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HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Minutes 10/25/1993TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 50 West Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION AGENDA MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 199; 7.00 CALL TO ORDER 7 :05 WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING CONTINUATION - LJ41 Mansfield Cooperative Dank: - -180 Branch St., Lot 3A -- Construction of hOUSe, septic, driveway, Utlities, grading within 100 ft. of wetlands 7:10 WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT HEARING: qq3 Halcom Realty Corp.- -Ware St.-- Construct single family house, driveway, septic system within 100 ft. of drainage ditch AS TIME ALLOWS: CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE ORDERS OF CONDITION MINUTES MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY,' OCTOBER 25,,1933 PAGE .2 A special condition can -be added requesting that the :owner of. this adjacent lot shall submit *the appropriate book and Page for the. at so - - the 'Order of'Conditions can be filed on this -lot as well. Comm. . Powers suggested addressing this issue with the 'landowners in. . question,_sending a letter requesting the book and page and : explaining the condition. Commissioners .discussed - including`a :finding that,_ pursuant to the Determination of Applicability -made on 761.Ware St. (the adjacent lot),-the Commission reserves the right to' oversee - work,in this area,_` particularly. during the period. when'. thie current Orders are being carried brit. . They also approved'of sending a letter to the adjacent property owner explaining'the situation. MOTION: To include -a condition r.equiring.a.'swale parallel to the hay bales .to 'slow 'doyn sheet flow on. the site. (Weidner - Sadowski3 MOTION WITHDRAWN Comm. Oberlander suggested that if you constrict flow in the ,areay velocity will .increase and could well be more destructive. Comm. Powers agreed that- the - commission's interests would he better served by including a condition that the area shall be vegetated.in a non' -lawn manner. This suggestion` .satisfied Comm.. Wei4ne0 s concerns. , MOTION :. To include such ;condition. . .(Powers - 'Oberlander; all in favor, Smith abst.) VOTED- MOTION To issue the orders as. discussed,'includ.ing the finding and special condition re book and .page number; and to send letter: -of. explanation to the adjacent landowner: (Powers - Oberlander;.All in favor,.:Smith abst:7 VOTED.'i NEW BUSINESS. - Town Engineer ,'Bgb Swanson,'.through Dick ;Lew is, ;:asked the Commission to approve some soil test holes in Mill Pond,',while :the water levels are very low; the commission `agreed, b'ut`,requested; that Lick send a letter requesting : -that he be notified before 'the test holes are. done. The meeting adjourned at $:00.. f U 1 LD MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES - MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1993 -- PAGE 1 9f! it1i4 30 Pin 4 i E L0 Members Present: Chairman Cauldwell, Commissioners Cor;of*,; Af- JU`5L 1 1 S :Oberlander, 'Powers, Sadowski, Smith, Weidner MINUTES: MOTION: To accept the minutes 10 -4-•93 as corrected.- (Powers Oberlander; all in favor) VOTED WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT" HEARING.CONTINUATION - SE21i -441 Mansfield Cooperative Dank -- 180- Branch .St. ,. Lot 3A -- Construction of house, septic, driveway; utilities,. grading" within 100 ft, of wetlands DEP'nimber received; K. Drown line confirmed in the field. MOTION: To close the hearing. .(Powers. -- _Cormier; *all in favor, Oberlander abst.:) VOTED MOTION: To issue the orders as drafted and discussed. , (Cormier - Sadowski; all in favor, Weidner abst.) VOTED WtILHNUb rKU MU1 1UN HUI HtHK1NU UUNIINUAIIUN - -St111 -443 : - - - Dalcom'Realty Corp. - -Ware St. -- Construct single family 'house,, driveway; septic system within 100 ft. of drainage ditch - MOTION: Jo close- the hearing: "._ ( Powers - 'Oberlander;.all in favor) •VOTED 'ORDER OF!CONDITIONS '- SE211- 439, Lot- 33,'-Treetops_ Subdivision Comm. Weidner preferred that the shru6b'ery be maintained in perpetuity, because it is at 'the edge of wetland. A condition will be. included to require 'the applicant and successors to disclose the reason for this barrier; the.` condition can be followed up, and continued when .the'Certificate _ of Compliance: is issued.. 'MOTION:' To issue the orders as discussed. . ' (Powers COMMISSION SUPPORT OF :MOTION:' -To appr� present (Powers Oberlander; all in favor, Smith . abst.) -VOTED ARTICLE I2 FOR.SPECIAL-TOWN- MEETING: eve thee article and have the commission•chairman it on Town Meeting. .'floor. - Cormier; all in favor) VOTED. ORDER OF CONDITIONS = SE211 -443, Daleom Realty Corp.- -Ware St., Comm. Weidner expressed concerns about .runoff from the yard straight into the ditch area (particularly'if fertilizers, ".etc. are used on the lawn). Concerns arose about who Would maintain the lawn on the adjacent lot; since grading encompasses both lots on the plan, and the two lots are.under different ownership. It was noted that the NOI mentions only'one'_lot (765 Ware), but the plan of record shows grading work affecting the adjacent lot as Weil, which is technically. . under different ownership. MOTION: To include a condition governing maintenance of the drainage swale and associated bank -after the growing season. (Sadowski = Powers) MOTION WITHDRAWN MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY,. OCTOBER 25,,1993 -- PAGE ?. j A special condition can be added: requesting 'that the :owner of this adjacent lot shall sttbmit:the'appropriate book. -and .page for the lot the`Order of'.Con.ditions can be fi -led on thi.Slot as -well. Comm. Powers suggested addressing this issue with the 'landowners i_n question,_ sending a Netter - requesting the-book and page .and :explaining the condition. Commissioners.discussed inc'luding.a:finding that, . pursuant to the ' _.Determination of Appbicab "ility' made on 761,Ware -St. (the adjacent lot), -the,.Commis*sion reserves the right to'oversev.work in this area, particularly during the period. when the c«rrent Orders are being'_ carried out. Thiey. also approved of sending:a letter to the adjacent . property owner e > ;pl_ai'ninsa` the situa, ion. MOTION: To incl'[tde.a condition .requiring. a,swale :parallel to the : hay bales.to:slow"doun sheet flow on: the site.' (Weidner. Sadowski? MOTION WITHDRAWN Comm. Oberiander suggested that if you constrict flow in the area, - velocity will - increase and .could well be more "destructive.:_ Comm. Powers agreed that -the. commission's interests would -be better served by incl«din_g a condition that the area shall. 6e.vegetated.in a.... non- awn manner.' suggestion. satisfied. Comm.. Weidner's-concerns. MOTION:: To .include such :condition.- (Powers.- `Oberlander;;'all in- favor,. Smith abst.:) ; VOTED - MOTION To issue -the _orders as: discussed,_ including the :'finding - '4d speciad_:condition re book -`and .page nUmber,•and to send' letter :of - explanation -to the ad)acent landowner, `(Powers Oberlander,.all in fmigry Smith_abst F -VOTED NEW BUSINESS' Town. Engineer,'Hob Swanson, through Dirk`.Lewis, :asked" the Commission to- approve some soil test holes -in Mill Pond ,'.whi- le.the water_ levels are very low; the commission.` agreed; b'ut,reguested; that Luck send a letter requesting;tFlAt he-be notified ,:b6 fore- the test holes—are—done. The meeting adjourned at 8:04.