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CHECKLIST for COMPLETENESS - NOI Filings
Guidelines for Filing a Notice of Intent with the Westport Conservation Commission
(Revised 8-20-07)

2 copies completed Notice of Intent package (application and plans) to the WCC
Applicant name- not just agency, and contact phone number
Property owner
Project Description must be clear
Project Impacts must be filled out completely (including work in 100-foot buffer zone from Bank and/or BVW. Check numbers against plans for consistency
Appropriate sections of Areas Subject to Regulation and Performance Standards filled out completely (will vary with project)
If limited project exemption is requested, check regulations for accuracy (310 CMR 10.53)
NOI Form (Page 7) must include check number, date, and payor (for Cons. Comm. check)

The following must accompany application and have been checked as present:
01. Submit a check in the correct amount for Wetland Filing Fees payable to the WCC, with fee transmittal form (WPA Appendix B) attached (cities and town exempt from filing fees), and a check for the Town fee, and the notice in the Chronicle
02. Proof of payment to DEP lock box (copy of check)
03. Signed Stormwater Management Form (WPA Appendix C)
04. Abutters list (required for all projects except when MassHighway is the applicant)
05. Notification to Abutters – Sample of letter sent to abutters notifying them of project
06. Engineering plans, showing site location and
AND PROJECT PLANS showing
   Existing conditions
   Proposed work  should be staked in the field  
  Regulated resource area(s) boundaries – including ILSF, riverfront, if present (Highlighted)
  Buffer zone(s) boundaries (Highlighted)
  Should be stamped and dated (stamp not required by DEP, but may be required by Cons.Com.
  Scale (no greater than 50 scale)
  North arrow
  Title Block
  Contours on plan
FEMA map showing project location relative to flood zone and FEMA benchmarks, if applicable, OR FEMA lines superimposed on above site location map.

Additionally, as applicable, submit
  Any photographs related to this project which may show the affected resource areas
  Documentation supporting compliance with MA DEP’s Stormwater Management Policy and       Stormwater Management Guidelines
  Details of drainage system, including oil separating catch basins, particle and oil separators, detention systems, outfalls, sewer connections, etc.