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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTR-03/18/2015John M. Bredemeyer III, President Michael J. Domino, Vice -President James F. King, Trustee Dave Bergen, Trustee SO(/T y �r COQ Charles Jr. Sanders, Tlrustee 1 �yMUMN�v BOARD OF TOWN TRUSTEES TOWN OF SOUTHOLD Minutes Wednesday, March 18, 2015 5:30 PM Present Were: John Bredemeyer, President Michael Domino, Vice -President Jim King, Trustee Charles Sanders, Trustee Elizabeth Cantrell, Clerk Typist Lori Hulse, Assistant Town Attorney CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Town Hall Annex 54375 Main Road P.O. Box 1179 Southold, New York 11971-0959 Telephone (631) 765-1892 Fax (631) 765-6641 RECEIVED a,lad MAY So thold Town Clerk NEXT FIELD INSPECTION: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 8:00 AM NEXT TRUSTEE MEETING: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 5:30 PM WORKSESS16NS: Monday, April 20, 2015 at 5:30 PM at Downs Farm, and on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 5:00 PM at the Main Meeting Hall MINUTES:r Approve Minutes of February 18, 2015. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Good evening, and welcome to our regular monthly meeting March 18th, 2015. 1 just want to inform you that there are a number of postponements in the agenda. Ifi you have a copy of the written agenda, on page four, item number four, and the entirety of page seven in the agenda, largely dealing with issues surrounding the rather severe winter we've had, some sites were not able to be inspected. They are listed as follows: Number four, on page four, Patricia C. Moore, Esq., on behalf of JOHN VENETIS requests a Transfer of Wetland Permit #4895 from Spyridon & Letta Kouzios.to John Venetis, as issued on March 25, 1998; and for an Amendment to Wetland Permit #4895 to replace existing ramp with a 3'x16' ramp; and relocate 5'x24' float from a "T" shape to an "I" shape with four (4) proposed piles. Located: 2600 Takaposha Road, Southold. And on page seven, number ten, Patricia C. Moore, Esq., on behalf of BARBARA ADAMS requests a Wetland Permit to demolish existing dwelling and garage and construct a now 3,198.12sq.ft. two-story, single-family dwelling; a 26.3'x8.3' attached rear seaward deck; and an 18.'5x18.1' front deck. Located: 8100 Indian Neck Lane, �l y Board of Trustees i 2 March 18, 2015 Peconic. Number eleven, McCarthy Management, Inc., on behalf of 850 PRESIDENT LLC requests a Wetland Permit to construct a 30'x59' single-family dwelling with drywells; proposed sanitary system landward of dwelling; and driveway. Located: 7165 New Suffolk Road, New Suffolk. Number 12, Gary Steinfeld on behalf of MARK KING requests a Wetland Permit for the partial demolition and reconstruction of existing 30.5'x22.4' dwelling including removal of southern portion of structure (5.2'x22.2'); expansion of footprint to 28'x32' with additions on north and east elevations; addition of a second story; and construction of a 12'x29' deck on west elevation; and 4'x6' covered entry porch on north elevation. Located: 200 East Mill ,Road, Mattituck. Number 13, Michael Kimack on behalf of MIMI COLOMBO requests a Wetland Permit to remove existing +/-24' long wood. retaining wall, 4' wide wood decking and staircase; and replace with a proposed +/-24' long ACQ wood retaining wall with shoreguard sheathing; proposed 4'x+/-24' thru-flow decking along top of retaining wall; construct a 4'x60' fixed dock on 8" diameter pilings at 8'o.c.; a 3'x16' removable aluminum ramp; a 4'x16' floating dock with a 4'x4' float extension using trex decking; with four (4) 10" diameter pilings in two sets; overall length of docking facility from retaining wall to be 80'. Located: 350 Oak Street, Cutchogue. Number 14, Michael Kimack on behalf of THOMAS & NANCY ESHELMAN requests a Wetland Permit to construct a 4'x +/-120' walkway using thru-flow decking with 6" diameter piles' following existing path through wetlands; remove existing 4'x32' fixed dock and construct new 4'x79' fixed dock with 8" diameter piles at 9' finished grade using thru-flow decking; install a 3'x16' removable aluminum ramp; install an 8' wide at ramp end by 4' wide by 16' long with a 2'x2' at 45 degree corner brace "L" shaped floating dock using composite lumber; install two sets of (2) 8" diameter piles to secure floating dock; !and to construct a new 1,045sq.ft. attached deck to dwelling. Located: 695 Howard Avenue, Mattituck. Those have all been postponed. I would make a motion to hold the next field inspection April 15th, at 8:00 AM. Is there a second? TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: And to hold the next Trustee meeting April 22nd, at 5:30 PM, and to hold work sessions on April 20th, at 5:30 PM at Downs Farms, and on Wednesday the 22nd, 2015, at the main meeting hall, at 5:00 PM. Second? TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'll take a motion to approve the Minutes of the February meeting. TRUSTEE KING: I'll make a motion to approve. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion to approve has been made, is there a second? TRUSTEE BERGEN: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES).; I. MONTHLY, REPORT: i The Trustees monthly report for February 2015. A check for $7,895.36 was forwarded to the Supervisor's Office for the General Fund. 1 Board of Trustees + 3 March 18, 2015 i I 11. PUBLIC NOTICES: Public Notices are posted on the Town Clerk's Bulletin Board for review. 1 III. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEWS: RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Southold hereby finds that the following applications more fully described in Section VII Public Hearings Section of the Trustee agenda dated Wednesday, March 18, 2015, are classified as Type II Actions pursuant to SEQRA Rules and Regulations, and are not subject to further review under SEQRA: Cheri Antoniello — SCTM# 122-9-7.20 Willem Kooyker & Judith Ann Corrente — SCTM# 3-1-5 Haywaters Road, LLC — SCTM# 111-1-2 Michael & Corinne Slade — SCTM# 110-7-26 Stelios & Penelope Nikolakakos — SCTM# 51-4-13 Jacoby Family Ltd. Partnership, c/o Winifred Breines — SCTM#125-1-5.3 Betsy Flinn — SCTM# 70-10-53 Vincent Fischetti — SCTM# 86-5-6 Mark D. King —SCTM# 106-4-5 TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Under item number 111, I'll make a resolution for items which are herein listed that are considered Type II actions under the State Environmental Quality Review Act for review at this meeting, starting on the first page of the agenda and ending on the second page, I would move that as Type 11 actions. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). IV. RESOLUTIONS - ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS: TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: For administrative permits and applications for extensions, transfers and administrative amendments, the Board typically will move these as a group if the applications came in and there were no changes necessary to them and they reflect minor actions that did not affect disturbance, actual disturbance of tidal wetlands. Accordingly, ,I would make a motion to approve item number one under IV for Administrative Permits, which reads as follows: Number one,; Michael Kimack on behalf of 860 BAYVIEW DRIVE LLC requests an Administrative Permit to construct a 390sq.ft. Second floor deck with a 3'6" wide staircase and two (2) landings, and an outdoor fireplace; remove existing on -grade patio and construct new 598sq.ft. patio under new deck. Located: 860 Bayview Drive, East Marion. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). 1 Board of Trustees ! 4 March 18, 2015 V. APPLICATIONS FOR EXTENSIONS/TRANSFERS/ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS: i TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: And under Item V,_ items one through seven as a group. Is there a second? TRUSTEE KING: Just for the record, I'll abstain or recuse myself from number three and number four. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: For therecord, okay. TRUSTEE KING: And on number six, I did the inspection on that and there is, it's like an "L" shaped groin out into the wetlands that I believe there is no permit, so it should not be rebuilt or reconstructed. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Let me refashion my resolution then. I'll move to approve number one under Item IV; and Item V, one through five, noting that Trustee King is abstaining from numbers three and four. They are listed as follows: Number one, Fairweather & Brown Associates on behalf of ISLE OF CEDARS, LLC request the Last One -Year Extension to Wetland Permit #7774 and Coastal Erosion Permit #7774C, as issued on April 18, 2012. Located: 2450 Peter's Neck Road, Orient. Number two, ,ANTHONY CAMPO requests the Last One -Year Extension to Wetland Permit #7808, as issued on May 16, 2012. Located: 1165 Haywaters Road, Cutchogue. Number three, MARK D. KING requests a Transfer of Wetland Permit #993 from Charles A. King to Mark D. King, as issued on October 1, 1973. Located: 200 East Mill Road, Mattituck. Number four, MARK D. KING requests a Transfer of Wetland Permit #454 from Charles A. King to Mark D. King, as issued on November 19, 1988. Located: 200 East Mill Road, Mattituck. Number five, TODD FEUERSTEIN requests a Transfer of Wetland Permit #6846 from Thomas Giese to Todd Feuerstein, as issued on April 16, 2008. Located: 5860 Skunk Lane, Cutchogue. And we'll take, six forward separately. That's my motion. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES)., (Trustee King recused for item three and item four). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: For item number six, do you want to take that, Jim? With I guess a stipulation? TRUSTEE KING: Number six, DAVID KRUPNICK & LOWELL BLUMENTHAL requests a Transfer of Wetland Permit #1708 from Scott D. & Julia A. Osler to David Krupnick & Lowell Blumenthal, as issued on October 25, 1983, and Amended on June 18, 2014. Located: 880 Deep Hole Drive, Mattituck. There was no problem with the transfer -- we were down there not too long ago -- but there is a structure right in the vegetated wetlands, very old and deteriorated, and I don't believe there is any permits or anything on it so it should not be re -built when the time comes. It's in pretty bad shape now. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: So move to approve and entered with a stipulation Board of Trustees 5 March 18, 2015 not to rebuild. TRUSTEE KING: Yes. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'll second that. All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Item seven, DAVID TURNER requests an Administrative Amendment to Wetland Permit #8244 to construct a 10'x14' wood deck attached to the west side of the dwelling. Located: 640 West Shore Drive, Southold. We didn't have an issue with that, I'll move to approve that. TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Item number eight, BRADFORD WINSTON & SANDRA POWERS request an Administrative Amendment to Wetland Permit # 5562 to add two (2) diagonal 6" diameter, pile dolphins to secure the existing two (2) vertical 6" diameter float piles. Located: 485 Breezy Path, Southold. This is an application where the applicant requested to use two two -.pile dolphins to deal with ice issues. The Board,. based on the field inspection and experience with this winter, believes that for the location, the two -pile dolphins would be no more effective than single pile. Accordingly, the Board discussed this at worksession and believes that single pile with the tapered, with the butt end down, so the taper would prevent, help decrease lodging, with no guarantees. So accordingly, based on discussion and inspection I move we deny this application without prejudice, suggesting the applicants reinstall their ice piles with the butt end down, and accordingly there is no permit necessary because it's an ordinary repair under ice damage. So that's my motion. TRUSTEE DOMINO: I'll second that. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES).. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The next item, item number nine, David Chicanowicz on behalf of KEVIN BARR requests an Amendment to Wetland Permit #8337 to install a 6' wide buffer in lieu of a 10' wide buffer landward of top of bluff; as -built 6' high fencing along'the side yards and across midway section of bluff; as -built 138sq.ft. permeable patio with fire pit landward of 6' non -turf buffer; as -built kayak rack landward of bulkhead; 174sq.ft. deck landward of bulkhead in lieu of 10'x19' deck; and for as -built electric to bulkhead. Located: 200 Basin Road, Southold. The Board revisited the application with a request to make narrower a non -turf buffer. Based on the field inspection on the site and discussion at the worksession, the Board feels that the ten -foot non -turf buffer should stand as originally.permitted. Accordingly, the language that has been posted will need to be amended to remove that. Additionally, there was a request to include a deck on the Board of Trustees 6 March 18, 2015 property in this permit, but for which it already had a valid Trustee permit. So that language will have to be removed from the permit issuance language. I'll read the amended permit language for approval. This would be David Chicanowicz on behalf of Kevin Barr requests an amendment to wetland permit number 8337 for an as -built six-foot high fencing along the side yards and across the midway section of bluff; the as -built 138 square foot permeable patio with fire pit within the previously permitted ten -foot non -turf buffer; and as -built kayak rack landward of the bulkhead; and as -built electric to the bulkhead. Located: 200 Basin Road, Southold. That's my motion. TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). MS. HULSE: Do you want to condition that at the end of April? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Yes, do we reopen that? MS. HULSE: Yes. