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1992-05-14CONSERVATION COMMISSION BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS MINUTES OF MAY 14, 1992 MEETING MEMBERS PRESENT - CHAIRMAN PETER GILMORE, VINNIE COTREAU, CLAYTON SHALL, NANCY LODGE, JOE MANZI AND GLENN TERRY. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:45 P.M. FIRST ISSUE - DISCUSSION SOLOMON 676 AND 676R CABOT STREET. THE APPLICANT IS ASKING PERMISSION TO FILL RUTS AND LEVEL DRIVEWAY WITH LYN-PAC. APPLICANT ALREADY HAS A NON-SIGNIFICANT REPLY FROM THE COMMISSION. GLENN TERRY KNOWS THE AREA WELL, THERE ARE TELEPHONE POLES THAT WILL PREVENT ANYTHING FROM ENTERING THE WETLANDS. GLENN TERRY MOTIONED AND CLAYTON SMALL SECONDED THE MOTION FOR THE APPLICANT TO DO THE WORK. ALL IN FAVOR. AT THIS TIME, VINNIE COTREAU MOTtONED=~O {~Ee~?F~'-THE- PUBLI"C % ~' = HEARING SESSION AND NANCY LODGE SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR. FIRST CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING DOANE LOT 41 ESSEX STREET. THOMAS NEVE ASSOCIATES, REPRESENTING, SUBMITTED A LETTER ASKING FOR A 2 WEEK CONTINUANCE (MAY 28). GLENN TERRY MOTIONED TO GRANT IT AND CLAYTON SMALL SECONDED THE MOTION. PETER GILMORE AND VINNIE COTREAU TO VIEW THE NEW FLAGGING ON MONDAY, MAY 18TH. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING FOR LOT 71 ON OLD PLANTERS ROAD #5-405. PETER OGRAN/HAYES ENGINEERING, REPRESENTING AL SYMES. STATED THAT MARKINGS WERE PUT IN THE FIELD AFTER LAST SATURDAY'S SITE VISIT. ALSO THERE ARE STAKES IN THE FRONT CORNERS OF THE HOUSE LOT ACROSS THE STREET. TO PUT A RIP RAP WALL ALONG THE DRIVEWAY; ALSO FILTER FABRIC TO GO UNDERNEATH TO ACT AS A LEVEL SPREADER. VINNIE COTREAU - QUESTIONED THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE DRAIN IS, AND WILL IT BE FILLED? PETER OGREN - THE ENTIRE SWALE AREA WILL BE FILLED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. NO LAWN AREA IS TO GO BEYOND THE VEGETATED AREA. NANCY LODGE - QUESTIONED THE PINE TREES; COMMENTED ON THE GROWTH OF SKUNK CABBAGE THERE. AL SYMES - RE: THE PINE TREES, WE WILL TRY TO MAINTAIN THEM. GENERAL PUBLIC BRIAN FRIEDMAN OF 29 OLD PLANTERS ROAD - CONCERNED WITH THE 4" ELEVATION RISE TOWARDS THE DRIVEWAY. PETER OGREN - THE ELEVATION GOES FROM 70 TO 76 AND 4' BY THE TREES. THE TREES ARE 24" IN DIAMETER DEPENDING ON THE ROOT SYSTEM AND THE FILL WILL DETERMINE THEIR SURVIVAL. FRIEDMAN'S - DO OBJECT TO THE BUILDING AND HAS SEEN DEER AND OTHER FORMS OF WILDLIFE THERE. VINNIE COTREAU STATED THAT THE PLAN IS GOOD AND MOTIONED TO CLOSE THE HEARING, JOE MANZI SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING - GROVER STREET LOT 10 #5-399. PETER OGREN/HAYES ENGINEERING REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT, AL SYMES. SPECIES ARE UPGRADIENT ON THIS LOT. ALSO THE ORIGINAL HOUSE PROPOSED (40 X 80) NOW CHANGED TO (30 X 80), AND WOULD ELIMINATE GRADING ALONG THE AREA OF FLAG #6 AND #7. NOW IT IS NOW 20' FROM FLAG #6 AREA. WITH SUFFICIENT INFORMATION, VINNIE COTREAU MOTIONED TO CLOSE THE HEARING AND CLAYTON SMALL SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR. CHAIRMAN GILMORE SPOKE TO AL SYMES RE: PROBLEMS AT BEAVER POND. CHAIRMAN GILMORE AND VINNIE COTREAU ARE TO VIEW THE SITE MONDAY MAY 18TH. DISCUSSION - HYLAND LOT 49 #5-184. BEAVER POND ESTATES. MIDDLEBURY LANE. HOUSE CHANGE NOW 28X40 ~'~AN~ TO'PLA~E ~A-'~RIV~W'~AY~ WIT~ 'GARAGE UNDERNEATH. THE AREA IS STEEP ON THE SIDES, THE WETLAND AREA IS FLAT. JOE MANZI STATED THERE IS A STONE TRENCH BEHIND IT, AND SEES NO PROBLEM. VINNIE COTREAU - COMMENTED THE HOUSE IS CLOSER TO THE WETLANDS SINCE A DECK HAS BEEN ADDED. VINNIE COTREAU AND PETER GILMORE TO LOOK AT IT MONDAY, MAY 18TH. CHAIRMAN GILMORE STATED TO MARK THE LOT WITH A NUMBER. CLAYTON SMALL STATED THAT A DEP SIGN SHOULD BE UP. JOE MANZI MOTIONED THAT IF ALL IS IN ORDER WHEN VINNIE COTREAU AND PETER GILMORE VIEW THE SITE ON MONDAY, A