CONSERVATION COMMISSION
78 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749
(978) 568-9625
Paul Byrne, Chairman David Esteves, Member Misty-Anne Marold, Member
Joseph Rodrigues, Member Judith Sabourin, Member W. Minot Wood, Member
Conservation Commission Minutes
February 16, 2006, 7:00 P.M.
1.0 Preliminaries
1.1. Chairman Paul Byrne opened the meeting at 7:00 PM.
1.2. Roll Call: Paul Byrne, Misty-Anne Marold, Joe Rodrigues, Judy Sabourin and Minot Wood. Absent was member David Esteves and Conservation Agent Katrina Proctor.
1.3. Additions or deletions to the agenda
2.0 Hearings and Appointments 7:00 P.M.
2.1 Continuance - Notice of Intent (DEP #190-457)
Applicant/Owner: Todd Marsh, Paramount Construction
Location: Coolidge Street Map 19 Parcels 214 & 215
Project Description: Construction of a retail store, associated parking lot and retaining walls within the Buffer Zone of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands.
Outstanding question about if pavers can be used vs. pavement for the fire lane. The Fire Chief has agreed to consider pavers and has requested detail. The Fire Chief has long term maintenance concerns. Steve Poole submitted a copy of the new plan to Proctor this week. Poole requested draft Orders for the ZBA meeting.
Paul Byrne made a motion to continue the public hearing to March 2, 2006 at 7:00 PM awaiting comments from the Fire Chief pending the submittal of paver information from Steve Poole, and as a back up to pavers a draft order of conditions subject to the plans, seconded by Misty-Anne Marold with all in favor.
2.2 Continuance Request for Determination (HUD #321)
Applicant: Amanda & Johnny Mio
Location: 348 River Rd.
Project Description: “After-the-fact” filing for tree cutting within the 100 ft. Buffer Zone of an intermittent stream and bordering vegetated wetland.
Paul Byrne presented Building Department photos of the property during previous ownership. The applicant was worried about the date of the photos (2002) and if it represents pre-cutting conditions.
A site inspection was scheduled for Friday afternoon to determine the appropriateness and quantity of planting. Joe, Paul and Minot will try to attend the site visit, Judy and Misty-Anne will be out of town. The owners may not be home.
2.3 Notice of Intent (DEP 190- 470)
Applicant: Dimitrios & Maria Markonidis
Location: 261 Central St.
Project Description: proposed addition to existing house, including construction of parking area with drainage system, within the buffer zone of bordering vegetated wetlands.
The ZBA has issued a special permit to change this property from a 2-family to a 3-family subject to Conservation Commission approval. The proposed parking area will be paved. The storm water will go into an infiltration trench. A Leach pit is proposed for the roof drains. Minot asked questions about the test pit data, noting that groundwater is at 8 ft based on water infiltrating into the hole, groundwater at elevation 86, the system is at elevation 89.5 ( Tested in December).
Operation & Maintenance Plan – maintenance of the sediment tank with oil and water separator via a 2 baffle system. The trench is approx. 40 ft. away from the wetlands.
There was discussion about how to maintain the forest such as fence as the limit of work.
Paul Byrne made a motion to continue the hearing to March 2, 2006 seconded by Minot Wood with all in favor.
2.4 Notice of Intent (DEP 190-469)
Applicant: Steve Glover
Location: 2 Third St.
Project Description: construction of a single family home.
Paul Byrne made a motion to continue the hearing to March 2, 2006, seconded by Joe Rodrigues with all in favor.
2.5 Request for Determination (HUD #322)
Applicant: Gerry Sauno
Location: Chapin Rd.
Project Description: “After-the-fact” filing for installation of a water main within 100 ft. of an intermittent stream.
Also present were Douglas Errico Attorney, and Steve Poole engineer. Steve Poole submitted a revised plan dated 2/15/06. The water line extended and thought it was covered by an Order of Conditions. The work was not permitted by the expired Order of Conditions. It was explained that there was a previous agreement with the Town Administrator Paul Blazer to extend the water line. Expect to file a Request for Certificate of Compliance. They will have to connect to a fire hydrant in the future.
Work was not within the Buffer Zone. Need to restore white pine, need to restore 600 sq. ft. of lawn. (Approximately 6 trees were removed within 80 ft. and replaced with (20-30) 3-4 ft trees.
Minot Wood made a motion to issue a negative determination, seconded by Judy Sabourin with all in favor.
2.6 Notice of Intent (DEP 190-471)
Applicant: Neil Fossile
Location: Lots 1 & 2 Causeway St.
Project Description: construction of two single-family house lots on common driveway, with associated utilities, grading, and landscaping. Common driveway includes a bridge-type brook crossing.
· Engineer Tom DiPersio submitted 3 abutter notification return receipt cards.
· This project was discussed with a previous Notice of Intent filing whereby the Commission closed the hearing for lack of progress.
· The subdivision was approved in 1950 creating many small house lots. Niel Fossile owns several of the lots.
· Hilltop Road is an approved “town way”; lots need to be joined as 15,000 sq. ft. because of common ownership (4-5 lots were created at that time).
· (2) lots have frontage off Hilltop Road.
· The applicant has asked the ZBA to approve a driveway with access from Middle Road and Hilltop Road. This current, new proposal is to gain access from Causeway St. Work is at the top of a steep embankment, which is above the wetland. The work area is within a clearing from previous gravel removal and therefore not much work is needed. There are sandy soils and good drainage.
· Final design for the wetland crossing is to be discussed.
· Concerns about the crossing include eroding bank, retaining wall and footing.
Abutter comment:
The width of the spillway/causeway is tight. Beaver cause the water level to rise and creates a flooding condition of the causeway. Runoff from the reservoir, bank and spillway are eroding.
Misty-Anne Marold asked the engineer to consider bioengineering and not riprap.
Abutter comment – traffic flow concerns because of travel speed issues at the intersection.
Misty-Anne Marold discussed plantings and suggested limit-of-lawn via deed restriction along Fort Meadow Brook portion of the lot. She noted that the filing is inaccurate regarding the Bordering Vegetated Wetland alteration because is not greater that 15,000 sq. ft. of alteration. There is also alteration of bank and land under water. The filing needs to be corrected by the applicant/engineer.
Paul Byrne noted that the plans also need to be changed to annotate Cross Street instead of Middle Street.
Joe Rodrigues asked why the applicant needs a 48’ bridge crossing when pavement and swale is 18’. It was noted that the cross section of the crossing is 30 ft.
Paul asked if the road is pitches into the catch basin. The engineer ensured that the apron pitches toward the catch basin.
Joe said that if there is a single swale and the road is pitched he’d like them to consider a smaller cross slope.
Paul Byrne asked why they do not go through the lot to the south for access.
Site visit was scheduled for Friday, February 16 at 4:30 PM. Judy, Paul and Joe will attend.
Paul Byrne made a motion to continue the meeting to March 2, seconded by Misty-Anne Marold with all in favor.
3.0 Work Session
3.1 Minutes
3.1.1 February 2, 2006 – tabled.
3.2 Vouchers
4.0 Correspondence
5.0 Pending
5.1 Create an Order of Conditions inspection sign off card.
6.0 Advertisements and Conferences
7.0 Commentary
7.1 Finance Committee Budget Meeting 2/15/06 at 7:20 PM.
7.2 Annual Report due 3/24/06 – Marty Moran will draft the report.
8.0 Adjournment – Paul Byrne made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:19 PM, seconded by Misty-Anne Marold with all in favor.
Minutes taken by: Minutes typed by: Katrina Proctor
Misty-Anne Marold
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