MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of February 3, 2005
Public Hearing
Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 1
Commissioners present: Lloyd Allen, Cass Costa, Jeffrey Cross and Ralph Shaw.
Staff present: Bob Sherman, Agent, Steven Solbo, Assistant Agent, and Frances Wise, Board Secretary.
Ralph Shaw called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m.
Public Hearing: None.
Non-Hearing Agenda
Old Business:
1. MACC Conference, March 5th. Bob notified the members of this all-day conference in Worcester. He spoke with Joyce Mason who said attendees would be reimbursed.
2. Need for change of regulation regarding inland banks. Bob said he would like the Regulations Committee to meet this week to close a gap in our present regulation. He distributed to the members his proposal for the change.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to hold a public hearing at 6:45 p.m. at the February 17th meeting in accordance with the provisions of section no. 8 of Chapter 172 of the Mashpee Code to take public input on the promulgation of a revised regulation no. 23 (for Chapter 172): Inland Banks.
3. RFAA SE-43-2301. Bob recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve RFAA SE-43-2301.
4. Storm Water Management. Steve finished drafting of regulations and distributed a copy of the draft for comments and input.
New Business: None.
Hearing Agenda
7:00 p.m., Chilton Development Co., Inc., 166 Waterway (continued from 1/6/05). Cass reclused herself. Michael Grotzke represented the applicant. Bob said he has to verify the delineation. Mr. Grotzke requested a continuation.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to February 17th at 7:30 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:05 p.m., Jason Stone, 23 Shoestring Bay Road (continued from 1/6/05). Michael Grotzke represented the applicant and requested a continuation.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to February 17th at 7:35 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:10 p.m., Mute Swan Corp., 333 Simons Narrows Road (continued from 1/20/05). John Slavinsky represented the applicant. Bob said we cannot approve the plan until we have confirmation that the DMF and Shellfish Warden have come to an agreement on a shellfish issue and until snow conditions allow him to verify the bank.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to February 17th at 7:40
p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:15 p.m., Geoffrey Willis, 63 Hooppole Road (continued from 1/20/05). John Slavinsky represented the applicant. He said this has to be continued for several months because Natural Heritage has required that a study be done.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a postponement of a decision, subject to renotification and readvertising.
7:20 p.m., Melinda Haynes Bradley (The Gump Trust), 14 and 10 Cranberry Lane (continued from 1/20/05). John Slavinsky represented the applicant. Bob said he hasn’t been able to do an on-site pre-work inspection due to the snow conditions, but he recommended approval with the condition that he will have to verify the measurements before work is started.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the plan with the condition that Bob will have to verify the stakes before work is started.
7:25 p.m., Thomas Smith, 15 Horseshoe Bend Way (continued from 1/20/05). John Slavinsky represented the applicant and described the plan. He said the abutter has changed the flags. Bob said the newest staking done by Horsley & Witten is pretty much on target, but another on-site inspection will have to be made.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to March 3rd at 7:00 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:30 p.m., Ted and Lilly Yun, 11 Ocean Bluff (continued from 1/20/05). Cass said this property was transferred through the office that she works with, but she was not involved in the transferal in any way, and therefore she will participate in this hearing. Michael Grotzke and Sarah Turano-Flores represented the applicant. Bob said that he and Steve met with Mr. Grotzke at the site, and he thinks that their recommendations have been incorporated in this new plan. He requested a pre-work on-site meeting regarding the plantings to allow minor adjustments if necessary, to which Mr. Grotzke agreed.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the plan with the condition that there will be a pre-work on-site meeting to work out an agreement regarding the plantings.
7:35 p.m., Cape Southport Associates, LLC, 3 Southport Drive (continued from 1/20/05). Lloyd stepped down for this hearing. Bob said we don’t have a quorum for this hearing and also John Bresnehan is making some final refinements to the plan. Bob said this plan was filed before the new regulations changes will have been put in place, so whatever we approve will only be for this application, and any future applications will be subject to the new regulations.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to February 17th at 7:45
p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:40 p.m., James Crocker, Jr., Trustee, 14 Sampson’s Mill Road (continued from 1/20/05).
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to February 17th at 7:50
p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:45 p.m., Remodeling Plus, Inc., 19 Sand Dollar Lane (demolish and rebuild house and
Title V). David Martin represented the applicant and described the plan. Bob visited the site and recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the plan
7:50 p.m., Paul Kruzel, 85 Popponesset Island Road (vista pruning and landscaping). Tom Jalowy represented the applicant and described the plan. Steve recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the plan.
7:55 p.m., 260 Heath Street Realty Trust, 24 Popponesset Island Road (demolish and rebuild house, garage, retaining walls, patios, porches, decks, walkways, driveway, septic, plantings, utilities, excavation, landscaping). Michael McGrath represented the applicant and described the plan. Bob recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the plan.
Meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frances Wise, Board Secretary
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