10/05/2000 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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HEARING CONTINUED. INUED. October 2000 Page 4. 7:40 BETSY M. LEHRER for vista pruning with maintenance in perpetuity at 27 Ockway Bay Road. Brian Casey represented IVIS Lehrer. John Johansen stepped down for this hearing. They are requesting to prune a vista of o' under the guidelines of the Commission. There was a violation at some point with a different owner. - There will be planting where the violation occurred, Ms Bor t s stated there was a window with too niu h taken out. There are 8-10 plants that are dead and need to be redone. It is a very large lot. Because it was uplifted and altered, this window has to be abandoned to allow the shrubs to come back. Mr. Talbot asked if what she was suggesting was instead of what is proposed, do two ' vistas? IVIs Boretos stated they should replant first before the new wmi doves go in. Mr. Rosenberg asked, as far as the vista pruning is concerned, when finished, will this whole area be at the sane height. Ms Boretos stated it will not, but there will always be a view here. The mid-canopy is gone in this area but the shrub layer can come back. Mr. Casey stated there is some sucker growth through some of the trees that were aggressively pruned. Mr. Fitzsimmons a ked how ' was arrived at. Ms Boretos stated under the naturally vegetated buffer strip, you can do exp to 20% f that area that borders the wetlands. Mr. Fitzsimmons stated it was his understanding that it had to be measured perpendicular to the edge of the wetlands,not at an angle. Ms B ret s stated that was correct. Mr. Fitzsimmons asked if the shrubs are being cut above the four foot level? Mr. Casey stated they are not doing any topping. There may have been some topping a long time ago. It was aggressively pruned, they lifted all the low growth completely up and they stripped all the limbs to leave very little foliage on the trees. From the deck, which is on the second floor you, cannot see over the trees. They want to be able to see through the trees and are not lifting the entire canopy,only selectively lifting certain limbs. Mr. Rosenberg suggested they make this one piece instead of two with a big area in the middle. The enter piece has already been disturbed. They are getting three views here, not two. Mr. Casey stated it is slowlycoming back. Mr. Rosenberg asked, when he gets through with the pruning, is this going to be denser than these two Mr. Casey stated when they finish the pruning h did not think so because that is in violation and that is Thr they are revegetating this area. Mr. Rosenberg asked when it is reveg toted, will it be denser? Mr. Casey asked at what height level he was talking? Mr. Rosenberg stated when they get all the way through that area, there will be the same view through the trees. IVIS Boretos stated not through the shrub layer. They are going to lose that view from the ground level of that house. Mr. Casey stated the idea is to let this vegetation come back and asked if they could revegetate with Tupelo if the Commission's idea is to block the view. In that sense it is just spiting him for something the builder dict. Habitat is the question,but if a tree or three shrubs, which is going to give more habitat.