8/3/2006 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Ralph: "The design conforms to the Act, that's all we can deal with." He suggested the two parties get together before the next hearing. He said, "If it's a procedural thing, we have t 51) respect that. Motion made seconded and unanimously wed to grant a continuance to August 1 7 t 7:15 ' M.� at the request of the applicant. 7:05 p.m., Steven Pelftnan, 194 Fells Fond Road (remove existing stairway and move to center of deck and add a small pathway from stairs to existing pathway). Drew said this hearing has been Withdrawn at the request of the applicant. 7:10 p.m;, Jeanne and Lewis Mantel,298 Monomosc y Road (include the landscape to the original plan). Mantel described the plan and Drew recommended approval. Motion made, seconded and unanim' ously carried to approve this AOC. 7;15 p.m., Ewe Mellos, 140 Captains Row to perform landscaping and add a landing with stairs). Jack ceders-Cauley represented the applicant and described the plan. mph said that for a project as extensive as this one, we need a detailed landscaping pian that shows exactly what's gomng to be done. Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to grant a continuation to August Ilffi at 7:20 p.m., at the request of the applicant. 7:20 o p.n., Robert Caggiula, 45 Hooppole to demolish and rebuild a new single family home with associated appurtenances). The Board Of Health noted us that the information submitted is insufficient and the application is incomplete, so the hearing was continued. Motion made, seconded and unaninoul carried to grant a continuation to Agust I lffi at 7:25. p.m,, at the request of the applicant. 7:25 p.m., Edward Salant,47 Birch way(continued from 7/20/06). lichael Talbot, representing the applicant; showed the members photos of this property on Mashpee Pond: He said the property presently has primarily two ground covers—mowed turf and mowed mulch. The previous owner prem much removed all of the undertory vegetation on the property. There's some erosion and it has no wildlife habitat value. The owner grants to build a deck on sono tubes which will prevent hnpact on the tree roots and provide a surface for his daughter to get married or one of his pflimary interests. In exchange for a.few.hundred square feet of deck on a mulched surface with no vegetation to be removed except for one hazardous pitch pine which should be removed anyway, the calculations for the mitigation planting are many tines over what is rewired under the mitigation guidelines. He referred to the discussion at the last meeting about the proposed deck being 10 ft. closer to the resource area, and said the mitigation specifically allows the Concession the option to accept a very minor project life this which will have no significant adverse impact on the resource areas in exchange for something of far greater 6