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Town of Nantucket
Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
AGENDA FOR JANUARY 7, 1988
A. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Nantucket Wetlands Regulations
2. Barth/Taddonio - SE~8-~5~ - 79 Eel Point Road
3. John Mark - SE~8-~~3 - 28 & 30 Gosnold Road
~. Joseph & Joan Cochran ET AL - SE~8-~~2 - 5~ & 56 No. Beach Street
5. Nantucket Commons Trust - SE~8-~~9 - Pleas, Dave, Or & Bear Streets
6. James Driscoll - One Osprey Way
7. Wayne H. Dupont - Codfish Park Road
8. Elizabeth McIlvain - Millbrook Road
9. Michael Bloomberg - SE~8-~53 - 115 Baxter Road
10. Hudson & Sandra Holland - SE~8-~52 - 117 Madaket Road
11. Ellen Flamm - SE~8-~51 - ~3 Squam Road
12. Richard and Nicki Gamble - Pocomo Road
13. Peter Nash/Gifford - One Easton Street
1~. J. Pepper Frazier - SE~8-~55 - 37 Gardner Road
15. Lawrence Pfaff - Alabama Ave., Madaket
16. Crow's Nest Associates (renovations) - 10 Crow's Nest Way, Wauwinet
17. Crow's Nest Associates (septic) - 10 Crow's Nest Way, Wauwinet
18. Jeffrey Moore - SE~8-~56 - 33 Baxter Road
19. John W. Bartlett - 283 Hummock Pond Road
20. Richard E. Kotalac, Jr. - 129 Meadow View Drive
B. REGULAR MEETING
1. Minutes of December 10. 1987
Minutes of December 17, 1987
2. Other Business
a. Warren's Landing Bid
b. Wetland Boundary Delineation - videotape available
c. Quaise Road riprap - possible violation
d. Bruce Killen - discuss compliance
e. Proposed Fiscal 1989 Budget
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f. Norwood Farms Trust SE~8-52 - Miacomet Pond maintenance work
g. DEQE site visit for Yates appeal set for 1/22/88
h. Yates appeal to Superior Court - 20 days to answer
l. Tina Coughanour - possible manmade pond on Monornoy lot
-,. 1987 Annual Report
k. Contribution to Dionis Dunes project
Requests for Determination
a. Granger Frost - 68 Millbrook Rd.
4. Certificates of Compliance
a. Walter J. Cairnes - SE~8-~01 - 82 Baxter Read
b. Lynn Zimmerman (K. Hubbard) - SE~8-181 - 8 Monornoy Creek Rd.
Orders or Conditions
Bills to be paid - three signatures needed
Correspondence
Field Inspections
a. Ted Godfrey - 325 Polpis Road - Nor
b. Helen ~mitehead - 97 B~:ter Road - Nor
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Town of Nantucket
Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
Minutes of January 7, 1988 Page 1
J'1INUTES OF ']AI\fUARY 7, 1988
The public hearings of January 7. 1988 were ~alled to order at 7:90 PH.
Mernbers present. Kere: Peter W. Dunwiddie -' Chairman, Lee Dunn, BiL.
Willet, Hen~y Wasierski. Donald Visco. Granville Cranston and Carl
Borchert. Mernbers absent were: ~one. Administrator present: Ben
McKelway.
A. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. NantuckeT. vJetlands Regulations. Peter Dunv.dddie mentione:3. "'that
the regulations were continuing to be reviewed by Town Counsel
and cj.ted certain budgetary F-roblems. A motion was made tc
cont.ir:ue t:-:e he2~1~ing fC!1~ a,:i"/".lce B:1d t~l-le re":Jised draft. fr0!11 ~;c!"'rrl
Counsel. The ~otion was carried.
2. Barth/TaddoniG - SE~B-454 - 79 Eel Point Road. A motlon was
made to close the hearing and issue a Notice of
Non-sig~ificance. The moticln was carried.
:3 . ,John IvIar}: - SEi!8 - ~l; 3 - 28 & 30 803no1d Road. .John Shugrue was
present as agent for the applicant. A letter from John Mark
waE read and there was more discussion about the we"tlands
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Carl 3arc~ert thought some of the upland area on the lot was
t'1.1iJ.c15.tJl e. A mc)tiorJ \ioTaS ma.,iE t.o clclse tl'le. hE~aJ:--irjg. :I'l-le :Tic:"":.iC) r.:.
