Orleans Conservation Commission
Town Hall, Nauset Room
Work Meeting, Tuesday, February 9, 2010
PRESENT: Steve Phillips, Adrienne Pfluger, Arnold Henson, Chairman; Judith Bruce, Vice-Chairman; Harry Herrick, (Members); Jamie Balliett, Jim O’Brien, (Associate Members); and Jennifer Wood, Conservation Administrator.
ABSENT: Bob Royce and James Trainor, (Members).
The Meeting opened at 8:30 a.m.
CONTINUATION
Edward & Anne Ghory, 19 Brick Hill Road by Ryder & Wilcox, Inc. The proposed construction of a second-story addition & patio onto an existing dwelling. Work will occur within 100’ of the Edge of a Freshwater Wetland. Patricia Crow, from Hadley/Crow Studio, said the Site Plan & Landscaping Plan have been revised to show the new vegetated buffer line 15’ from the edge of the wetland. Judith Bruce questioned the edge of the lawn demarcation within the wetland. Ms. Crow said there is lawn there now, but it will not be mowed in the future between the edge of the buffer and the pond. Ms. Bruce asked that the edge of lawn demarcation be removed from the Site Plan. Ms. Crow agreed. Steve Phillips asked how they will remove invasive species from the edge? Ms.
Crow said by the cut-and-wipe method the proper season of the year. Jenny Wood said there are some native woody plants within the area of invasive species and more might seed-in. Ms. Crow agreed to leave the native woody plants.
MOTION: A motion to approve this project was made by Judith Bruce and seconded by Adrienne Pfluger.
VOTE: Unanimous.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
Kurt Martin (2007), 43 Rayber Road. This request for a Certificate of Compliance was heard January 12, 2010 and held for the downspouts to be connected to the drywells. They are now connected.
MOTION: A motion to release this Certificate of Compliance was made by Adrienne Pfluger and seconded by Jamie Balliett.
VOTE: Unanimous.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS
James Donnelly, 31 Herring Brook Way. This is a request to renovate an existing dwelling in phases. The property is within the ACEC and Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage and the porch is within 12’ of the salt marsh at the closest point. The work will be done by Clay Wilkins.
Phase 1 to include work on the section of the dwelling to the south: replacing a deck including the sonotubes under the deck and the adjacent porch, changing the roofline on the porch from a shed to a gable, adding a new window and door leading onto the deck, replacing the slider leading onto the deck with a 4-panel slider, replacing the existing windows and shingles including the shingles on the roof, and building a fieldstone wall 18’- tall to stop rainwater from leaking into the crawl space through the door.
Phase 2 to include work on the northern section of the dwelling: replacing windows and doors, reshingling, adding rafters to the old roof and soffits so the building will have more ventilation, and replacing the pressure-treated wood on the front stoop with brick.
Phase 3 to include work on the garage: replacing doors and windows and re-shingling, including the roof, and replacing the trim.
Clay Wilkins, the Builder, described the work in Phase 1, including burying the overhead electric line in the same location. In addition to the described work, in Phase 2, he will be raising the chimney to meet the Building Code. Mr. Wilkins said he will replace the leaking steel bulkhead door with a fiber glass door. Arnold Henson said this is a great deal of work proposed within the ACEC on an Administrative Review. The Commission agreed, and said the project needs to be conditioned. Mr. Wilkins said they are not expanding the footprint of the house. Judith Bruce said they are changing the roofs. Adrienne Pfluger said a variance is needed for the new electric line. Judith Bruce said an Engineered Site Plan is necessary to show the limit of work. Jenny Wood said the buffer on this
property could be improved. Judith Bruce asked about the installation of a dry well? The majority of the Commissioners said this Application should be filed with a Notice of Intent. The Commission would consider a minor amount of work to go forward while the Notice is being filed. This revised Administrative Review would be heard at a future Meeting. Judith Bruce said she wants to see some mitigation for the construction project on the Notice of Intent. Arnold Henson said the Commission was generally in favor of this work, however, it must be filed as a Notice of Intent.
Katherine Udall, 35 Keziah’s Lane. This is a request to remove the top of a dead pitch pine and a branch from the tree hung up in another tree. The work is on the edge of a salt marsh and in the ACEC. The work will be done by Jason Ford, the Tree Wizard.
MOTION: A motion to approve this Administrative Review was made by Harry Herrick and seconded by Judith Bruce.
VOTE: Unanimous.
Sally and Bill Elliott, 19 Safe Harbor Lane. This is a request to remove one large dead pitch pine, and to prune to improve the view, one ornamental pear on the path to Little Cove. The work will be done by Scott Eldridge.
MOTION: A motion to approve this Administrative Review was made by Adrienne Pfluger and seconded by Judith Bruce.
VOTE: Unanimous.
William Web, 4 Bay Ridge Lane. This is a request to replace a 3’-wide door with a 6’-wide door. The 1989 Site Plan does not show the coastal bank on this lot. This is a business property.
MOTION: A motion to approve this Administrative Review was made by Judith Bruce and seconded by Adrienne Pfluger.
VOTE: Unanimous.
EXTENSION
Krenicki (Spenlinhauer) 2007, 80 Gibson Road. This is a request to extend an Order for in-ground stairs on a coastal bank for one year to February 9, 2011.
The Order of Conditions for the dwelling has expired, but the Order of Conditions for the stairs is still open. The planting has not been completed.
MOTION: A motion to grant a 1-Year Extension was made by Harry Herrick and seconded by Judith Bruce.
VOTE: Unanimous.
REVISED PLANTING PLAN
Krenicki (Spenlinhauer) 2007, 80 Gibson Road. The Order is conditioned that a Planting Plan is required for the area near the stairway to be approved by the Conservation Administrator. An acceptable Planting Plan was filed in October 2009 when this property was bought by the new Owner. A Planting Plan has now been filed by the previous Owner that includes structures and hardening on the pathway so that this Plan requires Commission approval. The 2010 Plan shows boulders at the edge of the lawn area to discourage mowing into the naturalized area, and a shell pathway and bench that are also shown on the As-Built Plan. The 2009 Plan offers the removal of the shell and bench if required. The 2010 Plan has little bluestem grass, bearberry, and goldenrod on the sides of the path. The 2009 Plan has viburnum shrubs. The
Commission asked which Plan would be implemented? They requested a letter from the current Owner clarifying which Plan was to go forward. This request will be placed on hold for more information.
REQUEST TO RELEASE FUNDS FOR CONSERVATION WORKSHOPS
This is a request to release funds, $95, from the Wetlands Protection Fund for a Commissioner, Steve Phillips, to attend Workshops, February 27, 2010, given by the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions.
MOTION: A motion to release Funds from the Wetlands Protection Fund was made by Judith Bruce and seconded by Jamie Balliett.
VOTE: Unanimous.
CHAIRMAN’S BUSINESS
Approval of the Minutes from the Hearing/Work Meeting on February 2, 2010.
MOTION: A motion to approve the Minutes from the Hearing/Work Meeting on February 2, 2010 was made by Jamie Balliett and seconded by Judith Bruce.
VOTE: Unanimous.
The Site Visits were discussed by the Commissioners.
The Meeting was adjourned at 9:04 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Leslie Derrick, Conservation Commission Secretary
Approved Dated
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