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I move to reopen item number nine. I neglected a condition we had discussed at worksession. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion made and seconded. All in favor to re -open? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Also as an addition to the approval, the stipulation that the non -turf buffer of ten feet shall be installed by April 30th and inspected at that time. That's my motion. Is there a second? TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). VI. MOORINGS: TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Under Item VI, SAMUEL SINGER requests a Mooring Permit in Richmond Creek for a 20' motorboat off private property. Located: 44030 Route 25, Peconic. We reviewed this. There is no issue with it in that location. I would move to approve that item. Is there a second? TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: At this time I'll make a motion to go off the agenda, go on to the public hearings. Is there a second? TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS: AMENDMENTS: i' TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: At this time we'll entertain our amendments to hearings. Try Board of Trustees 7 March 18, 2015 i to keep your comments as brief as possible, if you would. That would be appreciated. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Number one, CHERI ANTONIELLO requests an Amendment to Wetland Permit #8497 to change the location of the proposed pool. Located: 2404 Camp Mineola Road, Mattituck. The LWRP coordinator found this to be consistent. The CAC, on March 11 th,� resolved to support this application. The Trustees did a field inspection on March 11th, and no conditions have been noted. Is there anyone here to speak to this application? MR. PETROWSKI: Rich Petrowski, on behalf of the applicant. MS. HULSE: If ,I may, do you have authorization from the Antoniello's? MR. PETROWSKI: They were supposed to call for it. Yes. MS. HULSE: Would you just mind giving us something in writing at your convenience indicating you are authorized to speak on their behalf? Thank you. TRUSTEE KING: This amendment was at the request of the DEC, if my memory serves me right. MR. PETROWSKI: They just wanted to move the pool a little closer to the house, to get within the setbacks. TRUSTEE KING: I had talked to Ms. Antoniello about this and she said any trees that will be removed will be replanted. MR. PETROWSKI: If not more. TRUSTEE KING: In my mind it was a little closer to the wetlands, but the DEC has a different look at it, I guess. TRUSTEE BR EDEMEYER: The site has already had a very substantial and beneficial jwetland remediation, and the wetlands that are in question here,1 that are in this vicinity of the pool, are not really high-grade wetlands at this point. I'm thinking that it's not going to be a material change; the big change was that beautiful wetland that was constructed on the property. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Do we have a diagram of the work to be done? TRUSTEE KING: (Handing). TRUSTEE BERGEN: My question is, is this going to be, this pool going to be on grade, above grade, below grade? MR. PETROWSKI: Above grade. TRUSTEE BERGEN: How high above grade will this be? MR. PETROWSKI: I believe 18 inches. TRUSTEE BERGEN: We are also looking for a pool fence on this set of plans, and I don't see one. Unless I'm missing it, I don't see one on here, which of course'is required by code MR. PETROWSKI: On my plan I don't have a fence, but. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Wait a second. I have here penciled in a four -foot tall fence, half a foot to one foot around perimeter. It looks like it was drawn in after the fact on here. So we do 'have a pool fence drawn in here. I'm looking, just for the record, these are plans dated 9/17/14, received August 8th, 2014.. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: And we have the stamped DEC plan here. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Okay. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: That has the DEC stamp. TRUSTEE B�RGEN: The reason I ask about elevation is obviously the whole house was required to be elevated during construction, Board of Trustees 8 March 18, 2015 so I was just wondering if the pool was also. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Is that the old or the new one? TRUSTEE KING: That's the old one. Now that the pool has been moved here, this is the approved DEC permit and that doesn't show -- we just need to see a plan with the fence on it. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Yes. MR. PETROWSKI: Okay, I'll make that happen. TRUSTEE KING: Because it's not on this one. The pool location has been changed. TRUSTEE BERGEN: And if the new elevations can be shown on that new set of the plans, depicting that the pool is above grade. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Any other questions or comments from the Board? (Negative response). Does anyone else wish to speak to this application? (Negative response). TRUSTEE DOMINO: Hearing no further comments, I'll make a motion to close this hearing. TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE DOMINO: I'll make a motion to approve this application subject to submission of new plans reflecting the fence and the elevation. TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The next application is Docko, Inc., on behalf of WILLEM KOOYKER & JUDITH ANN CORRENTE request an Amendment to Wetland Permit #7375 and Coastal Erosion Permit #7375C to install a 6'x20' float with associated restraint piles alongside the existing pier; and relocate two (2) associated batter -braced tie -off piles, all. waterward of the apparent high water line. Located: East End Road, Fishers Island. Is there anyone here who wishes to speak on behalf of this application? MR. NIELSON: Keith Nielson of Docko, Inc., on behalf of Ms. Corrente and Mr. Kooyker. First of all, I have the certified mailings and photograph of the posters on the site. This is basically the same project that we presented in a workshop several months ago. We modified the location of the float slightly based on the DEC concerns, but everything that is in your application packet otherwise is the same as previously presented. If you have any questions, I would be more than happy to answer them.. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It's not entirely a question, but the Board, when we reviewed the plans for this, the Wetlands Code where you have a float doesn't allow for pilings offshore seaward of the float line, by code. So you show batter brace tie -off piles that are seaward on the plan. They can't even be relocated -- in Board of Trustees 9 March 18, 2015 other words the ones that are there can't be relocated to the seaward of the terminus of the dock. MR. NIELSON: Okay, you mean the two tie -off piles on the east side? Or do you mean the two -float restraint piles off the end of the float? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The two off the end of the float, what would appear all three piles that are seaward of the float, one which you are trying to relocate, would have to be relocated so that they would be inland of the end of the dock. MR. NIELSON: I see what you are saying. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: In other words, so if an additional tie -off is needed from the fixed portion of the dock or the float, it would have to be to the sides of the dock and not in front of the dock. MR. NIELSON: Can I just step up to the dais, please. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: You may. MR. NIELSON: (Handing). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: (Indicating) This you would want to move, would have to be in line. MR. NIELSON: Okay, so we either leave that one there or -- TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I think the granting of this permit really makes it -- TRUSTEE KING: The way the code reads, if you have a dock, you can have a tie -off pile seaward of the dock. If you have a dock with a float incorporated with that, you can't have a pile seaward. MR. NIELSEN: So would this do away with this tie -off pile entirely or do I have to bring it back? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: You have to bring it back. MR. NIELSON: But these two are okay the way they are? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: They were part in parcel -- TRUSTEE KING: If that's part of this original permit. MR. NIELSON: They were. TRUSTEE KING: Then they should be -- TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I think the code imputes one dock for one Boat, and where the float is the tie off, that is your tie off. I think that's the reasoning. I was not there for that, but I think it's to try to -- MR. NIELSON: It looks like at the time you didn't get this copy. This is where the DEC asked us to move the float out so that we would be beyond the two -and -a -half foot contour. Should we move that out? So what you are saying then is -- TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It would be at the four foot underwater contour. If it was in line. MR. NIELSON: You're okay with this? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: We can take it as a modification on the plan showing -- MR. NIELSON: And I bring the tie -off piles back here, and this back here, and this here (indicating). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Right. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: So it's clear what we just discussed, we are Board of Trustees 10 March 18, 2015 discussing tie -off piles that would not comply with the dock requirements, that the dock modification to add a float requires them to be moved landward. So we are providing the guidance. MR. NIELSON: Does that look good? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Yes. MR. NIELSON: One, two, three, four, the float there (indicating). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Yes. MR. NIELSON: Okay, I'll agree with that. Do you want me to revise these and approve next time, or approve subject to receipt of my -- TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Well, is there anyone else that wishes to speak on behalf of this application? (Negative response). Hearing none, I'll make a motion to close the hearing in this matter. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I would make a motion to approve this application subject to submission of plans showing that the new location that is required by the Department of Environmental Conservation for the float, and depicting the batter brace tie -off piles no further seaward than the terminus of the dock, and minus four foot underwater contour with the plans submitted subject to issuing a permit. We don't have to bring it up at the next meeting. That's my motion. TRUSTEE KING: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BERGEN: Number three, MARK D. KING requests a Transfer of Wetland Permit #687 from Charles A. King to Mark D. King, as issued on October 4, 1971; and for an Amendment to Wetland Permit #687 to remove and replace existing +/-68' long bulkhead with two 10' long returns at each end using vinyl sheathing; remove and replace existing 32' long by 31' wide fixed dock; and incorporate by reference Wetland Permit #993 to widen existing dock 10 ft. By 23 ft. Located: 220 East Mill Road, Mattituck. The Board did go out and looked at this. This was reviewed under the LWRP and found to be consistent. It was noted that this property is located within an M2 zone and it is used for commercial fishing purposes. Like I said, the Board did go out and looked at this, and this is basically trying to clean up, the purpose is to clean up what had been previously permitted under two separate permits and then to again to remove and replace the existing structure that is there. Is there any anybody here who wants to speak on behalf of this application? TRUSTEE KING: Just for the record, I'm recusing myself from this application. The applicant is my brother. Board of Trustees 11 March 18, 2015 TRUSTEE BERGEN: Any comments from the Board regarding this application? (Negative response). As I alluded to, it was fairly straightforward, and when we went out and looked at it in the field, it was everything, we didn't have any issues with what we saw out there. There are no other comments, I'll make a motion to close this public hearing. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BERGEN: I'll make a motion to approve the transfer and the amendment as described, noting it was found consistent under the LWRP. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion made. Is there a second. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? ((Trustee Bredemeyer, aye. Trustee Domino, aye. Trustee Bergen, aye. Trustee Sanders, aye). (Trustee King, recused). TRUSTEE KING: Number one under Wetland and Coastal Erosion Permits, En -Consultants on behalf of THEODORE & NATHALIE STRAUEL requests a Wetland Permit and a Coastal Erosion Hazard Area Permit to construct a fixed timber dock consisting of a 4'x97' fixed timber catwalk with two sets of 4'x6' steps at landward end; a 3'x14' ramp; and a 6'x20' float secured by two (2) -pile (10" diameter) dolphins. Located: 220 Bay Lane, Orient. The LWRP coordinator found this to be inconsistent with the LWRP. The location of the proposed dock is within the Coastal Erosion Hazard Area. All development is prohibited in the nearshore area pursuant to Chapter. 