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1995-02-21CONSERVATION COMMISSION BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS MEMBERS PRESENT: FEBRUARY 21, 1995 MINUTES CHAIRMAN VINNIE COTREAU, VICE CHAIR-DAVIDLANG GLENN TERRY, CLAYTON SMALL & NANCY LODGE. CALLED TO ORDER @ 7:45 P.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS MOTIONED BY GLENN TERRY AND DAVID LANG SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR. FIRST HEARING RON JACKSON 35 PAINE AVENUE LANDSCAPING & REPAIR OF AN EXISTING SEAWALL. ALSO, THE REPAIR & RECONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING AND TERRACE SPA. REPRESENTING, WILLIAM MANUEL OF HANCOCK SURVEY IN DANVERS. HE EXPLAINED THE PROJECTED IN DETAIL. A SILT BARRIER IS INSTALLED. ALSO, TO REPAIR THE SEAWALL. THE ORDER OF CONDITIONS ARE TO BE OF A MAINTENANCE TYPE. THE LANDSCAPING PLANS ARE NOT FINALIZED AT THIS TIME. GLENN TERRY - WANTS A SEPARATE FILING FOR THE LANDSCAPING. CHAIRMAN - TO THE APPLICANT - MOVE THE HAY BALE LINE CLOSER TO THE SHORE, AND THIS COULD BE COVERED IN THIS FILING. DAVID LANG HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. DAVID LANG - WILL THE ROCKS BE TAKEN OUT BY HAND. MANUEL - MACHINERY WOULD WORK FROM THE UPLAND SIDE. CHAIRMAN - THERE ARE NO MAJOR VIOLATIONS, BUT WANTS ANOTHER PLAN SHOWING A NEW HAY BALE LINE WITH THE PLANTINGS SHOWN. DAVID LANG - QUESTIONED THE FILL BEING BROUGHT IN AND TO PUT THAT ON THE PLAN, JUST WHAT TYPE OF MATERIAL WILL BE BROUGHT IN. NANCY LODGE ARRIVED AT THIS TIME. CLAYTON SMALL - QUESTIONED THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAWALL AND THE UPLAND GRADE. MANUEL STATED IT IS FLUSH WITH THE LAND. CLAYTON SMALL - ARE THERE ANY PROPOSED ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING PIER? MANUEL - STATED NOT AT THIS TIME, MAYBE AT A FUTURE DATE. CLAYTON SMALL - MOTIONED THAT THE INFORMATION IS SUFFICIENT AND TO CLOSE THE HEARING, GLENN TERRY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. SECOND HEARING K & L REALTY BRIMBAL HILL DRIVE LOTS 1 & 2. CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DRIVEWAYS, RETAINING WALLS, AND TO PERFORM GRADING ACTIVITIES AND TO INSTALL UTILITIES. REPRESENTING, CARL BALSLEY OF HAYES ENGINEERING IN WAKEFIELD. ALSO PRESENT, NEILAND DOUGLAS. CARL BALSLEY EXPLAINED THE NOTICE OF INTENT IN DETAIL. HE MENTIONED THE ABUTTER, MICHAEL LAWLOR. HE STATED THAT EACH DWELLING WILL HAVE A SEPARATE DRIVEWAY, A YARD DRAIN AND A 12" DRAIN LINE UPGRADIENT OF THE WETLAND. (20' UPGRADIENT OF BORDERING VEGETATED WETLAND). ALL FLOW GRADES DOWN TOWARDS PRESIDENTIAL CIRCLE. CHAIRMAN - DOES THIS WETLAND WILL OR DRAIN OUT CARL BALSLEY - HE HAS SEEN POCKETS. NEIL DOUGLAS - IN THE SUMMER, THE WETLAND IS