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Rye Conservation Commission raises no objection to three shoreline and wetland projects
Summary
The commission reviewed projects at 1212 and 2300 Ocean Boulevard and 70 Causeway Road, noting mitigation measures (pervious pavers, native plantings, a raingarden) and procedural steps (special-use access permit, ZBA referral). Members on site walks reported no major concerns and the panel registered no objections to each proposal.
The Rye Conservation Commission on Feb. 12 reviewed three shoreline and wetland-buffer projects and voted that it had no objection to each proposal.
Olivia Boyer, an environmental scientist with TF Moran, summarized plans for 1212 Ocean Boulevard to replace a concrete revetment and patio, add pervious pavers and native shoreline plantings, and replace the retaining structure. Members who attended a site walk said the plan was straightforward; the plans show riprap extending 10 feet into the beachfront sand. Member Hugh Lee moved that the Commission register no objection; the motion was seconded by Chair Victor Odryna and carried unanimously.
Boyer also presented repairs at 2300 Ocean Boulevard: fallen stones will be returned to the existing wall and shared stairs repaired. The applicants will access the site through Jenness State Beach under a special-use permit that runs March through April, and the abutter will sign off on required applications. Site-walk participants reported no issues and the Commission registered no objection.
John Chagnon of Haley Ward Engineering presented revised plans for replacement of the primary structure at 70 Causeway Road. To avoid impacts to the 50-foot wetland buffer the attached garage was shifted forward; the leach field was moved to the front of the parcel, an existing septic pumping tank will be removed from the buffer and replaced with gravity flow to the field, and a raingarden and considerable replanting of the resource buffer are included. Chagnon said the project will return to the Rye Beach Zoning Board of Adjustment for zoning relief. Members at the site walk called the revisions an improvement and the Commission moved to register no objection.
Each project had been the subject of a prior site walk attended by Commission members and Town staff. The Commission's action was limited to stating no objection on the record; any zoning relief or permits required for construction will be handled through the appropriate town boards and permitting processes.
