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Motion to continue the hearing to 10/17/2017 at the applicant's request made by Mr. Beuttell and seconded by Ms. Dohan. Vote: 6-0 in favor. 7:33pm DEP 201-1011, BL 968 Amended Order of Conditions, 37 Justin Street Owner/applicant: Muhammed Rahman and Paula Karim Project: after the fact changes to approved plan Saade Barbar- builder, Aziz Ramon- homeowner Mr. Barbar explained that there was some miscommunication between himself, the engineer, and the surveyor which resulted in several changes to the approved plan. The size of the porch was increase, an overhang was added over a door way, and a sump pump was installed. He explained that they would like to keep those changes and are offering additional plantings as mitigation. Questions and comments from the Commission: The commission discussed whether plantings would be sufficient because of the sensitivity of the site. The commission stated that they would need to see the plantings on a plan in order to approve it. The commission asked for more details regarding how the mistakes were made. Mr. Barbar stated that there was miscommunication between architect, engineer, and surveyor. The commission discussed their options. The applicant stated that they would come back with an adjusted plan. Motion to continue the hearing to 10/17/2017 at the applicant's request made by Ms. Ladd and seconded by Mr. Wolk. Vote: 6-0 in favor. 7:48pm DEP 201-1072, BL 1029 NOI, 23 Hamblen Street Owner/applicant: LexInvest Project: Raze and rebuild SFD Rich Kirby- LEC Environmental, Al Gala-project engineer, Dan Taylor- owner/builder Mr. Kirby explained that his client is proposing to raise and rebuild the existing home. They originally filed a Request for Determination. Mr. Kirby stated the wetland is across the street from the home. Only a small portion of the house is within the buffer. The current house is within the groundwater table. The new house will be bigger, but will manage the stormwater on the property. The basement will be above the ground water table. They are proposing some site grading to ensure that rainwater will also be captured by the system. The system has redundancies to ensure the longevity of the system.