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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
APPLICATION# 24 IWC 8
REGULAR MEETING – THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2024
Prepared by Stacy Radford, Zoning & Wetlands Officer
Applicant: Jeffrey Graves
Property Owner: Jeffrey Graves
Address: 40 Saltbox Lane (Parcel ID: 015-007-0CC)
Date of Receipt: June 25, 2024
Date Received by IWC: July 18, 2024 (DRD – September 21, 2024)
Applicant Request: Regulated activities within the upland review area in conjunction with the
building of a boulder retaining wall.
Activity Description:
Wetland Disturbance Area Applicant states approx. 0 SF
Watercourse/Waterbody Disturbance Area 0 LF
Upland Review Disturbance Area Applicant states approx. 8800 SF
STAFF COMMENTS:
• This Application is for regulated activities within the upland review area in conjunction
with the building of a boulder retaining wall.
• The property is located on 3.29 acres in the R-40 zoning district with approximately 201
feet of frontage onto Saltbox Lane. The property is currently developed with a single-
family residence.
• On or about June 1, 2024 the Applicant contacted our office in order to obtain a final
Certificate of Zoning Compliance for the construction of the single-family residence and
were desperate to get into the house by July 1, 2024. I advised him that I would require an
As-Built prepared by a Licensed Land Surveyor in order to conduct my final inspection, as
this was a condition of Zoning Permit # 221 ZP 173.
• On or about June 16, 2024, I received the As-Built from Applicant’s Licensed Land
Surveyor and conducted my final inspection. At the time of inspection, I noticed that there
was a boulder retaining wall that had been constructed within the 50’ upland review area.
I spoke with the Applicant and he was unaware that the wall had been constructed in the
URA, as he had hired a contractor to build the single-family residence and do all necessary
site work; while utilizing the required property survey.
• During the initial permitting process, it was determined that there were wetlands on the
property, as delineated by Joseph Theroux, a Certified Soil Scientist. An Inland Wetland
application was obtained in order to construct a driveway crossing only, on November 21,
2021 (Application #: 221 IWC 15).
• The Applicant is requesting that the boulder retaining wall remain as constructed; as
removal of said wall may cause more of a disturbance in the URA.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the IWC receive and review Application 24 IWC 8, set a date for a site walk
(if desired) and table the application to the August 15, 2024 meeting.