9/11/2014 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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'ollowmng a brief discussion, Motion: Mr. Shaw made a motion to approve the Amended order as described, seconded by Mr. Sweet. vote unanlm.ous -o. Request for Administrative Approval: 81 Seconsett Island Road - minor modific tions to bulkhead. leo one in attendance to represent. Continued to October 9, 2014. HEARINGS: :o Popponesset Beach Association, o Uncle Peres Road. Proposed aquatic management of bean's Pond. Applicant requests continuance to November 13, 2014 to allow time to submit wetlands scientist and surveyor plans. NOL Motion: Mr. Sweet made a motion to continue the hearing at the request of the applicant to November 13,2014 at :00 p.m.,seconded by Mr. Shaw, vote unanimous -o. 6:03. Dean and Linda Schaffer, 133 Popponesset Island Road.. Proposed demolition of existing structure and construction of single family hone with deck, stairs and garage and invasive species removal phragmites as well as new Title 5 septic system. Continued from August 14, 2014. Nor. Resource Area: LSCST, Buffer Zone to Coastal Bank, Bordering vegetated wetland, Salt Marsh and Land Under Ocean Matt Costa, Cape and Islands Engineering, was representing the Applicants Bean and Linda Schaffer. Klatt explained the proposal is to raze the existing building, construct, a new dwelling and install a new septic system. The resource area is salt marsh and coastal bank that cornus up to the base of a concrete wall and is subject to coastal storm flowage. Mr., Costa explained that a portion ofthis coastal bank.is within velocity res according to the flood maps. There is an e isfing licensed pier on this property along with extensive landscaping. The legally previously disturbed areas we're carefully delineated. The new house is relocated slightly with the'proposed deck closer to the resource areas. The Applicant applied for the proper waivers and calculated the required mitigation plantings. Plans call for removal of ornamental plantings and a portion of dawn areas to be replanted with native grasses. The property is infested with Phragmites and the Applicant proposes to remove/mitigate approximately 4,000 square feet of this area.. The Agent said that this is well beyond the required mitigation. The Board of Health has reviewed and approved the Title.5 septic system. Mr. Costa explained the Phragmites eradication will be done strictly by hard by qualified professionals.ls. The experts will go in twice a year and'remove dead stocks and do all of the cleaning by hand. The professionals will wine back in the fall to do a hand application to each stock with herbicide that,the plant will draw down into its roots. This needs to be repeated over a course of years and will allow the natural vegetation to grow back. This procedure will be monitored and reported yearly to the Conservation Agent. 2