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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Are you planning work (landscaping, cutting
trees or brush, demolition, or construction) within a wetland or
floodplain; within 100 feet of a wetland or stream (the Buffer Zone); or
within 200 feet of the Charles River or other perennial stream?</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">These are Resource Areas protected under
both the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and Regulations (see
<a href="http://www.state.ma.us/dep" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single">
www.state.ma.us/dep</a>) and the
<a target="_blank" href="Documents/ConComWetlandsProtectionRegulations.pdf">Needham Wetlands Bylaw (Article 6) and
Regulations</a>. Both regulations are administered by the Needham
Conservation Commission (781-455-7589). Click here for the
<a target="_blank" href="Documents/ConComApplicationsForPermits.pdf">
Needham Application for Permits Form and Checklist</a> taken from the
<a target="_blank" href="Documents/ConComWetlandsProtectionRegulations.pdf">Needham Wetlands Bylaw (Article 6) and
Regulations</a>.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Verdana">Go to
<a href="http://www.state.ma.us/dep/brp/ww/wwforms.htm">
http://www.state.ma.us/dep/brp/ww/wwforms.htm</a> to view applications and
forms from the MA DEP plus view MA DEP regulations at
<a href="http://www.state.ma.us/dep/brp/ww/regs.htm">
http://www.state.ma.us/dep/brp/ww/regs.htm</a> and MA DEP wetland related
documents at <a href="http://www.state.ma.us/dep/brp/ww/wwpubs.htm">
http://www.state.ma.us/dep/brp/ww/wwpubs.htm</a>. </font></p>
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<b><font face="Verdana">Types of Applications:</font></b></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Request for Determination of
Applicability</b>: a request that the Conservation Commission determine
if the work proposed requires a permit (some minor activities, such as
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<font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Notice of Intent</b>: an application
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<font face="Verdana"><b>Applicant�s Responsibility:</b></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">It is the applicant�s responsibility to
prepare and file a complete and correct application that accurately
describes the site and the work proposed. The applicant must also
demonstrate, through the plans and information submitted to the
Commission, that the work proposed meets the Performance Standards
established under the Wetlands Protection Act and the Needham Bylaw. <b>
The Bylaw Regulations provide more protection for wetlands than do the
State Regulations. Under the Needham Bylaw, projects that alter a wetland
or the land within 25 feet of a wetland are not permitted</b>.
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">A project that does not meet these
performance standards may only be permitted if the Commission grants a
waiver from strict compliance with the regulations (for example, any work
actually within a wetland requires a waiver). The application must show
that (a) strict compliance would result in a severe financial hardship,
(b) the action serves a substantial public interest, or (c) the resource
area does not protect the public interests.</font></p>
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<font face="Verdana"><b>Permit Application Filing Process:</b></font></p>
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<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Complete the DEP (Department of
Environmental Protection) Notice of Intent (or Request for
Determination) Forms</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Complete the
<a target="_blank" href="Documents/ConComApplicationsForPermits.pdf">Needham Application
for Permits Form and
Checklist</a></font></li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Obtain a Certified List of Abutters within
300 feet of the property, and an Assessor�s map showing these abutters</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Pay the State and Town filing fees</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Prepare a complete filing package
containing this information and all plans and text required by the
Needham Checklist and DEP regulations</font></li>
<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Although not required, it is strongly
suggested that applicants meet with the Commission Agent to review the
application for completeness, before moving on to Steps 7 and 8</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Send 2 copies to DEP Northeast Regional
Office (by certified mail)</font></li>
<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Send 8 copies to the Conservation
Commission (by hand or certified mail)</font></li>
<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Send a copy to each of the Board of
Selectmen, the Planning Board, the Board of Health, and the Building
Inspector (by hand or certified mail)</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Send notification to all abutters (by
certified mail)</font></li>
<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Provide the Commission with an affidavit
of service documenting that all copies of the application and/or
notification letters were sent as required.</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana"><b>When an Application is received and is determined
to be complete:</b></font></p>
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<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">DEP issues a File Number</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoList2" style="margin-top: 1; margin-bottom: 1" align="left">
<font face="Verdana" size="2">Conservation Commission schedules a Public
Hearing</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoList2" style="margin-top: 1; margin-bottom: 1" align="left">
<font face="Verdana" size="2">Conservation Commission posts a public
notice in the Needham Times, at least 1 week before the hearing</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana"><b>What Happens Next?</b></font></p>
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<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Commission opens the Public Hearing
(within 21 days of receiving a complete application) and takes testimony
from the Applicant and any interested parties</font></li>
<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Commission may continue the hearing and
request additional information, revisions to plans</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoList2" style="margin-top: 1; margin-bottom: 1" align="left">
<font face="Verdana" size="2">If an applicant submits revised plans or
additional information, 8 copies are required and must be submitted 1
week before the hearing</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoList2" style="margin-top: 1; margin-bottom: 1" align="left">
<font face="Verdana" size="2">Commission closes the Public Hearing when
all information needed to evaluate the application has been received</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoList2" style="margin-top: 1; margin-bottom: 1" align="left">
<font face="Verdana" size="2">Commission issues an Order of Conditions
within 21 days of closing the hearing IF the Commission can make the
finding that the work meets the regulatory performance standards and can
be conditioned to protect the interests of the Wetland Protection Act.</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana"><b>Can I start work right away?</b></font></p>
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<font color="#FF0000" face="Verdana"><b>No.</b></font><font face="Verdana" size="2">
There is a 10-day appeal period after the Commission issues its decision
(any individual abutter or 10 residents of Needham may appeal the
Commission�s decision)</font></li>
<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Work cannot start until the Order is
recorded at the Registry of Deeds and documentation is provided to the
Commission.</font></li>
<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">Work cannot start until any
pre-construction Conditions have been met.</font></li>
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<font face="Verdana"><b>What happens when the work is completed?</b></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">The Order is valid for 3 years. You must
complete work within this period.</font></li>
<li>
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<font face="Verdana" size="2">When the work is complete, you must file a
Request for a Certificate of Compliance with the Commission. This
requires a statement by a Registered Engineer or Professional Land
Surveyor that the work has been done correctly, and may also require a
surveyed �as-built� plan to be submitted.</font></li>
<li>
<p class="MsoList2" style="margin-top: 1; margin-bottom: 1" align="left">
<font face="Verdana" size="2">The Commission will determine if the work
has been done in accordance with the Permit and, if it has, will issue a
Certificate of Compliance that must be recorded at the Registry.</font></li>
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