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4. JG3e~'}1 ~ Joal1 Cochran ET AL - SE48-442 - 5~ & 56 No. 3e~r~
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'l::-le:r'~3 \,,-a? S()ITi6 disc'.:':SE:.I:);-l at.c;ut de:1yirLg t.Y~e
.some of -::r.e Con'11issi,:,ners fel t l-Le ~.Jetland a::;
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6E7ined by the Cc.rr~1ission sl~ould ~ot be fille.5.
l~ W'2S noted t,ne~ al~ho1Jgh the Nctice of In~eL~ was filed co::
Se~t.. .~l~ 19B7! t.te applicant. hEd req~esteci a conti!1UanCe a~
the Dec. 17 lS27 meeting becauEe they were wai~ing to subm~t
hydT'C.l':lgical d.2t.a f~r-om I.EP. J-L~.'_~. Lee D"Ui...n \vantecl t'.o serlt:t =..
letter re'T:.les-cing the appl ican~ "Lt.' submit any an':; aLl. fur:.r.er
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Conservation Commission
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data or arguments on or before the Jan. 21, 1988 meeting
pending closing the pub2.ic hearing at that meeting.
Ii rnotion v;as .rna(le tCi ha"p.,re BE~r: rvlfcKelwaj7 send trle lette~ a.r.;.d
conti:;ue. t~ne hearing ror
arg11.'T'ents until J'an. 21,
Wasierski were opposed.
the hydrological data and any further
1988. Carl Borchert and Henry
The motion was carried.
5. !'Jarl"tuc}:eT. Co~:nons Trust - SE48-4.4.9 - Pleasar1t~ Da\.;"e. C!1.-'a~ge &
Bear Str6ets. Applicant Robert Sarvis was present with a~tornev
~r{~d 'I;ill::)t.sCt].-l c)f Sherbllrrl.e. Po'wers c{ r\~e(:~,ihaTn.
i'i::'. Sal'V':_S made t:\..;-o points: 1) Mr. Viera 1-~as f ill Ed an area
through which water used to flow and a new sidewalk is to t-e
cor1structed along Pleasant Street between the ])~nk and Beax'
Stree~. Together, these activities will cause the wetland to
c.r'y 1..1l:).. He said. t.r18 lCO-:lea.r f lOCrQ eleo:......at.iorl ~~,.j_l.l }::e8ome 8.5
:t..t.. 2) IEP, I11C., t'hererc!re. r~() lCI~lgel.'" def ines t:~i5 area a:s a
wetland, bu~ as isolated land subject to flooding. Mr. Sarvis
fel t.. 13.Ctequate e'fv"i(lel1~~e ha~3. beerl preser;.ted ir; t-I1eil- ~estiInCjn}T t.(}
Stlr>l~ol-t t.hi s det in'::' ti,on .. I-:e adde-d t.hat }-:le was aware ~J-!at
disruption to wildlife will cccur. but felt the wildlife i~
rn:lt-jil'8 2.rjd rnade up m":>stl~:, elf I'e.ts, !-I':Juse SI:)arrc'~,,"7s al-:a ;~t-1'1.tr
ins~gnificant 5?eC18S. He k:1e;~ of ~c endangereti wildlif~ (ir
1=:12..;:':;.: sl:Jer.:ies (JI) t.r-le l:;rc)1='!e::.t~.:-~. }'!e sai.d -:.l-lat if r1;= gc,t ar-_
3civerse decisicn he wculd appea~ it.
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C~anny CranstO:l thought ~he .iesignatio:l ,jepe~d~d
:;ri t.l-;e qua_l if icat.icns \~f t:-;e ;:la=.tic1..~.lal'" e:lgil1eer. t~21.-.1 3''-':''l-cj-:-::.rt
'~RI1t.ed to den). ~.he applicatic~~~ as it will not be allowed ~~~:jer
tJ-le lcl\::a.l b~] 1 a.," arld. "t>:, Dasr-i i 1: C"Llt :":1 the c:)tlrt2":.
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accuse,j Carl of tieing bi2se~ E~nd re~ues~ed that ~e witl_,j~aw
ti!TIsel.f d~I'iDg ~11e5e !1eari!~g3 because !~,f conflict of i~t~res~
'~~Je ~o his ac~ivities a3 Na:lt~c}:et Euil!ji~g Inspecto~ in 198~~
C:ar: said the ol'Ily bias he tia1j was ~n favclr elf r'rotecti~g
,;..re"L1.ar:C1S. F)e"t.e~ [}unv.lidclie ;:'c,ir~i:.e[J. (lut trlat how C:.~.rl st,~::,'".i5 i~
l-..is cJ\'\'''r.:. f'e1.-Sclr~a.l ~:ie.:'i5iCirl 2,-.:'.cl.:.r'd.::..:~g t:'CJ TC'\~11 CC1tl:iiSE:l.
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T.illcts<)D aggre=:.sivei.y asserted to Mr. Borchert that
::tay out cr jail by not ;,:'ar-::icipating in t.he Co:-nrnons
review and decision.
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
Minutes of January 7, 1988 Page 3
Discussion continued about exactly where the water flowed and
why t.hGre ~~'as no sidevraJ.k :sho-v.7D ont.he plans. Lee Dunn said the
Com~ission did not endorse yThatever activity Mr. Viere had
under-r.aken that. ffia'l h3ve caused the wetland t.O beC::lrr.e drier and
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Peter D~"mwjddie added t.hac;: t.he origin or age of a ....,etJand d';)es
not, bear UI=C1I, it.s level cf I)Totection. C2..rl Borchert ::::aid th(;,:
C:c1wmissic)11 ha~:l iI1spect"-ed~ the Vie1.~a filling and Lt)U:-ld Del ~~let"-~a:!d
or water course due to pc!reus soils there~
Peter Dunwiddie ask'3d the applicant -:'0 preseEt evidence eX ....}-,c.
next mee~ing of ~an. 21. 1988, that ~his is not. a wetland unde-~
the local byla',,; and t.hat wildlife and wetland '7egetat.ion are nc,t
afforded pro't.ectie,,"l by the are.a. IVIT'. Sar\Tis and rYII'. Til~ots(n
ag:r'eed to do so.
I.1~.lr~r: Zirnme1.~rnarl, AS5oci.3te E:...:ecuti'o:","e Direct.c;r of t:b.e l-.JanT.ucJ:et
Larld C~clurlcil, 5ut.mi t.tec a letter meant t(.) draw the Ce,rn.rnissicJ11' S
a't.te:1tion to pot.ential problems with the storm retention D3Sii:
to be b~ilt behind Hatch's, the effect of shading on wetlaDG
,...regetaticlD and subsequE~nt re(:rG.ction in wat:.er a"bsc)rE>t.it-Jrl ~ and
t.hirdly. the need fur more s'cudy of the permeability of ,,::he
5c"ils in the area and thei= capacity to absoy"b flood waters.
1'1~"'. Sar'\lis rhetc:l'i.::all y asked to WhOITl he -:~:as res1=lc!r.l~ible r "C1"~e
CC~llser'\~at.ion C'Cr~"T:.i2:~ icri I~r tr.le l_l3.na Cctlncil.
T~e~'e was d~sc~ssion a~out ~he
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pric!r filillg. i~eter D~~wid,jie felt tha"c all of 12st year's
corr;l:'.rc)r7'ti~E:S tJE'~.'t~.een -r_l-~i.s apI= I 2.C.3.D-:' 2.:1(1 t}"lE"C(~rn:nis3ic:r~ l-1a~j 1::-'8el-J
re'I" ~~1'3ught, 2;.:1(J. ;:1:<3t. l.i.C'\J.? tne CC/m..rnissicill W,3.S t~E.~i.:-~:s d.ec'2i~.."E:3..
A J~0tio~ was ~&de to ~ontinue the hear~ng ~Gr nCire s;:ec~fi::
plans ~or acce5S, ~a~king, assessment of the i~pactc-n drai~ag€
3:1s~em3 2nd Evidence th2t t~is is not ~ we~la~d ~nder ~he lc;c,~:
bylaw and that ~iJ.dlife a~d wet-land vegetatio~ are Dot aff~:r6e~
prl)tect~on. 'i~e DotlOJ1 was carrisd#
6. JEHT;es r::x-i::.coll - U:::e Osr:,rey 'irJay. !I"lr. Driscoll was ];T8sent
with Ti~a Coughanour of IEP. Inc. who presented a ske~ch pla~
from a certified coas~al engineer.
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
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Discussion :=.urrounded use of al t.ernatives like moving tne fl0"...:se
back. the size of the stones, the width a~d slope of the
bulknead and possible scouring action. Donald Visco thought ~he
Con~ission should respect the fact that the properry ow~er
seemed t.o v.rant to do the job right ar:d keep the property In as
close to original condition as possible because of its
]1istGrj~cal val~e.
Ms. Co~ghanour added that the applicant plans to use a seasonal
st.air,^<'ay as access. ;:;he said tr-2e final plan will have specs on
the width of the bulkhead and stone dimensions, ,-rying '-0 keep
it as low and as narrow as possible, Donald Visco suggested
lovering it '-0 match an existing bulkhead next door.
A ITic.t.l.oL 'vlas made t.o continue the hearing for more engineerir-;g
data c,n .'3 final plan. The "lotion \-vas carried.
7. Wayne H. Dupont - Codfish Park Road. John Shugl~e was present
as agen"!:. fc;J.."' -the appl.icant anlJ. subnli tted a ~~Ctpy" elf inr o rrn.3 t. iCJT"l
DEOE "had requested aboD t dune and bank l;:.cations. FtC. IvIr.
ShlJgrue mentioned there had been a subtraction error made in ~~e
original filing.
A ml)~ion was mace ~o con~inue the hearing fo= a DEGE file
l'~umt'e:r' .
:ne mOLion was carried.
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Eli=bbe~l: McIlvain - Millbrook Road. Mayk A~Jery of De5ig~
Associates was ;Iresent as agent f(:ir the applicant and explai~ed
tlie t~;Y"..?3er;~:. ijela.y Twr3=~ Ctle tc.) [.EC_i~ ha'v'"j_jjg ne'tJer ~:-ecei\..~=:j tr-~e
apF 1 iCc'T..1.':'::-, . 1-3.e p l.:.~r:ned t.o send a.n<yt:.her C(-,py imrnediat.':?-l. y.
A motio~ W23 made to co~~i~ue ~he hearing for fur-ther disc~2S~~O~
an~ 2 ~E~E file ;1umber. The motion was carried.
9. Mi~hce~ 3loomberg - SE48-~53 - 115 Baxter Read. G~en Wills v~
Nan~u~Ket Surveyors was present as agent for the appl~cant and
said the dwelling would be located 67 ft. from the top of the
bad.:.
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A motion was made to close the hearing and cite the Dec.
revised plan in the Order of Conditions. The motion was
carrled.
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10. Hudson ar.d Sandra .Holland - SE~8-y:52 - 117 Madaket Road. John
Shugrue was present as agent for the applicant and presen~ed
f ini~;hed plans of l:he driveway US.1.ng 6 - inch chinJ:stcne.
A motion was made to cIese the hearing.
carried.
The motior. \0."3.2,
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Ellen Flarnm - SE!*8-~51 - 43
for the applicant requested
Squam Road.
a continuance
,] ohn .Shugrue as
of the r.tearing.
ager~t
A motion was made to continue
applicant. So voted.
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12. Richard and Nicki Gamble - po(~o~o Road. Travis Price was
presenl: as age:l.t with a?plica:"t Richard Garnble. They presen-::'ed
~ew plans shewing locations of the pocl~ now back 50 ft. frcm
the bluff edge, and cross-sections of the stairway and the ho~se
~tself. The house itself is now bac~ 30 ft. from the bl~ff
edge.
Lee Dun:>. thought they had supplied tne inro:rmation requested.
!~dmil1istrato1.'" Bfsn ]vTc:}{el wa't:l 1=lC' irltec ou~ that t:ie l.Ja~~lt\.1c:j,~e--::.
S~oreli~e Survey did DlJt gi~!e the erosion rate fer PC=C~CJ Bluff
and ~}la~ tne only ~hing he coulj fi~d was 2 1951 land c':!~r~
p 1 a:-l .
Dia.I1E' ~:I)OTnl')s, ()f t.1-~e Har1:1cr ~.:;}-!ellfi511 A:j"'vi5()r~l Bt,,:,ar() Cl,3.lrnE.;.:i
"'t!"~a;.~- 2cccrj,irlg --:.() i.Jirrt Cl-=-E~cca t.rle~E l-.:a.j been 1(.")t.5 c'f erC;52-cr: tJ-i2..:-:.
yea::-- ",hi::h 2!i.A3 is st'_'id'yTirig :-l':l\.~r.
:E>E:ter. i)::lnwid.cie suggested tel Ml..... Price and Ivir. (;2fcble "t.r.i'3.-:' i"t
would be pr~denl: for them to calculate the erosion rate de~~ to
lu..-J wa-::.el~ sirice 1951. One c,f their boundary lines also still
nee~:1e;j tc; t"2 deterrnined. CaI"l BCirchert t1-.:.ougl-1t i t vJ01.:.:.~_,j ~e
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their best interest. Dunwiddie also voiced concern about the
heigh~ of the house in regard to the wetland scenic views
interest of the Town \.Jet.lands Bvlaw.
li rr~o"t.ic:n was made .to ccnt.inue the hearing ror a DEQE file number
and further discussion. The motion was carried.
13. Peter ::.-.Jash/Giffcrd - One Easton Stree.t. Admini.s~L:rator Ben
McKelway had been in touch with Mak Wolven who wa3 going to
cc,ntact [IEQE at-)0ut a f _ile l1umber.
A motion was made to continue the hearing ~or a DEQE file
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The motion was carrled.
14. J. Pepper Frazier - SE~8-~55 - 37 Gardner Road. Tina Coughanour
of IEF was present with applicant J. Pepper Frazier. Attorney
Kevin Dale '\-Jas also present. with l'flr. Frazier. Ms. CoughanC1...:r
gave a b:rief descrip1:ion of the application and presented plaDs
containing all the wetlands boundaries. She planned 1:0 presen~
infonnatio~ about a wetland species grou~dsel, hc~ever was no~
done consulting with others about it.
