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Commission continues hearing on 197-foot pier at 9 Jacobs Landing, schedules site visit
Summary
A proposed 197-foot aluminum pier at 9 Jacobs Landing (DEP 14-1445) was presented by a geological-services representative who said the design meets Army Corps channel-encroachment guidance; the commission agreed to a site visit and to continue the public hearing to Jan. 8, 2026 for additional coordinates and permit items.
DAVIS — The Conservation Commission continued its review of a proposed pier at 9 Jacobs Landing on Dec. 11 after the applicant’s representative reviewed design details and agency comments and commissioners requested a site visit.
Luke Fabry of Geological Field Services represented applicant Jeffrey Bunk and described a proposed aluminum pier system: a 152-foot pier with a 40-foot gangway and a 200-square-foot float supported by 14 southern-pine piles. Fabry said the design anchors to an existing concrete revetment and that most structure components will be aluminum; piles and cross members will be southern pine.
Fabry told the commission he had received comments from Danvers Department of Public Works about stormwater (given proximity to flood zones) and from the Division of Marine Fisheries about protecting salt marsh and tidal flats; he said the work would be performed from a pile-driving barge at high tide and not staged from the uplands. He said he will either file a stormwater permit or request a waiver when he submits final paperwork.
Responding to harbor-master concerns about navigation and channel encroachment, Fabry referenced U.S. Army Corps guidance and calculations showing the 197-foot structure would occupy about 10% of the mean-low-water distance across the channel — below the 25% threshold used as a flag for navigation concerns. The harbor master asked Fabry to add coordinates for the two outermost corners of the pier and suggested aligning the dock line with neighbors; Fabry agreed to add the coordinates and to consider minor adjustments after a site visit.
Commissioners and the public asked how the proposed pier compares with adjacent docks and whether dredging plans or buoy locations would be affected. Fabry said the pier extends to roughly the same location as a neighboring structure and emphasized that proposed construction avoids upland disturbance.
The commission voted to continue the hearing to Jan. 8, 2026 and to arrange a site visit; Fabry will provide coordinate details and examine whether a stormwater waiver or permit is required.
What’s next: The applicant will provide coordinates for pier corners, resolve outstanding permit/waiver questions and participate in a scheduled site visit prior to the continued hearing on Jan. 8, 2026.
