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Board of Health
Meeting Minutes
November 28, 2011

PRESENT: Chairman, Russell Clark, and members Frank Lynch and Michael Vazza. Director Jennifer Sullivan and Secretary Pam Mullin.

The Scituate Board of Health held a meeting on Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Scituate Town Hall located at 600 CJC Highway. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Michael Vazza to approve the Agenda and Meeting Minutes of November 14, 2011, seconded and approved unanimously.

7:10 p.m. 68 Glades Road/Public Hearing/Ross Engineering/Radzevich

Greg Tansey from Ross Engineering presented for the homeowner. There were no abutters present.

Variances and local upgrades requested:

Property line setback from SAS and septic tank from 10’ to 1.5’,
Cellar wall and slab foundation setback from SAS from 20’ to 10’,
Cellar wall setback from septic tank from 10’ to 4.3’,
Water service line setback from SAS and septic tank from 10’ to 5.7’,
Separation of groundwater to bottom of SAS from 5.0’ to 4.0’.

Motion to approve by Frank Lynch with addition of membrane against foundation and temporary construction easement from neighbors and to shore up basement, seconded and approved unanimously.

7:20 p.m. 816 Country Way/Public Hearing/Spath Engineering/Hale

Phil Spath from Spath Engineering presented for the homeowner. There were no abutters present.

Variances and local upgrades requested:

Setback to property line, reduce the setback to the property line from leaching field 10’ to 2’,
Setback to property line, reduce the setback to the property line from the pump chamber from 10’ to 4.0’,
The use of a sieve analysis for the determination of effluent loading rate in lieu of a perc test,
Setback to wetlands, reduce the setback to the wetlands from the SAS from 50’ to 49.6’,
Reduce the required number of observation holes from 2 to 1.

Motion by Frank Lynch to approve, seconded and approved unanimously.

7:30 p.m. Lobster Express/Public Hearing/Violations

Chairman Clark recused himself from this discussion

Neither Ronald Patuto nor Brian Nolan confirmed their attendance at this meeting. Correspondence from the Board of Health forwarded via first class and certified mail on November 17, 2011.

Director to speak directly to Ronald Patuto at his business and explain the consequences should he continue his non-compliance to the Board of Health’s request(s). Frank Lynch to speak with Brian Nolan directly to seek his reasons for the non-compliance, otherwise Director given authority by the Board to seek an injunction against Lobster Express and/or take appropriate action as needed, seconded and approved unanimously.

New Business

Motion by Michael Vazza to adjourn meeting at 8:00 p.m., seconded and approved unanimously.

Respectively submitted:

Pam Mullin
Administrative Assistant