Lenox Conservation Commission
Landuse Meeting Room
June 18, 2015
Minutes
Members present: Chair Neal Carpenter, (NC); Vince Ammendola, (VA); Tim Flanagan, (TF); Joe Strauch, (JS); Dick Ferren, (DF); David Lane, DL
Absent with notification: Rose Fitzgerald Casey
Staff present: Gwen Miller, Land Use Director/Town Planner, GM; Peggy Ammendola, (PA)
Town of Lenox, Land Use Director/Town Planner-Informal discussions regarding:
Kennedy Park- Handicap picnic area creation and handicap accessible trail restoration at West Dugway parking area. GM said that the plan is to repair the bridge, not replace it. There will be some tree removal. She was advised to file an RDA with plans and to mark the trees with ties indicating which ones they wished to remove.
Lenox Beach-Landscaping along access road and parking lot to create handicap access to beach house. GM advised that there was no money for this project at this time.
RDA Canyon Ranch Request for Determination, Canyon Ranch, 165 Kemble St., Map 7 Parcel 43. The proposal is to construct two new buildings and related facilities which will include an addition to the inn on the west side of the existing inn; a new maintenance building will be constructed at the landscape storage area. An interior existing driveway will be relocated.~ New utilities and storm drainage facilities will be constructed.
There was a site visit on June 11th that was attended by VA & TF of the Commission; Rob Hoogs of Foresight Land Services; Todd Shepard of Canyon Ranch; John Verones of jPV Consulting LLC. LLCV Consulting LLC
Making the presentation was Rob Hoogs. Also present were Todd Shepard and John Verones. Mr. Hoogs presented site plans that were reviewed by the Zoning Board of Appeals early in 2014 when Canyon Ranch received approval for a Modification of a Special Permit dated December 6, 1999 to allow for the construction of a 440~sq. ft. addition onto the spa building, the elimination of existing maintenance buildings and the construction of a new indoor maintenance and storage building; (2) Site plan approval to construct 19 condominium apartments in one building to be connected by an 880 sq. ft. enclosed walkway to the existing resort buildings; and (3) a waiver of the height requirement under Section 4.1.1, Footnote (3).
Mr. Hoogs reviewed the scope of the project and said that there is very little disturbance of the buffer zone. He provided a review of the existing conditions and the proposed work as well as a detailed explanation of the stormwater management system that is to be installed at each location of the proposed construction. TF questioned the stormwater runoff calculations based on the soil map which he felt did not represent the actual composition of the soils in the area. After some discussion Mr. Hoogs agreed that a recalculation based on the actual soil conditions would better reflect the drainage requirement of the area. He will recalculate and resubmit.
TF commented that this was a well-marked delineation and made a motion to approve with the condition that a correction of the soil analysis with a summary of the storm drainage calculation be submitted to the Commission by July 2, 2015. DL seconded the motion and the Commission voted to agree 6-0.
VA made a motion to adjourn and TF seconded the motion. The Commission voted to agree 6-0 and the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Ammendola
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