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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-09-26 Conservation Commission Minutes Meering MmSVM26,2012 Awed November 28.2012 RECEIVED TOWN CLER MINUTES READING, PAA. Reading Conservation Commission Meeting Selectmen's Meeting Room, 7:00 PM 2019 MAR —8 PM 1: 33 Wednesday,September 26,2012 Present:William Hecht,Chairman, Jaime Maughan; Brian Tucker, Barbara Stewart, Brian Sullivan,Annika Scanlon Charles Tirone,Administrator Kim Saunders, Recording Secretary Frances Kelliher, resident David Ellis, Scott Miller, resident Danielle&Matt Quinlan, applicant Santo Pim, applicant Jason Clarke, applicant Al Couillard, applicant Sal &Patricia Gentile, resident Diedre Lyons, resident Jean Humphrey, resident Devan Kmshenicz, resident Sandra Sodedund, resident Sean Malone, Oak Consulting Group Absent: Call to Order: There being a quorum the meeting opened at 7:00 PM Old/New Business Bills approved Water/sewer bill—Pearl Street and 1481A Main Street Motion made by Ms. Stewart to approve payment for watedsewer bills. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 5.0.0(Mr. Tucker hasn't arrived for this vote) OOC 270-0607: 211 Washington Street, Map, 17 Lot,89,McBrine Mr. Hecht talked about the N01 application. Mr. Tirone let the Commission know that he added a section on the CDC's that the Commission can check o8 if a professional stamped letter from an Engineer will be accepted in place of an as-built plan. The letter will have to state the project was built incompliance with plans and the letter will need to be recorded with Registry of Deeds. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to accept an Engineer letter. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 5.0-0. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to issue Order of Conditions with Conditions. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 5.0-0. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to close Public Hearing. Ms. Scanlon seconded. 1 Meeting Minutes September 26,2012 Approved November 28,2012 Vote was 5-0-0. Mr. Maughan talked to the Commission about the Storm Water Field Guide he took home at the last meeting. He stated the guide suggested using coconut mats rather than hay bails because of the evasive species being an issue with the hay. Mr. Hecht would like the Commission to keep this in mind. COC 270.0586: 422 Grove Street, Map 43 Lot 8, DiBacco Ms. Scanlon discussed the site visit: no erosion was spotted, the expanded driveway was seamless and a new maple tree was planted. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to close the Order of Conditions and issue a Certificate of Compliance. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 5-0-0. Request for Plan Change Lot 4 Forest Acres, Carolyn Florence, LLC Mr. Couliard let the Commission know the change the customer who is buying in the house requested. The house shown on the approved plan was a simple rectangle, and the house proposed to be built has slight"L"shape. The proposed house will be further away from the edge of the wetlands than house on the approved plan. The impervious area on the lot will be slightly less than the total proposed impervious area indicated for the lot on the approved plan. Mr. Hecht let the applicant know even though it is a minor change it needs to be recorded at the Registry of Deeds. Ms. Scanlon talked about the site visit and the existing conditions. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to accept minor plan change. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 6-0-0. RDA 12-13: 342 Ash Street, Map, 12 Lot 97, Clarke Mr. Clarke stated he would like to put a fence in his back and side yard on an existing lawn. The fence will be part wood and part chain link. He would like to rebuild his deck on existing foot print and existing lawn. It was requested the landscaping be limited inside the fence area; no mowing in the resource area. The applicant did ask about hanging trees over the fence;could he cut them for safety reasons. The Commission stated trimming trees okay, anything else needs a permit. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to Issue a Negative Determination. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 6.0-0 RDA 12.11: 30 Timberneck Drive, Map, 35 Lot 64, Pim The applicant stated he is going on Town sewage. He would like to remove an abandon existing 500 gallon septic tank and cesspool. The Board of Health has been contacted. He will use sil fence for erosion control. Ms. Scanlon stated the area she saw at the site visit was in decent shape. The applicant let the Commission know that there is a tool shed he is going to rebuild on an existing concrete pad sometime in the future. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to Issue a Negative Determination. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 6-0-0 Mr. Hecht questioned if the letter was sent to the Bond Street resident yet for tree and wetland clearing that was discussed at a previous meeting. Mr. Tirone let him know it is still in draft form. Mr. Sullivan stated he is still working on the Conservation banner; maybe it will be ready by October 16th Public Hearing. 2 Meeting Minutes September 26,2012 Approved November 28,2012 Minutes for approval Commission discussed how the Town Clerk would like the approved minutes in 10 days. If not approved, have the"draft" minutes available for her if she gets questioned. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to approve September 12, 2012 meeting minutes. Ms. Stewart seconded. Vote was 6-0-0. RDA 12-12:89 Grove Street, Map,32 Lot 14, Quinlan The applicant stated he is on town sewage and believes has been since 1970. He would like to have the cesspool removed for safety reasons. Ms. Scanlon stated at the site visit she saw lawn clippings and grass in vegetation area. Mr. Hecht reminded the homeowner to bag the grass and no dumping it into the wetlands. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to issue a Negative Determination. