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Brian Aiken, project manager for the high school, said the city is the applicant and introduced the design team. Claire Hogeboom, wetland scientist at LEC Environmental Consultants, summarized the regulatory history (ANRAD/ORAD issued June 2024) and the flood boundary work. Chanel Jackson, P.E., senior water resources engineer at Niche Engineering, presented the stormwater and flood modeling. Jackson described the proposed site changes and stormwater approach in detail, saying the building would sit at \"Elevation 19\" with two lower athletic fields at about elevation 3 that create intentional floodplain areas to manage and store floodwaters.

Jackson explained the existing site is heavily paved (about 21 acres of impervious surface within a ~33.5‑acre parcel) and that the proposed plan reduces proposed impervious to about 14.5 acres while increasing pervious area to about 19 acres. The project team said the proposed design removes roughly 7 acres of existing pavement, increases vegetated area by about 6.5 acres, and adds roughly 5 acres of sports fields that also act as flood storage. The team reported the proposed design reduces peak flow rates to the Eastern County Ditch by nearly 40% (modeling for standard storm events) and reduces total runoff volume by about 10% compared with existing conditions; the presenters said those numbers are conservative because their model did not take credit for planned roof runoff reuse for irrigation.

The project team described why infiltration measures are not used: geotechnical test pits (20 test pits in December 2022) show HSG D soils (granular fill, peat, silt, clay) and a high seasonal groundwater surface (around elevation 2), which leaves insufficient separation to groundwater for safe infiltration. The team said the water table and soils make infiltration unsuitable and reported an infiltration rate of about 0.17 inches per hour for the on‑site soils.

To satisfy the commission’s compensatory storage requirement for inland flooding (bordering land subject to flooding up to elevation 4.55), the design adds graded and vegetated floodplain areas and reported net gains in storage across elevation bands. The team quantified about 4,100 cubic yards of additional compensatory storage at required elevation strata and showed animations of coastal storm surge scenarios; in the animations the building at elevation 19 remains above floodwaters while floodwater moves through lower‑lying portions of the site and out via the Eastern County Ditch and existing culverts toward Romney Marsh.

Commissioners asked a range of technical and operational questions: whether compensatory storage beneath/around a podium garage counts as hydraulically equivalent; how the below‑grade garage will be kept dry and drained during construction and operations; where dewatering discharge will be routed during construction; the condition and operation of downstream tide gates; and contingency operations if the garage or lower site areas flood. The project team said the garage will be waterproofed, area drains will route to oil/water separators and sanitary connections, dewatering will be handled with temporary basins and treatment as required by an NPDES dewatering permit, and a contractor means‑and‑methods dewatering plan will be provided as part of construction permitting.

Several commissioners said they wanted the MEPA FEIR certificate in hand before issuing an order of conditions. The commission and the applicant agreed to continue the hearing to the commission’s September 3 meeting to allow the MEPA certificate and any outstanding comments from state permitting agencies to be reviewed. The commission chair said he would circulate a draft order of conditions in the coming week for commissioners to review before the continued hearing.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Conservation Commission 8-6-2025","oneSentenceSummary","City and consultants showed the Revere High School design that raises the building, increases permeable area and provides compensatory flood storage; commissioners requested the MEPA FEIR certificate and additional details before acting and continued the hearing to Sept. 3.","taxTitle","Revere City, Suffolk County, Massachusetts","taxId",5660,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6493600,"Developers seek six‑story self‑storage on American Legion Highway; conservation hearing continued to September",2356,156000,2512000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5548144-b281d1ad4b1f3b63cd2f423a4e5327bd&start=156&end=2512","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5548144-b281d1ad4b1f3b63cd2f423a4e5327bd/thumbnail_156000.jpg","/articles/6493600/Revere-City/Suffolk-County/Massachusetts/Developers-seek-sixstory-selfstorage-on-American-Legion-Highway-conservation-hearing-continued-to-September","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6493600-5a11a68d37c23852d7f2332101bc3b6d/orig.mp4?Expires=1774787242&Signature=IRy0hb56lY281OojJC3JBDEFN33CRcN~DnFJl5K1tSzI2blqqy98cZdSVSC2M3eYq1MDUjNhBQgWNL5xgYspimcqKTjYauVWRKISCto~14AOeSwbkj2~I2FJLQ9mG3y-IklvGXsrmibI4sWINr99IJKEmtUI6OtcpIR-mhehHxiJGRctp94AmBmV8JU64lWCkVsBo1voudeKdnDs0VSbOtkY6CRln2f4A57fnSQjBn5gC8XB4hAYsRqXSgxPmjvJ4wt5ekHRhM95pWZmK6w9riiIyoFedmcYaq9yoiLB1IkUwA7vVmVdgqGjvuGAW1nHVF4fikBQOPa91zTP3Py20g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Developers proposing a six‑story, climate‑controlled self‑storage building at 195 American Legion Highway told the Revere Conservation Commission they had filed for an order of conditions and for local height and floor‑area variances, but commissioners continued the notice of intent until September to allow time for outstanding permit and technical questions to be resolved.

