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FEBRUARY 10, 2025 www.bscgroup.com
Town of Yarmouth
1146 Route 28
South Yarmouth, MA 02664
Attn: Brittany DiRienzo, Conservation Administrator
RE: Revised Variance Request Under Town of Yarmouth Wetland Protection Regulations,
Associated with Notice of Intent for Proposed Replacement Pier, Ramp and Float System,
146 Mayflower Terrace, South Yarmouth, MA, BSC Job #0101231.00, DEP File# SE 083-2458
Dear Yarmouth Conservation Commissioners,
BSC Group, Inc. (BSC) is pleased to submit this request for variance to waive a performance standard under Part 3
Regulations for Docks, Pier and Dredging, Performance Standards for Tidal and Estuarine Docks and Piers,
associated with the project in the submitted Notice of Intent (NOI) Application on behalf of Robert and Maureen Kelly
(the Applicant), for a project located at 146 Mayflower Terrace, South Yarmouth, MA (the Site). The proposed project
involves the replacement of an existing pier, with a new pier, ramp and float system within Dinahs Pond. The project
scope has been revised to exclude the coastal revetment replacement work, and the configuration of the pier has
been altered at the request of the Yarmouth Waterways Committee, who requested that the structure not exceed the
80’ length limit from MHW under 3.01 (10). The proposed project activities will be located within Dinahs Pond, which
contains Land Under Ocean and Land Containing Shellfish, Salt Marsh, Coastal Bank, and Land Subject to Coastal
Storm Flowage.
The performance standard associated with this variance request is 3.01 (11), which requires that, “the water depth at
the seaward side of the dock and associated floats shall be no less than 3 feet at Mean Low Water (MLW).” The
proposed pier, ramp and float system, which will be located in the footprint of the existing pier, will extend 80 feet
from the MHW line. The pier component of the structure has been limited to only 54 feet to achieve this. This results
in 2.1’ of depth below the floats at low tide. Due to the reduced water depths, the applicant has added float stops to
prevent the float from impacting the substrate. This structure also meets all other performance standards associated
with tidal piers, docks, and floats, as well as performance standards associated with work in Land Under Ocean and
Land Containing Shellfish. It is not anticipated that this reduction in pier length and reduced berthing depths will result
in any significant negative impacts to jurisdictional resource areas and their natural functions.
Therefore, it is requested that this performance standard be waived to allow this pier, ramp and float system to be
constructed as proposed. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact our office at
(508) 778 – 8919 or via email at hraddatz@bscgroup.com.
Sincerely,
BSC Group, Inc.
Hannah Raddatz
Ecologist, Associate