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 640 Other Business 15 Lucy Drive—application withdrawn Site Visits: Mr. Tirone stated no site visits to be discussed. The Commission talked about the mowing of the cattails at Castine Field. Mr. Hecht let the Commission know there have been previous meetings with Town officials to make sure this will not happen. It is important not to cut the cattails in growing season or seeding time. Mr. Tirone stated he sent out emails and phone calls to different Town departments to talk to them about this problem. The Commission talked about if an enforcement order should be issued. Maybe procedures should be drafted and signs posted at this location. The Chairman stated to put the draft letter on stationary and he will sign it. Mr. Tirone will get in touch with Mr. Keating to discuss this issue. NO1270.0608: Lot 126 Azalea Circle, Map 23 Lot 126, Kay Street Reading Realty LLC Mr. Hecht opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Malone represented the applicant. A Notice of Intent was originally filed in 1991. Currently there is no valid Order of Conditions under WPA or the local bylaw. Mr. Malone presented new plans. The applicant is proposing to construct a single family home. The entire site is within the 100'buffer to the bordering vegetated wetland. All proposed work will remain outside the 25' Zone of natural vegetation. The parking area will be constructed of pervious pavement material. There will be: construction of stone retaining walls to eliminate excessively steep slopes and construction of a vegetated buffer along the 25'ZNV border comprised of Arborvitae to identify and protect the resource area. There were concerns with the plans showing new flags. There is about 10'difference from the previous line. Mr. Malone stated a different Wetland Scientist was used. The Commission discussed bringing in a 3rdparty to check the flags. Abutters and Commission members had concerns and talked about the following: 1. How the sewage will be pumped out 2. How the construction will impact white fence and culvert 3. How the new house will impact sewer and storm water 4. The area is largely vegetated, could be a Vernal Pool-Peepers heard, salamanders and spotted frogs seen. 5. Heritage type trees that should be protected 3 Meeting Minutes September 26,2012 Approved November 28,2012 6. Oil separator for driveway area 7. How the delineation changed—how often does the Commission see this 8. Doesn't the wetland flagging need to be done in the spring—abutters asked if the Commission should wait for accuracy 9. Is the Environmental record of applicant taken into consideration—would a Bond be necessary 10. Variance will be needed 11. Could the deck be moved further back—close to the 35' area 12. How the utilities are being installed—underground? 13. Shared driveway was discussed 14. If there was any follow up with the water going across driveway—no pipe in that area 15. Order of the houses being built(2 different houses being presented tonight on Azalea Drive) 16. Where will the stockpile be located 17. An abutter concerned with flooding—his driveway is parallel to site 18. Could the applicant go forward with old plan that was approved with a cantilever Mr.Tirone asked Mr. Malone to find out how the Wetland Scientist determined the line—maybe comprehensive method? He would like a copy of the field notes. The Commission members will do a site visit on October 7th. They would like to invite the Wetiand Scientist to this site visit. The neighbors discussed if they could go on the site visit with the Commission. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to continue the Public Hearing. Mr. Tucker seconded. Vote was 6-0-0. NO1270.0609: Lot 125 Azalea Circle, Map 23 Lot 125, Madlyn Fafard Mr. Hecht opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Malone represented the applicant. The applicant would like to construct a single family home. A Notice of Intent was originally filed for the property in February 1991. Currently, a valid Superseding Order of Conditions exists for this lot; however there is no valid Order of Conditions under the local bylaw. The applicant is submitting a new NO1 under the WPA and Local Bylaw and will withdraw the existing Superseding order with the DEP. The house location is the same as previous plans. The wetland delineation is close to the old line. The proposed fence will be a post and rail not a stockade, The Commission asked Mr. Malone to verify the amount of square footage of the house to be located within 35'of the BVW. The Notice of Intent submitted says 156 sf and Mr. Malone stated it was 68 sf. The Commission and abutters discussed the following: 1. A variance will be needed. 2. Ms. Scanlon asked if the applicant would be willing to redesign the house outside the 35' along with the parking area. 3. The Commission asked Mr. Ellis to bring in documentation and pictures of proof of a Vernal Pool, 4. Mr. Tirone wanted to know about snow removal and if this was given any thought. 5. An abutter asked about a fire and if there is adequate water available. 6. It was suggested that maybe the two houses can be combined to make one Mr. Hecht let Mr. Malone know that the Commission has the same questions on this lot as lot 126. The Commission will visit this site at the same time as lot 126. Mr. Zambouras, Town Engineer forwarded an email with preliminary-comments; he will need to finish them and forward those to the Commission. 4 Meeting Minutes September 26,2012 Approved November 28,2012 Motion made by Ms. Stewart to continue the Public Hearing. Ms. Scanlon seconded. Vote was 6-0-0 Bylaw change Discussion Mr. Hecht reminded the Commission that there is a Public Hearing scheduled for October 16that the Senior Center. There will be 4 documents presented. One legal document that shows strike outs that was approved by the Town Counsel two weeks ago. The other 3 posters will be based on what Ms. Stewart, Mr. Maughan and Mr. Hecht created. Mr. Hecht suggested for the first hour everyone grab a small group at the hearing and bring them to the different posters to explain the changes. If the public has a question, the Commission member can answer or can ask them to ask that question at the second half of the hearing. The Recording Secretary will need to know the question to put in the meeting minutes. The public can fill out a comment card and be anonymous if chooses to. In the minutes, the comments will be summarized. The second hour will be feedback and question. The Commission could vote that night or wait until the next Conservation meeting if there are any changes wanted; but will have to be a Public Hearing. Mr. Hecht will forward Mr. Tirone material for the Public Hearing; the material should go into the packets. Mr. Maughan mentioned he forwarded the press release to Ms. Delios, Town Planner. This will be mailed out. Ms. Gemme, Town Clerk,will be sending out an email to other Commissions and Board members. Mr. Tirone will get in touch with RCTV. Mr. Tirone reminded the Commission that the Public Hearing information will be sent out with the Weekly updates. Mr. Tucker stated that this is his last meeting as a Conservation Commission. Mr. Hecht asked that the Commission member let other people know about the vacancy. Motion made by Ms. Stewart to adjourn meeting at 10:00 p.m. Mr. Tucker seconded. Vote was 6-0-0. Res ctfully Su itted, ' S Kim Sa !i a le unders Recording Secretary 5