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• Representative: Cape&Islands Engineering, Inc <br /> Project Overview <br /> • Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and construction of new single-family dwelling <br /> • Project includes garage, guest suite, swimming pool,fencing, landscaping, and septic <br /> upgrade <br /> • ZBA application submitted for March 22 hearing <br /> Flood Resilience &Buffer Zone Improvements <br /> • New structure designed to meet current flood zone regulations <br /> • Increase in the naturally vegetated area from 43%to 55%of the lot <br /> • Buffer zone width increased from 24 ft to 45 ft(37%vs required 20%) <br /> • 0-50 ft buffer resolution from 48%to 80%natural <br /> • Almost 3,000 sgft of land subject to coastal storm flowage restored <br /> Commissioner's Concerns& Inquiries <br /> • Questions about the total disturbance area(approximately 4600 sqft) <br /> • Concerns about impermeable surfaces in the velocity zone <br /> • Request for detailed square footage of surfaces in the velocity zone <br /> • Discussion of flood water absorption and potential diversion <br /> • Debate on cumulative effects and mitigation sufficiency <br /> Further Discussion <br /> • Commissioners agree on the need for more information <br /> • Discussion on potential conditions for project approval <br /> • Continuance requested <br /> • Additional requirements from the Board of Health Noted <br /> Alzent Comments <br /> • Proposal to tear down and rebuild an existing home with the addition of <br /> pool/patio/hardscaping, driveway expansion, and addition of separate garage with living <br /> space above. <br /> • Septic upgrade to I/A system. Mitigation plantings and landscaping. <br /> • The current home is a preexisting non-conforming structure partially within a 50-ft <br /> setback to the coastal bank and salt marsh. <br /> • Revised plan submitted reducing pool size by 4ft(30% of proposed pool/patio still in the <br /> velocity flood zone. <br /> • Pool equipment to be proposed outside of the velocity zone. <br /> • Consultant submitted a revised project narrative to detail how the project purportedly <br /> meets the standards for LSCSF (AE and V zones). <br /> • The narrative states that "the pool and patio area is actually a cut area that would provide <br /> additional flood storage and is more level than the existing grade."I do not know what is <br /> meant by"cut area," so this statement requires an expanded explanation. In my opinion, <br /> the potential impacts to the velocity flood zone from the construction of a pool/patio are <br /> offset by the proposed mitigation and enhancement of the buffer zone. <br /> 10 <br />