MASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of October 12, 2006
Public Hearings
Mashpee Town Hall Meeting Room 1
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Commissioners present: ~Ralph Shaw, Vice Chairman, Len Pinaud, Clerk, Cass Costa, Jeffrey Cross, and John Rogers.
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Staff present:~ Steve Solbo, Agent, and Frances Wise, Board Secretary.
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Ralph Shaw called the meeting to order at 6:55 p.m.
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Public Comment:~ None.
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Non-Hearing Agenda
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Old Business:~ None.
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New Business:~
1. Mashpee By-Law File 05-3. Brian Casey represented New Seabury. Steve said that New Seabury filed under the Mashpee By-law only. Two sets of condos off Fairway Lane have been approved. The only change requested involves the landscaping inside the 100 ft. buffer from non-native to native plantings, and he recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve Mashpee By-law File 05-3.
2. Change of time allotment for RDA’s.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to change the time allotment for RDA’s from five minutes to three minutes.
3. Approval of minutes for 9/28/06.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the minutes for 9/28/06.
Hearing Agenda:
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7:00 p.m., Scott Vetstein, 14 Capstan Circle (remove existing septic and install new Title V system). Jack Vacarro represented the applicant. Steve said the current septic is on the water side and the new system will be on the road side. The existing septic is in the flood zone and within the buffer zone and resource areas. He said it’s a plus situation.
Mr. Vaccaro pointed out three minor changes that affect the scope of the project, and he will be submitting a new plan to the Board of Health.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve this RDA.
7:05 p.m., Milton Glass, 30 Fells Circle (after-the-fact deck with stairs). Steve said that because this is an after-the fact filing, the applicant will have to pay double the fee. He recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve this RDA.
7:10 p.m., David Hufnagel, 58 Monomoscoy Road West (demolish and rebuild new single family home with associated appurtenances with a new Title V septic system).
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuance to October 26th at 7:05 p.m., at the request of the applicant.
7:15 p.m., Leon Pinsoneault, 92 Cayuga Avenue (install boardwalk and staircase from stone wall terrace down to inland embankment). Brian Casey represented the applicant and described the plan. He said they will not be taking down any large trees. Steve said this is what we typically allow in a resource area. Regarding the landing, he thinks one big plus would be the avoidance of any major tree that’s on the way down the bank. We always allow four-feet wide structures to access water – if people own waterfront property, they have the right to access the water. He said the landing is 25 sq. ft., the mitigation plantings will cover 125 sq. ft., and he recommended the plantings be close to the beach side, and have a row of three different species along the beach. He
feels the positives outweigh the negatives. Mr. Casey said this is a very densely wooded bank, but there is one area to the right that’s a little bare, and that might be another location for mitigation plantings.
Steve said that the Natural Heritage notices were mailed today, so if we approve the plan tonight and they have any comments, the applicant will have to address them with an Amended Order of Conditions or a new Notice of Intent.
Mrs. Ursula Wires, 84 Cayuga Avenue, asked how many trees will be cut down, because she is afraid of a landslide. Mr. Casey said it’s probably a little risky, but it’s safe to say that this is probably the most heavily vegetated bank on John’s Pond. The adjacent properties are cleared, so to worry about this bank is absurd, and there’s no concern about erosion because it is so heavily vegetated.
Steve said from the stability standpoint, this plan has sono tubes being inserted into the bank along this whole structure and is better than what could have been proposed. The alternative could have been landscape ties put into the bank which would require the clearing of a path and more soil exposure.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve this NOI.
7:20 p.m., Robert Valleta, 112 Captains Row (landscaping improvements). Amy Ball and Christine Muriello represented the applicant and described the plan. Steve asked that a white cedar be replaced with red cedar, and he recommended approval.
Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve this NOI.
Meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Frances Wise, Board Secretary
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