2/8/2018 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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Toni Bunker, BSS Engineering, represented the applicants. He-said this is a request to amend the Order of conditions 43-2855 for Garrison Development to construct a single family house at 17 Alma Road, Mashpee, and ilia. He stated they are proposing to construct a single family three bedroom house and install a new Title v septic system. The house will be located as far away from the wetland resource areas as possible. The 50} naturally vegetated buffer to the coastal Bank and '100' from the wetland are maintained. The driveway will be constructed halfway between the two isolated wetlands on the abutting lets to preserve the naturally vegetated buffer strip. There is no work proposed within 100' of the wetland. There will be drywells installed for road runoff, The Agent suggested putting in a condition,that any future landscaping isn't going to go beyond the work limit. Any activities in those areas could be subject to jurisdiction. No comment from the public Lotion: Mr. sweet moved to approve the Amended order of c o'n tuitions, seconded by.Mr. Smith, vote unanimous -o 6:15 Horsley Witten Group (Applicant) 960 Falmouth Road. Proposed feasibility study for a wetland resource delineation determination. owners of record Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust and Town of Mashpee. RCCA Resource Areas: Buffer Zone to Inland Bank, LSCSF Army Ball, Horsley Witten, stated they are filing on behalf of the Town of Mashpee a Request for Determination of Applicability on the presence of a perennial stream. She said this is an important component in the feasibility and planning of this property. she said it is their determination that this is not a perennial stream. The applicant is seeping a determination that this,is not perennial but.a former cranberry operation. The request is part of a feasibility study to determine the future use of these parcels by the Town. The photos provided were reviewed. , The Agent stated he reviewed the report from Horsley Witten and also went out to the site. He said it is definitely a man-made ditch and when he gent out it was bone dry. Everything has been in accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act as far as raking that determination on the criteria involved to assess whether or not a stream is perennial and has been followed to the letter. He recommended a negative-determination as far as the designation being nor -perennial. No comment from the public Motion: Mr. smith moved a Negative Determination, seconded by Mr. sweet. vote unanimous 5-0 6:18 Barry and Janet E. I rock, Trustees, 4 cross street Proposed Septic System Upgrade and Mitigation Plantings to address wetlands violation. FDA Resource Areas: Buffer Zone to coastal Bank, LSCSF Matt costa, cape and Island Design, represented the applicants. He stated the proposed project is to install a new Title v septic system. The existing system has failed. All the work is outside of the 100' buffer zone. Mr. costa stated they are all proposing to install mitigation plantings for the cutting of overgrown trees/bushes that were abutting the house without a permit. He noted they have submitted the septic design to the Board of Health. They are proposing mitigation plantings at the top of the bank because that is an area where we want to make sure the bank is stabilized. The plantings proposed will be bayberry bushes but are open to feedback on the typo of mitigation.