PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Fairhaven Conservation Commission
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 6:00pm
Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center Street
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, this meeting will be conducted in person and via remote means, in accordance with applicable law. This means that members of the public body as well as members of the public may access this meeting in person, or via virtual means. In person attendance will be at 40 Center Street, and it is possible that any or all members of the public body may attend remotely, with in-person attendance consisting of members of the public. MGL, Ch. 30a, § 20(f) requires anyone that intends to record any portions of a public meeting, either by audio or video, or both, to notify the Chair at the beginning of the meeting.
Anyone wishing to access the meeting via remote means may do so in the following manner:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86953155076?pwd=VFdUQkhzdVYrNzJlQktiVi9XSGppZz09
or CALL 1-929-205-6099
Meeting ID: 869 5315 5076
Passcode: 633695
The Fairhaven Conservation Commission will hold the following Public Hearings pursuant to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. c. 131, s. 40) and the Code of the Town of Fairhaven Chapter 192, Wetlands:
1. SE 023-1391, CON 023-291: Bridge Street, Map 36, Lot 15J Notice of Intent filed by Fairhaven Properties, LLC for proposed redevelopment work. Fairhaven Properties proposes to redevelop the site into a two-building self-storage facility. Development includes landscaping, as well as stormwater and utility infrastructure improvements. A portion of the proposed work is located within 100 feet of a wetland resource area, previously delineated and approved under an Order of Resource Area Determination (ORAD), issued in January 2022. All work located at Assessor’s Map 36, Lot 15J.
2. SE 023-1385, CON 023-279: 27 Silver Shell Beach Drive, Map 41, Lot 54 Notice of Intent filed by Nancy Blouin to upgrade the existing septic system to a Title 5-compliant system and associated site work. Work to take place in Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage and the 100-foot buffer zone to Coastal Dune located at Assessor’s Map 41, Lot 54.
3. CON 023-362: 61 Nakata Avenue, Map 43, Lots 103-104 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Jinny Kimball to re-install 5-foot fence with steel posts to property boundaries on south and north sides. Work to take place within FEMA Flood Zone VE (El.20’) at Assessor’s map 43, Lots 103-104.
4. SE 023-1422, CON 023-363: 41 Nakata Avenue, Map 43, Lot 113 Notice of Intent filed by Catherine Freitas to upgrade existing failed septic system; existing cesspool will be removed from the site and a new 2000-gallon monolithic h-20 loading concrete tight tank will be installed to meet title 5 requirements. The proposed work falls approximately 5’ from Coastal Beach and Coastal Dune and falls completely within the FEMA flood zone VE-20 located at Assessor’s map 43, Lot 113.
5. SE 023-1423, CON 023-364: Bridge Street, Map 30A, Lot 87 & 87A Notice of Intent filed by Carricorp Industries, Ltd. proposing a 5,850-sf commercial style building. A driveway and parking lot with approximately 34 parking spaces to service the proposed building. Stormwater from all proposed paved areas will be collected by deep sump catch basins sent to a subsurface infiltration system. Other proposed utilities include municipal water and sewer and an enclosed dumpster with pad. Work to take place at Assessor’s Map 30A, Lots 87 & 87A.
6. CON 023-365: Charity Stevens Lane, Map 38, Lot 8B Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Oliveira Investment Inc. to allow for the drinking water well & piping, intended to service the proposed single-family dwelling which falls outside the jurisdiction area. The wall and associated pipe appear to fall within a 100’ Buffer Zone to a BVW located on a property opposite of Bridge Street. In addition, there is a Perennial Stream in which the well falls within the 200’ River Front area. Work to take place at Assessor’s Map 38, Lot 8B.
7. CON 023-366: 449 Bridge Street, Map 30, Lot 021B Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Kevin Kobza to pave existing driveway with asphalt surface. The finished size of the footprint will be the same size as the existing footprint. Work to take place within Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW) at Assessor’s Map 30, Lot 021B.
8. CON 023-367: 11 Alexander Lane, Map 30, Lot 045U Notice of Intent filed by Thomas Ferreira and Nicole Bourgeois to remove previously placed debris (i.e., yard and household items) within the Buffer Zone to a Bordering Vegetated Wetland (BVW) located on the southerly portion of the site; and the construction of an addition onto the existing single-family dwelling that will be within the Buffer Zone to the BVW. All work located at Assessor’s Map 30, Lot 045U.
9. CON 023-368: 43 Reservation Road, Map 29A, Lot 351 Notice of Intent filed by Natalie Caetano for a retroactive approval of a paved driveway and to construct a circular area approximately 16’x16’ landing for sitting and bird watching. Work to take place in Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF), FEMA Flood Zone VE (El.16’), Buffer to BVW, Coastal Dune, Salt Marsh, and Coastal Beach all at Assessor’s Map 29A, Lot 351.
10. CON 023-369: Goulart Memorial Drive/ Causeway Road, Map 43A Notice of Intent filed by James Clancy of Eversource Energy for the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of the following structures associated with and essential to an electric generating facility. Work to take place within Land Under the Ocean (LUO), Coastal Beach, Coastal Dune, Coastal Bank, Salt Marsh, Land Containing Shellfish, Isolated Land Subject to Flooding (ISLF), and Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF) at Assessor’s Map 43A.
11. CON 023-370: 24 Smith Street, Map 29B, Lots 19-22 & 32-35 Notice of Intent filed by Albert & Bernice Gaudreau to pave gravel driveway and install a sewer and water service pipe to the existing garage. Work to be performed within the 100 ft. Buffer Zone of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland and within Land Subject to Coastal Strom Flowage, Flood Zone AE, (El.14’) at Assessor’s Map 29B, Lots 19-22 and 32-35.
12. CON 023-371: 217 Alden Road, Map 36, Lot 085 Notice of Intent filed by Shaun DeGrace for a concrete patio (13’x47’) with drainage in the back of the house, an extension of the asphalt driveway (30’x15’) and add a 6’ fence within 100 ft. to the Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW). Work to take place within Buffer Zone to BVW at Assessor’s Map 36, Lot 085.
Information regarding remote meeting access, listed above, will also be provided on the Conservation Agenda posted on the Town’s website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Copies of the applications listed in this hearing notice may be viewed at the Conservation Office in Town Hall, located at 40 Center Street, Fairhaven, MA and links to the applications are on the Town Website.
Karen F. Isherwood, Acting Chair, Fairhaven Conservation Commission
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