2/5/1987 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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i Conservation Commission Meeting of February 5, 1987 Page 3. Ms Bay 1 og stated piers are not the worst thing for shellfish and she has seen shellfish farms built around then, Ms Behrrnan stated this project would l irn i t access to the shellfish area -as it is covering it over and with this kind of boating activity and the potential in the future for other boating activity, it could be a disturbance. There are serious questions about the extent of this project. Mr. Ryan s to ted w th these 1 ong docks s i de by side, the area between wi 1 1 be cut off to people. There will be 37 feet between the two docks . Concerning the depth, Mr. Ryan stated it gets gradually deeper, but this dock is close to interferring with the natural channel , Ms Bay l og stated i n talking with the c l i en t, he has had a mooring in the area before and is familiar with the shall owners . Whatever boat he has now does not draw a lot of water. he stated if she could get him into 1 -1 -12 feet of water, that would be all he would need . She stated that is why she did not push the dock length any further. Mr . Rosenberg stated the 42 foot width across the front does not make sense and is too mucin for one boat . Ms Baylog stated i f it 1 s high enough for people to get around thea technically public access has been provided. If you want to shell fish , then you can go wherever you want as long as it is legal Mrs . Jacobson stated this is a tremendous number of square feet, effectively going to be sitting on the bot tom,which takes away that area for s he l l f i s h i n . It eliminates completely a 2 ' X 20'' space if a boat is going to be moored . Ms B. yiog stated if they wanted to clam right under the floats there would be no problem. She also stated she can work with the cl ient on a different con- f i g u ra t i on for the floats . Ms Behrman stated clamming r i.ght under the floats would be an impossibility, especially at low tide and if they are lying on the bottom, there wi i i be no clams there. Mr . Rosenberg questioned the walkway. Ms Baylog stated the width of the dock is 5 feet. The entire length of the ramp is 130 feet X 5 feet wide. The driven pilings 2 inches X 12 inches and 2 inch X 10 inch decking . Mr. Rosenberg stated mean low water to mean high water is 80 feet, then another 50 feet coming up. He asked how the 12 inch p i 1 i n s are going to be driven. Jahn advised once they get off on the p i l i ns above water, they are proposing posts. Ms Baylog asked if the commission would rather she look into: 1 a reconfigur- ation econfi ur-- ation of the floats ; (2) extension of the pier further out. Ms Beh rma n stated tine commission would prefer a mach smaller terminal . structure for the site. This project is grossly in excess . Any structure that would allow