PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Fairhaven Conservation Commission
Monday, September 15, 2025 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:
Join Zoom Meeting:
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Meeting ID: 869 5315 5076
Passcode: 633695
Or call: 1-929-205-6099
In-person attendance is permitted for the public at Town Hall at 40 Center Street
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:
a. CON 023-528: 0 Austria Avenue, Map 29A, Lot 037 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by John Castelot to clear vegetation in vacant lot for a 20’ x 30’ driveway; fill to grade (8-12” of gravel) and finish with a layer of asphalt. Property located within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, FEMA Flood Zone VE (El.16’).
b. CON 023-529, SE 023-___: 903 Sconticut Neck Road, Map 43, Lots 150-151 & 154-155 Notice of Intent filed by David E. & Andrea Schwamb to construct a 9’ x 21’ in-ground swimming pool with associated patio on northerly and westerly sides & to convert porch into living space. The entire site falls within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF), Flood Zones VE (El.18’ & 19’).
c. CON 023-530, SE 023-1513: 2 Oxford Street, Map 13, Lot 001 Notice of Intent filed by Robert & Nina Weeks to propose construction of a 14’ x 26’ in-ground pool with perimeter concrete patio. The patio will contain 18”-wide x 12”-deep stone leaching trench, along west and south sides for groundwater recharge. A concrete leaching pit will be installed for end of season pool draining. Pool & patio will be will be 26.2’ – 33’ from the Coastal Bank. The shoreline portion of the site falls within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF), FEMA AE (El.6’). A majority of the site falls within Coastal Bank.
d. CON 023-531: 3 Beachwood Street, Map 28B, Lot 073 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Daniel & Theresa Hopkins to install a 16’ x 12’ side deck where previously removed stairs were located & to repave the existing asphalt driveway.
e. CON 023-532: 266 Huttleston Avenue (Nasketucket Cemetery), Map 28, Lots 004 & 005 / Map 30A, Lot 081 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Riverside Cemetery to clear vegetation, including stump removal, grading and dirt pile removal from the west side / rear of the Nasketucket Cemetery in order to clear area of overgrowth and prepare site for landscaping and additional burials.
The agenda will be posted on the Town’s website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Copies of the applications and site plans 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 under current filings.
Brandon J. Estrella, Chair, Fairhaven Conservation Commission
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