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Lynnfield Board of Health approves two septic variances for 99 Crest Road pending Lynn approval
Summary
The Board approved two variances Jan. 16 to reduce separation distances for a septic tank and distribution box at 99 Crest Road for a Model 960-500 nitrogen-reducing system, subject to City of Lynn approval, a required O&M plan and a two-bedroom deed restriction.
The Lynnfield Board of Health approved two variances for 99 Crest Road at its Jan. 16 meeting, allowing reduced separation distances between septic components and a nearby tributary and surface-water supply, contingent on City of Lynn sign-off and required conditions.
Commonwealth Engineering requested relief from the town's standard 200-foot separation: a proposed reduction to 74.6 feet from the septic tank to the tributary/surface-water supply and a reduction to 92.1 feet for the distribution box. The proposed installation is a single Model 960-500 wastewater treatment system designed to reduce nitrogen loads compared with a conventional system. The board noted the septic field passed a Title V inspection and will remain in place.
The Health Department approved the plans presented to the Board but conditioned final approval on the City of Lynn’s permitting. The Board said a Certificate of Compliance cannot be issued until the applicant submits an operations and maintenance (O&M) plan and records a two-bedroom deed restriction on the property, a standard requirement when variances affect habitable capacity.
Vice Chair Dr. Gail McCausland moved to approve the two variances pending Lynn’s approval; Chair Dr. Rocco Iocco seconded. The Board voted unanimously in favor.
The approval is contingent on Lynn's review and the applicant providing the required O&M plan and deed restriction before a Certificate of Compliance will be issued.
