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NEWTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION

1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, Massachusetts 02459
617-796-1134

 

 

Notice of Change in Procedures

Policy on Receipt of Information

Rules for Hiring Outside Consultants

Policy on Submission of Materials

 

 

 

 

NEWTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION

POLICY ON RECEIPT OF INFORMATION

 

 

1. All filings/applications must be complete and in the Commission office by noon sixteen days prior to the monthly meeting to facilitate the placement of the legal ad and to allow timely review by City departments in advance of the hearing. Incomplete applications will not be scheduled for the next hearing.

2. Requests for additional information may be made by City departments. Such requests will be communicated to the applicant or representative listed on the filing as promptly as possible.

3. Additional information submitted to fulfill the request(s) in #2 above must be received by the City well in advance of the meeting to allow review by department staff. Minor revisions (relocation of a driveway farther from a resource area, providing a planting list, etc.) must be in hand by the Tuesday noon (2 days) prior to the meeting. Major revisions (those resulting in additional impacts to resource areas or requiring engineering review such as drainage systems or compensatory storage calculations) must be received by the Thursday noon (7 days) prior to the meeting. The determination as to whether a revision is minor or major will be made by the Commission or its representative. Revisions arriving after these deadlines may not receive a review, thereby resulting in a continuance to the next monthly meeting.

4. The additional information must be sent to the Conservation Commission, with copies to the relevant City departments and DEP - NE Regional office in Wilmington.

 

We are committed to a thorough and timely review of each project and will make every effort to ensure that the hearing process is completed quickly. We seek the cooperation of applicants and their professional consultants in achieving our goal.

 

APPROVED BY CONSERVATION COMMISSION ON January 25, 1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION

NOTICE OF CHANGE IN PROCEDURES

Effective: August 25, 2001

 

 

Infiltration Facilities:

Test pits within 100’ of a wetland resource area may require a filing before the Commission. Please check with the Environmental Planner, preferably early in the planning process, and definitely before starting any work.

VOTED: 8/21/01 by the Commission

 

 

Riverfront Regulations:

All applications must include a discussion of how the project meets the general performance standard, the Practicable and Substantially Equivalent Economic Alternatives, and the No Significant Adverse Impact standard. All analyses for projects within the Riverfront Area must be in writing and be included in the submission. Oral analyses will no longer suffice.

VOTED: 5/24/01 by the Commission

 

If you have any questions regarding these procedural changes, please get in touch with the Commission’s staff.

 

Ira Wallach, Chairman
Newton Conservation Commission

cc: DPW – Utilities Div.
Engineering Dept.
Inspectional Services Dept.