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7:03 Steve Mills Sakonnet Dr. Build ' x ' covered porch, grass lawn, plantings, crushed <br /> store driveway RDA ContV from May 27 <br /> Applicable Resource Area., Buffer zone to John's Pond <br /> D ymitry Da heika from Belport Building & Remodeling is representing the applicant. He explains <br /> that the owner is renovating the eisting cottage and would like to construct an ' x 2 ' covered porch <br /> with no railings and add a driveway on the Sakonnet Drive side which will be rade of crushed stone <br /> and a pebble stone border. They would also like to prune or replace one of the evergreen spruces on <br /> the right side of the cottage. If they replace it, it will be replaced with a native plant. <br /> Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried for a Negative Determination <br /> 7:06,William Sullivan SE -2610 (180 Daniels Island Road) construct detached garage/barn and <br /> three small additions lol Contd to July 8 @ i Spry, <br /> Applicable Resource Area; Popponessett Creek, Saltmarsh, Lard subject to Coastal Storm <br /> Flowage <br /> ,hack Vaccaro from Vaccaro Environmental Consulting represented the applicant and explains that the <br /> lot has extensive frontage along waquoit Bay. A saltmarsh was observed along with a narrow <br /> bordering vegetated wetland and a nprap seawall. There is also a coastal bank with ripra p on the <br /> property which is considered an artificial coastal bark. There are areas on the site that meet the <br /> slope requirement for coastal banks but because it is not in direct contact.with the landward limit of <br /> coastal beach or land subject to tidal action or land subject to flooding, they are not regarded as <br /> coastal banks. .Mr. Vaccaro states, in his opinion} there is only one-coastal bank on site and that is <br /> the one with the ri prap seawall. There are several proposed modifications to the house; a small <br /> porch addition by the front entrance; a sunroom addition opposite the riprap coastal bank, another <br /> sunroom addition and decks, a master bedroom' addition: and a garage with attached carriage house. <br /> The two most interesting are the carriage house and a portion of the sunroom addition because they <br /> are both within 50} of the wetland which is why a special permit has been submitted with ZBA as <br /> required and asking, under Section 7A, for the Commission to grant a waiver for the structures to be <br /> placed within the ' buffer zone with mitigation. The garage is proposed as a walkout structure with <br /> some modification to the stone drive to allow vehicle entrance. The mitigation required by the <br /> regulations is calculated at 789 sq. ft. and Centerline studios has prepared a planting plan with a total <br /> of 950 sq. ft. of mitigation in one area and a lawn reduction of 20 sq. ft. in another. There will also <br /> be a lawn reduction of loo sq. ft in another area. As there is very little to prevent runoff, they would <br /> like to propose a berm large enough to contain any runoff. They would like to remove several trees <br /> that include pin oaks, pitch pines: white oaks and Japanese black pines. There will be drells <br /> installed on the four corners of proposed building. <br /> Agent McManus confirms that they are seeking a waiver of requirements which is menti ned in our <br /> bylaws eh 172-7 Section 3B2. Encroachment is all lawn and mitigation is substantial. He does <br /> mention concern over the removal of trees and the vista pruning and whether the necessity of <br /> disturbing the resource area. Mr. Gurnee has a question regarding the coastal bank and chairman <br /> Fitzsimmons states that the slope defines a coastal bank. Mr. Vaccaro states that it does meet the <br /> 10:1 criteria for slope definition under the by-law but its location on the land and the slope does not <br /> have landward limit of coastal beach, land subject to tidal action or land subject to coastal to storm <br /> flood. Agent McManus states that it abuts lawn and therefore it is not a coastal bank. Chairman <br /> Fitzsimmons mons says that the slope defines a coastal bank and the Agent responds that that is correct <br /> with slope definition but there is also performance definition and he does not see any performance <br /> standard with this particular coastal bank. <br /> Chairman Fitzsimmons questions the ' buffer zone for the garage/carriage house and why it can <br /> not be moved back instead of permitting a waiver. He mentions that waivers are granted with a <br /> compelling reason. Agent McManus recommends a continuance to revise plans showing a smaller <br /> 2 <br />