Wetlands Permits
The following is a brief description of the State forms that may be filed with the Commission for proposed projects and activities:
1. Request for Determination of Applicability: This form is for proposed minor activities and projects entirely within the Buffer Zone that will have little or no impact on the Wetland Resource Area. There is no filing fee for this permit application, but the applicant must pay for the legal ad submitted to the Lynnfield Villager. By submitting this type of application, the applicant is requesting that the Commission determine if the proposed activities will have a negative or positive impact on the wetlands. A public meeting is scheduled during a regular Conservation Commission meeting and a site visit is conducted to the property. A Determination of Applicability is voted by the Commission. If the Determiniation is negative, the Commission will issue a permit with conditions allowing the project; if the Determination is positive, the applicant must file a Notice of Intent for the project.
2. Notice of Intent: This form is for large projects that involve soil disturbance either in the Buffer Zone or in a Wetland Resource Area. It is a more detailed permit application which may require professionally engineered plans. There are state fees associated with this permit, abutters must be notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, a site visit is conducted, and sometimes a consultant is hired at the applicant's expense to review the project for the Town. When the project has been adequately reviewed, the Commission issues a permit called an "Order of Conditions" either denying or permitting the project with conditions.
3. Order of Conditions:
4. Certificate of Compliance: