10/10/2019 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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v the mean high water line is getting closer and closer to revetment. There's no permit to replace nourishment below mean high water line. Eventually there will be no beach left to replace nourishment. No sand is naturally replenishing the beach. The proposal is to place nourishment below mean high water level. The Agent said this was issued a DEP#and a letter was received from Marine Fisheries stating there are no shellfish there, also a letter from Natural Heritage and Endangered Species stating there is a net benefit for shore bird habitat. All relevant agencies have signed off, he recommends to close and issue. No'public comment. Motion: Mr. Smith moved to close and issue, Mr. Dalton seconded. Vote: 5-0 unanimous 6:12 Edgar L. & Ardine J. Shepard, 4 Wilsons Grove. Proposed septic system upgrade. RDA Continued from 9126:no one attended to present proposal. Wayne Tavares represented the applicant and presented proposed plans for to upgrade the septic system. The agent said Board of Health received the application. All work is contained in the driveway, it's pretty straight forward, no other comments. Motion: Mr. Sweet moved for a negative determination, Mr. Dalton seconded. Vote:5-0 unanimous 6:16 William F. Kenneally, Katherine F. Kenneally & Joan Walker, 151 Shore Drive. Proposed RDA brush and hazardous tree removal. Joan Walker and her son were present. They would like to remove some pine trees they are concerned may fall on the house. Also, remove trees near pond that fell over from microburst. The agent did go to the property, an arborist did perform an assessment. Mr. Sweet asked how close the trees are from the pond. The agent said probably 50ft. Hamilton Tree and Landscaping did the assessment and recommended to remove 6 pitch pines and a dead tree. There's no access to backyard, all trees would need to be climbed and hauled out. I wanted to know if the trees have been inspected from a health standpoint. It's important and relevant. The top 2 trees need to be removed, the others I'm not sure about. It's key information to get from the arborist. Mr. McKay asked why removing the dead tree?Agent asked if it's impacting other vegetation-if it's not, they're generally left alone. No public comment. Motion: Mr. Smith moved to a negative determination based on the condition to work with Conservation Agent, Mr. Dalton seconded. Vote: 5-0 unanimous 6:18 David G. Peck, 1 Chestnut Street. Proposed vista pruning. At request of applicant, please NOI vote to continue to 12114 @ 6:00 p.m. (incomplete application -no plan). Applicant requested a continuance. Motion: Mr. Sweet moved to continue to 1214119 meeting at 6pm, Mr. Smith seconded. Vote: 5-0 unanimous 6:21 Diana M. Leccese, 44 Barbary Circle. Proposed demolition, reconstruction and expansion of NOI portion of dwelling and installation of mitigation plantings. Michael Borselli form Falmouth Engineering represented the applicant. This is a minor renovation to an existing house resulting in modest expansion of an existing garage, proposal for a covered porch on the front side. There's no clearing or alteration, a planting buffer does apply. 475 feet of mitigation planting is needed, we rounded it up to 500 feet. Mr. Sweet commented the plan doesn't specify how many plantings. The Agent said we can go by the size of the mitigation area, it's not necessary for an actual count. They should mix it up a little