PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Fairhaven Conservation Commission
Monday, August 5, 2024 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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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 023-439: 120 Balsam Street, Map 43A, Lot 23 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Sarah DeWalt to replace broken concrete steps with 54” deep by 72” wide, 6” deep concrete pad and attach a 54” deep by 72” wide mahogany deck 8″ off pad to create a landing/step to front door. Work to take place in Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF) VE (El. 19’) at Assessor’s Map 43A, Lot 23.
b. CON 023-440: 8 Nelson Avenue, Map 43, Lot 29 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by William Oberacker to repair apron adjacent to existing concrete revetment. Work to take place in Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF) within Flood Zone VE (El. 18’) at Assessor’s Map 43, Lot 29.
c. CON 023-441: 148 Main Street, Map 12, Lot 12A Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Diane Tomassetti to (1) install 27 linear feet of 4’ high, 4’ wide, aluminum 3-rail pedestrian gate; (2) install a 12’ double 4-rail estate gate and; (3) remove a portion of the asphalt driveway and replace with grass. Work to take place in Coastal Banks and Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, Flood Zone AE (El. 6) at Assessor’s Map 12, Lot 12A.
d. SE 023-___, CON 023-442: 1 Stetson Avenue, Map 2, Lots 256, 261, 262, 263 Notice of Intent filed by Wendy Drumm to remove a row of boulders, landscape timbers, fences, and a garden/utility shed for the purposes of constructing a sloped stone rip-rap revetment to mitigate erosion. The property falls within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF) within Flood Zones VE (El. 15’ & 18’) and the site contains a Coastal Bank and Coastal Beach along its southeasterly side at Assessor’s Map 2, Lots 256, 261, 262 & 263.
e. CON 023-443: 30 Shaw’s Cove Road, Map 30, Lots 45 & 45A Request for Determination of Applicability filed by George Ayoub to replace failing septic system; all work including grading, loaming, and seeding will be done at a distance greater than 50’ away from wetland line. The nearest distance from the proposed leaching field to the edge of the wetland is 71.7’. Work to take place at Assessor’s Map 30, Lots 45 & 45A.
f. SE 023-___, CON 023-444: 80 Fort Street, Map 5, Lot 9 Notice of Intent filed by Francis and Amanda Grueter to construct a mechanical boat lift system and private Residential Pier Facility. The installation will require four (4) – 12” diameter timber piles driven by a crane set on a barge operating in a minimum of 3’ of water at low tide. The property contains Coastal Bank (top of vertical seawall), Coastal Beach, Land Under Ocean and Land Containing Shellfish along the Westerly shoreline. The westerly portion (where work proposed) falls within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, Flood Zone AE (El. 6) at Assessor’s Map 5, Lot 9.
g. SE 023-___, CON 023-445: 62 Maitland Street, Map 22B, Lot 75A Notice of Intent filed by Gail Rebello to construct garage addition with in-law apartment and pool with patio and fence within 100 feet to an offsite Bordering Vegetated Wetland (BVW) at Assessor’s Map 22B, Lot 75A.
h. SE 023-1392, CON 023-300: 83 Pleasant Street, Map 8, Lot 94 Request to Amend the Order of Conditions issued October 5, 2022 filed by M.L. Lewis of Atlas Tack Corporation (TetaTech) to request a modification to the NHESP determination and that Special Condition A-8 be included in the OOC, so that the MCP/MassDEP requirements shall be met. Site contains Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF) Flood Zone AE (El.7’) and Bordering Vegetated Wetland/ Freshwater Wetland at Assessor’s Map 8, Lot 94.
i. SE 023-___, CON 023-446: 42 Water Street, Map 9, Lot 2A Notice of Intent filed by Warren Alexander of E & W Properties LLC proposing to remove a metal frame and asphalt from the east end of the barge and repair 65-LF of wooden bulkhead. Work to take place in Land Under the Ocean at Assessor’s Map 9, Lot 2A.
j. SE 023-____, CON 023-447: 4 Washington Street, Map 9, Lot 2 Notice of Intent filed by R.C.P. Realty, LLC to demolish and remove building foundation and first floor concrete slab; applicant proposes to grade the area to match existing grades and provide a gravel surface. Property located in Buffer Zone (Designated Port Area) and Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF) within Flood Zone AE (El. 6’) at Assessor’s Map 9, Lot 2.
k. CON 023-448: 4 James Street, Map 2, lot 140 Request for Determination of Applicability to install/ replace 120 feet of FEMA compliant fence along the property boundary and propose 600 square feet of gravel driveway. Work to take place in Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF) within Flood Zone VE (15’) at Assessor’s Map 2, Lot 140.
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 and site plans 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 Isherwood, Vice Chair, Fairhaven Conservation Commission
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