2/5/2004 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Hearing agenda Is7:00 p.m,,, George Dubin, 31 Fiddler crab Land (continued from 12/18/03). Dave Sanicki represented the applicant. Bob said Perry Ellis has reviewed the revised plan and said it appears to be accurate. Bob recommended approval with an order of Conditions that includes our standard provision on the mean grater depth and the option that the applicant can file an amended order if they want to have any watercraft other than a jet boat. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the project with an order of Conditions that includes our standard provision on the mean water depth and the option that the applicant will have to file an amended order if they want to have any watercraft other than a jet boat. 7:05 p.m,, Babette E. Liebman, 86 Su mersea Road (continued from 1/8/04). Bob said we are.arranging for a wildlife habitat study. Hopefully it will be completed by the net meeting. Motion rade, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuation to February 19 at 7:40 p.m., at the request of the applicant. 7:10 p, ., Edward Herbert,, 147 Shore Drive (proposed deck to rear of house). Dave Sanicki represented the applicant and presented the.plan. Bob recommended approval. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the plan. 7:15 p. r, Albert Mullin, 123 Tide Run (install Title v system). Dave Sanick.i represented the applicant and presented the.plan. Bob recommended approval. Motion rude, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the purr. :20 p.m., Darn Collins,, 59 Bucaneer Way (remove pine tree and replace with shrubs). The applicant lives in Vermont and no one was present to represent him. Bob said this applicant had done some limbing of a very large white pine tree without a permit. The tree is about 15 feet from his house and deck, and still has more than 0% of its canopy. Now he wishes to remove it and would replace it with a total of sic plants from among the following: barberry, beach plumb: black chokeberr : high bush blueberry, vib rnum, plantatum or shadbushi which are all appropriate. Cass said he also had limbed a second tree. Bob said we would allow the amount of limbing he did under an RDA. The reason he warts to remove it is that he's worried that in a northeast storm it could fall in the direction of his house. Mike asked if it has any lean that would indicate that such is a probability. Bob said not that he can see: but this is in a buffer zone 80 ft. from the coastal bank, so it's a doable project. Mike said six lithe shrubs are not going to replace the value of a big white pine. Bob said he'd be planting them in a better place (close to the top of the bank) and he thinks that if it meets the performance ance 3