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Conservation commission approves two Dennisport projects, grants local buffer variance
Summary
The Dennis Conservation Commission on May 7 approved a patio-to-enclosed-space conversion at 217 Old Wharf Road and voted to permit a 217-square-foot addition at 9 Division Street in Dennisport, granting a local variance to work within the 50-foot buffer; staff will draft orders of conditions for the approvals.
The Dennis Conservation Commission voted May 7 to approve two small residential projects in Dennisport and to direct staff to draft the corresponding orders of conditions.
A continued Request for Determination of Applicability from Old Wharf, Dennis LLC for 217 Old Wharf Road — a conversion of an existing patio to enclosed space — was approved after staff reported that a revised plan addressed earlier concerns. Eric (staff member) told the panel that the submittal met requirements and “it's gonna be a positive 5, negative 2,” language the commission used in making its determination. The commission closed the public hearing and approved the project by voice vote.
Later, applicant Paul Shea presented a Notice of Intent for 9 Division Street proposing a small (about 217-square-foot) addition for an office and pantry. Shea told commissioners the work will be located in upland lawn, that the addition is “approximately 217 square feet,” and that the project proposes about 504 square feet of new native plantings as mitigation. Shea also reported the property has flagged bordering vegetative wetland and a marginal coastal bank feature at an elevation near 12 feet.
Commissioners questioned roof drainage, foundation depth and whether excavation would require dewatering; Shea said runoff from a 217-square-foot addition would be small and that roof drainage would be handled by gutters directed to upland areas. Following discussion the commission voted to approve the project under the Wetlands Protection Act and the Dennis Wetlands Bylaw and then voted to grant a variance from section 2, subsection 1 of the town bylaw to allow work within the 50-foot buffer. One commissioner registered opposition to the variance; the motion passed by a majority.
Next steps: staff will prepare orders of conditions for both approvals and the formal determinations will be posted as part of the commission’s permit records.
