § 40, and Chapter 237 of the Town of Barnstable General Ordinances.
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b.
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Attach a written narrative to the NOI application
(WPA Form 3), available at: www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/service/approvals/wpa-form-3.html,
describing any project impacts and proposed mitigation as they relate
to the following:
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1)
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Any of the interests of Chapter 237 of the General Ordinances and the MA Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. c. 131, § 40.
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2)
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The performance standards contained in the MA
Wetland Protection Regulations (310 CMR 10).
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3)
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Chapter 704: Regulation governing activity in the one-hundred-foot buffer zone.
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4)
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Chapter 703: Private Docks and Piers.
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5)
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Any other applicable regulations (310 CMR 10 or as promulgated under Chapter 237 of the General Ordinances).
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c.
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Enclose proper payment to cover the fee for Chapter 237 filings. Consult current Fee Schedule at www.townofbarnstable.us/Conservation.
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Applicant
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Agent
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2.
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Abutter Notification (See Abutter Notification Regulation, Chapter 706)
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a.
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Contact the Conservation Division office at
(508) 862-4093 regarding the docketing process, or see current schedule
of Conservation Hearings and submission deadlines at: www.townofbarnstable.us/Conservation/.
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b.
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Provide a copy of the list of abutters within
a one-hundred-foot radius of the project parcel.
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c.
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Provide a copy of the Assessor’s Map indicating
the parcel of the project site and showing the one-hundred-foot radius
of the project parcel.
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d.
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Provide a copy of the abutter notification letter. Use the form letter provided in our Abutter Notification Regulation (Chapter 706), available on the Conservation Division website.
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e.
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Bring the green return receipts, from the certified
mailings to the abutters, as proof of notification to the public hearing.
If any mailings are returned, bring the entire envelope, indicating
by postal service stamp the reason for return. You will retain the
receipts afterwards, not the Conservation Division.
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f.
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I further certify under the penalties of perjury that all abutters were notified of the notice of intent application, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 237 of the General Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable. Notice must be made in writing by certified mail to all abutters within 100 feet of the property line of the project location.
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Signature of Applicant or Representative
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Date
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3.
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Field Staking:
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a.
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On or before Tuesday, at 8:30 a.m., one week
prior to the scheduled public hearing, have your project staked by
a professional engineer or registered land surveyor showing all outside
corners of all proposed structures and the continuous proposed “limit
of work” line.
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b.
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Have a wetland scientist or other qualified
professional flag all wetland resource areas on or within 100 feet
of the work area. Make sure that the flags are sequentially numbered.
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c.
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Provide a project identification stake with
bright painted top and applicant name and address, easily visible
from the street approaching the site.
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4.
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Legal Advertisement Fees:
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a.
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Conservation will submit the legal ad for publication
in a local newspaper. The applicant or his/her agent is responsible
for payment, by check, at the hearing (payable to the Town of Barnstable).
The cost of the legal ad will be precalculated and posted on the hearing
agenda prior to the hearing.
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5.
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Minimum Documentation for a
Complete Application:
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a.
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Provide a completely filled out (in all parts)
NOI application as locally adopted for the Town of Barnstable including
DEP Vegetated Wetland Field Data Form. Indicate Assessor’s Map
and parcel number of the project, as well as the street or road address,
and pertinent village (i.e., Hyannis, Centerville, Barnstable, etc).
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b.
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Provide two original project plans, stamped
in blue or red ink (wet stamp). Plans must be signed and dated by
a Massachusetts licensed professional engineer, land surveyor, architect
or landscape architect (as applicable), and shall be drawn at a readable
scale (one inch equals 20 feet preferred). For multi-acre sites, a
second site plan, drawn at larger scale showing the entire site, should
also be provided.
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c.
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For projects requiring mitigation plantings under §§ 704-3, 704-4, and 704-5, mitigation planting location(s) shall clearly be shown on the landscaping planting plan. The planting plan shall include species list (chosen from the Town of Barnstable Conservation Commission approved planting lists), sizes, densities and/or quantities. The plan shall also provide area calculations between zero to 50 and 50 to 100 separately for the amount of mitigation planting required, and the amount of mitigation planting proposed.
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d.
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Provide detailed, written street directions to the locus (site).
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e.
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Provide a copy of a U.S.G.S. locus map indicating the general
area of the project site.
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f.
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Provide a check for the Town of Barnstable portion of the required
filing fee. (For the portion payable to the Commonwealth, see 7. c.
below.)
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g.
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Provide any other documentation, photographs, architectural
renderings or other supporting data prepared by professionals competent
in the field which may be relevant to the application.
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*Note: If a revised plan needs to be submitted
prior to a hearing, please follow same instructions as 7. b. above
(and submit to other entities as may be applicable). Plan revisions
must be clearly noted and dated in the revision block. (The same individual
who stamped the original plan must also stamp and sign the revised
plan).
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Submitted this _____ day of __________ in the
year _____ in accordance with the Town of Barnstable “Regulation
Governing Minimum Submission Requirements for a Notice of Intent Application”
by:
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(Print Name)
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Owner/Applicant Signature Telephone
Number
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Owner’s Authorized Agent Signature
Telephone Number
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