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HomeMy WebLinkAboutmin conservation com 10/30/00 .- - r- ....-- Mansfield Consenration Commission RECE I VED Minutes of Meeting - October 30, 2000 TO W Net ER K S 0 F'F , CE Present: Vice-Chair Paul Boyden; Commissioners Carol Mat_ikk~"'J: 5 3 Chris Boyer, and Diane Ready; Dick Lewis, Environmental Plannt\!: MANSFIELD Meeting called to Order at 7:35 P.M. MASSACHUSETTS 1. Request for an Extension permit, James Flanagan, 69 Kerry Drive Mr. Flanagan is looking for an Extension permit to complete the construction of the garage approved under the original Order, SE 211-492. No changes in the project. Motion [SmithlMathew] to issue a one-year Extension. Voted 4-0-0. 2. Request for a Partial Certificate, StiDbrook Farm, Froit St., Lots 2-4, 7 & 8. This request is for the non-wetland lots within the overall subdivision, which is covered under Order SE 211-592. The subdivision is almost complete and everything looks okay. Motion [Boyer/Smith] to issue a Partial Certificate of Compliance; voted 4-0-0. 3. Request for a Partial Certificate, Lot F, Classic Court, Mill St. The request is for a Partial for both the subdivision Order [SE 211-544} and the Order covering this lot [SE 211-613] All of the work is done on the house with some finaIlandscaping that will need to be completed later this fall or in the spring. Everything else is in order. Motion [Boyer/Smith] to issue the two Partial Certificates; voted 4-0-0. 4. Reservoir Place. LLC; continued Notice of Intent hearing SE 211-638. Gerard Savard, applicant, and his engineers Chelsea Hanbridge and Tom Huston, presented the revised concept plan for the project. The 200-foot Riverfront area shown is based on a setback from the wetland boundary. Once final survey work is completed then a definitive 200-foot boundary will be placed on the plans. As a result of this final survey work, the 200-foot zone may shift slightly. The buildings shown are 4-story apartment-style units. All buildings are outside the riverfront zone and the 50-foot no-build zone contained within the local by-law. [Commissioner Ready arrive] After discussions with the Fire Dept. the applicant has place a fire/emergency access way around come of the buildings, which does go into the 50-foot no-build zone in a couple of place. This access way would be gravel packed, loamed and grassed. The stormwater and drainage system has not yet been evaluated. The plan shown tonight is for concept Purposed only. The project will have approximately 50-60% open space. C. Matthew suggests that a plan be provided to Jennifer Carlino at the Norton Conservation office for her review and comments. The hearing will be continued on December 11 tb at 7:45 p.rn. 5. Notice of Intent hearing, John Weddleton, applicant, Lot 6, Stillbrook Farm Karen Beck, RLA of Commonwealth Engineers, presented the plan for a single- family house on Lot 6. The work is no closer than 45 feet away from the wetland boundary. All disturbed areas will be loamed and seeded or otherwise I I .. --- r , landscaped. Roofwater will be run into infiltrators. She indicated that the applicant is eager to get the foundation in on this lot so that the heavy machinery can get off the subdivision roadway before the final topcoat goes on the roadway. Abutter Tom Buckley is concerned with the proximity of the house to his property. He asks about the setback from the property line. The engineers will check with the Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement officer to determine what is the side property line versus the rear property line. This will determine what the setback needs to be near the Buckley property. Some of the Commissioners have walked the site. Building comers were staked. Other than the cleanup of some old dumped material on the lot, everything is okay. Motion [ReadY/Smith] to close the hearing with the understanding that if the house changes due to the setback question then a revised plan will be forwarded to the COmmission. The Order will be issued with generic language, but adding a Condition about the clean of the debris, when the file number from DEP is received, assuming that DEP has no outstanding issues. Voted 5-0-0. 6. Notice of Intent hearing - John BroneJle, 207 Willow Street Ralph Maloon, RIM Engineering, presented the plan for a single-family house. The lot is within the 200-foot Riverfront area, but the creation of the lot proceeded the Rivers Act so is therefore exempt. Floodplain line is shown and work is outside of the 100-year flood line. Abutters raise the question of old dumping that has taken place on the lot. It was stated that a contamination report [a 21 E] was done; a copy was provided to the Commission. The applicant raises a question about the cleaning-up of the old mill raceway that is littered with debris. Other debris, inclUding several old transformer shells, is found on the site. The applicant says he will clean up and remove all of the debris as long as work in the raceway is okay with the COmmission. The Commissioners will walk the site to inspect the raceway area and once that is done and a file number from DEP is received then the Order can be issued. Motion [Ready/Smith] to walk the site on 11/4/00 at 8:30 am and continue the hearing untilll/13/00 at 7:45 p.m. Voted 5-0-0. 7. Review of Minutes - Motion [Matthew/Smith] to approve the Minutes of June 19th, July 10th, August 14th, September 11th, and September 25th. Voted 5-0-0. 8. Other Business a. Carol Mathew, speaking as an abutter to Lot 4, Homefield Farm, indicated that the homeowner has taken down the signs marking the vernal pool areas around this lot. She and her husband have spoken with the owner of lot 4, Dean Miller, about this matter. She is requesting that the COmmission send a letter to the Miller's about replacing the signs. D. Lewis will send such a letter. Motion to Adjourn at 9:45 p.m. Voted 5-0-0. Approved r 2 r 1