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Home My WebLink AboutConservation Minutes 2/28/1994TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2S, 1994 7 :30 CALL TO -ORDER 7x50 REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY - Daw Martin - -3 Swett St.-- Construction within 100 ft. of wetlands Sa00 WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING CONTINUATION - SE11 -455 Attleboro Dept, of Public Works- -Lots 95, 41, 48 Balcom St.-- Improvements to the City of Attleboro's Wading River Water Supply 8:20 WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARINGS (FIVE NOTICES OF INTENT) - Creative House Co., Inc.- -Lots 1 -5, Wagon Wheel Way (Bay Brook Farm, Branch St. area )-- Single family houses and related grading with 100 ft. of wetlands 9 :10 REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY (CONTINUATION) Ralph I. Maloon- -Lots 16 & 17, Fatty's Rd.-- House, ( septic=, grading, drainage within 100 feet of wetlands 9 :20 WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING CONTINUATION - SE211 -458 Remus Realty Trust--Lot 18, Patty's Rd.-- House, driveway, related grading within 100 ft. of wetlands 9:30 WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARINGS - SE211 -457 Remus Realty Trust- -Lots 19 -24, 64 --67, & 100, Fatty's Rd. & Elyse Rd.-- Houses, driveways, related grading within 100 ft. of wetlands 9 :35 WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING CONTINUATION - SE211 -456 Remus Realty Trust - -Lot 83, Donald Allen Drive -- Single family dwelling, driveway, septic, grading within 100 feet of wetlands; compenasation for previous filling AS TIME ALLOWS: MINUTES CORRESPONDENCE /NEW BUSINESS CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE ORDERS OF CONDITIONS NEW BUSINESS I DLho/iy MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION C ` �' �M$F1FING MINUTES: 3157§4 94 JUN 30 PH 3., 12 Members Present: Chairman Cauldwell, Co"splvgq,p1,GorTm;tLD �rT ygwers, Sadowski, Smith Mr. Lenny Flynn read to the commission a copy of letter from Town Counsel Mangiaratti; parcels LT2 and LT3 will be returned, with the remainder to be held by the DPW for future highway construction. B0 s. Mr. Flynn recommended that the town accept what is being offered, along with retaining the right to use all of the land (including that being retained by the state) for conservation land. Mr. Flynn also requested approval from the commission to notify Greg Bialecki at the Conservation Law Foundation to appeal Mr. Kerasiotes' decision to, begin the process of getting back the additional parcel of land. Mr. Flynn has talked to people in the right -of -way division and the highway design group; they have no involvement in the matter, which is being controlled by Mssrs. Kerasiotes and Corcoran.. On related matter, Mr. Flynn wants to set up a meeting with the Beagle Club, to discuss how their land can best be protected. It was agreed to send a letter to the Board of Selectmen accepting the land return as stipulated above. [Comm. Powers assumed the chair at this time; Chairman Cauldwell took a seat in audience and did not participate in the following hearing.] REQUEST FORDETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY- -Dawn Martin - -3 Swett St.- Construction within 100 ft. of wetlands Ms. Martin explained the project, which is located near an easement along the rear of the property. where the Back Bay Brook (in the form of a buried culvert) runs. An existing garage will be removed and a new one will be constructed, which will be further away from the easement. The resource area'is across the street from the work; and Dick sees no problem. . MOTION: To close the hearing. . .(Cormier - Sadowski, all in favor) VOTED MOTION: To issue a Negative #3 determination. (Cormier - Sadowski; all in favor) _ VOTED [Chairman Cauldwell returned to chairing the meeting. ] WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING CONTINUATION - SE211 -455 Attleboro Dept. of Public Works - -Lots 95, 41, 48 Balcom St. -- Improvements to the City of Attleboro's Wading River Water Supply Bob Stupes from Camp, Dresser, & McKee represented the applicant. Even though the site walk was postponed due to had weather, the applicant wished to continue to make progress by addressing questions raised at the previous hearing. A sketch has been submitted of the cleaning of intake structure: The applicant has re- graded so as to be Page - 1 MANSFIELDCONSERVATIONCOMMISSION MEETING MINUTES: —U*94- 2outside of the 100 -year flood plain: The 126 and 127 contours have been expanded to provide for compensatory storage, resulting in a net gain instead of a net loss of flood storage. Regarding the isolated depression on the south side of Balcom St., calculations have been provided to show that the area holds 0.013 acre feet of water; an amount which is not regulatable. Regarding chlorine tank maintenance: there will be inspection once every 10 years, and it is unlikely that it will be taken out of service any more often than once in.twenty years. A maintenance plan has been submitted. regarding