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Commission approves 7 Harbor Way shoreline changes, limits fill in V-zone to 2 feet
Summary
The commission approved revised plans for 7 Harbor Way, allowing buffer adjustments and limited fill but capping fill in the velocity (V) zone at 2 feet; staff will draft an order of conditions and the applicant must submit a revised plan showing adjusted quantities.
The Dennis Conservation Commission approved a revised shoreline project for 7 Harbor Way in West Dennis, including a reconfigured rear buffer, adjusted plantings and a modest sitting area, and a cap on fill within the V (velocity) zone.
Mark Burgess, the applicant representative, told commissioners the project removed in-water changes and reduced the proposed fill to roughly 83 cubic yards compared with earlier submittals. He argued modestly raising the bulkhead would reduce the frequency of flooding and material sweeping into the water: "Basically, the higher the bulkhead is, the less frequency of flooding and direct contamination of the water," Burgess said.
Commissioners probed the volume and asked whether a flow analysis would be required for fill greater than the recommended threshold. The panel settled on a condition limiting fill in the V-zone to a maximum of 2 feet (with the option that the applicant provide a flow/engineering analysis if a larger change were proposed). The commission asked staff to prepare an order of conditions reflecting that limit and to adjust the cubic-yard figures on the plan before final signoff.
The motion to approve the project under the Wetlands Protection Act and the Town of Dennis wetlands bylaw passed; the commission also granted variances from the bylaw needed to allow the work in the 50-foot buffer. The approval included instructions to staff to prepare the order of conditions for the next regularly scheduled meeting.
