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MINUTES March 17, 1999 2 BOARD OF HEALTH NEW BUSINESS 1. Draft letter to haulers regarding the cap on waste to Otis. Mr. McQuaid presented the Board with a draft of a letter to the haulers regarding the limit on waste being taken to Otis for this calendar year. He stated that Falmouth has already sent out similar letters and Sandwich was drafting a letter. The Board discussed whether or not the letter should be sent and if Town Counsel should review it. The Board recommended a consultation with Town Counsel prior to sending the letter. APPOINTMENT: Ed Pesce -Variance at 141 Shore Drive Mr. Pesce is requesting a variance on behalf of the owners of 141 Shore Drive. Requested is a variance of 5' from the foundation to the edge of leaching. This variance has been requested due to site space constraints and the fact that the leaching system is below the finish floor elevation of the foundation. Also requested is a variance of 5.3'from the property line to the edge of leaching. A variance in the separation distance from the adjusted high groundwater to the bottom of the leaching facility of Xis also being requested. Finally, a 2' variance from the leaching to wetland resource area is being requested. Mr. Pesce stated; "In November, former health agent Orin Evans inspected the existing system and found that it was in failure. The only way to make this work is to pump it over to the other side. The reason why I looked at the side of the lot instead of the front of the lot is because there is a slope on the side of the lot that would marry up very well to the abutting parcel (lot 255). If we bring the elevation up Vit will look very natural and won't look like there is a mounded system in front of, or beside the house." Mr. Doherty questioned, "Is there any way you can move the leaching forward 2' and make it 100' from the edge of the marsh?" Mr. Pesce responded, "I can certainly do that. That won't be a problem. As you can see I am planning on doing a strip-out. There are a couple of inches of unsuitable soils until it breaks out into decent soil. The situation is that the leaching system is essentially sitting on top of the water table. It is in the water table during part of the year. There is a couple of foot different in elevation from where it is now and where I'm proposing it to be. My biggest variances are the sideline setback to the home. There is no habitable living space on that sideline. That's a workshop on that side, however there is a 5' separation which I think is adequate in this case." Discussion ensued regarding the variance requests. The Board requested that Mr. Pesce make two amendments to his variance request: 1) shift to 100' setback from the edge of wetlands to the leaching system, and 2) provide foundation scaler on the side of the dwelling next to the leaching system. Mr. Ball motioned to grant the variance pending the receipt of a revised proposal as discussed. Mr. Doherty seconded the motion, all agreed.