6/26/1997 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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26 June 1997 Page 9. No action to be taken. Au gat report: Report from Weston& Sampson received. The Chainnan asked who paid for the study and was told Augat. fir. men will read and report back to the Commission. WBNF,RR: Evening on the bluff-infonnation provided. Rivers Protection Act Reqs: The Comment period is over. They will be out in August and will be in effect in October. The Cor nu si ' on wiD have to develop its own regs. l r. Rosenberg will work with the Agent on this. Policy: Policy re requests for information without an appointment- discussion deferred. Epstein: Extension requested. The Agent advised he has a call it to the State to find out if` a person asks for an extemion and have ori cleared the lob are they grandfathered under the Rivers Act? Mr. Rosenberg stated if the building perp-it was applied for, they are exempt. If they filed for a building permit by October 1996 and it was rued before May 1997 they are exempt. The Agent wM check. Float size requirements: A gentleman has added floats and was told to remove there. It already exceeds the 200 s.f. policy. 1f this policy is challenged, it should be cast in stone. At this point it has been a precedent and the Commission would have to establish the reason for that 200 s.f. limit. In this case the larger float would damage shellfish. This should be a proposed regulation with a hearing. lrs Rosenberg agreed this should be done. la enak: The Agent advised there was a idolation with a dock on Popponesset Creek in very shallow water. when the Order of Conditions was issued, it was conditioned it would be a dinghy clock. He now has pictures of a large boat tied to this dock. VOTE: Motion made and seconded to issue a fine to George Wenak. L nanimou Vote. CPC: The Committee will be meeting in two weeks. lir. Fitzsimmons stated he read the arficle on forge H of ld is report and is not sure where tangs are going after tliat.