Conservation Commission

The City of Lowell . Dept. of Planning and Development . Division of Development Services Lowell City Hall ' 375 Merrimack Street ' Lowell, MA 0L852 P: 97 8.67 4.4'1.44 . F : 978.446.7103 www.LowellMA.sov Diane N. Tradd As si s t ant Ci ty M anager I D ire cto r R. Eric Slagle Director of Dettelopment Seraices April 17,2019 ln accordance with the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 131, Section 40, and the City of Lowell Wetland Ordinance Section 280.1-13, the Lowell Conservation Commission will hold a meeting on Wednesdav, April 24, 2019 at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ORDER OF BUSINESS OTHER BUSINESS Notice of lntent LandPlex, LLC on behalf of Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks, lnc. '-l 10 George Street :: Lowell, MA 01852 DEP# Proiect Location: 48. 58, &66 Townsend Avenue and 800.1 &810 Varnum Avenue 01854 A Notice of lntent has been filed by LandPlex, LLC on behalf of Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks, lnc. to construct an approximate 1-6, 800 SQ FT Religious Temple at 48, 58 & 66 Townsend Avenue and 800.1 & 810 Varnum Avenue with two hundred and seventy-four {2741parking spaces, ancillary landscaping, stormwater management and utility improvements. The subject property contains'Bordering Vegetated Wetlands, lsolated Wetlands, and Bordering Land Subject to Flooding with Clay Pit Brook crossing the northern portion of the property. This was continued from XXX. NEW BUSINESS Request for Determination of Applicability James Hanley, P.E. On behalf of Middlesex Community College 30 River Street Methuen, MA 1844 Proiect Location: 50 Kearnev Square 01852 A request has been made by Middlesex Community College for a full depth pavement rehab including removal of existing bituminous concrete and gravel and installing new base materials, pavement, curbing, striping, loam, and seed at 50 Kearney Square. The project is within 100 feet of the bank to the Eastern Canaland Concord River. Notice of lntent Proiect Location: Existine Utilitv Rieht-bf-Wav: 94.1 Bolt Street 01852 A Notice of lntent has been filed by VHB on behalf of Massachusetts Electric Company (MECO) to extend the existing 2385 distribution line between Woburn Street, Wigginville Substation, Quebec Street Substation , and 2 prince Avenue. The purpose of the project is to provide additional load capacity to the Markley Data Center located at 2 Prince Avery€ as well as to rgprovggeneral electrical service reliability rhe Ci,y.t Ati,e. Llttitltrc.Inspirins LO\ fELL in the region. The wetland resource areas located in project site are Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW), Bank, Land Under Waterbodies and Bordering Land Subject to Flooding, Riverfront Area, and the 100-ft. buffer zone to BVW and Bank of Concord River and Marginal Brook. OTHER BUSINESS 5.1 Thorndike Street -Enforcement Orders (2) DPW -2019 Operational Plan (Annual Report) Minutes ADJOURNMENT