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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence Grant, Kelly From:Grant, Kelly Sent:Thursday, January 9, 2020 8:49 AM To:'Love Albrecht Howard' Cc:brad@ecrholmes.com Subject:RE: WILLSEY SITE - 27 Aunt Edith's Road Attachments:83- 039 - recorded.pdf Hi Love Thanks for your email and I apologize for the delay in responding. See below my response. Thank you Kelly Grant Conservation Administrator Town of Yarmouth 508-398-2231 Ext 1288 kgrant@yarmouth.ma.us From: Love Albrecht Howard \[mailto:alovea@comcast.net\] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2019 3:03 PM To: Grant, Kelly <KGrant@yarmouth.ma.us> Cc: brad@ecrholmes.com; Love Albrecht Howard <alovea@comcast.net> Subject: WILLSEY SITE - 27 Aunt Edith's Road Attention! This email originates outside of the organization. Do not open attachments or click links unless you are sure this email is from a known sender and you know the content is safe. Call the sender to verify if unsure. Otherwise delete this email. Kelly, Hello! Thank you and your board for hearing the plans for 27 Aunt Edith’s Road last night. I do apologize for not staking . . . ironically I haven’t been asked to stake a site since 2005, so it did not occur to me to do so. If there is a house addition or a new garage, yes, that I’ve been asked to stake. But not for landscaping . . . hence my surprise at the consternation we apparently caused the Commissioners. So I apologize for that. Landscaping would not usually require staking, but the staking of an increase in hardscape, particularly in or near a setback line, is standard. The proximity of the river front property line to the project also makes that line important to see onsite. I want to make sure we’re on the same page with regard to the site and the plan, so when we return to the continued th hearing on January 16 it’s pretty good to go! Here are my comments/questions . . . 1  The former Order of Conditions . . . I found the 2009 recording at the Barnstable Reg of Deeds and emailed a copy to you and to Dawn-Marie. Just wanted to make sure you received it and this is no longer an open issue. Kindly confirm. All set  I will update the proposed landscape plan to provide additional clarification, including lines for the 35’ and the 50’ zones. Thank you  We will provide staking for the property lines, the patio expansion and the pergola footprint. Thank you. We will be visiting the site tomorrow (Friday).  We will enlarge the proposed gardens to provide a ‘remediation’ of 3:1, increased from our proposed 2.5:1. Thank you  The planting plan includes 5% non-natives (white and blue Hydrangeas), 43.5% Nativars or Native Selections, and 51.5% straight native species. I have first-hand experience with the non-native cultivars & selections I proposed, because I grow them. Each of these draws pollinators like . . . well, like bees to a flower! So, for example, the smaller varieties of Baptisia that are proposed are smaller in stature than the straight species, but they bloom profusely and for a longer period, doing a really nice job of supporting pollinators. Can the mix of plant varieties stand as is? The advice we have received from the county is that we should only allow straight native selections, however the Commission has not held strictly to this. The Commission will need to approve this in the hearing.  I understand the firepit area was a surprise, as was the gas that supports it. The clients are travelling, so I cannot ask them to clarify what went down with that. What would you like for us to do? Remove the firepit and gas? Please let me know. And whether the firepit stays or goes, we will add ‘replacing the stairs’ to this NOI, since they are very degraded, as the Commission noted. Do you prefer wood steps or natural stone? Kindly advise. This should be included on the plan and the Commission can vote on it as part of this project. A 16x24 foot sundeck was previously approved at this location (see attached plan).  The eel grass that looked cleared in the river as noted by DEP . . . again, this was news to me. Do we need to address this? Please let me know. The previous approval included a 5 foot wide path way to the water. The Commission will need to decide whether they require remediation of the enlarged area as a condition of this project. I will confirm the extent of the cleared salt marsh at our next site visit and can let you know what my recommendation will be. And that’s the lot! I welcome any direction you can offer so we can expeditiously work through the project details at our next hearing. And . . . Thank you! best, Love 781.424.7176 Love Albrecht Howard AH LOVE design/build Home is where your story begins . . . 2 3