HomeMy WebLinkAbout210 Avery Street MEMORANDUM
To: Chris Dougan, Chief Building Official
Michele Lipe, Town Planner
Cc: Pam Olivia, Zoning Enforcement Officer
From: Jeffrey B. Doolittle, P.E., Town Engineer
Date: 09/03/13
RE: 210 Avery St
Last Friday, August 30, 2013, 1 received a call from Joe Citino who wanted to to get a
Certificate of Occupancy for the house at 210 Avery Street. We discussed the work
that needed to be done as previously stated in a letter dated May 21, 2007 from me
to Joe Citino, and other correspondence. I told Joe that these issues need to be
addressed before Engineering signs-off on a Certificate of Occupancy for this
property. Joe said he would work on fixing-these issues over the-weekend. I met
with Joe Citino this morning at 210 Avery Street to review work done to satisfy the
outstanding drainage issues and incomplete as-built plan for this property.
Joe just installed two (50 gallon)drywells in the back yard of this property, on the east
side of the house. Two roof leaders from the north side of the house (by the garage)
are tied into one drywell and two roof leaders (one from the south side and one from
the east side)of the house are tied into the other drywell. The drywells and pipe from
the roof leaders were visible as they had not been backfilled and buried completely. I
told Joe to backfill around both drywells with stone up to the top of the drywells. The
pipe from the roof leaders is solid pvc pipe and will be backfilled with suitable native
material. He will restore the disturbed areas (around the drywells, over the pipe
trenches and over tire ruts from equipment)with topsoil and spread grass seed. The
surface runoff from the roof leaders on the north and east side of the house will be
directed into these two drywells behind the house which will help the stormwater
infiltrate into the ground. If stormwater fills the drywells it will overflow out of the top
of them and over the lawn toward the back yard where it can spread out to infiltrate
into the ground and/or run off into the abutting neighbors properties over a larger
area.
Joe also gave me a revised as-built plan that correctly shows the utilities to the
house, a sump pump outlet and also shows the 2 drywells that have been installed
and the roof leaders that are connected to these drywells.
I told Joe the new drywells and revised as built satisfy the concerns expressed in
previous correspondence.
I hereby approve of the Certificate of Occupancy for the property at 210 Avery Street.