Two lots on Brandt Island Road have been through their paces and may finally be moving towards the construction phase after receiving conditions at the May 12 meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission.
Two separate Notice of Intent filings, one by Ralph Cortellesso and one by Stephen Napolitano for adjoining properties located on Brandt Island Road, were represented by David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon, & Leone, LLC. During previous meetings and again on this night, Davignon had presented the projects, two residential homes including details of intricate stormwater drainage systems. Where applicable, that included turtle protection planning and wetland replication areas.
Specific to the Cortellesso property, Davignon said that LEC Environmental would prepare the necessary turtle protection plan and that, due to slight increases in disturbance to the jurisdictional areas on the site, the replication area would increase as well.
Along with standard special conditions issued by the commission, Cortellesso will be required to prepare a two-year replication study and formal turtle protection planning, while the Napolitano property was issued standard special conditions.
Another project that had seen in-depth oversight was once again continued after it was determined that a revised plan of record would be required. The Notice of Intent filing for property opened by Steve Goulston, 27 Nashawena Road, was reopened with Spencer Lynds of Prime Engineering representing Goulston.
Davignon was invited into the meeting as the representative for several abutters who had requested certain on-site considerations such as stormwater management systems that would ensure no increase in drainage outside Goulston’s property and height limitations in line with existing bylaws. After some discussion in which Davignon asked that an overflow pipe be removed from the plan, the filing was continued until May 24.
Receiving approval was an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation filed by Gerald Randall, 0 Route 195, 0 Fairhaven line at the northern boundary. The applicant had funded an independent wetland specialist to confirm wetland boundaries and make any adjustments needed after completing site review. Brian Fanuef of LEC Environmental displayed noticeable joy at having had the pleasure of performing this work. “It’s a wetland’s core habitat,” he said, describing massive sections of sphagnum moss, a clear wetlands indicator, and stands of old growth trees. “This was not a delineation for beginners.”
An After the Fact Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Robert Humphrey, 76 Aucoot Road, prompted Chairman Mike King to ask Humphrey’s representative, Robert Field of Field Engineering, “How did the town find out about this?” Field was unsure how an unpermitted shed had been discovered by officials, but he said a building permit would be sought after the Conservation Commission’s review. The filing received a negative determination, clearing the way for Humphrey to seek a building permit.
Receiving approval for an Amended Notice of Intent was a filing by Jesse Davidson, 22 Pine Island Road, for the construction of a 10-foot by 10-foot shed and other landscape features.
Continued until May 24 was a Notice of Intent filing by Stephen Baptista, 6 Perkins Lane, for the construction of a 12-foot by 4-foot addition to an existing home. All agreed the trees should be cut down for safety’s sake but left where they fall for nature’s sake.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Conservation Commission is scheduled for Monday, May 24, at 6:30 pm.
Mattapoisett Conservation Commission
By Marilou Newell