The trend for Marion’s boards and committees has been to move their public meetings back to the newly renovated Town House Annex Building, but the Marion Conservation Commission is content to remain at the Police Station on Route 6 with proven, hybrid-attendance options.
The commission’s January 10 meeting saw one public hearing result in project approval, three certificates of compliance issued, two permits extended and comments made to the Zoning Board of Appeals on three applications.
Thomas deGroot was issued a Negative Box 2 Determination of Applicability for the addition of a 12×20-foot attached porch to the west side of his house at 8 Aucoot Avenue. The project will be entirely in the flood zone, but as a second-story addition will not alter or dredge the area.
Three requests for certificates of compliance were met with approval of the commission.
Byron Hensley was issued a complete Certificate of Compliance for a pier construction at 95 Holly Road. The pier attaches to the deck and goes out approximately 200 feet; the pier is slightly lower than the deck.
Kenneth and Darla Parsons at 27 Dexter Road with noted deviations from the plan, including a staircase from rear covered porch was slightly reconfigured. Deviations were considered minor, and the full COC was issued.
Michael Popitz, 123 Indian Cove Road, was issued an invalid COC for a project that never took place at 64 Indian Cove Road (the parcel adjacent to Popitz’s home.) Work never commenced, and the associated permit had long expired.
John and Sandra Beck’s request to extend their permit to continue phragmites remediation at 17 River Road was based on a 2011 Order of Conditions to construct a raised walkway across a marsh and the phragmites remediation.
A partial COC had been issued years ago, but the phragmites aspect of the permit was requested for renewal. A site visit indicated the phragmites still exist, and the commission voted a three-year extension on the permit.
Also approved was a permit extension to Carmen and Beth Martignetti for work mostly finished at 71 Moorings Road. The applicants await approvals from the state and Army Corps of Engineers.
The ZBA hit on two out of three requests for comment.
The ConCom determined that John P. Kendall Trust’s project at 39 Water Street is inside flood zone and possibly inside the buffer zone to wetlands so a permit will be required.
The commissioners also determined that Johnson Family Investments LLC (aka Fieldstone market’s) plans to extend its 806 Mill Street store westward, raze a small house out back and add parking is within the commission’s jurisdiction.
“I believe there is wetlands in this area, so they should at least file an RDA,” said Chairman Jeff Doubrava.
Planting Island 25 West Avenue LLC at 25 West Avenue was judged to sit outside the flood zone and more than 100 feet back from the coastal bank so it was determined to be outside the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission.
The commission briefly discussed the opportunity to shift its meeting location to the Town House Annex Building conference room facing Main Street, but the consensus was that the hybrid attendance system currently used at the Police Station is preferrable and is often needed by Conservation Agent Doug Guey-Lee.
The next meeting of the Marion Conservation Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, January 24, at 7:00 pm at the Police Station on Route 6.
Marion Conservation Commission
By Mick Colageo