C h i l m a r k B o a r d o f H e a l t h
M i n u t e s
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Chilmark Town Hall
5:00 pm
Present: Katie Carroll, Matt Poole, Jan Buhrman
Also Present: Reid Silva (Vineyard Land Surveying and Engineering), Chris Alley (Schofield, Barbini & Hoehn), Kent Healy, Scott McDowell,
Minutes of December 16, 2015 approved.
FY ’17 FinCom: The Board will request to come before the Chilmark Finance Committee to review its draft FY’17 budget on January 26th. The MVRD draft FY’17 budget is also up for review at that time.
McDowell, 12 Old Nursery Lane (7-9) Chris Alley presented a well replacement plan prepared by John Clarke which requires the following variances from Chilmark Board of Health Regulations: well to property line 8’ (30’ required); well to locus septic reserve area 137’ (150’ required). The Board noted receipt of a letter from the property owner acknowledging the reduced locus separation, and determined that the property line separation does not constrain options for the abutter. The Board approved the proposed well replacement permit, on the condition that the existing well is properly abandoned in accordance with DEP Private Well Guidelines.
Elias, 4 Pitch Pine Lane (21-25) Chris Alley presented a proposed well replacement plan prepared by John Clarke. The plan requires no variances and was approved by the Board.
Cagney, (13-31) Chris Alley presented a proposed well replacement plan prepared by John Clarke for a well on a vacant property that was capped and filled when the town landfill was established. The Board asked Marina Lent to review the history of this well, and will review the proposed plan at a future meeting.
Morelli, 30 Shadbush Hollow (11-3,4,5) Chris Alley came to the Board for a septic system discussion regarding a proposed septic upgrade. The Board had previously approved a proposed plan for a three-bedroom system at a public hearing on October 15, 2015. Chris Alley inquired as to whether the Board would entertain a proposed revision of the approved plan, increasing the number of bedrooms to four, and, if so, whether an additional public hearing would be required. He pointed out that the required variances would be no different from the variances already approved. The Board felt that, because it represents an increase in flow which needs variances on a marginal lot with challenging soils, further consideration should be given to possible mitigation options before entertaining a
new application.
Kurth, 5 Hewing Field (12-43) Chris Alley presented a septic system proposed upgrade to serve an existing three-bedroom system. The proposed plan would require a variance for the separation between the leaching field and an abutters well. The Board asked Chris Alley to seek to accommodate the 150’ separation requirement in the plan.
5:30pm PUBLIC HEARING
Feiner, 80 Beach Plum Lane (21-72) Reid Silva presented a septic system upgrade plan which requires the following variances: leaching facility to (locus) well separation 150’ required, 100’ proposed; leaching facility to property line separation: 30’ required, 10’, 1’ proposed.
The Board approved the proposed plan, which will only be released after a deed restriction preventing the studio from being used as a sleeping space, a letter acknowledging that the separation between leach field and locus well is less than Chilmark regulation requirements, and confirmation that existing vents in the house will function adequately for the proposed Presby system, have been received by the Board of Health office.
Kenney, Site 13, Seven Gates 45 Beach Road (2-3) Reid Silva brought a proposed deed restriction to the effect that the proposed renovated gym space shall not be used “as any type of bedroom or sleeping quarters.” The Board noted that the language of the restriction, which has not yet been recorded, and which addresses flow requirements of the tie-in of the gym to the existing sytem, is acceptable to the Board.
Khedouri, 10 Harbor Hill Road (27.1-101) Reid Silva came before the Board to discuss a plan to temporarily remove a plastic tight tank to enable renovation of the side of the house, and its restoration to its previous position. The Board will review a point-by-point description of the process to accompany the permit application at its next meeting.
Nitchie, 165 State Road (33-112) The Board reviewed a well permit application plan revision prepared by Reid Silva. The plan requires variances and the Board determined that a public hearing will be required to approve the proposed upgrade on this property. The hearing will be held on February 3 at 5:30pm.
Fenner, 12 Fenner Way (17-61) Kent Healy presented septic system construction permit for a 349gpd system to serve a workshop within a non-habitable structure referred to as a “barn”. The Board approved the system, stipulating that the engineer must confirm elevations prior to backfill, and include these in the as-built.
Sloane, 20 Stonewall Road (30-1) Kent Healy presented a grease tank installation plan revision showing the waterline moved to minimize cross-over with the septic lines. The Board approved the revision.
2016 Septic System Installer: Vineyard Engineering, Inc.; Fenner Construction LLC; Richard Olsen & Son, Inc.; All-Phaze Excavation, Inc.; John Keene Excavation, Inc.; LB Form, Inc.; Medeiros Excavation;
2016 Septage Hauler: Araujo Bros., Inc.; Maciel & Sons, Inc.;
2016 Food Establishment: All-Island Seafood;
Septic System Certificate of Compliance: Doyle, (3-61);
Well Completion Reports: Jason, 6 Arno Camp Road (24-180);
Title 5 Official Inspection Report: Asher, 118 South Road (11-58 &77); Scheuer, 7 Herring Run (34-4.1);
Temporary Food Event Permit: Island Grown Schools tasting 1/5/2016 Chilmark School;
Invoices: The Board approved the following invoices for payment:
- MVRD Water Monitoring 2nd ½ 2015 50% $2,047.68
- MVRD Gas Monitoring Q4 2015 50% $42.22
- MVRD Landfill-CBT $47.60
- MVRD Landfill Swale Clearing 50% $500
- MVRD Quarterly Inspection Q4 2015 50% $221.76
- MVRD quarterly drop-off contract Q3 FY16 $7,474.49
- MVRD Semi-annual assessment 2nd half FY’16 $43,173.42
- NEHA membership renewal $95
The meeting adjourned at 18:45 hours.
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Katherine L. Carroll, Chair Matthew Poole Janet L. Buhrman
Chilmark Board of Health Chilmark Board of Health Chilmark Board of Health
A recording of this meeting is on file at the Board of Health office and available for on-site review.
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