hand cutting of vegetation, removal of shrubs, grasses, etc. along the roadway. In emergency situations: most alarm signals go back to the West St. facility in Attleboro, which is manned 24 hours a day. Mansfield would then be contacted. Fire alarms are automatically routed to . .Mansfield. De- watering plan has been submitted. Regarding amounts of water which can legally be withdrawn; a _copy of the permit has been submitted, as have water use records. Sedinientationlerosion control measures around stockpiles: no changes proposed. Never would two ponds be drawn down at the same time. Comm: Powers requested a copy of the consent Order, as well as. a copy of the - construction schedule. The schedule may be developed.by the contractor, as part of the bid. Include in the orders a condition about notifying the office about pre- construction meetings etc.* No word received from Natural Heritage program. In response to Comm. Sadowski's lack of comfort with the itude a contractor might . have, the applicant's representative suggesting setting performance standards in the orders. Containment curbs.shown. Personnel will be trained, in.emergency procedures in the - event of a spill. Site walk: 3- 12 -94, 7:30 a.m. MOTION_ : To continue to 8:00 on 3 -14 with site walk. , (Sadowski - Powers; all in favor) VOTED WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARINGS (FIVE - NOTICES OF INTENT)- Creative Housing Co., Ina- -Lots 1 -5, Wagon Wheel Way (Bay Brook Farm,. Branch St. area) -- Single family houses and related grading within 100 ft. of wetlands Mr. Ralph Maloon represented the applicant, Mr. Harry Blackey, who was also present. The five Notices of Into were filed for the five lots on left side as you enter the site, backing up to Back Bay Brook. Since the lots are not in water protection district, no dry wells are proposed. The road is substantially up to sub - grade; the crossing is done and pipe' are in. Grading lines shown on plan for houses is conceptual only; box is where construction activity will take place, but does not represent an accurate plan for house. Walk -out rear pitching toward brook, front drains toward street. All types of houses proposed will fit in the boxes shown. Closest point of alteration in b.z.: within five feet of wetlands. A lot of the area has been stripped or scarred from previous activity; so the back yards need to be stabilized in some way; that is why the limit of work shown is rear lot lines. Comms. Powers and Sadowski noted that Lots 3 and 4 are especially problematic with lawn proposed that close to wetland. They suggested some other type of Page - 2 MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION - MEETING MINUTES: afgf vegetation which will not foster further encroachment by a future homeowner. Mr. Blackey suggested beach grass as a possibility, since it is low maintenance, not comfortable to walk through, and would require no additional topsoil. Include condition - about limiting extent of lawn area, keeping lawn at least 25 feet from the edge of wetland; Comm. Powers noted that she would rather have the builder than the homeowner grade the area and do the planting. . MOTION: To continue the hearings to 3-14794 to 7 :50. Powers - Smith; all in favor) - VOTED REQUEST FOR DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY (CONTINUATION)- -Ralph L Maloon- -Lots 16 & 17, Patty's Rd. -- House, septic, grading, drainage within 100 feet of wetlands MOTION: To continue the hearing for lots 16 & 17 at 8:00 on -28. (Powers - Sadowski; all in favor) VOTED WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING CONTINUATION - SE211- 458 - -Remus Realty Trust - -Lot 18, Patty's Rd. -- House, driveway, related grading within 100 ft. of wetlands MOTION: To continue to 3 -28 at 8:05 (at applicant's request). (Powers - Sadowski; all in favor) VOTED WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING - SE211- 457- -Remus Realty Trust - -Lots 19 -24, 64 -67, & 100, Patty's Rd. & Elyse Rd. -- Houses, driveways, related'grading within 100 ft. of wetlands MOTION: To continue to 3 -28 at 8:10 (at applicant's request). (Sadowski - Cormier; all in favor) VOTED WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING CONTINUATION SE211- 456- -Remus Realty Trust- -Lot 83, Donald Allen Drive -- Single family dwelling, driveway, septic, grading within 100 feet of wetlands; compensation for previous filling Topo re -done for this lot. One section overdug by ten feet and must be restored. .There is still no note on the plan for that part of the drainage work which is outside of the easement. The revised plan should include that note as well as any changes made when the Board of Health plan is received. MOTION: To close hearing. (Powers - Sadowski; all in favor) VOTED MINUTES: MOTION: To approve minutes of 2 -14 -94 as discussed.. (Powers - Cormier; all in favor, Smith abst.) VOTED GREAT WOODS LAND: MOTION: To send a letter to Bd. of Selectmen accepting the return of land from the state, retaining right to use all the land for Conservation purposes (see Page - 3