Salisbury Conservation Commission Minutes

March 2, 2005

 

Members Present: Rick Whaley, Thomas Hughes, David Holscher, Pat Fowler, and Jamie Ferris.

Absent:  Kevin Avery, and Iora Alexander

 

Meeting Opened at 7:10 P.M.

 

Minutes

There were no minutes to approve.

 

Building Permits

9 Toll Road, was presented before the board. DH motions to approve. PF seconds. Unanimous.

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS

RW opens the public hearings under the State Wetland Protection Act and the Town of Salisbury Bylaws.

 

#1. RDA: Francis Culver, 104 Bridge Road. Ann Bardeen, representative for the owner, presents the plan. She discussed drainage structure, adding a grassy area, and removing pavement. TH motions to grant a Negative Determination Applicability, provided that the erosion controls installed around perimeter of the area. Owner must install either a silt fence or hay bales until the work is completed. PF seconds. Unanimous.

 

#2. NOI: DECM LLC, 375 North end Blvd, Lot 4. B. Coulliard presents the plan. Discussed the setbacks, and that present plans shows structure within 40’ zone. TH moves to continue until after Lot 5 hearing. DH seconds. Unanimous.

 

#3. NOI – DECM LLC, 375 North End Blvd, Lot 5. B. Coulliard presents plan to board, showing that this lot is out of the 40’ zone. Discussion continued on the isolated wetland. TH motions to approve the structure as shown on the 2/25/05 plans with the same conditions regarding the utilities as required for Lots 1, 2, 3, and 7. ( Special conditions include no impervious surface on the property, no turf grasses allowed, and not fertilizers, or nitrate substances allowed. Also no septic systems permitted, as the houses must be connected to a sewer system. The utilities will be water, sewer, and electric, contained in a concrete box measuring approximately 4’ x 4’.) DH seconds. LP reminds the board that the superseding order will require that the special conditions need some revision. Unanimous.

 

#2. NOI: DECM LLC, 375 North End Blvd., Lot 4. The board returns to item #2 after haring item #3, Lot 5. TH moves to approve Lot 4 with the same conditions as Lot 5, and to remove the standard conditions per DEP superseding order. DH seconds. Unanimous.

 

#4, NOI: DECM LLC, 375 North End Blvd, Lot 6. B. Coulliard presents plan. TH moves to approve Lot 6 with the same conditions. DH seconds. Unanimous.

 

#5. NOI: DECM LLC, 375 North End Blvd., Lot 8. B. Coulliard presents plan. TH moves to continue this item to the April 6, 2005 meeting due to the fact that KA inspected the site and is not present at this meeting. RW seconds. Unanimous.

 

#6. NOI: DECM LLC, 375 North End Blvd., Lot 9.  B. Coulliard presents plan, showing a revised layout of the structure. Board reviews the revised plan. TH moves to continue this item to April 6, 2005 meeting. TH volunteers to view the site before that meeting, and give a report to the board. PF seconds. Unanimous.

 

DH moves to hear item #8 and #9 out of order. RW seconds. Unanimous.

#8. NOI: 170-180 Beach Road. Plank Road Realty. Eric Botterman moves to continue this item to the next meeting on March 16, 2005. RW seconds.

 

#9. NOI: Off Baker Road,  Edward Wallace is represented by Eric Botterman. EB

requests to continue this item to the next meeting on March 16, 2005. RW seconds. Unanimous.

 

#7. NOI: 25 Lafayette Road. Brian Knowles is representative and describes the revised plan. The deck is now 27’ away from the wetlands. Owner will remove the old dog pen concrete base. New structure will be farther away from wetlands than existing one which will be removed. TH moves to approve this item, providing that a narrative be presented to remove the building and to establish vegetation, while  maintaining erosion control. DH seconds. Unanimous.