111-11. That's basically the main reason for the inconsistency. And the CAC resolved to support the application as it was submitted. Is there anyone here. to speak on behalf of or against this application? MR. HERRMANN: Yes, good evening. Rob Herrmann of En -Consultants here representing the applicants. The applicant Ed Strauel is also here, as is his contractor Ian Crowley of Crowley Marine. As the Board knows, this is actually a site where we had requested and had with the Board a pre -application conference prior to the time that we submitted the application. We had originally had the dock situated centered on the property. It's not a very wide property. We had it more or less centered so that we were more than 15 feet off the right angle extension of each side property line. When the Board was out and we met with Mr. Strauel and looked at the staking, the Board felt, I believe, if I'm characterizing your thoughts at the time correctly, there is already an existing dock, the Bahrenberg dock to the north, which angles sharply to the north, and there is no dock located immediately to the south, and so there was some concern that we would try reorienting the position of the dock as much as possible to the north rather than to the south. So consistent with those conversations, we went back, we revised the plan -- the plan is dated January 7th of this Board of Trustees 12 March 18, 2015 year -- and we put an angle in the catwalk close to the shore, not too far seaward from where we have the two access steps down to the beach to maintain public access along the shoreline. And we have it angled to the north a little bit so that at its nearest point the float is as close to that property extension line to the north as we can get it, which is 15 feet, and it is now I think almost 35 feet from the extension of the property line to the south. So that adjustment had been made, consistent with our conversations at the site meeting. As the Board is aware when we met at the site, this is an area that is well protected in Orient Harbor, although it is in a coastal erosion hazard area. The Board recently in 2013 issued a Coastal Erosion Management Permit to Linton Duell to extend his dock, which is a couple of properties down to the north. The other docks that have been around there have been maintained here for a long time, and obviously there has been maintenance of Orient Wharf Company Marina a couple doors down to the south, which is depicted in that photo. If the Board has any further questions of me or Mr. Strauel or the contractor in regard to the design, we are here and happy to answer them. Ted, did you want to speak? MR. STRAUEL: (Negative response). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I don't think there are any questions. I think we did enumerate during the course of the worksession and had communicated with the applicant previously that the Coastal Erosion Hazard Act in this nearshore area doesn't allow construction, so that while this would typically meet all of the parameters required of a dock with respect to distance from property lines, proper construction above the water, that would enable the Board to consider a wetland permit, it puts us in a position that because of the code restrictions under Coastal Erosion we are really not authorized to do that unless the structure was less than 200 -square feet above the constructed dock. In the case of the Duell dock extension which is nearby, I think it was less than 200 -square feet, and the dock may have had a history that preceded coastal erosion. To try to keep consistent with that law and some of the knowledge that we gained in terms of properly writing permits under this law came after Tropical Storm Sandy when the beach front in East Marion lost probably in the order of 12 or 13 decks on the properties there. And we had been in regular communication with the State Coastal Erosion Hazard people, our attorney has, and to get clarification. So my understanding is the Board, and during the course of the pre -submission conference and during the course of the worksession, we don't really have a problem with the wetland attributes for this application, but we are simply not allowed as a Board to approve a Coastal Erosion Hazard Permit, based on what we have been told. MR. HERRMANN: Okay, well the question I guess I would have for Board of Trustees 13 March 18, 2015 the Board in that regard, I mean we can discuss the code if we want, but one question I do have, just when you mentioned the consistency. If I understand the code correctly, if the idea is that if it's a seasonal dock or it's a fixed dock that is 200 -square feet or less, it's defined as an unregulated activity, which means you don't need a coastal erosion permit for it. It sounds like what you are saying and what Mark Terry writes in his recommendation is that because it's not an unregulated activity, it's a regulated activity, and the Board is prohibited from issuing a Coastal Erosion permit without variance relief from the Town Board for a dock structure in the nearshore area. In other words either it's unregulated or it has to go to the Town Board. That's basically what you just said. So my question is, regardless of, I don't know -- actually, I ended up representing Mr. Duell in front of the DEC and the Core of Engineers. But my question were with respect to this Board is you actually issued Coastal Erosion Permit 4338C in 2013 to Linton Duell for that extension. And if you issued a permit, a determination had to have been made whether it was a regulated activity. And then you issued the permit, without variance relief from the Town Board. So I'm trying to understand why here you are saying that you could not issue a Coastal Erosion Management Permit without variance relief from the Town Board, because clearly you did a couple years ago just two doors down. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It may be a valid question. We certainly have to review the permit history and discuss it with our attorney to answer that question with respect to the Coastal Erosion Hazard Act. Because it also relates to the age of the structure, whether the initial structure had a permit prior to coastal erosion. I don't have all those facts. But if you wanted to enumerate your questions and concerns specific to that for another dock, I'm sure the Board would take a look at it. There has been a bit of a learning experience with respect to the code, and I'm sure we could review that and then provide a separate answer on that. But with respect to the current guidance we have, we are sort of locked in this position. It's an interesting code because it says there is no development in the nearshore zone, while it defines all manner of things which you might be able to do in the beach or bluff or the various zones. It uses the word "no development" and the word "development" is not even defined with these other attributes. It's, you know, I don't know what to tell you, because it is what it is. MR. HERRMANN: So my understanding then is that this term as it is used here, "no development," the Board is interpreting that to mean any construction, any structure, whether it was a bulkhead, whether it was a groin, whether it was a house. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Not so, because the nearshore zone I think goes on to enumerate that you are allowed erosion protection Board of Trustees 14 March 18, 2015 structures in the code. I don't want to get involved with a discussion of the code at this time as I don't think it's appropriate. But there is -- MR. HERRMANN: It doesn't -- TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Sorry, not nearshore. It would be in the beach zone. Sorry. The beach zone does allow for the coastal erosion protection structures, and that's where we get involved where we can grant a permit for bulkheads and replacement of bulkheads and revetments. MR. HERRMANN: Right. So I guess the only other comment I would make, and maybe this is -- if the end result is here we have to go to the Town Board for relief under Coastal Erosion, I would just point out to the Board that ultimately, as I understand it, you get your jurisdiction, you took your jurisdiction for Coastal Erosion from New York State, and just as a point of interest to the Board, one thing that I did notice as this issue had been raised was that you have the nearshore area restriction section that mimics the nearshore restriction section in the state code. And what I did notice, in the State Code 505.8, on nearshore area, a lot of language is similar, except that one of the paragraphs states that Coastal Erosion Management Permit is required for new construction, modification or restoration of docks, piers, wharves, groins, jetties, seawalls, bulkheads, breakwaters, revetments and artificial beach nourishment. Docks piers, wharves, or structures built on floats, columns, open timber piles or similar open-work support, having a top surface area of 200 -square feet or less, or docks, piers, wharves or other structures built on floats and removed in the Fall of each year are excepted from this permit requirement. Whereas in your code that paragraph doesn't exist. So in your code the way -- a strict interpretation of code would prohibit your board from ever issuing a Coastal Erosion Management Permit literally for anything in the nearshore area other than what is listed under Section 111-11(a) and (b) which all relates to excavation, grading, mining, dredging. But nothing about structures. So if you had a groin or if you had a breakwater, if you had anything, this Board would never be able to use its own judgment to issue a permit in the nearshore area. Which doesn't make sense. And I don't know whether, when this was written, whether this was done by accident or by will. In other words maybe the Town Board decided you shouldn't ever be allowed to issue -- TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: My memory is not clear enough to totally carry the institutional memory of the Board. I was on the Board at the time, and essentially my understanding was we were taking lock, stock and barrel which is Article 34 of the State DEC Law, incorporating it for town use for the betterment of people, because we were most familiar with the conditions on the ground, and at the time of the expansion of the jurisdiction of.the Board to both the wetlands and that coastal erosion was to Board of Trustees 15 March 18, 2015 provide some local oversight. But I was not involved in that discussion. I was not involved personally with the legislative adoption of that. . But clearly I think it was just basically an empowerment of the town, and fill in the blanks for us, so whether this was an administerial error in the adoption or whether something was an amendment and the DEC subsequently found a defect, I don't know the legislative history. What you propose is very interesting because this is one of the things we are getting hooked up on this, the discussion, which really shouldn't necessarily be part of this permit because we don't legislate, but maybe as far as future discussions concerning the code, this is one of those things that gets us hooked up with problems. And not just the coastal erosion in Orient, but we have a place called Fishers Island as well where docks are considered a primary means of access, at least under the LWRP. So it's a serious matter. So it's a very interesting fact that you brought to light concerning the parent legislation of that. Very interesting. TRUSTEE KING: Rob, have you got a copy of our code in front of you? MR. HERRMANN: I do. TRUSTEE KING: 111-10(b)? MR. HERRMANN: Yes. I start on the following page. Are you -- is this the construction of non -moveable structures? That's in a structural hazard area. Remember, a structural hazard area is actually the part of the coastal erosion area that is located landward. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: That's one above the bluff. MR. HERRMANN: In other words, where you have a one -foot erosion rate per year or more. So the only relevant section of the code here is nearshore area, really. I mean there is a part of this that is a little bit above that, but for all intent and purposes you are guided by 111-11, and if you strictly interpret 111-11(c), where "development" means a dock, then I understand your position. To me it just flies in the face of logic, and it also would be inconsistent, as I said, with the Board's issuance of other Coastal Erosion Management Permits in the nearshore area. But if that's your position, I don't think I'll be able to talk you out of it. Is the Board willing and able to act on the Wetland application? TRUSTEE KING: I would say yes. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Yes. TRUSTEE KING: And I was just looking at 111-20, and I think this is where they kind of -- they left an opening here where strict application may cause difficulty, whatever, you can appeal the process. MR. HERRMANN: Right. No, I definitely understand it, and as I started to look at it more, and, you know, reading it as Board of Trustees 16 March 18, 2015 objectively as possible, I understand the Board's position with respect to the way the code is written. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: As far as the legislative history, you might request of the town clerk the legislative history of the town in perfecting an appeal, and that might be an issue for the good and betterment and ease of this Board to do its job. MR. HERRMANN: That was the reason I brought it up. I'm not sure why the Town Board would be better equipped than you all to determine whether this is a proper location for a dock. It's not really, but, having said that, I understand what the letter is. So if the Board is willing to act on the Wetlands permit, I mean, speaking forthrightly, I would make that part of my appeal to the Town Board saying obviously the Board of Trustees doesn't feel that this is an objectionable location for a dock but we are forced to come to the Town. Board under procedure. MS. HULSE: That's not proper for them to comment on at this point. MR. HERRMANN: I'm not asking for them to comment. MS. HULSE: I know, but you just brought it up. It's not relevant for their consideration this evening, the comments you are making now. TRUSTEE KING: Anybody else? (Negative response). Any other comments from the audience? MR. PARKER: Hi, my name is Gary Parker, I'm President of the Orient Wharf Company which manages and owns that wharf right there. And although we are not adjoining neighbors land -wise, I think you might consider us adjoining neighbors water -wise. And when this came up, I saw what was proposed and I just wanted you to know and go on record that the wharf company really has no objection to any of this. If this can be worked out, that would be great. So to be organized and brief, that's it. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Thank you. TRUSTEE KING: I'm no big fan of docks on the bay, but this is a very sheltered location and it's surrounded with a very congested area already, so one more dock doesn't make any difference in my mind. Any Board comments? TRUSTEE BERGEN: Just one question, Rob. On the cross-section here of this proposed dock, I see there are ten -inch piles out -- oh, here it is. I was looking to see what the dimensions of the piles were on the catwalk, and it's ten -inch also, correct? MR. HERRMANN: That's correct. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Thank you. I didn't see that at first. Sorry, that was the only question I had. MR. HERRMANN: That was good. Thank you. TRUSTEE BERGEN: I was just thinking of the ice and what we've been through recently. MR. HERRMANN: Yes. Well, we usually show three -pile bents and ten -inch piles on the walk for that reason. Board of Trustees 17 March 18, 2015 TRUSTEE BERGEN: Yup. TRUSTEE KING: Hearing no other comments, I'll make a motion to close the hearing. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE KING: I'll make a motion to approve the dock under the Wetland Code and deny it under Coastal Erosion. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). MR. HERRMANN: Thank you. WETLAND PERMITS: TRUSTEE SANDERS: Number one under Wetland Permits, Ural Talgat on behalf of STELIOS & PENELOPE NIKOLAKAKOS request a Wetland Permit to reconstruct and renovate existing 1,068sq.ft. dwelling within existing footprint; existing exterior wall structure and building foundation walls to remain; construct a 30sq.ft. addition onto northwest corner; construct an 81.3sq.ft. addition onto southeast corner; construct a 217.5sq.ft. covered screen porch onto south side of dwelling; construct a 708sq.ft. outdoor terrace on north side of dwelling using stone pavers on grade; new 72.5sq.ft. outdoor landing with step from dwelling to terrace constructed with stone pavers on concrete slab; install gutters to leaders to drywells to contain roof runoff; and on landward side of dwelling construct a covered porch with 35sq.ft. steps leading to a 200sq.ft. walkway using stone pavers on concrete slab to new 2,200sq.ft. driveway and parking area with asphalt surface and drywells to contain runoff. Located: 20795 Soundview Avenue, Southold. The LWRP states that they find this consistent. The CAC supports with the following recommendations: The application of Stelios & Penelope Nikolakakos to reconstruct and renovate existing dwelling within existing footprint with new building additions to the existing footprint. New addition to be constructed on the northwest corner of the residence; new addition to be constructed on the southeast corner of the residence; new covered screen porch, new second floor addition, new driveway and parkway areas; new walkways constructed with stone pavers and concrete slab with new steps to covered porch. They state that this area is a hotspot for erosion due to bluff erosion as evidenced by the failed remediation efforts as well as presence of the eight foot steel bulkhead, the CAC recommends the dwelling be setback no closer than 50 feet from the top of the bluff. In addition, the CAC recommends a permeable driveway and parking area. It was also noted the proposed patio is 33% larger than the width of the dwelling. On March 11th, 2015, the Board went out and inspected this property. The questions that we came up with: Is the patio going to be permeable. There is no septic or drywells on the plans. And what happens to the abandoned old septic. Those were some of the issues that were raised when we came to do our Board of Trustees 18 March 18, 2015 site visit. Is there anybody to speak on behalf of the application? MR. TALGAT: Yes, Ural Talgat, I'm the architect for Stelios and Penelope Nikolakakos. A couple of answers I have, the drywells are not shown but were planned to be placed on the sides of the existing building, and also to the south or landward side of the building. That's for rainwater runoff from the roof. The proposed pavers on grade on the seaward side of the house will be permeable, meaning that there is no concrete slab there. And thirdly, the septic system has not been shown because we are in the process of going to the Health Department and getting an approved location and that will probably be behind the hundred foot setback from the bluff. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Probably, or will be? MR. TALGAT: Will be. And I also believe that we went in front of the ZBA. The ZBA also wanted it non -turf buffer between the top of bluff landward of that. And I don't remember what that dimension was but I think it's in the ZBA hearing. TRUSTEE KING: On the left side there, see if there is anything from ZBA. TRUSTEE SANDERS: I didn't see anything. TRUSTEE KING: On the left-hand side of the file jacket. Usually at the end they make a note of what is required. TRUSTEE SANDERS: (Perusing). The applicant shall install and maintain a 15 -foot vegetated buffer with a pathway to get the existing staircase on the bluff. So that answers that question. MR. TALGAT: As part of the application to the Building Department we put together plans for SWPPP, stormwater improvement prevention plan, and all those details will be on there going to the Building Department. Do you have any other questions? TRUSTEE SANDERS: Any other thoughts, questions from the Board? TRUSTEE KING: If you can't get the septic out of our jurisdiction, you'll have to come back to us. MR. TALGAT: Okay. Right now we are in the process of going to them and I can't really tell exactly. I'm sure that we are going to need some kind of retaining wall that's pushing it further south because of the contour of the land there. Since you did inspect it, the contours do fall sharply away to a hollow, and based on their requirements, the Health Department requirements, I believe we are going to need some kind of waterproof concrete retaining wall closer to roadside, which will basically put the sanitary system closer to the road than closer to the building. So if it is within your jurisdiction, within the hundred -foot setback, then we'll have to come back here. TRUSTEE KING: Where is the septic now, is that the seaward side of the house? MR. TALGAT: That's not on the seaward side. It's on the landward side. TRUSTEE KING: I thought I saw a cement cover there. MR. TALGAT: That's the existing well locations. That's not the Board of Trustees 19 March 18, 2015 septic system. The septic system will be landward of the house, not seaward of the house. TRUSTEE KING: Okay. No, I just saw the big cover there, I was just curious. MR. TALGAT: Actually, this house, the owner's father built it many, many years ago, and during one of the hurricanes it was basically, I think torn down, so he had to rebuild it further back from the bluff, and that's where it sits in its present day condition. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Is there a possibility of moving the house still further landward if you are being pushed forward, landward with the sanitary? MR. TALGAT: Can you say that again? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: In other words if the Health Department is compelling you to move the sanitary system further landward, is there a possibility you could accommodate the suggestions of the CAC to move the house itself further landward, because it is quite close to the bluff, and you have an area where there is a lot of bluff erosion. With the extent of construction and new sanitary, you are talking about maybe another generation of homeowners enjoying the property before the bluff falls in. MR. TALGAT: Right. And, I don't have the power to say that the owners would be willing to do that. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Understood. TRUSTEE BERGEN: One of my concerns here is that we still have open the question of the septic system, as to where it's going, whether it will be jurisdictional or not jurisdictional. We are also lacking the stormwater runoff, Chapter 236 requirements, on here. I'm just wondering if we should wait until the determination is made in consultation, the applicant's consultation with the Health Department, to see where that septic system will be so we can make a more comprehensive decision with this application. MR. TALGAT: Okay. TRUSTEE KING: And consider the possibility of moving it landward. TRUSTEE SANDERS: I agree. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: That makes sense for the applicant's position to do that. TRUSTEE BERGEN: And then when you have that information, also address 236 on the same plans, also with gutters, leaders, drywells, and storm water runoff. Because as you pointed out, this is a sloping piece of property. So we are concerned about that. MR. TALGAT: Sure, absolutely. But in terms of moving the house back I'm not sure if the owners would be apt to doing that. The rest of the items, absolutely, without any doubt. TRUSTEE SANDERS: It would be great to see all that on the plans MR. TALGAT: I understand. TRUSTEE SANDERS: That being said, I'll make a motion to table this -- well, first before I do that, is there anybody else here to speak on behalf of or against this particular applicant? Board of Trustees 20 March 18, 2015 (No response). Any other thoughts from the Board? (No response). Then I'll make a motion to table this hearing. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion made. Second? TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). MR. TALGAT: Thank you. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Under Wetland Permits, number two, Bill Gorman on behalf of JACOBY FAMILY LTD. PARTNERSHIP, c/o WINIFRED BREINES requests a Wetland Permit to replace existing 26'x14' dock and 3' wide steps attached to side with a proposed 4'x10' steps and landing at lake edge; a 4'6"x3' hinged ramp; and 4'x4' float. Located: 3055 Kirkup Lane, Mattituck. The LWRP coordinator found this to be inconsistent. The inconsistency stems from the prohibition of wood treated with fungicides or insecticides in construction of dock structure in important lacustrine wetland area. Use of ACQ materials does not comply with Chapter 275-1. The CAC voted to support this application and just had a question about the dimensions of the dock conforming to Chapter 275. The Trustees did a field inspection on March 11th and noted under conditions that request the use of ACQ materials in the girders. Is there anyone here to speak to this application? MS. CHAMBERS: My name is Joan Chambers. Bill Gorman is here but he hired me to do the drawings, so I could probably answer the questions better. And actually the owners have decided to make a change, and I have new drawings (handing). In brief, the change is that they still want to repair/replace the dock, but they have eliminated the hinged ramp and the float, and they have one set of two treads going down off the right-hand side of the dock now. So the dock and the stairs leading down to the dock are going to stay the same as they were on the original set of the plans but they decided the hinged ramp and the float are not going to be replaced, it will just be the dock now. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Ma'am, I'll have to refer you to counsel right now because of the submission of the new materials. MS. HULSE: Technically you are supposed to table this matter now because of the .new plans. I know it's less structure, but plans are supposed to be submitted in a timely fashion. TRUSTEE DOMINO: There is a code prohibition for new information to be received more than seven business days from the public hearing. So unfortunately, we'll have to table this. TRUSTEE SANDERS: It will come back up next month. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Right. We have to table this out of necessity but before we do maybe we should discuss the materials that way the plans that were submitted could be amended prior to the meeting, maybe not include the ACQ materials. Board of Trustees 21 March 18, 2015 TRUSTEE DOMINO: That's a good point. I spoke with the LWRP coordinator this morning and suggested that perhaps locusts could be used for the pilings. He said that would be a very good solution to the situation. MS. CHAMBERS: Okay. So that was the only objection with the pre-existing plans? Not the new ones I gave you. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The new ones, the ACQ stringers, because this is lacustrine, which is a fancy word for freshwater wetlands that has no flushing, and the chemical reactivity of the toxic preservatives in wood would have a more deleterious effect on the freshwater organisms, I think we are looking to have a non -preserved approved tropical hardwoods or plastic lumber instead of all treated wood, so the pilings could be, locust particularly, where there is very little oxygen in the mud of the lake will probably last as long if not longer than any ACQ. And stringers of a non-toxic material, considering non-toxic plastic, to prevent rot, would be something you might want to consider. But we definitely don't want to see toxins. MS. CHAMBERS: Understood. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Hearing no further discussion, I'll make a motion to table this application. