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Town of Mashpee Conservation Commission <br /> 16 Great Neck Road North <br /> Mashpee, MA 02649 <br /> *NOTE: INDIVIDUAL HEARINGS WILL BE LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES IN LENGTH <br /> (More complex proposals may be granted additional time, if necessary,by the Chair) <br /> RDA 431 Monomoscoy Road, 431 Monomoscoy Road, LLC,Jeremy Stevenson et. Al <br /> Proposed project to remove and replace the existing ornamental foundation plantings <br /> and screening vegetation to improve long-term health and overall landscape. <br /> (Representative: Whittemores Landscape Design) <br /> Jeremy Stevenson of Whittemore's Landscape Design explained that the existing vegetation consisted primarily of <br /> overgrown and declining hedging that would be removed and replaced with a variety of ornamental plantings within the <br /> existing landscape beds. He stated that the new landscaping would provide seasonal color and that irrigation would be <br /> supplied through a private well and drip irrigation system. <br /> Commission members inquired about a lap pool shown on the plan and were informed that the pool already existed and <br /> had been depicted on an earlier plan provided by the property owner. Questions were also raised regarding the proposed <br /> use of hydrangeas and whether additional native plant species could be incorporated to reduce water and fertilizer <br /> requirements. Mr. Stevenson stated that the property owners preferred flowering plants and noted that irrigation would <br /> be supplied through a private well system. He further explained that the proposed work would replace existing plantings <br /> within established shrub beds and would not create new landscaped areas. <br /> The Commission discussed the proposed plant sizes. Mr. Stevenson stated that the hydrangeas would generally be <br /> installed as five-to seven-gallon plants,Rose of Sharon as seven-to ten-gallon plants, arborvitae at approximately six to <br /> seven feet in height, Spartan junipers at approximately five to six feet in height, and most remaining plantings as three- <br /> gallon specimens. <br /> Questions were raised regarding fertilizer use. Mr. Stevenson stated that an organic fertilizer and compost material <br /> would be incorporated at the time of planting to improve soil conditions and that no additional fertilization was proposed <br /> beyond installation. <br /> The Commission noted that erosion controls were not shown on the plan and recommended the installation of straw <br /> wattles adjacent to the coastal bank and salt marsh areas due to the extent of planting work proposed. Mr. Stevenson <br /> agreed that erosion controls could be installed. The Commission further discussed property line locations, and Mr. <br /> Stevenson stated that he would confirm with the property owner whether the property boundaries had been staked. <br /> Conservation staff explained that the application had been submitted due to the extent of vegetation removal proposed <br /> within existing horticultural beds located within wetland jurisdiction. Staff noted that the property contained substantial <br /> native vegetation and that the proposed work consisted primarily of replacing existing ornamental plantings within <br /> established landscaped areas. Staff stated that completing the work in a single phase would minimize disturbance to <br /> resource areas and recommended conditions requiring erosion controls and confirmation of property line locations. Staff <br /> further advised that the proposed replacement of existing Leyland cypress plantings with other evergreen species would <br /> be reviewed by the Commission and would be exempt from the Town's Tree Preservation Bylaw because the property is <br /> located within wetland jurisdiction. <br /> There was no public comment. <br /> 3 <br />