 

#10. RDA: 14 Liberty Street. Joseph & Kathleen Canzano owners, present plan to remove shed, mobile home and asphalt on property. They plan to file a NOI within one year to replace the structure. TH reminds the owners that new construction will be required to comply with the 25’/40’ setback rules, and that if they proposed a replacement of existing structure at the same time they remove the existing structures, some leniency would be allowed that cannot be allowed for new construction on a cleared lot. Owner said that he understands but is not prepared, at this time, to obtain plans for the new structure and would like to proceed with the removal as requested. PF motions to allow the owner to demolish mobile home, shed, asphalt and move utility pole and debris as needed. DH seconds. More discussion follows. PF removes her motion. DH removes his second. TH moves to issue a negative determination for removal of the structure, shed, and impervious surfaces provided no soil disturbance will be done within the 25’ zone of the wetlands. PF seconds. Unanimous.

 

RW moves to recess for 5 minutes. DH seconds. Unanimous.

 

#11. NOI: 147 Bridge Road. Ahmad Arash, owner is represented by Ron Laffely. Ron Laffely represents the owner and presents the plan. RL states the old foundation of a business is still on the property and owner proposes constructing 4 units in a business building with a handicap ramp on front of building. The building meets setbacks with only one minor exception. He will use a silt fence and hay bales along the wetland for erosion control. RL says the planning board has reviewed this plan, and the property was flagged about 2 years ago by Oak Engineering. RW suggests waiting 2 weeks until the wetlands can be flagged before approving. TH moves to continue until the meeting of April 6, 2005, and suggest that a site visit be done by Mary Rimmer with the condition that if she cannot look at the site right away, that she let the Conservation Commission when she will be able to review the site. TH also requests that a copy of the report from the wetland scientist that examined the property previously be submitted to the Conservation Commission. TH adds that the owner will need to inquire to the planning board engineer if there are any additional considerations in allowing a NOI on this property. DH seconds. Unanimous.   

 

#12. NOI:  12 Corporal Patten Way, Gavin Little. Eric Botterman is representing the owner. EB presents plan to remove a driveway from one side of structure, extend a pipe, and reconstruct driveway on opposite side of structure. A small piece of proposed driveway would be in the 40’ zone. EB adds that the neighbor has no complaints with the change. PF motions to approve. DH seconds. Unanimous.

 

#13. NOI: 14 17th Street, Bochenko/L’Heureux. Ron Laffely represent the owners and proposes removing the current structure which appeared to be four separate units and to construct a new building on pilings which would consists of four units. The design would result in each unit containing approximately 1600 square feet, nearly double the previous size of original units. Parking is under the structure with crushed stone, with asphalt presently there being removed. PF motions to accept the plan as proposed. DH seconds. Unanimous.

 

New Business

TH moves to take #2 out of order. DH seconds. Unanimous.

 

#2. 328 North End Blvd. Sheila Goddess is represented by Ron Laffely. RL says in the process of removing the roof to add a second story, the walls of the building were accidentally torn down. Discussion followed on the 50/50 rule, and if this rule is violated, then this changes the regulations for this project. TH motions to continue this until March 16, 2005 and have Lisa Pearson check with the building inspector to determine if the 50/50 rule applies. If the 50/50 rule doesn’t apply, then the owner may continue with the project. PF seconds. Unanimous.

 

#3. 13 – 37 Liberty Street (odd # only), Apple Associate. Brian Knowles represents the firm. Discussion followed on the proposed plan to develop property that is currently a mobile home park which leases the lots annually to tenants. BK shows the board the wetland line on the map and says that over 8500 square feet of buildings are located on property now. He asks for feedback from board on developing this property with permanent structures. TH says that if this is classified as a manufacturing housing community then other issues will need to be resolved before the Conservation Commission can take any action on this issue.

 

#6. 62 Elm Street. Waldot Realty LLC. Eric Botterman represents this property and asks to continue this until after the planning board meeting.

 

Executive Session

DH moves to open the Executive Session. PF seconds. TH abstains. All else in favor. Executive Sessions begins at 9:50 p.m.  TH moves to adjourn executive session and to adjourn the meeting. RW seconds. Unanimous. Meeting adjourns at 10:15 p.m.