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20 Pond St - Certificate of Compliance

The Conservation Commission issued and recorded a Certificate of Compliance for site and parking-area work at 20 Pond Street (DEP File #002-1209) after the submission of as-built plans and a Commission site inspection.

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AI summary

The Amesbury Conservation Commission issued and recorded a Certificate of Compliance for site and parking-area work at 20 Pond Street (DEP File #002-1209), finding that the work required by the Amended Order of Conditions has been satisfactorily completed. The project included a parking modification with porous pavers, aggregate subbases, drainage piping (4" perforated tile), and related landscaping; 1,605 square feet of work was documented within the riverfront area. As-built plans were endorsed August 14, 2023, the Commission completed a site visit on June 10, 2024, and the Certificate was recorded at the Essex South Registry of Deeds on July 15, 2024.

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As-built site plan for 20 Pond Street in Amesbury showing the property boundaries, existing building, deck, stone walls, paved/gravel areas, vegetation, and the adjacent Powow River. A small locus map and title block appear along the left and right margins.
As-built plan showing existing building, deck, walls, and river Source
Two existing-condition exterior photos of the rear/side of a house at 20 Pond St, showing the gravel parking area, black chain-link fence, small white-railed rear deck, and wooded slope beyond. One view is a closer look toward the deck and fence; the other is a wider view showing a parked SUV in front of the building.
Existing rear yard with gravel parking and chain-link fence Source
Two color photographs of the rear yard at 20 Pond Street, showing planted areas and a stone infiltration edge along the back of the property near a chain-link fence and trees. One view looks across the rear planting bed from close range, and the other looks down toward the yard from a higher vantage near the house deck.
Rear planting bed and stone infiltration edge Source
Site plan for the 20 Pond Street parking modification, showing the property layout, proposed building footprint, parking spaces, retaining walls, infiltration trenches, plantings, and frontage along Pond Street and Dennett Street. Detail diagrams on the right show wall, guardrail, and pedestrian rail construction sections.
Plan sheet with proposed footprint, planting, and drainage notes Source
Scanned plan sheet showing the existing conditions and demolition plan for the 20 Pond Street site, with two side-by-side site diagrams and a small locus map. The drawings show the building footprint, pond frontage, Dennis Street, and the adjacent Powow River.
Demolition and existing-conditions plan with river frontage Source

Project details

What is proposed

The project involved site work and a parking-area modification at 20 Pond Street reviewed under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. c. 131, § 40). The approved and constructed work includes a reconfigured parking surface and associated drainage and landscaping elements documented on the submitted plans and as-built drawing.

Construction details on the approved/amended plan and the as-built show a porous-paver surfacing system in portions of the parking area, bituminous pavement in other areas, engineered aggregate subbases, drainage piping and stone backfill, a paved apron, and finished landscaping. The as-built plan also records site features such as a stone wall, chain-link fence, utility meters, and spot grades (several spot elevations around 81.6 are shown on the as-built sheet).

Where and how big

The site is located at 20 Pond Street in Amesbury (Assessor’s Map 52, Lot 184). The Amended Order of Conditions documents 1,605 square feet of work within the riverfront area (the portion of the site within 100 feet of the river). Final plan references in the file include a Notice of Intent site plan dated 6/25/2018 and a Site Plan Parking Modification (sheet C1.10, final revision dated 5/5/2022).

The endorsed as-built drawing (engineer’s endorsement dated August 14, 2023) shows the final layout and elevations for the constructed parking surfaces, landscaping, walls, and utilities.

Parking, access and stormwater details

The approved design modifies on-site parking and surfacing. Where porous pavers are indicated, the plan shows a multi-layer pavement section: a porous-paver wearing course (noted as 3" on the plan), underlying small and medium aggregate layers of specified thicknesses, and a granular subbase. The plans specify a 4" perforated drainage tile and crushed-stone drainage/backfill behind retaining walls (one note shows 12" of 3/4" crushed stone behind a wall), consistent with accepted porous-pavement stormwater management practices.

Stormwater notes and flow arrows are shown on the plan set to direct runoff to the designed infiltration/drainage elements. The record does not show modifications to adjacent public streets; the documented work addresses on-site parking layout, surfacing, and drainage controls.

Special considerations and permitting

The work was regulated through an Amended Order of Conditions under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act. An Order of Conditions is the Conservation Commission’s permit that sets limits and required conditions for work in or near wetland resource areas; because this project is in the riverfront area, the Order addresses interests the Act protects (for example, flood control and water quality). The Amended Order of Conditions in the file lists impacts and the conditioned approval for the proposed work.

A Certificate of Compliance is the document the Commission issues to indicate that work required by an Order of Conditions has been completed in accordance with that Order. The project file includes a site-visit report (site visit on June 10, 2024) and an endorsed as-built plan (August 14, 2023) that the Commission used to determine compliance.

Status and next steps

The Amesbury Conservation Commission voted to issue a Certificate of Compliance for DEP File #002-1209 (issue authorized June 17, 2024). The Certificate indicates complete certification — i.e., the Commission determined the work regulated by the Order of Conditions has been satisfactorily completed. The Certificate of Compliance was recorded at the Essex South Registry of Deeds (recording header shows Book 42216, Page 580; recorded July 15, 2024).

If you need to confirm any continuing conditions (for example, required maintenance of the porous-paver system, drainage infrastructure, or plantings), consult the recorded Certificate of Compliance and the Amended Order of Conditions in the project file, which list any ongoing obligations or monitoring requirements that remain in effect after the Certificate was issued.

Discussion at meetings

June 13, 2024CONSERVATION COMMISSION
New Business · Item RCoC 002-1209
New single-family house construction proposal.
  • APPROVE
    A motion was made to approve the COC 002-1209 20 Pond Street by A. Jones, seconded by F. Zackon and approved by Rollcall Vote.
    Approved 3-0-1

Documents on file

JUL 18
Recorded COC July 2024.pdf
JUL 8
002-1209-CoC-20 Pond St. - signed.pdf
JUN 18
40878 2024-06-12 COC Cert.pdf
JUN 18
Amended Order of Conditions 002-1209.pdf
JUN 18
Site Visit June 10 2024.pdf
SEP 8
11 Amended Plan 20 Pond St. Ames. Parking.pdf
SEP 8
20 Pond St_Site As-Built (Endorsed 2023-08-14).pdf
SEP 8
Letter 2023-08-31 COC Cert.pdf
AUG 16
Request.pdf