GONE. GLENN TERRY - WHO OWNS THE ACCESS ROAD. NEIL DOUGLAS - K & L TRUST WILL EVENTUALLY, PRESENTLY THE CITY OF BEVERLY, THERE IS A 50' RIGHT OF WAY THAT EXISTS THERE. GLENN TERRY - WHO GETS THE ORDERS OF CONDITIONS? THE APPLICANT DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT. CARL BALSLEY - THE APPLICANT IS TO GO TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS, WANTS THE ORDERS OF CONDITIONS BEFORE GOING TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS. NEILDOUGLAS - THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO START HERE WITH THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION. CLAYTON SMALL - RE: RECENT REVISION OF THE DRAIN, WANTS TO SEE IT. CARL BALSLEY - THE TYPE OF PIPE IS A 12" REINFORCED CONCRETE. IT IS 250' FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. CHAIRMAN - IS THERE ANYTHING TO PROTECT THE DRIVEWAY, SWALES CARL BALSLEY - THERE IS NOT OBSTRUCTING ANYTHING UPGRADIENT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT IS A WOODED HILLSIDE NOW, AND WOULD INCREASE THE IMPERVIOUSNESS OF THE SITE. DAVID LANG - RE: TO THE 10-100 YR. STORM EVENT, WHERE DOES IT FLOW OUT FROM? CARL BALSLEY - BEHIND THE LOTS TO ALBANY CIRCLE. IT IS UNUSUALLY HIGH GROUNDWATER IN THE AREA, RESULTING IN BASEMENT WATER, VERY TYPICAL OF THE AREA, THE APPLICANT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO DISTURB THE AREA. BASEMENT ELEVATIONS - 117-1/2 AND 128-1/2, NOT SINKING THE NEW HOUSES IN THE GROUND. CHAIRMAN - QUESTIONED WHAT TYPE OF MATERIALS WILL BE USED FOR THE DRIVEWAYS? CARL BALSLEY - THEY WILL BE BITUMINOUS CONCRETE. GLENN TERRY - WHY ARE THE DRIVEWAYS SO BIG CHAIRMAN - TO THE APPLICANT: TO CONSIDER STONE DRIVEWAYS, WHERE IS A LOT OF RUNOFF AND INCREASING FLOW OF RUNOFF TO THE WETLAND. NEIL DOUGLAS - THE "TURNAROUND" NEEDS TO BE PAVe. THE BALANCE COULD REMAIN CRUSHED STONE. CLAYTON SMALL - QUESTIONED THE PUBLIC WAY AND THE DRIVEWAYS. NEIL DOUGLAS - THE CITY OWNS THE PROPERTY AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE DRIVEWAY WILL BE MAINTAINED AS PRIVATE. CLAYTON SMALL - WHAT TYPE OF SOILS ARE THERE AND IS THERE LEDGE. CARL BALSLEY - DID NOT NOTICE LEDGE, HIGH RUNOFF POTENTIAL. NEIL DOUGLAS - THERE IS NO LEDGE IN THE AREA, SEVERAL TEST PITS WERE DONE THERE. CLAYTON SMALL - RE: TO THE POCKETS OF WATER, COULD THEY BE VERNAL POOLS. CARL BALSLEY - THEY ARE TOO SMALL TO BE VERNAL. CLAYTON SMALL - RE: TO THE GATE, HOW WILL THAT BE REMOVED AND RE- INSTALLED IN A RESOURCE AREA, SHOULD THE AREA BE PROTECTED? CARL BALSLEY -WE WILL PLACE RAY BALES THERE, AND COULD CUT THE POSTS FLUSH TO THE GROUND. (NO DIGGING OUT). CLAYTON SMALL - RE: TRUCKS / MUD, WILL THEY BE WASHING OFF IN THAT AREA. NEIL DOUGLAS / CARL BALSLEY - WE WILL