The motion was seconded and accepted with a vote of 6-0. Maple Sands Corp. SE159-661 Ms. Joyce Hastings, a representative of GLM Engineering, and Ms. Sara Pultz, a representative of Salvetti Surveying, both appeared before the Commission with the revised plans for the construction of roadways, the detention basin and the drainage easement at the proposed Meadowbrook Estates subdivision. Ms. Pultz informed the Commission that the layout of the roadway has been approved since 1964 and has never been constructed. A site walk has already been conducted by the Commission to determine if the stream is perennial or intermittent. Ms. Hastings stated that after the site walk, the applicant determined that they would not be able to make a case for the stream being intermittent at this time.
More time is needed to gather data.
The applicant would like to proceed with the project and deem this stream running adjacent to the property as if it were a perennial stream and proceed with the project under the guidelines of the Rivers Protection Act. The Commission Chairman encouraged Ms. Hastings to address all of the protected functions and characteristics of the Bylaw, otherwise the Commission will make a decision in the absence of that information. There is no alternatives analysis required under the State law because it predated August 1996. Ms. Hastings stated that she would like to have the engineer who did the calculations be able to make a presentation on the drainage for the Commission. This information is not available at tonight s hearing.