LETTER WILL GO OUT ON TUESDAY STATING SUCH, GLENN TERRY SECONDED THAT MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. PUBLIC HEARING FOR STEVEN BERMAN FOR LOT 19B NORWOODS POND ROAD FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WILL BE CONTINUED UNTIL MAY 28TH. SINCE THE ENGINEER REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT DID NOT SHOW UP. PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANN SERAFINI ON LOT 26 PAINE AVENUE. REPRESENTING, ALAN F. TAUBERT. PROJECT IS AN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING HOUSE; A 2-CAR GARAGE, A STONE DRIVEWAY TO CATCH ANY ADDITIONAL RUNOFF; RETAINING WALLS, ALSO WALKWAYS WITHIN THE BUFFER ZONE. NO WORK IS TO BE DONE IN THE WETLANDS. THERE IS A SEPTIC SYSTEM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE. WITH THE INFORMATION BEING SUFFICIENT, JOE MANZI MOTIONED TO CLOSE THE HEARING AND VINNIE COTREAU SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR. RECESS AT THIS TIME. RECONVENE. PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BEVERLY BARTLETT GARDENS REAR OF STONE STREET. COMMISSIONER GEORGE ZAMBOURAS WANTS TO REGRADE AND REVITALIZE THE EXISTING FACILITY. NEW EQUIPMENT WILL BE PUT IN. IT WILL BE PIPED WITH A '12" PIPE WITH FLARED ENDS. RE: THE FLOW. JOE MANZI DISAGREES WITH THE METHOD. VINNIE COTREAU IS CONCERNED WITH THE FORCE OF THE FLOW. CHAIRMAN GILMORE QUESTIONED THE ELEVATION OF THE WATER TO COMMISSIONER ZAMBOURAS. THE PIPE INVERT IS 13.0 AND THE WATER ELEVATION IS 13.3. THE LAST 15' ARE TO BE DUG BY HAND AND NATURAL FERTILIZER HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED. THAT WAS A CONCERN OF CLAYTON SMALL. THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS REAFFIRMED IT. THE AREA IS A KETTLE LIKE SITUATION. THE LAST SECTION IS TO BE PERFORATED PIPE. WITH THE INFORMATION BEING SUFFICIENT, VINNIE COTREAU MOTIONED TO CLOSE THE HEARING AND GLENN TERRY SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR. RECONVENE. DISCUSSION RE: THE WATER TOWER. COMMISSIONER ZAMBOURAS COMMENTED ON THE FIBER OPTICS CABLE RIGHT UP AGAINST THE WATER MAIN. IF THE CABLE BREAKS IT WOULD COST THE CITY MORE TO REPLACE IT THAN THE ENTIRE COST OF THE TOWER! THERE IS' ~'.%~AN~.~4ADE.WET~AND-TfI~RE.~ ~HE COMMISSIONER STATED THE WORK WILL ONLY INTAKE A MINOR CflA. NGE. VINNIE COTREAU COMMENTED THAT THE DAMAGE IS SLIGHT. COMMISSIONER ZAMBOURAS STATED THAT THE AREA IS NOW OUTLINED WITH HAY BALES AND SILT FENCE. VINNIE COTREAU MOTIONED IN FAVOR OF THE MINOR CHANGE AND GLENN TERRY SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. JOE MANZI COMMENTED ON THE FOLLOWING: RE: 680 HALE STREET - TREE CUTTING, TORE UP THE DRIVEWAY AND PUSHING IT INTO THE WETLANDS. ALSO A BULLDOZER IS WORKING THERE, ALL THIS HAS BEEN DONE WITHIN 15' OF THE WETLANDS. VINNIE COTREAU MOTIONED TO ISSUE AN ENFORCEMENT ORDER AND NANCY LODGE SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR. VINNIE COTREAU - COMMENTED ON THE DUMPING IN COMM~ LANE. VINNIE COTREAU AND CHAIRMAN GILMORE ARE TO INSPECT THE SITE ON MONDAY. RE: LOTS 20 AND 60 IN THE BEAVER POND ESTATES SUBDIVISION. ALSO ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES ARE TAKING PLACE THERE. GLENN TERRY MOTIONED TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AN ENFORCEMENT ORDER, CHAIRMAN GILMORE ACCEPTS THE RESPONSIBILITY. VINNIE COTREAU SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. CHAIRMAN GILMORE AND VINNIE COTREAU ARE TO INSPECT THAT SITUATION ON MONDAY, MAY 18TH. VINNIE COTREAU MOTIONED TO AUTHORIZE THE $100.00 FOR THE VERNAL POOLS SLIDE SHOW BY THE AUDOBON SOCIETY AND CLAYTON SMALL SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR. THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY EVENING AT 7:30 P.M. HAY 21ST IN THE ALDERMANIC CHAMBERS. ADJOURNMENT GLENN TERRY MOTIONED TO ADJOURN AT 9:20 P.M. AND JOE MANZI SECONDED IT. ALL IN FAVOR. HARIE S. COTREAU/CLERK