EXTEND THE HAY BALES. CHAIRMAN - RE: LIMITED TREE CUTTING, THE COMMISSION WANTS A SITE VISIT. GENERAL PUBLIC TOM NESBITT - 18 COLONIAL ROAD - SINCE 1972, ARD REFERRING TO THE TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD, TRAT SHOULD RAVE BEEN REPLANTED AND IT WAS ONLY GRASSED. RE: TO THE RUNOFF, IT NOW COMES OVER THE WALL AND DOWN BRIMBAL HILL DRIVE AND.ONTO COLONIAL ROAD. HE HAS WATER CONCERNS AND REFERRED TO THE NIKE SITE ROAD. IT IS A 12' WIDE NOW OPEN AREA AND IS VERY MUCKYAND IS CONCERNED WITH THE TREES COMING DOWN,. ALL THE YARDS THERE HAVE STANDING WATER. NEIL DOUGLAS THAT WAS A FULLY TREED HILLSIDE BEFORE THE STATE WENT IN. NESBITT - AT 18" 2' DEEP, YOU WOULD HIT WATER. CHARLES WARD 16 BRIMBAL HILL DRIVE - WATER CONCERNS. ALSO, REFERRED TO THE 24" DRAIN. GLENN TERRY - WHY PROPOSED RETAINING WALLS? CARL BALSLEY - FOR ELEVATION PURPOSES REFERRING TO THE HILLSIDE. CLAYTON SMALL - COULD THE HOUSES BE SWITCHED? THE SMALLER HOUSE INSIDE THE BUFFER ZONE AND THE LARGER HOUSE OUTSIDE THE BUFFER ZONE AS TO ELIMINATE THE IMPERVIOUSNESS. GLENN TERRY - REFERRING TO THE ROAD THERE NOW, IS THERE A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE IT? CARL BALSLEY - IT IS 10 OR 12' WIDE AND NO PROPOSAL TO INCREASE. DAVID LANG - WANTS TO SEE LESS IMPERVIOUS COVER. CARL BALSLEY - RE: THE 40' BUFFER DOES APPLY. SITE VISIT SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY MARCH 5TH · 11:00 A.M. THIS HEARING IS CONTINUED UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14TH. THIRD HEARING ALAN COHEN 6 CAVENDISH SQUARE GARDEN LANDSCAPING, CONSTRUCTION OF A GAZEBO AND A BRICK PATIO. REPRESENTING, WILLIAM MANUEL OF HANCOCK SURVEY IN DANVERS. HE EXPLAINED THE PROJECT IN FULL DETAIL, AND DISPLAYED A PLAN DEPICTING ALL AREAS INVOLVED. TO LANDSCAPE IN A BUFFER ZONE. THERE WILL BE NO PIPE OR DRAINAGE STRUCTURE. THE INFORMATION WAS TAKEN FROM THE SUBDIVISION PLAN. TO CONSTRUCT AN 11' GAZEBO AND A BRICK PATIO BEFORE THE 3-YR. EXPIRATION OF THE ORDER OF CONDITIONS. CHAIRMAN - WILL SPECIES THAT ARE TO BE PLANTED OVERTAKE WHAT IS THERE NOW? MANUEL NO, THEY WILL NOT INVADE THE WETLANDS, . THE MARSH MARIGOLD IS A NATIVE WETLAND SPECIES. DAVID LANG - IF THEY DIE, IS THERE A RE-PLANTING PROGRAM? MANUEL YES, THE APPLICANT WOULD CONSIDER REPLANTING AN ALTERNATIVE SPECIES. MR. COHEN - STATED THAT HE ENJOYS GARDENING AND WOULD MAINTAIN THIS ON A DAILY BASIS. CHAIRMAN TO THE MEMBERS, WE WILL HAVE 3 YEARS TO OVERSEE THIS PROJECT. MANUEL - TO DATE, ALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY HAND. TO RETURN IT ALL TO THE EXISTING GRADE, TO ELIMINATE THE STREAM (BECAUSE OF WORK DONE BY HAND, A STREAM HAS BEEN CREATED) , AND TO ALLOW IT ALL TO GO BACK TO ITS NATURAL STATE. GLENN TERRY - RE: PROPOSED WETLANDS GARDENS? COHEN STATED HE HAS RAISED 4 FLOWER BEDS 4 5' DEEP, DUG A DITCH, GAVE IT SHAPE AND HAS NOT CHANGED THE GRADE. GENERAL PUBLIC JEFF WAY - 9 CAVENDISH SQUARE RE: HERBICIDES, AND MORE ACCUMULATION OF WATER, 1-11/2' OF MORE WATER/STANDING WATER VS. MOSQUITOES. MANUEL - IT WILL NOT ALTER THE AREA SO AS TO AFFECT THAT. CHAIRMAN THE LEACHING BASINS SHOULD BE CLEANED OUT AFTER, CLOGGING COULD CAUSE MOSQUITOES. JEFF BENNETT - 4 CAVENDISH SQUARE - IS HAPPY WITH THE PROJECT. WITH ALL THE INFORMATION BEING SUFFICIENT, GLENN TERRY MOTIONED TO CLOSE THE HEARING AND NANCY LODGE SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. FOURTH HEARING RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ON ELLIOTT ST. STOP & SHOP #5-481. REPRESENTING, ATTORNEY THOMAS ALEXANDER. MICHAEL MCNIECE, ENGR. FROM VANASSE-HANGEN-BRUSTLIN CO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED RE: TIDAL EFFECTS. MCNIECE - HAS INCREASED THE PIPING TO 18". PONDING IN THE PARKING LOT DOES NOT GO INTO THE STREET, THE AREA ACTS LIKE A RETENTION BASIN. THIS IS DESIGNED FOR A 15-YR. STORM. THE WORSE SCENARIO IS WATER IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CATCH BASINS ARE AT ELEVATION 8 AND 9 ON ELLIOTT STREET. THE STONE BEING USED WILL TAKE 8-10 VELOCITY. CHAIRMAN - ASKED ABOUTTHE 800 GALLON GREASE TRAP. MCNIECE - STOP AND SHOP HAS THEM ON ALL THEIR PROJECTS USED TO COLLECT GREASE. CLAYTON SMALL - IS STILL CONFUSED WITH THE WORKINGS OF THE OIL / GADS SEPARATORS. MCNIECE - EXPLAINED HOW THE SUBSTANCE WOULD BUBBLE UP AND STAY ON TOP OF THE WATER LEVEL. CLAYTON SMALL - RE: RAVING TIDAL AND FLOOD GATES. MCNIECE - FLOOD GATES NEED TO BE MAINTAINED. CHARLES KOKUSKA - RE: TIDAL GATES / THEY WOULD ONLY DRAIN AFTER A RAINFALL EVENT. IN THE WINTER THEY WILL FREEZE UP SOLID. THEY RAVE TO REMAIN OPEN. THERE IS NO PERMANENT OUTFLOW. RE:SEPARATORS-EXPLAINED IN FULL DETAIL. RE: THE FIRST FLUSH, NO HIGH ENERGY FLOW, WILL NOT RE-SUSPEND ANY SEDIMENTS BACK INTO THE SYSTEM. ALL THIS RAPPENS ON TIDAL TIME FRAMES RATHER THAN ON STORM EVENTS. DAVID LANG - EXIT VELOCITIES - WATER DISCHARGE INTO THE BASS RIVER. HE WANTS CALCULATIONS ON THE SEDIMENT TRANSPORTS. KOSKUSKA - THE RIP RAP WILL BE GOING INT0 THE WATER'S EDGE. DAVID LANG - QUESTIONED THE WATER VELOCITIES AND THE GENERAL RUNOFF EVENTS. KOSKUSKA THERE WILL BE A SEPARATION OF WATER COMPONENTS WHICH WILL ONLY OCCUR DURING EXTREME LOW WATER. 