With regards to the question of whe1:her thls was a barrier beach
I.:;r not:, ~ 1\15. Cougha~c)\lr said t1.1ere is r.lone wi th~n -:.he 1 i~.li t.5 of
this application, but is off to one side nearby! and she will
submi t evidcmce to t.he Cont.'11ission in WTi t.ing. Sbe prE:sented
"t.e::::i:. r"=- t :i.rlfc1rmaotic1rJ.. RE.~gar'ding \~~ildl j_fe, Tir:2 said t}-lere is
l~at~i "ta.-:-. irr~;:l!:)rt21.Dt t.':' cC:;3st-al \;J'adeT's and fficny rn:..g~-c.t.':.lJ:"Y 2.:;.ec .~e:=: ~
nowever, ~o wo~J: ~s planned within the 25 ~t. b~ffer zc~e.
Bill Wille~ removed himself
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l)et .;;r 2);:r:v1.l.C ~3:. e as}::ed \..711')7 't.he ,3pp~. lC~:3.nt C 01_11 :in ! t r..u:.l<:} "):1 -:--1-~s
mos~. J_c'g~cal 5~tes on ~h6 p~o?erty -- the higher areas near
tree~. ~he 2,O~ler si~,es cauJ.a then be mo'unded and used tc~ t!18
sept:": :,:,ystems. l';E3dded . It '''25 mentioned there Here sep"t.i c
res~rictions. Mr. Dale added ~he setback restric~ions also
limi~ed the siting. There was discUS5io~ about wetland scenic
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vlew~. Mr. Frazier did not tnl:"1Y: there would be much Vls'-.:a.L
impact compared with other house::: nearby.
Henry Wasierski asked wny the plan did not show this was a
coastal bank. Ms. Coughanour defined it as a geomorphic
breaking slope. Peter Dunwiddie thought this was similar to the
Wille~ case and could impact on the septic syste~ plans.
A le;::ter from Ken Kelley \'ias read 'Yrhich stated his oppcsiticn.
A letter f:r-om David Mcretti ioJas read which r'epresented that
abutter Mr. Crosby is concerned but not necessarily opposed. A
letter from Mr. f~ern was :read.
Diane Coombs of the Harbor Shellfish Advisory Board was present.
to again state her concel-n fo:::: another dTl'lelling in this
sensitive area important to seed scallops. She reported that
SHAB is looking into leaching properties, pollution potential
and related problems in that part of the Harbor.
Kenn..:-ch Gullicksen of Reade and Alger represe7ited the Tuckers
who were opposed to further development in this area. He
pointed out that the access would be within a resource area.
Robert Daylor of Daylor Consulting Group representing abuttors
made two points: 1) there clearly is a fresh wetland shrub edge
to the existing narsh. He cited the high new moon ~ides. Lee
Dllr:.11 tr-J.o:J.gr.:.t this si.te \.~:juld. be 3:l. isla~d during s1J.c-h t.:des.. 2 j
7i~tually all of the ~it5 i.3 Lelow t~e lOC1-yr. f}.clod pla:'~5 le~'el
a~_l(~ t,~n"'() septic "t.a::t:2- s!.'e ~.:') ~b-= lCicaterj wi t.ri.in trlis :::-."::ne. IvTI'.
l)G.~"lc,'I~ did rlc:t. i~eel tiliz cc:rlfc'l-:Tled ~7ith t118 state coae2. C~. ?E'l\'lA
g~1'~e~lne5. He agreed ~o sub~it additional criTi'~ues in ~~y-i~ing
as ~he projec~ prcg~esse5. DC'~31d Visco said the :OO-yr. flood
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he lS not oPPo5ed to this a;:plication.
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
Minutes or January 7, 1988 Page 8
A motion "ms made to continue the :hearing for the follm-7.:.r-g
information:
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.carrier beach argument - Tina
definition of upland and fresh water boundaries
we~land species gro~ndsel
phot,o::. shewing wetland scenic views at eye-level
determination of coastal bank question
rli -:rate loa1jirlg
~andscaping plans
limits of constructioll
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* an extension of the wetland boundaries to the road
The applicant agreed to sup];;ly the info1.l11aticm both to the
(:;C!Th'TIi5,sic~n and I{evi:1. Dale. IvII'. I}ale agreed tC) senl~ copies c'r
-:he info~atic:n t.o oppcsir:g parties. The motion vias carLied.
15. Lav,;,rence Pfaff - Alaba:-na Ii.VB., Madaket. Aileen Barth or Ai::'een
Barth Associates was present as agent for the appllcan~ ana
stated she had sent -::11e req:.:ested info:rrnation t.o DEOE. 5:11e
submitted revised arawlngs.
A moti\~r1 ~,va3 rnac= to cc)nt.ir~ue tne hearing fo:!:" a [:EQE file !"lur:Lt',er
and further di.scussion. The motion was carried.
l6. Crc~'tl.rt:.. 1\~e3t As:::-:cc:_ates (reno-o:/a"til:,ns) -~ :.0 Crc~~-1! 5 1'~e5~- \r}2,~";.
