5/7/1987 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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ASHPEE CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 7v 19$7 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: V. Louise Beh rman, Gertrude Ferriday, Carol Ja ob o , Heather Urquhart, Mary Marsters. ASSENT: March du Pont, El 1 iot Rosenberg. Also present were John Varkonda, Conservation Off icer; Joseph Burns , As soclate Member; and Patrick Coffey. 7:30 - Angelo P. Toyia (Braman Engineering Co, ) To construct a 3 foot wide stair- way, toir- ay, 4 X 84 foot timber-pier, 14 foot gangway and to place a 6 X 12 foot float in Great River at 44 Wheelhouse Lane. Douglas Cameron presenting. Aerial pho-to of the area together with a revised plan were presented. The special permit t from the Board of Appeals was ' re e i ve !. There will he one inch pac i rig on the deck — - .. -- planking . Pier elevation varies from -1 at the beginning for 4 reet, � n, ,.. dropping to an elevation of --1 with 4 foot minimum clearance above the a l't marsh. In the area of the proposed float there is 1-1/2 feet of waterat low tide. This float d ra inches of water without touching bottom. The area elected to place the pier ,and float has the least amount of eel grass . John advised there were no written comments from shellfish. Comments made at the Board of Appeals-, hearing were that minimal het 1 f'r sh i ng takes place in the area and as long as this is a T configuration and access is supplied, there were no objections . He questioned storage of the floats. Mr. Cameron stated they M be either picked up and brought to a yard for storage or stored in the up- land area by towing to town landing for removal . John further questioned the timbers to be used and was informed they will be CCA treated timber, 6 X 8 posts going across the marsh and four timber pilles in the hater, jetted in. Ms Behrman stated it would be preferable to have them driven . HEARING CLOSED - ORDER OF CONDITIONS WITHIN 1 DAYS . - George Darcy Maurice Zabarsky, Trs . (Braman EngineeringCo. ) To construct a 4 X 156 foot timber pier with a 3 x 14 foot gangway and 8 x 16 foot float and stairway at Waterline Drive South. Douglas Cameron presenting . Patrick Coffey stepped down,Rev i sed plans , sane as the original , with the addition of stamp and signature omitted on the o.r i g i na 1 were presented. Board of Appeal approval ha s not been received and no hearing date has yet been set. Ms Beh rman stated the presentation hou 1 d be continued until such ti e as any abutters wishing to hear the presentation could be present as only i responses were received back on the abutter notification. Mr. Cameron requested Continuance pending Board of Appeal approval and agreed the abutters will be notified of the new hearing date. CONTINUED INDEFINITELY AT THE AGENT' S RE UEST% :00 - Gertrude Simmons. Request for Determination of Appl icabi 1 ity for repair and maintenance of present landscaping structures which have been in- place for- t enty years at Ann 's Cover , Ockway Bay, 86 Summers a. Road . Gertrude i-mmon Ferriday stepped down- for the hearing . John Ferriday present i ng.. The propose 1 is to replace railroad tiles that have rotted out on the north k def o the house.