4/25/1984 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Mashpee Conservation Commission minutes of April 25 , 1984 Page eari Inc of Malcolm Portnoy The following hearing on the Notice of Intent filed by malcolm Portnoy to construct a hone on an existing foundation located at Lot 8 Sunset Circle was held with Charles Spohr representing the applicant. Mr. Spohr presented a letter of permission from Mr. Portnoy which was read into the minutes. He said that he filed Form 3 originally; however, DEQE felt that Form 4 'is more appropriate. He referred to DEQE recommendations that sec,. 10. 57. 2 be viewed relating to isolated land subject to flooding. Nin, Spohr said that he had sent notices to twenty-five abutters within a 300 foot radius. He explained that the Board of Health had been contacted and that the perk test was valid and that Mr. Collins, the Bldg. Inspec- tor, had approved the existing foundation. Mr. Spohr said that Krs. Anderson insisted that they certify as to the wells and sewers location n--all the abutting property. The wells and sewers were located on five abutting properties. He said that the. proposed new leaching is more than satisfying to Mrs. Anderson, Ir. Spohr pointed out a mote on the drawing which states that -there i a 50 foot long existing 4"' PVC basement drain 47 Feet plus or minus from the channel. He said that Mrs. Anderson suggested that they either plug or remove that line. Mr. Spohr said that the former owner, Whited & Condon, did not intent to drain sewage directly into the channel. He said that it is a drain with perforated pipe which goes around the exterior wall of the basement and it is not within 25 feet of the proposed leaching. The new owner, Mr. Portnoy agrees to either remove the drain or plug it. Mr. Spohr told the Commission that Gary Tavares will remove the material of the sewer. He will remove all the existing, unsuitable material within � a radius of 10 feet all around the flow diffusor and replace it with a clean coarse sand and gravel, He said that the first time that the draw- ings were submitted to Mrs. Anderson they came back because they had neglected to show the detail of the switch valve. lie said that the Town of mashpee is the only Town he knows of that has that requirement in their by-law. Pauline Deory asked what the depth of the pipe is: Mr. Spohr explained i that a portion of the pipe is at the surface and another portion was at the basement depth of 8 feet. It is 27 feet from the channel. Chairperson Studley commented that the Commission i