A-Z STORAGE Con Com Request 7-8-2019.pdf
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:
246-205
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:
David & Thomas Boyle
Name
Northampton Street
Mailing Address
Easthampton
City/Town
MA
State
01027
Zip Code
413-527-1580
Phone Number
2. This request is in reference to work regulated by a final Order of Conditions issued to:
David & Thomas Boyle
Applicant
9-26-1988
Dated
246-205
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:
Route 10 and Lovefield Street
Street Address
Northampton
City/Town
Sheet 51
Assessors Map/Plat Number
Parcel 10
Parcel/Lot Number
4. The final Order of Conditions was recorded at the Registry of Deeds for:
Richard Boyle
Property Owner (if different)
Hampshire County
County
3306
Book
0013
Page
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the above-referenced Order of Conditions has lapsed and is therefore no longer valid, and the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:
246-205
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).
James A. Gracia, PE
99 Glendale Street
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 563-3057
jamesagracia@gmail.com ```
July 8, 2019
Northampton Conservation Commission
City Hall
Northampton, MA 01060
Re: Request for Certificate of Compliance
DEP File #246-205
Dear Commissioners:
In regard to the Request for Certificate of Compliance (WPA Form 8A), submitted by David and
Thomas Boyle for their property located at the intersection of Easthampton Road/Route 10 and
Lovefield Street, I hereby certify that the work approved by the Northampton Conservation
Commission, per an Order of Conditions approved on September 26, 1988, has been completed
in substantial compliance with the approved plan and Notice of Intent. I was not the original
design engineer for this project, however, I have performed a field survey to locate all of the
pertinent buildings, pavement, and drainage features. I have found these items to have been
constructed according to the approved plan. The site was found in good condition with no signs
of erosion or degradation of the existing wetland and/or buffer zone abutting the site. The
original plan, dated July 1988, specified a grassed, drainage swale along the southerly edge of
the site, which channeled stormwater around the developed site and into a stormwater retention
area near the Lovefield Street section of the parcel. The drainage swale and retention area were
completed and are fully stabilized with a hardy growth of appropriate vegetative species. The
plan also specified that several piles of loam and stumps were to be removed from the wetland
buffer zone. Based on visual observations, no evidence of these piles were seen, therefore, they
were, evidently, removed as part of the site development work. The attached plan shows the
locations of six (6) storage buildings, a security fence, the pavement around the buildings, the
centerline of the drainage swale and retention area, two drainage culverts, the existing tree line of
mature trees, and the limits of mowed grass areas which abut the undisturbed vegetation in the
drainage swales and retention area.
I would be available to visit the site for an inspection, if needed.
Yours truly,
James A. Gracia, PE
Cc: David & Thomas Boyle (A-Z Storage Rentals, Inc.)