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Conservation commission OKs small greenhouse and shed at 129 Staple Shore Road with erosion-control condition
Summary
The Lakeville Conservation Commission closed a public hearing and issued a Negative 3 determination for work at 129 Staple Shore Road, allowing a 10-by-6-foot shed and small greenhouse with a required siltation barrier and agent review before work begins.
The Lakeville Conservation Commission on April 22 closed a public hearing and issued a Negative 3 determination for work at 129 Staple Shore Road, authorizing the installation of a 10-by-6-foot storage shed and a small freestanding greenhouse with conditions. The commission required a siltation (sediment) barrier at the rear of the property and asked that the conservation agent inspect the controls before work begins.
Mark Minton, conservation agent for the Town of Lakeville, told the commission he had inspected the property and noted the proposed greenhouse would sit about 12 feet from the nearest property line and roughly 38 feet from the wetlands behind the lot. "It's 12 feet," Minton said when asked about the distance to the property line. He recommended a siltation barrier at the back of the yard and that the applicant stabilize a pile of soil on the property while construction occurs.
Donna DeCoste, the applicant, identified herself during the hearing and answered questions about the project. Commissioners confirmed the greenhouse will be freestanding on cinder blocks with gravel underneath and will not have electrical service; DeCoste said no power would be run to the greenhouse and that hazardous chemicals would not be stored there.
The commission conditioned the Negative 3 determination on installation of sediment controls at the edge of the stream and on DeCoste checking with the town agent about any required permits for structures near the property line. Commissioners also asked that the applicant address the exposed soil pile so surface runoff would not carry material into the nearby stream and wetlands.
The decision closes this RDA; the commission did not require an order of conditions or a notice of intent for the limited work as proposed, provided the sediment controls and agent review are completed.
The commission and applicant reviewed practical erosion-control options during the hearing (hay bales, waddles/silt socks, seeded loam and stone for raised beds) and the agent advised a siltation barrier across the back of the yard prior to any disturbance. The vote to close the hearing and issue the Negative 3 determination was recorded as approved.
The commission emphasized that applicants proposing work closer to the property line than local setbacks should verify zoning/setback requirements with the town building official before starting work.
The commission will file the determination and monitor compliance of the sediment-control condition.
