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MINUTES LEXINGTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION 8/22/00 PAGE 3 barrier to the 25-foot buffer. Similarly on Lot 2 a post and rail fence has been added with a small retaining wall. The retaining walls are three to four feet high. The side yard had been regraded to a 4 1 slope. The work on Lot 3 includes a portion of the replication area and the detention basin. The area between the proposed dwelling and the wetland is graded at a 5 1 slope and the area sloping toward the replication varies from 3 1 to 4 1 Again they are proposing a post and rail fence as a barrier to start at the street to tie into the fence on Lot 2. The house has also been reconfigured so it is about 45 feet from the wetlands replication area. Gary Sandford explained they have identified 14 trees that provide a canopy overstory within the proposed area of replication that they would like to save. They are trying to reconfigure the replication design so that two-thirds of the area under the drip line would be a non-disturbance zone. This process has not yet been completed, but at this stage of the design they feel they can definitely save 12 of the trees. In response to questions from the Commission, Mr. Miller provided specific information on certain dimensions as follows: on Lot 1,the house location remains the same and is 52 feet from the wetlands with the elevation at the front of 257 and the wetlands at 251, on Lot 2,the wetlands at elevation 248 is 55 feet from the house at elevation 260; and on Lot 3 wetlands 42 feet from the house at elevation 253 with the house elevation 260. Mr. Hamilton clarified that the dimensions between house locations and the replication area may change with the redesign of the replication area to save the trees. Mr. Miller said they will make a commitment that they will not reduce the buffer area. Mr. Miller said there has been no change to the 4,400 s.f. of area impacted. The replication area will be 5,700 s.f. The Commission requested that the plans for the next presentation be colored, and in particular the 100 and 50 foot buffer lines clearly shown. Justin Margolskee, 23 Peachtree Road, said their research has shown that the wetlands line they believe to be true increases the amount of wetlands that would be filled under the proposal. They have previously submitted a plan showing a wetland line that is much larger than shown on the applicant's plan. Joyce read Tom Haves' review memnhichis_in_the ile. Hic review eon ehideththatthe_plans were not complete and additional information is needed. She read into the record letters from Stephen Voss and Paul Newman, representing NOPE. David Sperduto presented a plan showing his interpretation of the wetland line in comparison with the wetland line shown on the current applicant's plan of record. He said that with the exception of the area he actually tested, he got all the other segments of the line from the Commonwealth Engineering plans because he did not have access to the property He reviewed the results of his analysis of the vegetation and soils from test holes on each quad of his plan. The most recent field testing adjacent to the Winning Farm property was done last week and the information that was shown on the Winning Farm property was from a report he did in 1996. In response to Mr. Wolk's question about the establishment of a homeowners' association, Mrs. Etsell said the development is proposed as a single-family home development. In response to the