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Commission conditionally accepts ANRAD for 1 Shore Street; questions remain about seaward buffer
Summary
The Conservation Commission on July 7 conditionally accepted an ANRAD for 1 Shore Street after peer-review comments were addressed, but it required the applicant to clarify whether a buffer zone must be shown seaward of a secondary coastal bank.
The Conservation Commission on July 7 conditionally accepted an abbreviated notice of resource area delineation (ANRAD) for 1 Shore Street after hearing a peer review and plan revisions from Beals Associates.
Devin Howe of Beals Associates described revisions made in response to a third-party review by Ecosystem Solutions, including delineation of the mouth of the Taunton River where it reaches the property and a clarified coastal-bank line based on a 10:1 slope definition. "If the slope is steeper than 10 to 1, it's coastal bank," Howe said.
Commission staff and the peer reviewer discussed whether a buffer zone should extend seaward from the bottom of an identified secondary coastal bank. Brandon Tanner of Ecosystem Solutions and staff said the buffer zone is typically landward to protect the bank; they did not believe a seaward buffer was required in this circumstance, but the commission asked the applicant to confirm and to provide final documentation.
A motion to approve the ANRAD carried with the condition that the applicant confirm the seaward buffer question and provide stamped legal advertisement and green cards for the public hearing file. The commission observed that any future work on the property would again trigger a notice of intent and further review.
Speakers quoted: Devin Howe, Beals Associates; Brandon Tanner, Ecosystem Solutions; Dan Aguilar, conservation agent.
