Edgartown Conservation Commission Meeting

Wednesday 12 June 2024

Conservation Commission 4:00 p.m. via ZOOM

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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

4:00 PM Request for Determination of Applicability
Applicant: Michelle Gielan
Address: 19  the Boulevard (AP 12B-128)
Project: Installation of a 14’x26’ deck attached to an existing single family dwelling

4:05 PM Request for Determination of Applicability
Applicant: Edgartown Wastewater Dept
Address: West Tisbury Road between Chase Road pump station and the Wastewater Treatment Facility

Representative: Tighe & Bond
Project:  Proposed work consists of the replacement of an two existing 8-inch force mains constructed with 6-foot diameter manholes. Please refer to the cover letter for more details.

4:10 PM Request for Determination of Applicability
Applicant: Town of Edgartown (Parks)
Address: 210 Herring Creek Road (AP 53-15)
Project: Install gravel in existing parking area within the flood plain to deter damage

4:15 PM SE20-17??
Applicant: John P Bretl and Jennifer Kumpitch Bretl, Trustees of the John P Bretl Revocable Trust and the Jennifer Kumpitch Bretl Revocable Trust
Address: 6 Armstrong Lane (AP 30-20)
Representative: George Sourati (Sourati Engineering Group)
Project: Construction of a new single family residence, pool, boat shed and stairs

4:20 PM SE20-17??
Applicant: TTOR
Address: 23 Pocha Road Extension (AP 49-1)
Representative: Darci Schofield (TTOR) Joel Kubrick (WHG)
Project: Proposed Removal & Re-installation of access stairs at Wasque Reservation.

4:25 PM SE20-1741
Applicant: Soverns
Address: 12 Trapps Pond Road (AP 12-34)
Representative: Reid Silva (VLSE)
Project: After the fact filing of work completed without proper permitting

Continued Hearings:

SE20-1739

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.

Eligible commissioners: No Lil

SE20-1742

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.

Eligible commissioners: No Lil

SE20-1729

Applicant: Stephen Rabin & Karen Bressler

Representative: Reid Silva

Location: 100 Meetinghouse Way (AP 37-5)

Project: Proposing to lift an existing dwelling in order to construct a new pier foundation to support the structure and related site work.

Eligible commissioners: No Peter

SE20-1677
Applicant: Herring Creek Farm Landowners Association, Inc.
Address: 0 Crackatuxet Cove Road (AP 53 -11, 4.1, 4, 3.1, 3, 20, 22, 1)
Representative: Woods Hole Group
Project: Proposed dune nourishment along the south shore of Martha's Vineyard, in between Crackatuxet Cove and the Edgartown Great Pond dredge cut
Eligible commissioners: ALL

SE20-1693

Applicant: Town of Edgartown – Shellfish Dept.

Representative: Rob Morrision (ToE), Ian Peach (WED)

Address: 210 Herring Creek Road (AP 53-15 and 52-2)

Project: Phragmite removal and maintenance

Eligible commissioners: All

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.

Eligible commissioners:

SE20-1736

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.

Eligible commissioners:

Administrative Items:

• Minutes review & approval
• Conditions review & approval
• Hall Park Landscaping
• 5 Briggs Rd
• White Pedestal conundrum 26 Caleb Pond Road
• 44 Green Hollow Window question/ clarification
• Unanticipated Items