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RECEIVED
REQUEST FOR REVIEW COMMENTS PEC 13 1979
SPECIAL PERMIT CITY OF SALEM
HEALTH DEPT.
DATE:
TO: ( ) Building Inspector ( ) Conservation Commission
( ) City Engineer ( ) Other:
( Board of Health
Attached please find the application referenced below. The Planning Board
requests that you review this application relative to Section VII of the
Zoning Ordinance. We would appreciate your completing the form below and
returning it to us. Notice of the public hearing for this application will
be forwarded to you.
( WETLANDS & FLOOD HAZARD DISTRICTS
( ) CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
( ) PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
APPLICANT: a&f p zf . YAe h 61a
PROJECT NAME & ADRESS:
CONTACT PERSONS AND PHONE:
Applicant %City:
COMMENTS DUE071
(Failure to comment within 35 days shall be deemed lack of pposition.)
( ) Concur with proposal (Explain on reverse side)
( ) Need more information (Explain on reverse side)
( ) Cannot concur with proposal (Explain on reverse side)
( ) Comments included
REVIEWER'S SIGNATM TITLE DATE
12/17/79
Reference to Palmer Cove Yacht Club water front improvement inspection. Inspection
was made this afternoon by Walter F. Szczerbinski, R.S. and Joseph M. Lubas, Sanitarian.
The approval of this retain wall of this Palmer Cove Yacht Club is highly recommended
It is going to improve a tide water wall., -At' this time of inspection there is no
reason for refusing.
FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Robert E. Blenkhorn
Health Agent
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APPLICATION
SPEC UL- 'EMIT RECf_IVI u
WETLANDS AND FLOOD HAZARD DISTRICTS DEC 1LCITY CU �T,"S OFFICE
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Telephone- /�-7 7 7
Owner:
Address
Location of Property: 1
Project Description:
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I. It has been determined by the Building Inspector that the above property
lies in the following area(s) :
A. Wetlands District
Wetlands ( ) Buffer Zone ( )
B. Flood Hazard District
Zone A ( ) Zone A3 ( ) Zone V3 ( x)
II. Information required includes this application and the f ollowing. additional
information (file one copy of everything with the City Clerk and five
copies with the Planning Board ; all copies must be stamped by the City Clerk) :
A. A site plan at a scale of 1" equals 20' prepared by a registered
land surveyor or registered professional engineer and showing at
. least the following:
1. Lot lines within which the development is proposed and the tie-
in to the nearest road intersection;
2. The location, boundaries, and dimensions of each lot in question;
3. Two-foot contours of the existing and proposed land surface;
4. Location of existing and proposed structures, water-courses,
drainage and drainage easements, means of access, utilities,
and sewer disposal facilities including leaching fields, if
any. Proposed elevations should be noted.
S. Boundaries of all districts, areas and zones as noted in
Section I.
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B. In the Wetlands District, a determination by a qualified engineer
of the seasonal high water table, performed during the last two
weeks of March or the first three weeks of April. A minimum of
two percolation tests for each leaching area shall be performed.
C. In cases of flood-proofing or pile construction, certification
by a registered professional engineer or architect as to the
elevation of flood-proofing measures and as to compliance with the
applicable sections of the Massachusetts State Building Code
concerned with flood depths, pressures,' velocities, impact and
uplift forces, and other factors associated with the base flood.
Where specific methods or techniques have been previously certi-
fied, the Planning Board may waive this requirement.
D. A list of Federal, State, and other local permits required by the
applicant.
E. Descriptions relative to all conditions applicable in Section III
below.
III. Conditions (Complete those sections indicated (x) by the Building Inspector)
In the Wetlands and Flood Hazard Districts no structure or building,
including pipes and wells, shall be erected, constructed, substantially
improved, enlarged, or otherwise created or moved; no area shall be
paved; no earth or other material shall be stored, dumped, used as .
fill, excavated, or transferred; and no sediment shall be caused to
be discharged from or onto a wetland, unless all the following condi-
tions are found to exist as part of the granting. of a Special Permit by
the Planning Board (Use additional pages if necessary) :
A. All Districts:
(X) 1. The proposed use will comply in all respects to the uses and
provisions of the underlying District in which .the land is
located. Yes XNo
2. There is adequate convenience and safety of vehicular and pedes-
Owtriann movement within the site, and in relation to adjacent
streets and property, particularly in the event of flooding
of the lot(s) or adjacent lot(s) caused by either overspill
from water bodies or high runoff.
