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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOI Narrative 1 Parsonage Point REV 08.01.2025J.M. OREILLY & ASSOCIATES, INC. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Site Development • Property Line • Subdivision • Sanitary • Land Court • Environmental Permitting July 17, 2025 Revised 8-1-2025 JMO-9747 Yarmouth Conservation Commission Yarmouth Town Hall 1146 Route 28 Yarmouth, MA 02664 RE: Notice of Intent: Proiect Narrative Irene Holmes 1 Parsonage Point Yarmouthport, MA Assessors' Map 105, Parcel 31 Dear Commission Members, On behalf of our client, Irene Holmes, J. M. O'REILLY AND ASSOCIATES, INC. is submitting the attached Notice of Intent for the above -referenced property. The Notice of Intent is for the construction of an elevated stairway with landings stairs to Elisha's Pond. Please refer to the Site Plan for details. Wetland Resources: The wetland resources associated with the property include, Land Under a Waterbody (Pond), an Inland Bank at the Pond's edge and a Bordering Vegetated Wetland (B.V.W.). The most landward resource is the B.V.W. The 50 and 100-foot Buffer Areas have been shown from the B.V.W. Please find a set of DEP Data forms outlining the wetland flagging and delineation. The flags have been set in the field, please refer to plan. Proiect Narrative: The owners have used a foot path for access to the Pond for a number of years. The footpath is about 3 feet wide and meanders within the existing 10 foot wide panhandle from the dwelling to the pond. The pathway has become more difficult due to the steepness of the slope adjacent to the pond. The intention is to construct an elevated set of stairs over the sloped area while continuing to utilize the pathway to the pond. The stairway will allow for safe access to the pond. The stairway will also mitigate potential erosion along the slope. The stairway and landing with be open risers and provide 3/8 inch gaps in the decking to allow for sunlight penetration. The structure will be supported by 4x4 posts. The posts will be to about 48-inches below grade and be installed by hand. The storing and cutting of the lumber will occur beyond the 100-foot buffer zone. Please refer to the Site Plan for additional details and protocols. 15�3 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX I%%3> BREWSTER, MA 02631 •PHONE: (sob) 8q6-66oI •FAX: (sob) 8q6-66o2 W W W.JMOREILLYASSOC.COM The existing footpath within the B.V.W. has veered off the panhandle. The proposal is to simply trim the existing vegetation to allow for the pathway to be within the 10-foot panhandle. The existing pathway, off property, will be abandoned and allowed to naturalize. No alteration is proposed on the abutting property other than letting nature naturalize the area. Performance Standards: (Added 8-1-25) • The elevated stairway will provide the owner with safer access to the pond while mitigating the potential of washout and erosion into the BVW from the steeper portions of the existing pathway. • The stairway is designed to allow for sunlight penetration below the structure to allow for vegetation to be developed. • The work within the BVW is to shift the pathway back onto the locus property. The anticipated impact will be temporary as the new pathway is established, and the exiting pathway allowed to re -naturalize. The project will not have significant impact on the resource, once the work is completed and the existing altered areas allowed to re -naturalize. • Work at the Inland Bank, like the BVW, is to shift the access point (opening) to the pond back onto the locus property. The project will not have significant impact on the resource, once the work is completed and the existing altered areas allowed to re -naturalize. We look forward to the Conservation Public Hearing set for August 7, 2025, to present the project. Please contact our office if you need any additional information or if you have any questions. Very truly yours, J. M. O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES, INC. John M. O'Reilly, P.E., P.L.S. Principal CC: Client John M. O'Reilly, PE, PLS MA DEP NHESP Holmes No[ice of Intent July 17, 2025 1 Parsonage Point, Yarmouthport, MA 1M0-9747