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Seawall replacement at 104 River Street wins approval after applicant switches to helical piles
Summary
After redesigning to use helical piles and reducing tree removals, William Hearn’s seawall replacement and elevation project at 104 River Street was approved with special conditions; the commission asked for clearer plan revision notes in plan view.
The commission approved a continued Notice of Intent for 104 River Street on April 17 after the applicant redesigned the seawall anchoring to use helical piles and reduced proposed tree removals and disturbance.
Kieran Healy, land surveyor with BSC Group, presented the revised package on behalf of owner William Hearn. He told commissioners the earlier proposed anchoring system had been replaced with helical piles, the amount of disturbance and mitigation area had been reduced, the canopy previously proposed over a summer deck was removed from the plan, and the applicant proposed replacing four trees on the northerly side outside the new wall footprint. Healy said they also removed a proposed gravel pathway in favor of a natural path to reduce disturbance.
Commissioners requested better document control on plans so that revision changes are clear in plan view rather than only logged in a revision table; Healy agreed to add notes or a side list indicating what changed. Staff confirmed helical piles and reduced tree removal addressed earlier concerns. The motion to approve the project with special conditions passed unanimously.
Ellie and Paul were recorded on the motion as first and second respectively in the meeting record.
