Commission issues certificate of compliance for Shore Drive revetment and requires ongoing sand replenishment

The commission considered a certificate of compliance request for a revetment at 156 Shore Drive and debated whether the original permit’s multi‑year sand‑nourishment requirement was fulfilled. A coastal engineer reported the as‑built showed sand added and that the property currently has a relatively wide beach, but commissioners noted permit conditions requiring multi‑year nourishment and annual reporting and sought clarity on whether those interim years had been completed.

The engineer told the commission the contractor reported placing the required sand at the time of construction and that as‑built surveys show the beach is presently higher than when the plan was prepared. Commissioner Aaron (and others) said the original permit required sand nourishment for several years to ensure the structure did not starve down‑drift areas; he urged monitoring and enforcement of permit conditions. "That's why we specifically wanted 3 years of the nourishment to go in, see how it looked at the end," a commissioner said.

After discussion the commission voted to issue the certificate of compliance with an ongoing replenishment requirement recorded in the motion (noted at the meeting as 168 cubic yards per year) and directed staff to monitor and, if necessary, adjust the replenishment requirement in the future. Commissioners asked staff to review files for documentation of prior nourishment installments and to confirm whether neighboring properties participated in joint nourishment actions.

The certificate was issued subject to the ongoing monitoring and with the understanding the replenishment quantity can be amended later if monitoring shows it is excessive or insufficient.