FINAL
Present for the Conservation Commission and attending the meeting were: Joan Malkin, Chairman, Bob Hungerford, Vice Chairman, Candy Shweder, Sandy Broyard and Chuck Hodgkinson. Reid Silva and Michael Carroll also attended. Maureen Eisner, Russell Maloney, Pam Goff and Chris Murphy did not attend.
The meeting came to order at 12:30 PM.
NOI SE 12 - 832; REID SILVA FOR ARIEL ASHE; 29 Welles Way; AP 25-6.1: Ms. Malkin opened the public hearing at 12:35 PM. Mr. Silva reviewed the plan to abandon an existing driveway located in a wetland buffer zone and build a new driveway, with associated site grading for a parking area and a garage. The new driveway, most of the parking area and the garage are located within the wetland buffer zone. The closest section of the driveway is 15 feet from a wetland edge. The garage is 56 feet from another wetland. The Commission discussed the site visit and asked how roof water runoff will be handled. Mr. Silva said he could design a gutter system that
channels the water to dry wells. The Commission asked if the garage and parking area could be relocated closer to the house and farther from the steep grade to the wetland. Mr. Silva thought it would be possible to move it about ten feet closer. With no public comment a motion was made to close the hearing at 1:00 PM. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved. A subsequent motion was made to approve the plan with the following special conditions:
1. A revised site plan showing the following shall be provided before work begins:
- The garage and parking area shall be relocated approximately 10 feet toward the house--and farther from the wetland; the garage bumpout will be relocated to the opposite side of the building and father from the wetland.
- The location of siltation barriers of straw socks, and construction frencing shall be shown on the plan;
- A limit of work in the buffer zone shall be shown on the plan;
- The garage’s walk out basement door and retaining wall shall be shown on the plan. This will reduce the amount of needed grading within the buffer zone.
- A gutter and dry well system to collect roof water runoff shall be shown on the plan;
- The construction staging area located outside the buffer zone shall be shown on the site plan.
- Construction fencing shall be installed along the limit of work and the siltation barriers shall be installed and approved by the Conservation Agent (CA) before work begins. These shall be maintained in good condition and left in place until all construiction on the site is finished.
A landscape plan shall be provided to the CA before work begins. The plant material shall be native vegetation within the buffer zone.
Excess excavation spoils shall be removed from the site daily.
- Construction debris shall be stored in a covered dumpster located outside the buffer zone or, removed from the site daily.
The motion was seconded and with no further discussion passed unanimously with four in favor.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE SE 12 – 764; PAUL A. SLAVIN & SUSAN D. WAITZKIN; 6 Eddy Farm Rd.; AP 25-1.2: Chuck H. explained an Order was issued in March 2016 to demolish the existing house and build a new dwelling, terrace and patio. A new basement foundation was excavated and poured; the electric, cable and septic system infrastructure was re-routed and connected to the new house. The southeast side of the house and foundation are located within the 100-foot buffer zone of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland. The closest activity and limit of work is approximately 80 feet from the wetland edge. The re-grading of a deep swale in front of the house was subsequently approved on 6/21/17. After sharing photos of the finished project he recommend the project is in full
compliance. A motion was made and seconded to accept the report and declare the project is in full compliance with the Order. The motion passed unanimously with four in favor.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE AMENDED SE 12 – 749; SCHEUER FAMILY PROPERTIES, LLC; 5 Herring Run; AP 34-4.2: Chuck H. explained an Amended Order was issued in February 2016 to have the existing set of beach stairs remain in place thus not requiring an extension of the walking path along a wetland edge. A separate new set of beach stairs was approved for Map 34 Lot 4.2. The relocated set of new stairs was approved by the Commission on 11/18/15 as an improvement and inconsequential change. He reviewed photos and recommend the project is in full compliance. A motion was made to accept the report and declare the project in full compliance. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously with four in favor.
DISCUSSION REID SILVA SE 12 – 831; GEORGE AHL; 24 Bassett Place Rd.; AP 24-52: Mr. Silva explained a plan was approved to replace two support beams running underneath the existing dwelling and build a four-foot wide deck and walkway. The work is on land subject to Coastal Storm Flowage and abuts a salt marsh on Chilmark Pond. One of the conditions for this Order was to provide a revised deck layout that removed the same area of old decking over the salt marsh as was proposed for a new section of decking. He reviewed a detail deck plan indicating the addition of 95 sq. ft. of decking and the removal of 98 sq. ft. of deck. After brief discussion a motion was made to approve the revised deck plan. The motion was seconded and unanimously approved with four in favor.
ADMINISTRATION:
The draft December 5, 2018 meeting minutes were reviewed and approved as presented by consensus.
Signatures:
Order of Conditions SE 12 – 832; Ashe; AP 25-6.1.
Certificate of Compliance SE 12 – 764; Waitzkin; AP 25-1.2.
Certificate of Compliance Amended SE 12 – 749; Scheuer; AP 34-4.2.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, January 16, 2019 @ 12:30 PM.
With no further business to discuss the meeting adjourned at 1:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Chuck Hodgkinson, C.A.S.
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