10-YR. STORM = 5.7 OF RAINFALL. DAVID LANG - THIS IS AN ISSUE WE RAVE TO FACE. KOSKUSKA - AGREES TRAT THEY WILL TRY TO PUT THIS ON PAPER. MCNIECE - THAT IS WHY THE RIP RAP WILL GO OUT TO THE WATER SO THE WATER WOULD BE THE DISSIPATOR. MCNIECE - RE: DEMOLITION. TO USE HEAVY EQUIPMENT. THERE WILL BE NO BLASTING. WM. SIMPSON FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIRM OF HALEY & ALDRICH. THERE ARE CONTAMINANT LEVELS OF PCB' S, THAT DEP WOULD LIKE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. MATERIALS WILL BE REMOVED AND STOCKPILED AND COVERED WITH PLASTIC AND TO MAKE IT INTO AN ASPHALT COVER FOR THE PARKING LOT. ALL THIS WILL BE DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HALEY AND ALDRICH. TO USE A VACUUM TRUCK FOR THE REMOVAL PROCESS. PETROLEUM CONTAMINATION / ALL TO BE REMOVED. CRAIRMAN - QUESTIONED THE DEPTH OF THE CONTAMINATION. SIMPSON - AT THE WATER TABLE, IT IS 6-8' DOWN. THE TANKS WILL BE REMOVED. CHAIRMAN - HOW WILL THE GROUNDWATER BE REMOVED? SIMPSON - IN AN OPEN AREA IN SMALL PIECES. THE VACUUM TRUCK WILL BE USED. DAVID LANG - WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH PARTIALLY DEWATERED MATERIALS SIMPSON - WILL NOT HANDLE SATURATED MATERIALS. DAVID LANG - WILL YOU BUILD A STEP AND PUT THE MATERIALS ON THE STEP? SIMPSON - YES, TRAT IS PLANNED. MATERIALS MADE INTO ASPHALT CAN CONTAIN UP TO 6% OF OiL CONTAMINANTS. DAVID LANG RE: STOCKPILED MATERIALS / WILL THERE BE AN EROSION CONTROL AROUND THE AREA? SIMPSON - YES. NANCY LODGE - IS CONCERNED WITH THE MATERIALS GOING INTO THE BASS RIVER (OUR DRINKING WATER). SIMPSON - WILL USE ALL THE MATERIALS EXCEPT DEBRIS THAT IS UNABLE TO CRUSH UP. CHAIRMAN - ANYTHING TO BE REMOVED OVER THE ROADS, YOU ARE TO NOTIFY THE COMMISSION. GENERAL PUBLIC BRENT WILBUR OF 113 WATER STREET - SUBMITTED A QUESTIONNAIRE. CHAIRMAN - RE: SALT GOING INTO SALT WATER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE DPW COMMISSIONER. RE: PIPE BREAKS STOP AND SHOP IS TO FIX THEM. THAT IS NOT UNDER OUR JURISDICTION. STOP AND SHOP ALSO MAINTAINS THE CATCH BASINS. TO MONITOR THAT IN THE ORDER OF CONDITIONS. RENEEMARY - ASKED ABOUTTHE LIST OF COMMUNITIES THAT HAS PUT THAT IN THE ORDER OF CONDITIONS. SIMPSON - WATERTOWN, AT THIS TIME, TO HIS RECOLLECTION. CHAIRMAN - RE: A MODEL ON DRAINAGE / VELOCITY. KOSKUSKA - WILL CONTACT THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' LIBRARY. TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON FINE PARTICLES. COUNCILLOR PETER GILMORE ASKED WHY USE THE BASS RIVER AS A DISCHARGE? MCNIECE - THERE IS NO OTHER CAPACITY. GILMORE - WILL THERE BE FLOODING UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM. MCNIECE -NO, ONLY IN THE BASS RIVER. ALSO, THE CATCH BASINS ARE AT 9.6'. GILMORE REFERRED TO THE WATER QUALITY TASK FORCE AND THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD CONTACT THEM. WILBUR HAS A WILDLIFE SURVEY BEEN DONE, RE: INSECTS AND SALAMANDERS? CHAIRMAN MOST OF THE PROJECT IS OUTSIDE OF THE BUFFER ZONE. CONCERNS HERE ARE THE COASTAL