\\"a~~wiDet. ~ ApI:-} ic:ant :=;'t.e'Je I,;:';~ljS.3"/ via=:. r:'re~.ent ~.Ji't.rl P~ilf~er: =2~rt:t"1
\,\yr.i.':; rl(:3.(J :-lClt t,eer: a!:lle- tc- re.ac.r~ DEGJE. !vIr. Li.nd.5c3:Y .::1.3ri~i.e,=- tZ1e
placemen~ of t~e snowfencing a~d he fel~ the clearing ~~0~l.1 be a
big inrpI~cl"t.;re:nerlt.. f.-)r ~~c1trl -:.~e cC1ttage2. C:1.:.-1d tI-!8 .stlr:,"cJ:.:rl,ji:-lS
T,.-:e-:lanf:.
Lee =~i.lr~:.~ 52-ie":. no addi tic-:1al infclI"';Yiaticlr~ was Dt-3ec.ed. A m:-:.~t:.o:-...
\-7a5 mc'.::e t.o ccr:tir-;.-oe thehe2.rir-g for a l)EOE file number. Tn'?
motion was carried.
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
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17. Craw's Nest Associates (septic) - 10 Crow's Nest Way, Wauwi~et.
Tina Coug~anour of IEP was present with applicant Steve Lind32Y
and !)::..'iE;f:' y ;:ie-scribed the proj ect in which t.he septic SYSTems
were 72 f~. from the we~land at their closest point.
Lee Dunn ~hought it would be difficult ~o put in a well
downslope, ie. a messy jeb to discharge away from a wetland. aLd
suggested putting something in the Order of Conditions abo~t
that. Discussion followed about how best to drill the well and
cor:t.ain the runoff. CaTl Bo:.:'chert suggested asking FIr. Ra;nc'5
just what he needed to do the wo~: and come back with a
pIa!1 Sfl!)wirlg tl-~e r.;.eC:E't-:~::2r:l w()rl: 2.~:...r:li ts ..
Peter Dunwiddie wanted to knew about the effects on wildlife and
the ~evegetation, adding he wculd prefer to see indigenous plant
Sj:'B':les. I\~s. Ccughanour said they plan to plant privet and
bayberry. Peter said he had discovered during the field
inspection what is to his knowledge the largest popula~ion or
St.. Andrew's Cross in Ne"i England right next to one of the
cottages and he had con~3c~ed the Mass. Natural Heritage a~d
Endar;g€..~red :::~)ecies Prog.ra"11 abcfut it. He asked if the af;}:) 1 iccn-c.
\\l()u.lc1 a.'\,70id. ~3.isturl:Jirlg th.~ pI a~l.t.s, e"'="Ten t.hc!ugh tl-.;.ey arE~ nClt a
v.w"etl,~:1c l)larlt." I~r. Lirld=ay~ s.s.id he ~I.i()uld be gla\:l. t<,) pI~:.)te(:.t
trJer--i :.J.urirlg CCi!1st:ructiori"
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pCJint~ea, clut that
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brUS.11c:lt't.J.~ng
wO"t..:ld be
Gene
'V7}-lile t'~e gl-'c~'l:r.:.,-1 ....-.Ta.s rr:>zen, ;,J'ihich Wf.)U} (1 ser'""re t(\ ;.:.....C'"C;:::C7:. t~.:.e
la~d a~d vegetatio~. All were in favor :.f t~at. A mo~i~~ w~s
rnaoE: ~c cCJ::-:irlue 1:]:-18 1-.:.ea::-ing fer a ~.:EQE f~le' n1..~-n.be:!:-. Ihe ~::!--:.:.c;;:
wa.=. c.aI'r.:..~,J..
18. Jeffrey Moo~'e - SE~8-~56 -- 33 Eaxter Road. Glen Wills ~~as
f'rE'~'~r1t 55 agent for the a;iplic3r~t and described t~e site a~:
Eibu-:t ":":-1.,2.. a r:~)rl-e'):-o'::il.lg l:-~a::J.: 'ol.,ri -::.11 ~l":e ;:;rc':;'o~,ed cTr'Tellir:g =.:. :"':-.:.:':' .:;C
ft. 2~Ja~r a~ itE clC5es~ point. The Siasccnset Foo~path W8~~G
rern;;;.il-l in:::.sc'"C..
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
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Lee Dunn read a letter from David Bentley and Elizabeth
Churchill requesting the heuse be moved closer to the road.
Engineer Richard Earle stated he was not sure if the applicant
would consent to moving back to 30-35 ft.
A motion was made to close the hearing. The motion was
carried.
19. ...lohn W. Bartlett - 283 Hummock Pond Road. Glen Wills of
Nantucket Surveyors was present as agent for the applicant and
described the lirnits or construction for building the second
st.OIY. The applicant wishes to do the work before the pond
water rises in the spring. Snowfencing will be located 10 f~.
a~vay from t.he house.
