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Homeowner cleared to replace pool with conditions: commission approves negative determination at 120 East Main
Summary
The commission approved a negative determination of applicability for a pool replacement at 120 East Main Street, requiring entrenched erosion control, preference for heavy compost filter tubes and dechlorination and discharge to upland areas away from the wetland.
Bob Labs, the homeowner at 120 East Main Street, told the commission his existing vinyl pool had failed and that he plans to remove the structure and install a gunite pool in the same footprint. "It would be the same footprint, roughly 16 by 36 in the same exact spot," Labs said, describing a salt-based system with cartridge filtration rather than a backwashing DE or sand system.
Staff (Glenda Williamson) and commissioners discussed erosion-control details for the short slope between the pool area and the nearby wetland, recommending entrenched silt fence combined with a heavy compost filter tube or, if straw wattles are used, adding silt fence as backup. Glenda also recommended a standard condition to dechlorinate water before discharge and to direct any discharge to an upland area such as the front yard rather than toward the wetland.
The commission moved and approved a negative determination of applicability for the RDA at 120 East Main Street with caveats requiring erosion control (entrenched silt fence or heavy compost filter tube at the base of the fence), dechlorination of any discharged pool water and discharge to an upland area. Commissioners also asked staff to inspect erosion-control measures once installed.
Next steps: the homeowner may proceed under the negative determination but must meet the commission’s erosion-control and dechlorination conditions and coordinate an inspection with staff prior to major work.