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Number three, DKR Shores, Inc., on behalf of MARK DAVIS request a Wetland Permit to construct a landward set of 4' wide steps leading to a 4'x27' catwalk with steps; a 3'x10' ramp; and a 6'x20' float with (2) 8" diameter pilings. Located: 1700 Ole Jule Lane, Mattituck. The application has been deemed to be consistent by the LWRP coordinator with concerns that we are absolutely certain that the navigation is not impeded. Similarly, the CAC supported the application with the request that we make sure that the dock does not go more than one-third of the way over the creek. There was a letter that was submitted by Stephen Fealy who voiced concerns concerning the project, that it would potentially impede his ability to get to his dock. The Board of Trustees visited the site this month, having not been able to do it previously because of the inability to stake during the winter. The Board had reviewed, in light of the neighbor's letter which was in the file when we were there, the Board determination based on the plans and the site condition we found during inspection, we saw no impediment to navigation based on the plans submitted and the staking. The only consideration that we had based on field inspection was to request through -flow decking, because it is a marsh area. Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of this application? MS. RIGDON: Good evening, Agena Rigdon, DKR Shores, here to represent the applicant Mark Davis. I have no problem with the Board of Trustees 22 March 18, 2015 through flow. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Okay. Any questions or concerns from the Board? (No response). Not hearing any, is there anyone else here to speak on behalf of this application? (No response). Not hearing any, motion to close the hearing in this matter. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). I'll make a motion to approve this application as submitted noting that the Board did review the navigation issue that was brought up by all parties. That's my motion. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). MS. RIGDON: Thank you. TRUSTEE KING: Number four, DKR Shores, Inc., on behalf of KELLY MYERS request a Wetland Permit to remove +/-70 linear feet of timber bulkhead and construct 52' of bulkhead in-place using vinyl sheathing and closing off ramp; new bulkhead to be same height as neighbor's bulkhead to north; construct two (2) new 10' long vinyl returns; backfill disturbed area with 50 cubic yards clean fill; remove existing dock and construct a 4'x111' fixed dock; a 3'x15' ramp; and a 6'x20' float secured by 10" pilings. Located: 1730 Deep Hole Drive, Mattituck. It looks like this was found inconsistent and consistent. The inconsistency is the dock, ramp and float. And it goes on to say the subject parcel already has access to public waters via existing dock. The proposed dock is 132 feet in length. This extension would gain the applicant plus or minus six inches in water depth and results in a loss of public use of public waters. This goes on. The dock if approved would result in perpetual loss of unobstructed public access, use of public underwater lands; it's located within a critical environmental area; loss of recreational shell fishing areas will occur as a result of this action. The extension of pre-existing dock structures into public waters to accommodate larger vessels is changing the public use of the waterway. That's most of the inconsistency for the dock. It is recommended the Board require silt boom be deployed during construction. That would be on the bulkhead, I assume. And the CAC does not support the application to remove and replace the existing dock; because the project was not staked it was difficult to make an assessment on the location of the dock. TRUSTEE BERGEN: I was just asking if we had a picture. That's Davis, the previous one. TRUSTEE KING: Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of or against this application? Board of Trustees 23 March 18, 2015 MS. RIGDON: Agena Rigdon, DKR Shores, to represent Kelly Myers. I did stake it. I'm not sure when the CAC came out. It was staked on the 9th. I have photographs of it. I'm not sure if the Board, whether the stakes were still there when you visited the site on the 11th. TRUSTEE BERGEN: I remember the stakes. MS. RIGDON: It was quite an ordeal. The bulkhead seems run of the mill. There is a small, low sill area we are actually closing off. And everything will be the same height as the adjacent neighbor, and it will be the same height across. I did propose a non -turf buffer area as well. That should not be too much of a problem. When I initially visited the site at low tide, I did note that the existing float is completely sitting on the bottom. I suggested to Kelly to reconstruct the dock properly, so it could get to adequate water depths, approximately 2.4 feet at low water. The dock as it is right now is completely non-functional. You can't pull a boat up. Approximately -- the dock to the north is exactly the same length as what we are proposing. And the dock as proposed should not interfere with navigation of that waterway whatsoever. I can leave the existing dock as it is, but it's sitting on the bottom. TRUSTEE KING: Anybody else? Any other comments? (Negative response). How does the Board feel? TRUSTEE DOMINO: This is something for the record, that the LWRP coordinator, the decision arises from the fact that increasingly we have been asked to look at longer docks and increasingly the length of docks to accommodate larger and larger vessels. Seems like a self-fulfilling prophecy here, and it is changing how the public is using the waterways. It's something the Trustees will have to deal with at some point in time. TRUSTEE KING: Isn't there a dock to the south also? I'm trying to remember MS. RIGDON: Yes, there is. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Yes, there is a dock to the south, I believe it was two sections of floating dock. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It was pulled back for the winter storm. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Correct. TRUSTEE KING: And this one here is just about the same. It's the same pier line as the neighbor to the north, if you look at it. I agree with you, Mike, it's something, that'll just keep growing. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: And in relation to a property, I think they may be proportionately how far you go out. Some of the property is so deep or so much of an angle, how far is too far? TRUSTEE KING: I agree. It's going out an awful long way just to gain a few inches of water. MS. RIGDON: Would the Board have any suggestions? TRUSTEE BERGEN: For myself, the fact there is docks immediately to the north and south and this dock that is proposed falls Board of Trustees 24 within the pier line, I don't see this as an extension out into the waterway. That's my own opinion. So I do not have a problem with the length of this dock as proposed. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I would parallel Trustee Bergen's feeling on the matter. I agree. But I think that may need an independent discussion of some limits, maybe tied more directly to the land use development on the upland side at some point for the subject, for the Board to take up at a worksession. It's just something that probably should be dealt with. And it does not appear we'll have a change in the policy concerning not dredging pre -pond, let our clammers do that. TRUSTEE SANDERS: I concur with David. What it appears to be is. we'll get that current float out from the bottom of the creek anyway, so I think actually it's an improvement from the current situation. MS. RIGDON: Right. When I first initially looked, I called Kelly and said the float is on the bottom. I can't leave that here. And she wanted to reconstruct the dock as it is right now. And I said, no, no way. Can't do it. It's not where it should be. Obviously we know the disruption of the bay bottom when the float sits on it, it's not environmentally friendly the way it is now, so she did go with my suggestion to build it correctly, the right way. TRUSTEE SANDERS: If it's shortened will it still keep the float off the bottom? TRUSTEE KING: You have 2.2 feet at the end of the fixed catwalk, from the looks of the soundings here. The float sitting on the bottom the way it is now is doing damage, there is no doubt. MS. RIGDON: Definitely. TRUSTEE KING: And a fixed catwalk beyond there, it will be less damaging on the bottom. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: That would handle the inconsistent aspect. And we have a dock in the neighbor's that is already longer than this. TRUSTEE KING: And if we use through -flow grating on the catwalk. MS. RIGDON: That sounds very acceptable to me. TRUSTEE KING: I don't know what else to do. I don't think we had any problem with the bulkhead replacement. And there will be a ten -foot non -turf buffer behind it. MS. RIGDON: Yes, sir. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I just want to interject something, not for this hearing, but for the previous one we just did, before you leave, Ms. Rigdon, I did not stipulate the flow-through decking, and after we complete this one I'll reopen that to stipulate the flow-through. TRUSTEE BERGEN: I thought we did. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I just approved it as submitted. I was just informed. MS. RIGDON: Okay. TRUSTEE KING: Is there anybody else, any comments? (Negative response). If not, I'll make a motion to close the hearing. March 18, 2015 Board of Trustees 25 March 18, 2015 TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE KING: I'll make a motion to approve the application with the use of through -flow grating on the catwalk. And there is already a ten -foot non -turf buffer behind the bulkhead on the plans. And as far as the inconsistency goes, the existing float as it is now is sitting right on the bottom at low tide, and I think by removing that and building the catwalk it will be less damaging to the bottom, and even though it's a fairly long dock, the neighboring docks are, it's within the pier line of the neighboring docks. I would think that brings it into consistency. And a silt boom during construction of the bulkhead. TRUSTEE DOMINO: I'll second that. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion made and seconded. All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Just to backtrack to item number three, Mark Davis, I would like to reopen the hearing in this matter to stipulate a through -flow decking. Move to reopen the hearing. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I move to amend the approval to stipulate the use of through -flow decking on the decking of the dock. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). MS. RIGDON: Thank you. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Number five, En -Consultants on behalf of SHATSWELL PROPERTIES, INC., requests a Wetland Permit to construct a 4'x ±134' elevated timber bluff stairway with railings, consisting of 4'x4' entry steps to a 5.5'x8' entry platform with bench at top of bluff; 4' x ±10' steps; 4'x8' landing' 4' x ±18' steps; 4'x8' landing with bench; 4'x ±18' steps; 4'x4' landing' 4' x ±18' steps; 4'x8' landing with bench; 4' x ±18' steps; 4'x8' landing; 4' x ±14' steps; 4'x6' landing; 4' x ±5' steps; 4'x6' landing with bench; and 2.5' x ±2.5' steps to grade to access lifting mechanism for retractable stairway to beach; construct seaward of bulkhead a 3'x3.5' aluminum platform and +/-3'x7' retractable aluminum stairway to beach, both with railings; and restore/re-vegetate areas landward of bulkhead disturbed during construction with native vegetation. Located: 450 Castle Hill Road, Cutchogue. We'll note that this application was brought to a public hearing last month, so I'll stipulate that all the comments made last month will be entered into the record for tonight. Just to review this, the CAC visited the site. The CAC resolved to support the application with the condition that the structure is properly designed for coastal erosion area. It was Board of Trustees 26 March 18, 2015 last month's public hearing, a question came up about covenants and restrictions that were part of this property when this property was developed a long time ago. A review of that was done by legal counsel, and upon review of this matter by legal counsel it was determined that the original limitation placed on the location of the stairwell, as in the Planning Board limitation, is no longer an enforceable covenant on the property. So that was the question we had from last month. Again, last month, I don't think we had any questions about the actual construction itself. So is there anyone anybody here to speak on behalf of this application? MR. HERRMANN: Yes, Rob Herrmann of En -Consultants on behalf of applicant. I'm happy to hear the issue with the C&R's was resolved. If I recall correctly, the Board did not seem to have any objections or concerns regarding the substance of the design by Jeff Butler. I did want to make note, since the last hearing we had gotten a couple of comments back from the DEC that caused us to revise the site plan just a little bit, reduce the scope of a couple of the landings, and I, just for the purposes of the plans being consistent, would like to enter that information into the record and hand up a revised engineering plan accordingly, along with a letter dated March 18th, 2015, which is today. The change is really pretty small. They requested that the two quote unquote non-essential 48 landings, in other words those that are not associated with the designed turn in the stairway, be reduced to 46. So two of the originally proposed 48 platforms have been reduced to 46. They had also had a question on sheet one where we had shown a work area quote unquote, where we were trying to convey the fact that within a given area of the stairway, that any of the incidental disturbance to existing bluff vegetation that occurred as a result of the construction would be restored upon completion of the construction. And so that area has been reduced from approximately 3,300 square feet to 2,300 square feet. And the third item was that we had, the plan had incorrectly noted the access to the site coming along -the beach from Duck Pond Road, which would really not be necessary. It will come in through Castle Hill Road, and through the yard. So with that, I'll hand up this letter that simply articulates what just stated, and along with that shows those changes. Liz, my letter states that I have a revised project description. There are only two numbers that change. Two of the 48's changed to 46's, and I apologize, I forgot to print that and attach it to the letter, but I can E-mail it to you tomorrow. And I'm also handing up a revised site survey only to correct a clerical mistake which is we noticed is the survey by Nathan Corwin had shown Section 472 instead of Section 72. So to keep that for accuracy sake we are submitting that survey also for your file to replace those that were originally submitted. Board of Trustees 27 March 18, 2015 TRUSTEE BERGEN: Rob, I'm looking at the, obviously the plans that were submitted, the Butler plans that were submitted with this. Specifically, which 4x8 landings was the DEC asking to be reduced in size to 4x6 landings? Because I see four 4x8 landings on the plan. MR. HERRMANN: If you look at the beach stair plan, these two eight foot landings here are involved with the turns and stairway to help maintain a proper elevation. (Indicating) But these two here which are now shown as six feet on the plan you are looking at, should show as eight feet, where they were just really shown as eight feet to provide for a bigger sitting bench. So just in an effort to try to reduce the coverage over the bluff, they asked us to cut that back. TRUSTEE BERGEN: So if I am going to start at the top of the bluff, the first 48 landing I'll say is landing number one, followed by two, followed by three, followed by four -- MR. HERRMANN: Three and five. TRUSTEE BERGEN: So it would be items three and five. MR. HERRMANN: That's correct. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Okay. I just wanted to make sure that's in the record. And thank you for that information on access. Because that was a question I also had. And I noticed that the platforms are going to be retractable down there at the bulkhead. MR. HERRMANN: Yes, down at the beach. The idea is to be able to bring the stairway up off the beach during the off season. So there is a landing and there is the need for a little set of side steps the landward side of the bulkhead where you would be able to walk down and turn the crank from the landward side of the bulkhead. Jeff left no detail uncovered on that. TRUSTEE BERGEN: I notice in the construction details you have vegetation plan of planting in the disturbed area where the stairs are going down. I'm trying to address one of the concerns from the CAC. MR. HERRMANN: Yes, and we were, too. Because we have seen a couple of these applications that have come before you where when the stairway is finished, I know you have had a couple cases where the contractor has sort of left a mess behind, vegetation is lost, it's not replaced, there is pieces of lumber around. So what we are trying to do here, I guess it threw the DEC for a loop, but what we trying to do is sort of cover that base for the Board and for the sake of our client so it's clear on the set of construction plans for the contractor that they have a responsibility to restore any of these areas that they may disturb incidentally during construction. So we are going to try to make a habit of including that on all of these kind of stairway plans to try to reduce the possibility of a contractor leaving the site cleared at the end then saying, well, I didn't know I was supposed to fix that. So we assume the Board would welcome that part of the plan. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Yes. Thank you. Was there anybody else here who wanted to speak for or against this application? Board of Trustees 28 (Negative response). Any other comments from the Board? (Negative response). Rob, would you be willing to submit a new set of plans to reflect reduction in the size -- MR. HERRMANN: I just handed that up to Liz. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Thank you. I didn't have them down here. That's the problem. MR. HERRMANN: Sorry, I should have handed them up and then talk. I just handed them up. And for your resolution, since I'm hoping you'll have one of approval, that last revision date is March 12th, 2015, on the Butler Engineering plan. TRUSTEE BERGEN: All right, hearing no other comments, I'll make a motion to close this public hearing. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion made. Is there a second? TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BERGEN: I'll make a motion to approve the application of En -Consultants on behalf of Shatswell Properties with a condition that the construction plans used for this project will be the ones date stamped March 12th, 2015. That's my motion. I'm sorry, before we take a vote on that motion, I want to enter into the record there was no review under the LWRP done on this property, so it does not have an LWRP determination. So I would ask the Board deem it consistent. under the LWRP. TRUSTEE DOMINO: The LWRP coordinator was satisfied with whatever we determined on this, that will make it consistent. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion made. Is there a second? TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE SANDERS: Number six, En -Consultants on behalf of HAYWATERS ROAD, LLC request a Wetland Permit to construct a 16'x32' in -ground swimming pool and raised ±1,628sq.ft. pool patio with adjacent planters; using approximately 25 cubic yards clean sand/loam fill to be trucked in from an approved upland source together with on-site soil material obtained from pool excavation; construct ±8'x ±9' wood stoop/steps off existing dwelling to patio in place of existing stoop/steps; install drywells to collect potential runoff from patio; and install pool enclosure fencing. Located: 75 Haywaters Road, Cutchogue. The LWRP has found this to be consistent, and the CAC resolved to support. The CAC supports the application, however the property was not posted and the proposed structures were not staked as of March 10th. The CAC recommends a comprehensive drainage plan for the pool, and the dwelling and the line of shrubs along the shoreline should be designated as a non -turf area. And they also say, the CAC questions how the limits of moderate wave action as indicated on the plan affects the March 18, 2015 Board of Trustees 29 location of the proposed pool. MR. YOUNG: Peter Young, from the CAC. We didn't really know what the significance of that marked limit of moderate wave action line, what that means. I don't think we have seen it before. I'm not sure. TRUSTEE SANDERS: No problem. I'll ask that question when it comes to that point. No problem. On March 11th, 2015, all were present. The notes indicate basically, the fill, what is going to happen with the fill of the pool. The question also, is the fill-in grade question, how is that going to be executed once the plan is done. Is there anybody here who would like to speak on behalf of this application? MR. HERRMANN: Sure, Rob Herrmann of En -Consultants, on behalf of the applicant. This is the second month in a row the Board has been sent down to this one. We had a dock application a month ago. There's been a few questions. Let me try and take them in no particular order. The limit of moderate wave action or LiMWA line, is a FEMA designation. In 2009 when the FEMA boundaries were changed they added what is called a LiMWA line that can affect your FEMA construction standards. But that line is the landward limit of that zone. So the existing dwelling, the proposed swimming pool and patio and so forth are outside of that zone. So the answer to Peter's question on behalf of the CAC is it doesn't impact us because we are not inside that zone. With respect to drainage, there is a proposed drainage plan consisting of two drywells with corresponding storm drainage calculations that are included on the plan that cover potential surface runoff both from the pool and the proposed patio. The patio is going to be raised now, I have to -- I think I've reached the point in my life where I need reading glasses. Dave, maybe you can lend me yours. We have an elevation on here, and it looks like, the proposed raised patio, elevation eleven. So that is the surface of the patio. And it looks like on a contour line at its low point there, it's probably, it runs, well, the pool runs eight feet. I'm sorry, the contour line under the pool runs eight feet. Then it hits the seven foot contour on the outside of that. So Mark Schwartz had actually helped the owners design this, and the idea is that the fill would be brought in to create this raised area, but the patio itself will really form a retaining wall. So in other words this will be a raised platform. This won't be something where we'll then pour fill and grade on the seaward side of it. This will be a raised concrete, it will be a masonry structure at its base, with the pool inside that area. The pool and patio of course exceed the 50 -foot wetlands setback under your code, but it's been designed, you can see there is even a couple of angles cut into the sides of the patio. It's designed to meet a 75 -foot setback in order to avoid the need for variance relief from the DEC under the states March 18, 2015 Board of Trustees 30 March 18, 2015 75 -foot setback regulation. So that addresses the elevation, the drainage, and the LiMWA line. I don't know if there was another question. And need to take a look, because I thought I even had a section from Mark. One thing I'll note, too, following the FEMA theme, you'll notice that there is a planter that is shown that wraps around the screen porch. And that is just to make clear that there is not a structural connection between the house and the patio. Because there is a FEMA boundary line that runs through there between the Zone X and AE -7. So as a Building Department matter we have to make sure the patio is not structurally connected to the house or else it would pull the house into a more restricted FEMA zone. The other thing, if you would not mind, we should have submitted to you a plan that clarified that the planter wraps the whole way around the porch. Can I just see what you are looking at? TRUSTEE SANDERS: I don't see that but I do see the two planters in the front of the house. MR. HERRMANN: Yes, there is on the south side of the porch, that planter is supposed to wrap around. So you see this section here, there is supposed to be the planter here at the corner. And I know revised plans were prepared and I don't know how but somehow it doesn't look like we got them to you. So the only thing I would ask, if the Board is satisfied with the application and is, willing to make a motion on it tonight, I would just ask you to allow it to be conditioned upon receipt of revised plans showing the additional planter on the south side of the existing porch. Again, this really has no wetland relevance but we want to make sure the plan is consistent with what we have to submit to the Building Department. And I apologize for that. I thought that had come in and gone to you, but apparently it did not. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Yes, because I believe the planter you are describing is actually outside of our jurisdiction, but I understand why you want it included in here. MR. HERRMANN: That's a good point. It has to be close at that point. TRUSTEE BERGEN: I'm looking at the 75 -foot setback is on the seaward side of the pool. So you have the length of another 30 feet approximately of the pool there. That brings it up to roughly 105 feet. So it's probably non jurisdictional. MR. HERRMANN: That's actually right. The hundred -foot, even from the nearest part of the wetland to the south on the other side of that fence, at its hundred foot setback, that nearest point, it's right in the middle of the proposed pool. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Correct. TRUSTEE SANDERS: The question is since it's out of our jurisdiction, we don't even have to put it in there. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: We don't have to address it. TRUSTEE SANDERS: That answers that question. Any other thoughts Board of Trustees 31 March 18, 2015 from the Board or anybody else some time from the audience? TRUSTEE DOMINO: Just a question, Rob, on the photograph, I believe that stake is labeled the limit of the patio. I'm a little concerned, is this tree going to be allowed to stay? MR. HERRMANN: Mike, I can't get any perspective on that with that shot. But I would have to guess that tree would come down. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Perhaps if we can go back to the previous photograph. MR. HERRMANN: I have not been there since Ken staked it a couple days before you were there. Or even a year or two. TRUSTEE DOMINO: You see the stakes. MR. HERRMANN: I would have to err on the side of caution and say think that tree would come down. I mean, again, I can't tell how close that corner is. But in order to dig in to get that patio in, I think they would have to take it out. TRUSTEE DOMINO: I would think so, but I would ask if at all possible, to save it. That's all. MR. HERRMANN: I'll pass that along. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Anymore thoughts from the Board? Anybody in the audience? (Negative response). TRUSTEE SANDERS: I'll make a motion to close this hearing. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion made second. All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE SANDERS: I'll make a motion to approve this application. