Edgartown Conservation Commission Meeting

Wednesday 8 May 2024

Conservation Commission 4:00 p.m. via ZOOM (Zoom link will be posted 5/6)

Meeting Materials

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

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Discussion Item: Extension of Local Order associated with TTOR DEP File# SE20-1672

4:00 - Request for Determination of Applicability
Applicant: Caleb’s Pond View Trust
Location: 20 Litchfield Road (AP 30-231)
Representative: Chris Alley (SBH)
Project: The applicant is proposing to expand an existing deck and add a screened
porch within an existing lawn which falls in the buffer zone of a salt marsh.

4:05 NOI SE20-1737
Applicant: Chappy Nest Realty Trust
Location: 26 Caleb’s Pond Road (AP 30-42)
Representative: Casey Decker (MVED)
Project: The applicant is proposing to add down shielded step lights to a previously
permitted staircase to an existing pier and to permit electricity and water and to add
outlets, downlights, hose bibs, and power pedestal to an existing, licensed wooden
pier.

Continued Public Hearings

SE20-1731
Applicant: MV Regency
Location: 36 Crackatuxet Cove Rd (AP 53-5)
Representative: Wilkinson Ecological Design
Project: Proposed invasive plant management and installation of native
vegetation

SE20-1736 - to be continued to 5/22 per applicant’s request
Applicant: Down Harbor Association
Location: 22 Down Harbor Road (AP 35-1)
Representative: Environmental Consulting & Restoration, LLC
Project: The protection of a Coastal Dune at Down Harbor Beach in Edgartown. Protection
will include the installation of buried coir logs and native plantings to minimize coastal erosion.
The project is located within a Barrier Beach/Coastal Dune and Land Subject to Flooding.

SE20-17?? (NO DEP File # as of 5/1/24) - to be continued to 5/22/24, revised plan not received
by 5/3/24
Applicant: Outer Banks Nominee Trust
Location: 375A Katama Rd (AP 45-122)
Representative: Reid Silva (VLS)
Project: Proposed construction and maintenance of a stone revetment to
protect a coastal bank and dwelling
DEP Comments: What is the site specific calculated erosion rate of the coastal bank and why
is a revetment required to prevent storm damage to buildings per 310 CMR 10.30(3)?
Alternatives including soft solutions should be evaluated. The Department recommends that
any Order of Conditions include a monitoring plan to document the change in beach
elevation and include requirements for adding sediment (nourishment) based on site specific
erosion criteria.

SE20-17?? (NO DEP File # as of 5/1/24) - to be continued to 5/22/24, current revetment out of
compliance with it’s Order
Applicant: Eberstadt
Location: 99 Plantingfield Way (AP 13-25.3)
Representative: Reid Silva (VLS)
Project: Proposed construction and maintenance of an extension to an existing
stone revetment on a Coastal Bank
DEP Comments: The Department recommends that any Order of Conditions include a
monitoring plan to document the change in beach elevation and include requirements for
adding sediment (nourishment) based on site specific erosion criteria.

SE20-1722 to be continued to 6/26/24 per MVC request
Applicant: Rachel Self
Location: 30 Lighthouse Road (AP 3 – 13.2)
Project: Application for limited recreational Over Sand Vehicle (OSV) access during the 2024
Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby.
Continued from 2/21/24 Eligible commissioners: Peter, Lil, Geoff, Jeff, Max

Administrative Items:
● Minutes review & approval (2/28/24, 3/13/24, 2/27/24, 4/10/24)
● Conditions review & approval
○ SE20-1720 & 1721 - Fisher
○ SE20-1726 Audmer
○ SE20-1725 Cow Bay Corp (as presented with standard conditions)
○ SE20 - 1732 Sheriff’s Meadow (as presented with standard conditions)
○ Pier Conditions
● List of Events at the Farm Institute
● Unanticipated Items