Matthew Caso of Beals Associates presented the project on behalf of the applicant, identified in the filing as Chem's Development Court and Ed Doherty. He said a DEP file number is now listed for the project (0610849) and the team is seeking a special permit from city council to increase height from a previously permitted five stories (about 60 feet) to six stories (about 70 feet). \"We're now seeking, 70 feet and 6 stories,\" Caso said in the presentation.

The project site sits behind a large existing warehouse and abuts bordering vegetated wetlands and FEMA coastal flood zones. Caso said the property is within FEMA flood elevation Zone AE (flood elevation ~11 at the site) and that the site contains historic fill and buried organics. Subsurface investigation found loose to medium silty sand fill over an organic peat layer with marine clay beneath; geotechnical borings reported refusal at glacial till roughly 70–84 feet below grade. Caso told the commissioners the building will be pile‑supported to reach that refusal layer.

Because prior industrial uses produced closed releases and testing has shown elevated concentrations of heavy metals and semi‑volatile organics, the applicant said they plan to cap contaminated fill in place rather than infiltrate stormwater through that material. A phase‑2 limited subsurface assessment is in progress; the applicant said contaminated areas will likely be subject to an Activity and Use Limitation (AUL) after MassDEP review. Caso said the project will import about 8,000 cubic yards of clean structural fill, raising the rear of the site about 6–7 feet and the highway frontage about 1–2 feet.

Project details presented to the commission included a 24,295 square‑foot building footprint across six stories (about 135,000 gross square feet total), a 24‑foot wide drive around the building, an interior drive‑through and approximately 13 parking/loading spaces, a proposed rip‑rap boulder slope at the rear to resist coastal wave action, and a plan to reduce existing impervious area by roughly 18,000 square feet (about a 26% reduction) while adding landscape plantings (16 trees, 28 shrubs) and a waste‑cleanup commitment. The applicant said they will not use infiltration for stormwater treatment because of the contaminated fill; instead the plan relies on hydrodynamic separators, lined detention, and other water‑quality measures and will require an EPA Construction General Permit and likely a MassDOT access permit for work on the state‑owned American Legion Highway.

Commissioners asked detailed questions about foundation piles, contamination remediation vs. capping, ability to access the rear wetlands for city maintenance, long‑term trash control, and whether construction would disrupt American Legion Highway. The applicant said piles will be driven to refusal, that tanks and site structures will be removed and replaced with clean fill, and that there is a plan for regular trash cleanup in the operations and maintenance manual. The applicant agreed that some items—DEP fee processing, outstanding variances, and city site‑plan review—remain active.

After discussion the commission continued the hearing to September so members could review outstanding technical documentation and pending local approvals. The applicant agreed to the continuance.","Applicant for 195 American Legion Highway presented a 6‑story, 70‑foot self‑storage building in a coastal floodplain and bordering vegetated wetlands; commissioners continued the hearing to September to review outstanding DEP/variance and technical questions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6493603,"Conservation commission approves certificate of compliance for 3 Agnes Avenue",89,62000,151000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5548144-b281d1ad4b1f3b63cd2f423a4e5327bd&start=62&end=151","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5548144-b281d1ad4b1f3b63cd2f423a4e5327bd/thumbnail_62000.jpg","/articles/6493603/Revere-City/Suffolk-County/Massachusetts/Conservation-commission-approves-certificate-of-compliance-for-3-Agnes-Avenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6493603-4e0b92e871c449ebae3f9d3fda203e3e/orig.mp4?Expires=1774787242&Signature=Zu7OBGQruNGZJQFhArcoLVHNeaRlO-5LbXsRV6A0YqNMjzSlEvPzH7cBzo~XrYkbuffiIG~7yKg5Tu7iymVZJHOyp95In0ShzlwtBtQzwrkeySzYIOlv~mmAit0czrqQUosr~WkBkBFyC-002YUfDEurm~l8K1nBZBJidVZmP9T7lnBGYux1ixeuIP6B~5fy~OOn6IxukLWJF6uai3EttICJvt4ZB7Q-w8GSi1D12CnJEvk34s0P0Drra2uqQ8-64SIGBYLfZToRnQ~pt0HNhYNdrKG1BhSXHeJObesBHfLxY6MU-GnHH5SDDYujLRI3GSth5B1lmHC0GEXFU2aAEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Revere Conservation Commission voted to approve a certificate of compliance for work at 3 Agnes Avenue, finding the project was built per its permitted plans.

Commissioners said a site inspection showed the asphalt and ground stabilization matched the approved drawings. \"It's built per plans. The asphalt seem accurate. Ground is stabilized,\" a commissioner reported after the visit. Applicant representative identified himself as Marzabash of 78 Mill Street, Middleton, and told the panel he was available to answer questions.

The commission called for a motion to approve the certificate of compliance, and members voted in favor. No further conditions or follow-up inspections were recorded on the meeting transcript.

The approval closes the commission’s oversight for the specific permit addressed in the certificate of compliance; the transcript does not record additional enforcement actions or outstanding conditions tied to other permits for the property.","The Revere Conservation Commission approved a certificate of compliance for 3 Agnes Avenue after a site visit found construction matched plans and the ground was stabilized.","actionData","errors"]

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Revere presents new high school stormwater and flood plan; conservation commission continues hearing until Sept. 3

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Conservation commission approves certificate of compliance for 3 Agnes Avenue