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(X) 3. Utilities, including gas, electrictity, fuel, water, and
sewage disposal, shall-be ' ocated and constructed so as to
protect against breaking, leaking, shortcircuiting, grounding
or igniting or any other damage due to flooding. . (Provide '
details)
The cumulative effect of the proposed development or use, when
combined with all other existing and anticipated development
and uses will not obstruct or divert flood flow; substantially
reduce natural flood-water storage capacity in the local
drainage area; destroy valuable habitat for wildlife including
fisheries or shellfisheries; adversely affect groundwater -
resources or increase storm water run-off velocity so that
water levels on other land are substantially raised or the
danger from flooding increased.
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B. Wetlands District:
( ) 1. The proposed development or use shall not include the storage
of salt, chemicals, petroleum products or other c aninating,
substances or discharge of any polluting I- s or materials
into streams, brooks or wetlands. ( olluting effects of
substances on the Wetlands are t e gauged by the "Rules and
Regulations for the Est abli .�ertt of Minimum Water Quality
Standards and for the P ection of the Quality and Value of
Water Resources" o e Commonwealthof Massachusetts. )
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( ) 2. The floor level of areas to be occupied by human bei s as
living or work space shall be four (4) feet or mor Bove
the seasonal high water table.
( ) 3. If the basement floor level is be w the seasonal high isater
table and affords the possibili of human occupancy at some
future date, although not ori 'rally intended, adequate
perimeter drainage and foundation shall be installed to with-
stand the effect of pressu a and seepage. Furnace and utilities
are to be protected from he effects of leaching. (Provide details)
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Applies ( ) Does not Apply ( }
( ) 4. If the lot 's to be served by an on lot septic system, the
leaching ea designed for use, as well as a reserved area
for futu e expansion or total future use, shall be plotted with
dimens" ns on the site plan, and the leaching areas shall not
be co structed where the seasonal high water table is less
tha 4 feet below the bottom of the leaching areas.
Applies ( } See site plan
Does not apply ( }
C. Flood Hazard District (all zones) :
(K) 1. The floor of the basement, or if none,' the lowest floor of
new construction or substantial improvement of structures for
residential uses shall be at or above the 100 year flood level.
(ya 2. The floor of the basement, or if none, the lowest floor of
new construction or substantial improvement of structures for non-
residential uses shall be at or above the 100 year 'flood level
or the structures shall be flood-proofed to that level in
compliance with the applicable requirements of the lfaSsachusetts
State Building Code. Flood-proofing measures shall insure
that the structure is watertight and that structural components
have the capability of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
loads and the effects of bouyancy.
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D. Flood Hazard District, Coastal High Hazard Area (Zone V3) :
Cx� 1. New structures or subgtantial improvements shall be located
landward of the reach of Mean High Tide.
I( KJI 2. New structures or substantial improvements shall be elevated
on adequately anchored pilings or columns, and.securely
anchored to such pilings or columns so that the lowest
portion of the structural members of the lowest floor (ex-
eluding the pilings or columns) is elevated to or above the 100
year flood level. Space below the lowest floor shall be free
of fixed obstruction. (Provide details)
(� 3. The support of new structures or substantial improvements shall
not be, in whole or in part, by the use of fill. (Provide details)
IV. Procedure -
The Planning Board shall, within 7 days after the filing of this
application, transmit one copy of said application, plans and all other
submitted information to the Inspector of Buildings, City Engineer, Board
of Health and Conservation Commission who may, at their discretion,
investigate the application and report in writing their recommendation
to the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall not take final action
on such application until it has received a report thereon from the
Inspector of Buildings; City Engineer, Board of Health and Conservation
Commission or until thirty-five (35) days have elapsed after dis-
tribution of such application without a submission of a report. The
Planning Board Shall hold a Public Hearing on said application as soon
as possible after receiving the above reports, in accordance with
Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws. The Planning Board
shall notify the applicant in writing of its decision on the special
permit. The decision shall document the proposed development or use
and the grounds for granting or refusing the special permit. The
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Planning Board may, as a condition of approval, require that the appli-
cant give effective notice to prospective purchasers, by signs or
by recording the special permit at the Registry of Deeds, of the wet-
land or flood hazard conditions associated with said premises and the
steps undertaken by the petitioner or his successor in title to
alleviate the effects of same.
Signed
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