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Planning board approves minor stormwater modification for Paragon Dunes development
Summary
The Hull Planning Board voted unanimously June 24 to treat a Paragon Dunes change to its underground stormwater system as a minor modification and approved the contractor's proposed enlargement of an infiltration chamber to accept roughly 5,350 sq ft of roof runoff.
The Hull Planning Board unanimously approved a minor modification for the Paragon Dunes development on June 24, allowing the applicant to enlarge an underground stormwater infiltration chamber (P3B) to accept runoff from about 5,350 square feet of roof area.
The board first voted that the proposed change qualified as a "minor modification," a procedural finding that avoids a full public hearing. Nathan moved to find the proposal minor and Lisa French seconded; after a roll-call vote the board found the change minor. The board then voted, also unanimously, to permit the applicant to move forward with the modification.
Carlos Sculty of Civil Environmental Consultants, representing the project team, told the board the change was driven by interior plumbing routing and would move the runoff into a courtyard chamber system. "We have upsized this chamber system to accommodate all of the storm water runoff from this roof area," Sculty said, and added that the system "stores and infiltrates 100% of all of the storm events up to and including the 100red-year storm event." He said the work would be entirely underground and would not affect the building's appearance.
Sculty also cited a third-party peer review by Mr. Chessia; board members agreed the peer-review letter should be added to the record as an appendix. The board confirmed that the modified courtyard system meets the original project's standards for peak runoff rates, water-quality storage and recharge.
The motion to find the change minor was made by Nathan and seconded by Lisa French; the approval to proceed with the modification was moved by Chandel and seconded by Nancy Boyce. Roll calls recorded all members present voting in favor.
With the vote complete, the applicant team thanked the board and left the meeting; the board resumed its agenda.