A motion was made to continue the hearing for a DEQE file
nw~ber. The motion was carried.
20.
Richard E. Kotalac, Jr. - 129 Meadow View Drive. Glen Wills
Nantucket Surveyors was present as agent for the applicant.
dy,TelJ.ing will be located 60 ft. away from a drainage pond.
Com:ldssion round no problems with the application.
of
The
The
A mOTion was made to continue the hearing for a DEGE file
n~~ber. The motion was carried.
B. REG'lTLAR jv:EEtIIl'JG
1. Minuts=. of December 10, 198:3. A notion. ~..J"as made to accept:.
the minutes at the next meeting.
r-JIinc.:.tOt3S of December 17, 1988. A mot.ion was made to accept -~,:.
mlnu~es _~ the next meeting.
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
II/finutes of January 7. 1988 Page 11
2. Other Business
a. Warren's Landing Bid. The SlX sealed bids were opened ana
read. A mo"t.ion was made to &ccept the lowest bidder, Kennet!~
Coffin, Inc. ~ at $7,000.00. The motion was carried.
The secretary was asked to send a letter ef acceptance to Coffin
requesting delivery t'::l the Corrmission office of Certificate:::. of
Insurance as per the li~its outlined in the Specifications 1.
a, band c before the beginning of any work. After the
Certiricates are presented. an appointment is to be ma.ae to wa.lk
tl-18 si-te ''-lith a (~GrrUni=.5icln nemt\er or its agerit };)ric,r to "":_he
start of work. The Coriinission is to be given five (5) days
notice before tne z.tart of ,;"ork.
b. Wetland Boundary Delineation. The film may be circulated
a~ongs~ the Co~mi5sioners for viewing.
c. Guaise Road riprap - possible violation. Peter Dunwicdie
read the results of a recent field inspection. Donald Visco
briefly described the activity and a~;s'l1IT1ed it was ju~,.t
maintenance on the existing bulkhead. It '\....a5 decided afield
inspection was needed.
0.. Bruce Killen - discuss compliance. Mr. Killer:. had bee::
urged to attend the ~eeting, but was not present. Donald Visco
remoTJed 11irnself f:r"C)ffi t.he Cf)IThTlissic,rl duri:-~g tile .::iiSCl.,;ssir]ii.
Ad8i~istrator Ben McKel~lay described the present co~aitic~5 ~-~
the~ ;:,i 1:8 2-r~;.j ':rue.=,tic~n5d v.:r~lether -the ::::nfc~rc.SIT~erlt~ (:l"'de~~ h.ad beerl
(;C1mplled ,,\JTJ..."t~n. E:ill v.Jillet offe~ed t:~ sJ:'e,~~~ vli-:-r.:. I'!Il-, l\:i.ller:
abo~t hlS plans for restcri~g the buffer. Gle~ Wills of
N~ntuc]:et SUrVe)70rS said it '~as his understandi~g that Mr.
Killen was in the process ot revising his plans and wa~ts
to "vlait '-.lnt.il 3prirJg to re",leget.a.te. I'1r. \rJiJ.ls a,;reed to -:'2.1.1: to
J\1r. I<ill e:1 abo'-J.t "'-he plans.
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
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e. Proposed Fiscal 1989 Budget. Ac~inistrator Ben McKelway
explaine~ the deadline ror submission of the Budget figures had
been extended from Jan. 1, 1988, to an undetermined date. Phj.l
Ba:::-tlett was present and e!1cc:uraged the Cornrnission to hole. a
special "-lo:d-:shop to discuss and confil-m this year's figures.
f. Nor'YJood Farms Trust - SE48- 52 - Niacomet Pond maintenance
wc.rk. A letter from V. L. and Karen C. Scnv.renk was read ....ih.:.cn
proposed Iaintenance work at the upper end of Miacomet Pond.
After some discussion, a motion was made to send a letter
allowing the work with the exception of the construction o~ the
retaining wall. This structure would require the filing of a
Notice of Intent. The mot.:on ,,,as carr led.
g. DEQE site visit for Yates
all CC)!1lj"nissic;l"lerS ailC] public..
appeal set for
1/22/88.
Nctice
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h. Yates appeal to Superior Court - 20 davs to answer.
tc; all C~orr~rnissi()ner5.
Uotice
l. l~i:la (:ougJ-lanour - possible nariJ.~12.de pon<..i c.n Mor..J)moy lot. M.= .
Ccughanour described a project which would involve filliLg an
existing wetland and creati~g a pond for wildlife on a lClt ~n
Monomoy. Carl Bo~chert sa~d he had the septic system pla~s.
Peter ~unwlddie and Lee Dunn were not thrilled about fill.:~g a~y
wetland and wanted to see the site. After more discU55ic~. M~.
