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Commission approves consistency determination for renovation at 824 The Crescent
Summary
The Harbor Coastal Zone and Management Commission voted unanimously June 18 to approve a consistency resolution for a renovation at 824 The Crescent after hearing site, soil-percolation and erosion-control details; commissioners asked for minor follow-ups for building-permit compliance.
The Harbor Coastal Zone and Management Commission voted unanimously June 18 to approve a consistency determination for renovations at 824 The Crescent, the commission chair announced.
The application, presented by engineer Alan Pilch of ALP Engineering, proposes a second-floor addition above an existing garage with no change in footprint, replacement of a brick-paver driveway with a gravel/stone driveway, new bluestone walkways and a small backyard patio. Pilch told the commission the site is 0.725 acres and that soil percolation testing performed May 29–30 showed a percolation rate of 10 inches per hour, well above the 1 inch-per-hour minimum used for on-site infiltration design.
Commissioners said the materials and proposed erosion controls satisfied most concerns. “We came up with a percolation rate of 10 inches per hour which is well above the minimum,” Alan Pilch said, describing the test and the on-site chambers that will help manage runoff. Wetland scientist Alexandra Mark, who conducted the environmental review, said silt fences and other erosion controls would minimize short-term construction impacts and that no trees would be removed as part of the plans.
John Keller of the building department flagged one code-related item: replacements to HVAC or boiler equipment below the base flood elevation must comply with the village’s flood-damage-protection standards and may require that replacement systems be installed above base elevation. “The applicant will have to file a floodplain development permit with the building department prior to obtaining a building permit,” Keller said.
After commissioners indicated they had sufficient information on the record, the chair moved to approve the draft resolution. Following confirmation of a second, the motion passed; the chair announced the resolution passed unanimously.
The commission noted that technical building-permit items and any minor plan adjustments can be handled by the building department as the applicants proceed. The commission also recorded that the marine-structure aspects of the application are separate and may require additional review.
