PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Fairhaven Conservation Commission
Monday, January 22, 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:
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. CON 023-387: 251 Sconticut Neck Road, Map 29, Lot 032 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Robert Faria for an after-the-fact shed (16’x20’) within FEMA Flood Zone AE (El.16’) located at Assessor’s Map 29, Lot 032.
2. SE 023-1434, CON 023-388: 127 Balsam Street, Map 43A, Lots 96 & 98 Notice of Intent filed by Lauren O’Brien to remove existing deck & patio, renovate existing residence, construct a new addition & deck on a flood zone compliant foundation, and associated site work located within the 100-year Coastal Flood Plain; property lies within FEMA Flood Zone AE (El.14’) at Assessor’s Map 43A, Lots 96 & 98.
3. SE 023-___, CON 023-389: 1 Crow Island, Map 44, Lot 1 Notice of Intent filed by Dave Ellis & Melissa Cruz requesting to repair the existing failed on-site sewage disposal system servicing the single-family dwelling. The existing system will be abandoned, and a new system including a 1,500-gallon septic tank, distribution box, and Infiltrator Quick4 Plus Standard Leaching Chambers will be installed. The work being proposed falls within 100 feet from the top of a Coastal Bank. The system is proposed to be about 30’ from the top of the Coastal Bank and is sited in a similar area as the existing failed system located at Assessor’s Map 44, Lot 1.
4. SE 023-1436, CON 023-390: 6 Emerson Avenue, Map 29A, 119-122 An after-the-fact Notice of Intent filed by Natalie Reis for the construction of 12’x16’ breezeway between the house and garage, an outdoor shower (approximately 70’ from the limit of Coastal Beach and in Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF), capping the existing stonewall, an outdoor fireplace, a 36’x15’ flagstone patio area with new walkways to beach, artificial turf area, regrading, and a gravel driveway larger than proposed on the original plan. Work to take place within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF), Flood Zone VE (El. 16’), and after-the-fact work has occurred in Coastal Beach, Barrier Beach, and possibly the Marsh located at Assessor’s Map 29A, Lots 119-122.
5. SE 023-1435, CON 023-391: 689 Sconticut Neck Road, Map 42, Lot 014A Notice of Intent filed by Michael Perez to remodel the existing 3-season room, replace 3 porch footings and propose new footings to support the new deck at the above referenced location. A portion of the lot is within FEMA Flood Zone VE (El.17’ & El.19’) and is located at Assessor’s Map 42, Lot 014A.
6. SE 023-1406, CON 023-335: 40 Nelson Avenue, Map 43, Lot 233 An Amended Order of Conditions filed by Christopher Wolkowicz to install an emergency generator on a 5’x6’ platform at the northwest corner of the deck. Two additional sono-tubes & footings will be needed, a 500-gallon capacity underground LP-gas storage tank proposed to be installed to supply the generator, the rear access stairway has been re-configured, and a new stairway for beach access is proposed at the southwest corner of the seawall. Work to take place within Buffer Zone of Coastal Bank and within the 100-year flood plain, and FEMA Flood Zone VE (El.19’) located at Assessor’s Map 43, Lot 233.
7. CON 023-392: 92 Seaview Avenue, Map 29C, Lot 629 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Suzanne Foxwell to replace existing wood fence that was damaged during the December 2023 windstorm. The fence will be an open picket (3-inch space) vinyl picket ornamental fence, set 6 inches above the retaining wall (designed for water flow). Work to take place in Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF), FEMA Flood Zone VE (El.17’), Buffer Zone to Coastal Dune, and Buffer Zone to BVW located at Assessor’s Map 29C, Lot 629.
8. SE 023-____, CON 023-393: 685 Sconticut Neck Road, Map 42, Lot 014B Notice of Intent filed by Steven Koczera to replace existing deck (8’x12’) with new 14’x16’ deck on 12, 8” sono-tubes, propose to place loam/topsoil in low area on the north side of the house (existing lawn), remove (4) trees blown down in the December 2023 windstorm, add a 25’x28’ foundation in the driveway and add garage (25’x28’) with breakaway walls. Work to take place within FEMA Flood Zone VE (El.17’) located at Assessor’s Map 42, Lot 014B.
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.
Jay Simmons, Chair, Fairhaven Conservation Commission
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