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Danvers conservation commission approves 9 Jacobs Landing pier with waivers after debate over length and navigation
Summary
The Town of Danvers Conservation Commission granted two waivers and issued an Order of Conditions for a pier at 9 Jacobs Landing (DEP file 14-1445), voting 4–1 on each waiver amid debate about navigation, riparian rights and whether pulling the pier back would cause boats to ground.
The Town of Danvers Conservation Commission voted to issue an Order of Conditions for a proposed pier at 9 Jacobs Landing (DEP file 14-1445) and granted two waivers to allow work in the 35-foot no-disturb zone and the 50-foot no-build zone, each waiver passing 4–1.
The applicant’s representative, Luke Fabry of Geological Field Services, told the Commission the project was revised after a site visit and the gangway was rotated 5.5 degrees so the pier sits about 25 feet back from the channel and parallel to it. Fabry said the floats provide roughly 4.9 feet of clearance and that the design meets applicable town, state and federal…
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