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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-05-11 Conservation Commission Minutes CONSERVATION MINUTES MAY 11, 1994 PRESENT George Reich Kevin Foley Paul Tariot Robert Mansour Joseph Lynch Barbara Varoutsos Al Manzi Jr Deborah Feltovic, Associate Member Richard Doucette Administrator MINUTES Motion by P Tariot and seconded by K Foley to adopt the revised minutes of March 16 and April 20, 1994 Passed 4-0 VIOLATIONS Sandra Lane Steve Gilboard appeared R Doucette provided an overview of a violation, leaves have been dumped adjacent to the wetland R Doucette recommended removal of leaves within 10 ' of the wetlands Conservation Administrator will assist the landowner in delineating at 10 ' zone where leaves will be removed Motion by P Tariot and seconded by K Foley to remove leaves from 10 ' buffer Vote 4-0-1 R Mansour abstained Andover Sportsman's Club Steve Erickson appeared to discuss a wetland violation discovered in Harold Parker State Forest Many yards of fill have been placed in the bordering vegetated wetland The Andover Sportsman's Club will file a Notice of Intent by June 1 Discussion of whether or not to issue a Violation Notice Motion by G Reich and seconded by P Tariot to issue a Violation Notice Vote 4-2 J Lynch and K Foley against Sargent School R Doucette gave an overview of the violation sand/silt in the stream off site brush in wetland more erosion controls Foxwood R Doucette gave an overview Steve Stapinski and Tom Laudani appeared S Stapinski gave a progress report and discussed erosion controls T Laudani also spoke New measures are being installed to filter the fine soil particles OLD BUSINESS Bake In Joy (4242-647) - Modification Jim Bourgoeis appeared to request a modification to the parking and freezer expansion which was approved last year Discussion of truck traffic P Tariot had concerns regarding possible NACC 5/11/94 Page 2 future expansion of the pavement at the northwest corner of the freezer Motion by K Foley and seconded by A Manzi to issue a modification to accept the revised plan Merrimack River Source to the Sea - Discussion Mike Goriansky appeared to discuss the MRWC's Canoe expedition along the full length of the river Osgood Condominiums (#242-380) - Compliance R Doucette gave an overview Motion by P Tariot and seconded by K Foley to issue a Compliance upon receipt of a letter from a professional engineer Great Pond Rd /Stevens St Land - Discussion Motion by P Tariot and seconded by K Foley to accept land donation Unanimous vote PUBLIC HEARINGS Lot ILA Sharpners Pond Road RDA Motion by P Tariot and seconded by G Reich to issue a positive determination if no letter is received requesting an extension Forest St /Sharpners Pond Road - (#242- ) - Notice C White submitted revised plans Grading has been tightened up on lots 6 and 8 Input received from National Heritage Program Motion by P Tariot and seconded by A Manzi to close the public hearing and issue a decision within 21 days Vote unanimous _Lots 20A Laconia Circle (1242-686) - Notice J Bourgoeis presented revised plans showing less front yard setback narrower house and a 9 ' setback from the house to the wetland The Commission expressed concerns that a "for sale" sign is on the lot but the applicant stated this house was to be constructed as his primary residence There were also concerns as to the poss_bility of building any house of that size (60X24) and keeping the construction activity outside the wetland R Doucette still opposes the project and recommended closing the public hearing Abutters Bob Lavoie represented abutters (Nichols) and submitted copies of a recent memo from the Sandra Starr Health Administrator to Bob Nicetta Building Inspector opposing the Board of Health variance Karen Nichols also spoke Motion by P Tariot and seconded by J Lynch to close the public hearings and issue a decision within 21 days Vote unanimous Christmas Tree Estates Detention Pond (#242- ) - Notice Applicant failed to properly notify the abutters at the last hearing Motion by P Tariot and seconded by K Foley to reopen the public hearing and continue to May 18 Vote unanimous ti NACC 5/11/94 Page 3 White Birch II Detention Pond (#242- ) - Notice Applicant failed to properly notify the abutters at the last hearing Motion by P Tariot and seconded by K Foley to reopen the public hearing and continue to May 18 R Doucette recommended avoiding pine trees near the detention basin Seven Oaks Subdivision (#242- ) - Notice Revised plans submitted by Phil Christiansen Revisions were requested at the April 20 meeting have been done Motion by P Tariot and seconded by K Foley to continue to May 18 Vote unanimous Heritage Estates (#242-589) - Notice John Soucy of the Merrimack Engineering presented the site plans once again and submitted the cut and fill sheet J Lynch asked about soils Mark Jacobs presented results of soils analysis (see 5/9/94 report) Observed holes only went about half as deep as the cuts on the site plan P Tariot asked about soils analysis The site-specialist analysis does not corroborate the SCS soil survey The report arrived only yesterday A Manzi discussed filtering fine soil particles during construction R Doucette stated the site-specific investigation has only been done on this site We don't know what information a site specific investigation would yield on those other sites This site could be as erodible as those other sites D Walsh stated there is not a lot of earth to move on this site (30 000 yards) R Doucette disagreed R Mansour asked if the houses were real houses or "envelops" L Getty responded P Tariot and J Leeman moved to continue to 5/18 for 1 additional soil tests and 2 covenant language 3 a new 1"=100 ' scale plan Vote unanimous Wetland Regulations R Doucette presented revisions to regulations Discussion of vernal pools Motion by P Tariot and seconded by K Foley to continue to June 1 OLD BUSINESS Lot 7 & 8 Rocky Brook and Lot 22 Wintergreen R Doucette recommended the issuance of a Compliance Motion by P Tariot and seconded by R Mansour to issue the Compliance Passed unanimously The meeting adjourned at 10 30 p m George Reich, Chairman