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE DOMINO: Number seven, En -Consultants on behalf of MICHAEL & CORINNE SLADE request a Wetland Permit for a Ten (10). Year Maintenance Permit to maintenance dredge an approximately 10' wide by 45' long area adjacent to bulkhead to a maximum depth of -7' ALW and truck maximum of 25 cubic yards sand/silt spoil to an approved upland location. Located: 1435 West Road, Cutchogue. The LWRP coordinator found this to be consistent. The CAC, on March 11th, resolved to support the application. However there is a note. The CAC observed an impediment to public access which is being denied. And I at least on this Board, am confused on that. Perhaps Peter Young can explain that to us. While you are looking at that, the Trustees did a field inspection on the 16th -- MR. YOUNG: Yes, Peter Young, from the CAC. I'm just looking at the boundary here along Wickham Creek and I guess the certain members of the CAC felt that the public access along the shoreline was obstructed by the existing structures- and bulkheads and whatever, to walking around the shoreline there. So this is nothing unusual. TRUSTEE KING: There is really no shoreline here. It's all Board of Trustees 32 March 18, 2015 bulkheaded. MR. YOUNG: It's just a comment. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Thank you, very much, Pete. As I noted before, the Trustees did a field inspection on March. 16th and there are no comments. Is there anyone here to speak to this application? MR. HERRMANN: Yes, Rob Herrmann of En -Consultants on behalf of the applicant. This is an application that relates to just one smaller area of a larger area of the boat basin that had been previously permitted by the Board to be dredged to a maximum depth at this west end of this property back in 2009. The issue that Mr. Slade is having is that there is a drainage pipe that is located at the end of West Road that dumps a lot of sediment material that comes really right out of the bulkhead and then shoals up against the wall here. I think it was right after your field inspection I had a chance to speak to Jay and I understood there was some concern about the depth and I had relayed back it was a previously permitted depth. But in looking at it, I did go back to Mr. Slade and conveyed that concern nevertheless. And he had indicated to me that he believed that the landward sheathing that was put in behind the bulkhead was at least 16 feet long. With that length, if you went right to seven feet against the bulkhead, you would only be leaving yourself a few feet of room for error. So I did caution him and suggested that probably he did not want to dig to that depth right physically up against the wall. Because the keel of the boat that he would dock there that needs whatever it needs, six feet of draft, won't be hitting against the wall, it will be hitting a little further out. So he appreciated the observation, actually, and indicated he would bear that in mind with the contractor when they did the dredging. He did point out when it had been dredged previously, he had this problem where it very quickly filled in, so I think he's just trying to cover himself so he keeps a standing permit there, so that if this material comes out of the pipe he's able to go in and pick it back up. But I did make him aware of the potential risk associated with over digging next to the wall. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Mr. Slade is on the Town Shellfish Advisory Committee that I Chair. He did encourage me to try and jump the distance between the bulkhead and his dock so I would have an appreciation for the drop. I know it was way out there. He's had his .problems with that and it's acknowledged that pipe is less than desirable, no doubt about it. TRUSTEE KING: Does he have to go to DEC with this, too? MR. HERRMANN: Actually, we were able, the DEC was able to reissue the previously -standing permit. TRUSTEE KING: They gave him the seven feet? MR. HERRMANN: Yes, they just reissued the ,previously -issued permit. In other words he had gotten permits from you, the Corps and DEC. Just you obviously both have different regulatory timeframes for the permits. So they reissued the original permit as it had been granted from the start. It was not seven feet for the whole basin. It started I think it was like four or five Board of Trustees 33 March 18, 2015 feet, inside, and then wraps around. And I think you all had maybe even talked to him, or maybe Jay did, about coming back, but I explained to go back in for the whole thing would be a very, very long time period to get the permits because he would need a new individual ten-year permit from the Corps, which they can take the better part of a year to issue. Whereas the 25 yards of spoil they can issue a nationwide general permit confirmation just for this work, and this is really the only work he needs for this season. That's why we came in with this now, so he could get an approval for this and get it done for this summer. TRUSTEE KING: It just seems unusual to let him have seven feet. They usually stop around five. MR. HERRMANN: It's the deepest I have seen. But I didn't get the original permit. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Hearing no further comments or questions from the Board, I make a motion to close this hearing. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE DOMINO: I'll make a motion to approve this application as submitted, noting that the seven -foot depth will not be right upon adjacent to the bulkhead. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Is there a second? TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The next application, Suffolk Environmental Consulting, Inc., on behalf of BETSY FLINN requests a Wetland Permit to reconstruct/re-align the existing +/-132' long bulkheading; reconstruct and reduce existing bulkhead platform to 4'x13'; install two (2) 15' long bulkhead returns on either end of the bulkhead; reconstruct existing 4'x20' catwalk; construct a 4'x69' catwalk extension for a total proposed length of 89'; reconstruct existing 3'x15' hinged ramp; and a 6'x20' floating dock. Located: 320 Beachwood Lane, Southold. The application has been deemed inconsistent and consistent under the LWRP. The bulkheading has been deemed consistent. And the dock, with the exception of the ramp extension, is consistent -- excuse me. The ramp extension is what is being considered inconsistent for reasons of the dock extending into public waters, and. Goose Creek is a significant coastal fish and wildlife habitat. And preserved -- public trust lands underwater. The dock structure is set further in public waters resulting in a net decrease of public access to public underwater lands in the nearshore area. The CAC voted to support the application with the recommendation that the float be seasonal. There is a letter in the file from the neighbor which requests we consider some concerns. It's from Marlene McMahon who indicates she is disabled and unable to attend the Board of Trustees 34 March 18, 2015 meeting. And she said we don't have a bulkhead and have one question. Will this project have an impact on our property or the ability of others to reach the channel with their boats. We lose land during a storm -- will we lose land during a storm because of this proposal. We like our neighbors and don't want to cause a problem however we do have these questions. Thank you, for your help and consideration. The Board on the field inspections on the 11th, we noticed at that time it was a moderately low tide, but the float, entirety of the float was on the bottom. It seemed like the catwalk didn't fit the size of the location even for a dock that has been there a while. This was a bit odd to see the catwalk seemed too short. And there is specific concerns we had relating to the project design. We wanted to include a discussion concerning having a 15 -foot non -turf buffer as well as the fact that the bulkhead as it's constructed we felt that it should start landward of the rebuilt platform. Straightening it out, we felt the bulkhead was too close to the wetland and to minimize impacts to the wetland that we were seeing that the existing bulkhead there is extremely low profile. I don't know if it's railroad ties. It was never formalized. MR. ANDERSON: It's sheathing. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: So there was a question, we were able to scrape the snow off on the landward side of the existing platforms and felt that straightening, it looked like straightening from the corners as proposed, the corners where you proposed, but bringing it instead of the outboard side of that platform, on the inboard side would minimize disturbance of the wetland, particularly with disturbing the soils with putting the new dock piles in and doing the dock work. Is there anyone here who wishes to speak on behalf of this application? MR. ANDERSON: Bruce Anderson, Suffolk Environmental Consulting, for the applicant. Let's start with the bulkhead. I thought that was kind of interesting. When we looked at this, it is just kind of similar to other projects I have seen where the bulkhead there is really more of a retaining wall anyway. The land actually slopes up almost to the top of this bulkhead in many spots because of a, just a buildup of land behind it. So when you say to consider placing that bulkhead along the landward edge of the platform, I think personally that's a very good suggestion, and I'm amenable to do that. TRUSTEE KING: One of the reasons, too, is there some jogs here, we just wanted to get it back, straighten it out and you would gain a little wetland area there, too. MR. ANDERSON: I agree with that. And I don't think -- the bulkhead that is there is rotting. I don't think I would want to get in there and rip it out. I think I would just let nature take its course there. That's what prompted the application. And I think that's fine and I'm perfectly happy to amend the plan accordingly. So that's the bulkhead issue. The next is the dock issue. And it's kind of a curious dock Board of Trustees 35 March 18, 2015 because this dock as existing was built so close to the shoreline there is no water. The float itself would be sitting on the bottom and, I don't know, I don't quite understand why it was designed that way. But it's not really a functional dock and can only be used really during high tide. And of course at low tide you have whatever boat that is tied up, and the dock itself, sitting on the bottom. So -- TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'm wondering do we have -- I'm wondering about a permit history here. Otherwise it seems it would have been an amendment. MR. ANDERSON: I don't really have any specific information on this. What we did, though, when we laid this out, and the reason why we got involved in this is because the dock, in essence, doesn't even function except at high tide. So I said, well, we would have all the depths certified, which is done on your plan, and we brought it out to a depth of two -and -a -half feet. And that's why it's laid out the way it is. The waters are very broad. I don't think it will impact your navigation. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'm sorry, Bruce, could you repeat the last thing you just said? MR. ANDERSON: We don't believe there is an impact to navigation. Compared to a couple aerials, you see how it sits relative to the shoreline in the creek. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: It's just surprising that -- (Perusing). MR. ANDERSON: So we are trying to take a bad situation and really just make it better. We are, if you are going to have a dock, you want it be functional. And when you go to the second page, you'll see there is hundreds of feet between one shoreline and the next. There appears to have been a dredged canal that bisected the waterway but diminishes in front of the property, in any event. And that's why it's laid out the way it's laid out. Now, as for the LWRP, the concern mentioned there doesn't, frankly, make any sense at this point. Because all docks would be built over public lands, so I don't know how you could distinguish this from any other dock. So I can't really comment on that other than I don't understand its logic or rationale. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: The dock appears, the ramp section of the dock, goes over water that is essentially 2.3, 2.4 feet. I'm wondering if we have an opportunity to bring this back to be the width double of maybe ten, 12 feet, and put the float on chocks. MR. ANDERSON: That would be acceptable. TRUSTEE BERGEN: What's the depth then? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: They could get 2.4 feet. 2.3 to 2.4 by moving it double the width of 6x20, which puts it right in here. That would eliminate a little bit of projection into the creek. Are there any other questions or concerns? MR. ANDERSON: This is what you are saying. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Precisely. MR. ANDERSON: I think that's fine. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Okay, I think we covered it. So just to Board of Trustees 36 March 18, 2015 recap, so there is no objection then to try to leave as much of the existing retaining structure there, without creating soil disturbance, and then moving the boundary of the bulkhead landward of the reconstructed deck, and that to help address the inconsistency, because there appears to be a large amount of marsh that this would go over that might re -vegetate, to put through -flow in, and that the float could be seasonal so that we don't have -- the float there now has done a lot of damage. I think a seasonal float is a reasonable request of the CAC. Is that amenable -- do you think that's amenable on the applicant. MR. ANDERSON: Yes. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: And to move the float itself approximately ten to 12 feet landward so it's employing chocks with the depth being approximately 2.3, 2.4 feet, as we noted. MR. ANDERSON: Now, one thing I want to say about the float, if we are going to chock it, we probably will need four piles. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I would say if the DEC doesn't require chocking, we are probably over two feet, it's a vast improvement over what we have, it would not be on the bottom. I guess would not compel that. Are you before DEC yet? MR. ANDERSON: I don't know a way of doing it unless I could secure all four corners. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I would say instead going with additional piles and bottom disturbance, unless you are compelled to do it by the DEC. Do you have a DEC permit? MR. ANDERSON: We filed with them, they are looking for two -and -a -half feet of water around the entirety of the dock. But first of all, applications with the DEC have not gone well over the winter. We finally met one of the DEC field people, happened to be in Sag Harbor, Chris Arfsten, who told me they have not done any inspections in at least eight to ten weeks because of snow cover. So we really have a whole bunch of these projects that are just backlogged with the DEC because they won't go out with the snow on the ground. Unlike you guys. Having said that, what I would be saying to DEC is that right now I have a float on the bottom. I have boats on the bottom. So if they are going to be flexible, if that's their concern, you know, and it's not two -and -a -half feet but it's 2.3 or 2.4 feet, if I were them I would take that because its vastly better than what they have now. That's would be my response to them if they raised that as a concern. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All right. So I guess the direction I was going with the Board to consider favorable and with these measures that would help address the inconsistencies. I'm just wondering the advisability of moving a permit you might have to get further amended by the DEC. MR. ANDERSON: Just so you know, what we do, we do send your permits to them and say this has been vetted locally, and this would be the result of that process. And I find that helps. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All right, any other questions or concerns? Board of Trustees 37 March 18, 2015 MR. ANDERSON: I want to talk about the non -turf buffer for a second. Now, are we talking 15 feet from the existing wall landward? TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: No, I think we were talking about, generally, from the new construction so we could measure during the course of the compliance inspection. MR. ANDERSON: Okay. I don't have anything to add. My client is unaware of that. TRUSTEE DOMINO: I want to just make a comment. Before, when you were questioning the inconsistency. This creek is in New York State Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat. And it's a DEC critical area. So what the LWRP coordinator is suggesting is that we move towards alternative means of seasonal moorings, for example. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: I'll tell you, I have a big problem with that because a mooring in this creek just chews up the bottom. You know, the thing is DEC has documents of presumptively compatible use. I think the LWRP document doesn't, if anything, I think we need a full blown study that compares the environmental impacts of dock structure, particularly non-toxic dock structures that allows for through -flow would compare to just say putting a seasonal mooring out there when you have six, eight, ten feet of chain just chewing the bottom up. understand where he's coming from, but this, you know -- TRUSTEE DOMINO: What I was going to say, seasonal moorings and shortening docks wherever possible. So this in this case, by doing this we have addressed the inconsistency. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: By shortening it. MR. ANDERSON: If I were the coordinator I would be more concerned about the dock sitting on the bottom, the boat sitting on the bottom, and the impact that has. That's just my own view as an environmental professional. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Okay, I appreciate that. It's a difficult call, but this community has been long in supporting of individual access to the water. We have submissions here I think probably we should have a continuing dialogue maybe concerning some Wetland Code amendments, but not on the horns of an individual applications, if we are going to come up with more stringent standards here. But it is what it is. Any additional comments of the Board members? (Negative response). Hearing none, I'll make a motion to close the hearing in this matter. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). I would make a motion to approve this application subject to the following stipulations: That the float be located some ten to 12 feet landward of the position on the plan currently submitted dated November 5th, 2014; that the decking of the dock be through -flow decking; that the proposed bulkhead be relocated so Board of Trustees 38 March 18, 2015 that it goes to the landward, runs in a straight line to and landward of the proposed rebuilt platform; that the float be seasonal in nature; and that we receive amended plans detailing the changes to the location of the float and the bulkhead. And I did include the seasonal nature, that the float be removed seasonally. I believe I covered all the items. And to have a 15 -foot non -turf buffer that would run landward of the bulkhead to be included on the plans. TRUSTEE DOMINO: I'll second that. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Thereby, by increasing the amount of buffered area and by reducing the size and length of the dock over the water providing through -flow decking, we have addressed at least a portion of the concerns of the inconsistency and the concerns of the LWRP coordinator. TRUSTEE DOMINO: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE KING: Number nine, Suffolk Environmental Consulting, Inc. on behalf of VINCENT FISCHETTI requests a Wetland Permit to reconstruct the existing ±4' x ±53' ramp and dock including twelve (12) 4"x4" timber pilings in-kind/in-place using open -grade decking and removing seaward 4'x10' steps; off of seaward end of existing dock construct a proposed 4'x24' elevated walkway with two (2) handrails supported by eight (8) 6"x6" timber pilings; an elevated 6'x20' platform including an access ladder supported by six (6) 6"x6" timber pilings; all decking to be open -grate decking; and all hardware to be hot -dipped galvanized. Located: 650 Spring Lane, Peconic. This application has been found inconsistent by the LWRP coordinator. The purpose of the dock extension has not been identified; the applicant has not demonstrated the following dock standards pursuant to 275-11 construction and operation standards have been met; that the dock will impair navigation. And it goes on to the standards. Richmond Creek is a New York State Significant Coastal Fish and Wildlife Habitat; New York State Department of Conservation Critical Environmental Area; and the dock structure will extend further into public waters; and the applicant currently enjoys access to the public water via existing private dock structure. And the CAC resolved to support the application as it was proposed. Is there anyone here to speak on behalf of or against this application? MR. ANDERSON: Bruce Anderson, Suffolk Environmental Consulting, for the applicant Vincent Fischetti. I appreciate you going out to. the site, and what you saw when you were there, as you see, this fixed structure that goes up, goes out, and there are steps right back down. You probably saw a couple of kayaks there. And the client Vincent and his wife are in their 70's, and the dock they have is in essence unusable. You can't load from that dock onto any kind of kayak Board of Trustees 39 March 18, 2015 or boat of any sort, and the reason is because it gets you out to like zero water, and what you have is just very soft, mucky kind of bottomland here. So we need to get out in some sort of depth to have something usable. The second thing I told him, in my opinion, the dock is way too high. It doesn't need to be. And coming down the steps and trying to climb into a kayak, I can fully understand his thought process there. So what we thought we would do is we would lower the whole structure, we would do it in a way that would not impact navigation, which is why we surveyed both sides of the creek, which is in your application, because we are well aware of the one-third rule, and we comply. So we are not impacting navigation as alleged. And we also took the depth soundings across the entirety of the creek, so you see that also in your application. So we are getting to something of two feet of water from a point of one foot of water. We are picking up one foot of water is all we are really doing here. So that was the rationale. And also the orientation of the dock is not the way we would normally do it. So we have to sort of straighten it out, at least the seaward end of it. If you see what I'm talking about, it doesn't set up well for the creek. It's kind of built on a slant. So we didn't like that. So we tried to lower it, we are trying to utilize the through -flow decking. And that is the rationale for the dock as you see it before you. don't have 275-11 in front of me so I don't know what standards he's specifically talking about. And in his review, he doesn't list them. So I would have to get back to you on that. The purpose of the dock is obvious. This is to gain reasonable access to the water, because we don't have reasonable access today. I think it's an honest application to accomplish that. I draw your attention to the dock immediately to the south there, and here, to get to deep are water, what appears to have happened the fellow brought a pontoon boat in, with an engine, ties it up to the dock and then ties his boat up to the other side of the pontoon. Which is a clever loophole. But that's not really our style. So we are not looking to do that sort of thing. But it does indicated problems that he obviously had the same problem that this fellow had. So with that, I'm anxious to hear what the Trustees have to say about it. TRUSTEE KING: Bruce, why couldn't you just extend the original dock? I understand you'll lower that and everything, just extend it as it's going rather and put the little dog leg to the north. MR. ANDERSON: Because I wanted to square it to the creek, and maybe it's better to just re -do the whole dock so it's straight. That's why we did that. Because it's a bit strange to have a jog in a dock. TRUSTEE KING: I know. That's what I'm saying. If that came out straight and just made an "L", you are still in good depth of water, and even though it's not parallel with the shoreline, I Board of Trustees 40 don't think that matters. As a matter of fact to me I think it would look a little better if that was straightened out. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: As a point of information, 275-11 deals with all the dock construction standards. It's the whole broad range of them. And the discretionary powers of the Trustees for locating the docks and protected navigation with ramps and hand rails, et cetera. MR. ANDERSON: I think Jim's suggestion, as far as I'm concerned, still gets you out to deeper water. TRUSTEE KING: And it looks less intrusive, to me. This is all being replaced with open -grate low profile, just instead of putting that dog leg in, it would make it go straight out. MR. ANDERSON: I think it would work. TRUSTEE SANDERS: And the only other issue we spoke about is two handrails versus one handrail. TRUSTEE KING: I think he said they are elderly people, like me? MR. ANDERSON: They are in their 70's. MR. FISCHETTI: I'm Vincent Fischetti, Bruce is representing me. TRUSTEE BERGEN: The code says you can only have one handrail, unless you demonstrate the need for two. MR. ANDERSON: I think one handrail would be fine. TRUSTEE BERGEN: Unless if you want to demonstrate the need for two, you can certainly do that. TRUSTEE KING: If you have some sort of handicap, we can look at that MR. FISCHETTI: Just my wife has an unstable back. But we can go with one if we had to. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Reducing the height off the water, along with two handrails if there seems an established need, that would make the dock a lot safer as well. MR. ANDERSON: So we would have two handrails. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Yes. TRUSTEE KING: Any other comments? (Negative response). I'll make a motion to close the hearing. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE KING: I'll make a motion to approve the application with the changes we made. We'll allow the two handrails, which makes it a little safer for these folks, and we'll have new plans indicating the change in direction of the ramp and the platform. And I think by re -arranging this, it's actually not as far out in the creek. And with the open -grate decking all the way through, I think that brings it into consistency with the LWRP. I'm familiar with this creek because our previous attorney lived on the opposite side further down. And it's the same old story, these creeks are just getting filled in with silt. And what's the alternative. Someday we'll have to start addressing it. don't know when. I know we used to call it black mayonnaise, that's what the bottom looks like. March 18, 2015 Board of Trustees 41 March 18, 2015 MR. ANDERSON: And we had a great deal of trouble initially staking this dock out. And then of course when the creek froze it actually made it easier for us because we could walk out, drill a hole in the ice and had Matt Ivans install the necessary stakes. TRUSTEE KING: So my motion is to approve the new dock with open -grate decking. It will be at a lower profile. And it will go straight out with the "L" shape, not with the dogleg in it, and with two handrails. And we'll get new plans indicating that. And that addresses the inconsistency. TRUSTEE DOMINO: I'll second that. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion made and seconded. All in favor? (ALL AYES). TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: Motion to adjourn. TRUSTEE SANDERS: Second. TRUSTEE BREDEMEYER: All in favor? (ALL AYES). Respectfully submitted by, John M. Bredemeyer III, President Board of Trustees RECEIVED " C 3:30Pr„ MAY Southold Town Clerk