BUFFER. CLAYTON SMALL - THERE IS NO HABITAT STUDY DONE IN BEVERLY. GLENN TERRY - ASKED ABOUT AN ELEVATION CHANGE. MCNIECE - PLANS TO CUT THE ELEVATION, THE AREA WILL BE LEVELED. GEORGE WHITNEY FROM THE BEVERLY HARBOR AUTHORITY - STATED THAT THE PARK AREA WOULD NOT BE DESTROYED, AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. HE WILL WORK WITH DEPT. RENEE MARY - CONCERNS WITH CUTTING GREENS ON THE MIDDLE ISLANDS. GLENN TERRY - STATED IT IS A BUFFER ZONE ARD TO LEAVE ALONE WHAT IS IN THERE. CHAIRMAN - VELOCITIES AND SHELF ISSUES ARETO BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE MARCH 14TH MEETING. DAVID LANG - IS TO RUN IT BY THE DPW COMMISSIONER. THIS HEARING IS CONTINUED - MARCH 14TH. FIFTH HEARING BASS HAVEN YACHT CLUB SAME REPRESENTATION, AS ABOVE. CLAYTON SMALL - RE: AREA BY DOCK LANE AND GRADING IN THE AREA. KOSKUSKA - ON THE YACHT CLUB SIDE, TO REMOVE A DOZEN TREES. MC NIECE - WILL BE FILLING AND LEVELING OFF. NANCY LODGE - APPLICANT COULD HAVE FOUND A BETTER PLACE FOR STOP AND SHOP. RE: SHOE VS. POLLUTANTS. PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED TO HER. CHAIRMAN - RE: PROTECTION - TO PUT IT ON A PLAN. ME NIECE ASKED ABOUT GUARDRAIL/PROTECTION. TO PUT ON PLAN: PLAN AMENDMENTS ON CONTOURS / PROTECTION. CATCH BASINS WILL BE ABANDONED. THIS HEARING CONTINUED UNTIL MARCH 14TH. SIXTH HEARING BEVERLY HOUSING AUTHORITY LOT 125 MEMORIAL & COURTNEY DRIVE SITE IMPROVEMENTS REPRESENTING, WILLIAM PRIOR, EXPLAINED THE PROJECT. THE CATCH BASIN ON THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY CONTAINS MUCH SAND AND SEDIMENTATION. APPLICANT IS RECONFIGURING THE LOT. INFORMATION IS SUFFICIENT, CLAYTON SMALL MOTIONED TO CLOSE THE. HEARING AND GLENN TERRY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. RECONVENE. MOTIONED BY CLAYTON SMALL AND GLENN TERRY SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR. CERTIFICATE / COMPLIANCE 5-184 GAVIN CIRCLE / LOT 105. CHAIRMAN WANTS A LETTER FROM THE NEW OWNER THAT HE WILL LOAM & SEED. DAVID LANG MOTIONED TO GRANT A "PARTIAL" FOR THE "HOUSE ONLY" AND CLAYTON SMALL SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. DISCUSSION RE: THAT ESSEX GREENBELT HAS ALLOWED A PROSPECTIVE BUYER TO GO UP TO 30' ON THEIR PROPERTY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS RE: LANDSCAPING, ETC. DISCUSSIONS CROSS LANE AND BALCH FIELD (SOCCER) DAVID LANG MOTIONED TO INVITE THE DPW COMMISSIONER TO THE MARCH 14TH MEETING AND NANCY LODGE SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. BYLAW / ORDINANCE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 28TH. ADJOURNMENT: 10:50 P.M. GLENN TERRY MOTIONED AND DAVID LANG SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR. MARIE S. COTREAU / CLERK