C0ug}-Ja!1c,u~'" decided. -::.0 f il e .3. ?equest fo~~ :;et~rrr[i:")_ati~:)rl"
_, . 2. '=' S" Annual Report. Admini2:t~~,5tcr 3er.. i.!JcI-':el "Tal' had
a Cl-'.3f-~ fCiT re.'r..7:.eT~"'. Peter L'unv.rid.3i'8 ai?;J:-eed. t-IJ tcJ~E: t~:-ie
hc;rne .3nd 1..... E::"t;..1'r:-i i;: 'T~li t_ll CC~:TL.rnel-j,.ts.
;)~'e:;--'cI'ed
f- .,~.::. - "'i
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k.
Con~ribu~ic~~ ~o Dionis Dunes ?roject.
':::c\a~.(j of 8electr:-e!"~
E;":e'::-~L.i'\le Sec~e-:.,~r)1' f1aul Bergen,jahl had made a \Terbal ref~"I.:~st
fo~ a. cCIf"1tritJu"C.ic):-1 irl the a.r'!'lOtJnt or $3287.50 tc.: the TOW:-l cf
r;.,lar~t.i.:c,j-:e.t fl"C!~; trle (=:ornrnissic:n tel help rest.Ol...e the Dic;r~is It~rlt-:;3.
A ~o~.:o~ was mace to have ~he money taken out of the acco~n~ for
Recreational Area Maintenance. The motion was carried.
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
Minutes of January 7, 1988
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3. Requests for Determination
a. Granger H. Frost - 68 Millbrook Road. Mr. Frost was presenT.
to elaborate on his plans fer the property. He also gave a
brief history of the land which he had owned since 19~O.
A mo.tic,n Has made to iss1..:e a negative Determination ::::tcting the
Vlork described in the request is within the Buffer Zone, as
defined in the regulations, but will not alter an Area Subject.
. to Prot.ection Under the Act. Therefore, said work does not
require the filing of a Notice of Intent. The motion was
cal~ri{=d .
4. Certificates of Compliance
a.
Walter ,:Y. Cairnes - SEl,;.8-401 - 82 Baxter Road. A motion t.,ras
to iss~e a Certificate of Compliance certirying that the
regulated by the above-referenced Order of Conditions has
satisfactorily completed. The motion was carried.
rr~f3 (1 e
work
been
b. Lynn Zimmerman \K. Hubbard) SE~8-181 - I"Is. Zirnmerman
requested the issuance of a Certificate be continued until she
coul.:. get aJ.1 the papell.T:irk: and permits iT"; order.
Bill \~illet removed himself from the room d~ring this
discussion. Attorney David Moretti representing Bill Wil:et
-:-.ll.~gec. "t-.}-le C.c,:-r.rnissicJn riot t.o iss"L:e ttcE: C~el-.t_~~fic2.te and to 'l-e.:rui~e
!V1s. Zi.rnrnellnan to file a l~otice c~f Inr:.ent. IVIr. I~Cll~ett.i sai(j 1::-;e
septic was i)nly 28 ft. away from the wetland. If this iE truly
a c.(:a:::~::.al bar~k~ as the C:Cr:11~iS5it:)n I-lad .3rgued. ill tl1e '..rJillet !.:ase,
the!) ~his would be less tha~ the SO ft. required. He also a.iCed
"tha"C ~.here y,,"as no C-.lrrerl~ E;(te~15~Lc'n F'ermit~ 198~i !.:!eir:g t118
121:~.~t one =_ssued. No DEOE fi2..e D":..lInber was displcyed (J;l the
:::oi 7.-e. fie u:::-g3d the (::'c.mmissio:"1 to deny the request becau3e the
sept~c does not meet Title 5 a~d because this is a coas~al
b al1k .
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Conservation Commission
Town and County Building
Nantucket, Massachusetts 02554
Minutes of January 7, 1988 Page 1~
Donald Visco said an as-built plan would be required by the
Commission, signed by a registered P. E. and not a land
surveyor. He also thought this was a matter for the Nantucket
BoaJ:-d of Health.
Robert Sarvis suggested the Cc~mission treat this case as it
would ell others in the interes~ of fairness. He thought if
there ,,,as evidence this septic system was polluting the ma~~sh,
~hen a stop-work order should be issued and the inhabitants of
t.he d,,,elling should be kept from occupying the house until tne
problem is corrected.
A motic~n was rna!je tC) iJ.elay
request or the applicant.
issuing the Certificate
The motion was carried.
at the
A motion was made to call an extra meeting on Thursday, January l~. 1988
to take care of the following items:
Minutes of December 10,
Minutes of December
Fiscal 1989 Budget
Policy Resolutions
Orders or Conditio~s
:E;ills "to be J:2.id
C:n.'re s ponc.ence
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1987
1987
There D8l:1g DC' o-cner b1..1SlDess. t:he ;r:eet.i::1g adjour:led at 11:'*6 PM.