Conservation Commission

The City of Lowell . Dept. of Planning and Development . Division of Development Services Lowell City Hall . 375 Merrimack Street . Lowell, MA 01852 P:978.674.4144 . h 97a.446.77O3 www.LowellMA.gov Diane N. Tradd Ass istaflt City M anagetl D irecto r R. Eric Slagle Director ol Derelopment Serpiccs Septem ber 6, 2019 ln accordance wlth 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, September 11,2019 at 7:OO PM. The meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall,375 Merrimack Street,2'd Floor, Lowell, MA 01852. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER ORDER OF BUSINESS Notice of lntent LandPlex, LLC on behalf of Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks, lnc 10 George Street Lowell, MA 01852 DEP #206-0791 Proiect Location:48. 58. & 66 Townsend Avenue and 800 1& 810 Varnum Ave nue 01854 A Notice of lntent has been filed by LandPlex, LLC on behalf of Community of Khmer Buddhist Monks, lnc. to construct an approximate 16,800 sq. ft. Religious Temple at 48, 58 & 66 Townsend Avenue and 800.1 & 810 Varnum Avenue with two hundred and seventy-four (274) parking spaces, ancillary landscaping, stormwater management and utility improvements. The subiect property contains Bordering Vegetated Wetlands, lsolated Wetlands, and Bordering Land Subject to Flooding with Clay Pit Brook crossing the northern portion of the property. Notice of lntent Christophe r Lorrain Craftman Homes, LLC 515 Groton Road Westford, MA 01886 Proiect Location: 141 Cashin Street 01851 A Notice of lntent has been filed by LandTech Consultants, lnc. on behalf of Stephen M. Kenneway Jr. to construct a single-family home in the vacant lot at 141 Cashin Street. The lot is within the 100-ft. buffer zone to BoEFrinS. Vegetated Wetlands (/) rn OTHER BUSINESS I O1 Enforcement Order Ben.iamin Rivera 172 Eightee nth Street ro Lowell, MA 01854 Violation Location: 172 Eishteenth Street 01854 co rhe City .r Ati,rc. LlrtiqtLe. tnsTtiring LO\MELL Property owner removed existing wall along the perimeter of the rear property line. The rear property line essentially delineates the edge of the Bordering Vegetated Wetlands. The applicant relocated the rock wall to create a "pathway" further into the wetlands. Enforcement Order Jilyan and Jose Silva 24 Bigelow Street Lowell, MA 01852 Violation Location: 24 Bigelow Street 01854 The existing asphalt driveway and walkway were dug up, fill was removed and relocated to the rear yard in front of the stone wall. A garage was recently installed on a concrete slab on grade without a building permit or any approval from the Conservation Commission to the left of the house. Resource areas associated with property include buffer zone to Bordering Vegetated Wetlands and riverfront area to a stream. Enforcement Order Maclellan Family Trust 1177 Main Street Tewksbury, MA 01.876 Violation Location: 180 & 189 Phoenix Avenue 01852 Debris, soil, and sand runoff onto City ROW and bordering vegetated wetlands Enforcement Order MassDOT, Highway District 4 Office 519 Appleto n Street Arlington, MA02476 Violation Location: VFW Highwav Stockpiles located in the floodplain and adjacent to Merrimack River with inadequate erosion control measures M inutes ADJOU RN M ENT