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CHAPTER 710
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING A REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY
(RDA) APPLICATION
A. The Request for Determination of Applicability is typically used for minor projects.
Advance consultation with Conservation Division staff is encouraged.
B. Complete the Request for Determination of Applicability application (WPA Form 1)
https://www.mass.gov/doc/wpa-form-1-request-for-determination-of-
applicability/download and attach the following to it:
1. A signed “Permission to Access Property – Form PA”. The form must be signed by
the property owner, or legal representative, and submitted prior to the RDA
application being docketed and application advertised. Form PA is available at
www.townofbarnstable.us/Conservation . Do not send abutter letters out until Form
PA is signed and submitted to the Conservation Division office.
2. Your sketch of the project on an existing engineering plan or GIS plan. The sketch
or plan shall be drawn to approximate scale and shall depict both the project
footprint and the offset distances to a wetland resource area (i.e. wetlands, coastal
banks, dunes, etc.) The sketch shall also be signed and dated by the preparer. GIS
plan may be obtained in Conservation.
3. A copy of the U.S.G.S. locus map may be obtained from Conservation. Indicate
project site with an arrow and write the word LOCUS.
4. A list of direct abutters and Assessors map of their location. These are available on
the town web site at town.barnstable.ma.us or you may request assistance from
Conservation staff. Under Chapter 237, Wetlands Protection, of the General
Ordinances of the Code of the Town of Barnstable, property owners actually
touching on the subject parcel upon which work is proposed shall be notified.
5. A copy of the abutter notification letter. Complete the letter supplied to you. The
staff will issue you a date and time the public hearing will be held when the
application is ready to be submitted. The notification letter should be sent by
certified mail, the same day the application is submitted. Please plan on attending
hearing.
6. Written detailed directions to the project site.
C. Make 10 copies of the application with items #1-5 attached. Submit the original plus 8
copies to the Conservation office along with the filing fee. Send 1 copy to MassDEP, 20
Riverside Dr., Lakeville, MA 02347-1676.
D. Email RDA application and all associated materials in PDF format to
Kimberly.Cavanaugh@town.barnstable.ma.us and Darcy.Karle@town.barnstable.ma.us .
All attachments must be named with the hearing date (year first), type, name, address. Examples
20220301 RDA Smith 21 Main Street or 2022031 RDA Plan Smith 21 Main Street.
Town of Barnstable
Conservation Commission
230 South Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
E-mail: conservation@town.barnstable.ma.us
Office: 508-862-4093 Fax: 508-778-2412
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E. Town filing fee is $175 (except $225 for vista pruning or $400 for wetland delineation
confirmation). Fees shall be doubled for after-the-fact filings. Please make check payable to
“Town of Barnstable”.
F. Have project staked (e.g. staking the corners of a proposed addition) by Tuesday 8:30 A.M.,
one week prior to public hearing to facilitate field review of your project.
G. On the night of your hearing, make sure to bring a personal check to cover the cost of your
legal ad or mail to Barnstable Conservation . The exact amount will be posted on the agenda
on the Town Clerks website the Thursday before the hearing or at the table at the back of the
Hearing Room. Make your check payable to “Town of Barnstable” and submit it to the
Administrator when your hearing is called.
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REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY
ABUTTER NOTIFICATION LETTER
DATE: ___/____ /_____
RE: Upcoming Barnstable Conservation Commission Public Hearing
To Whom It May Concern,
As an immediate abutter of a proposed project, please be advised that a Request for Determination
of Applicability application has been filed with the Barnstable Conservation Commission.
APPLICANT: _____________________________________
PROJECT ADDRESS OR LOCATION: _____________________________________
_____________________________________
ASSESSOR’S MAP & PARCEL: MAP_____________ PARCEL __________
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
APPLICANT’S AGENT: _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
PUBLIC HEARING: WILL BE HELD REMOTELY VIA ZOOM
See agenda posting on Town Clerks website available
in advance of the meeting for details.
DATE: ______/ _______ / ______
TIME: ______________________
NOTE: Plans and application describing the proposed project are on file with the Conservation
Commission (508-862-4093)
IMMEDIATE ABUTTERS OF ASSESSOR’S MAP _______ PARCEL______
Map________ Parcel ________
Name: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Map________ Parcel ________
Name: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Map________ Parcel ________
Name: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Map________ Parcel ________
Name: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
__________________________
__________________________
Map________ Parcel ________
Name: ____________________________
Address: __________________________
__________________________
__________________________
DATE ABUTTERS WERE IDENTIFIED: ________/________/_________
SIGNATURE ____________________________