Commission Approves Two Permits, Delays Three Hearings

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What happened

The Conservation Commission approved two certificates of compliance closing wetlands permits at 183 Conant Road and 96 Rockport Road, and continued three pending Notice of Intent hearings to October 27 and December 8. The commission directed staff to make one final appeal to the Lockhart family owners of 819 Boston Post Road before an October 19 Community Preservation Committee hearing, without voting on whether to pursue the Article 97 land preservation acquisition.

Key decisions

• ● Article 97 land preservation acquisition. The commission directed staff to contact the Lockhart family one more time before the October 19 Community Preservation Committee hearing to ask whether they would sell without restrictions beyond what Article 97 allows. No vote was taken on the acquisition, and the commission continues to pursue the matter pending the owners' response. (Vote no vote; Next: Oct. 19). Read case details
• 📋 Certificate of Compliance for wetlands restoration. The commission voted 4-0 to issue the full certificate of compliance, closing the wetlands permit for wetland restoration tied to single-family home reconstruction. The restoration met the required 75 percent re-vegetation standard over two monitoring seasons. (Vote 4-0). Read case details
• 📋 Certificate of Compliance closure for order of conditions. The commission voted 4-0 to issue the certificate of compliance, closing a 2018 order of conditions. The owners forfeited previously approved permission for a generator and pergola they never built, while relocated steps, fire pit, and other changes were found more protective of the adjacent wetland than originally approved. (Vote 4-0). Read case details
• 📋 Notice of Intent hearing continued. The Notice of Intent hearing was not formally opened due to incomplete abutter notification discovered the morning of the meeting. The Chair stated for the record that the hearing would be continued to October 27 at 7:45 p.m. (Next: Oct. 27, 7:45 p.m.). Read case details
• 📋 Notice of Intent hearing continuation. The commission voted 4-0 to continue the Notice of Intent hearing, covering a second-floor addition and new septic system, to October 27 at 8 p.m. (Vote 4-0; Next: Oct. 27, 8 p.m.). Read case details
• 📋 Notice of Intent hearing continuation. The commission voted 4-0 to continue the Notice of Intent hearing to December 8 at 7:30 p.m. because the property is subject to an earlier Planning Board flexible subdivision approval and requires a special permit amendment that cannot be scheduled before the board until December. (Vote 4-0; Next: Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.). Read case details

Next dates

• Oct. 19: Community Preservation Committee public hearing, Boston Post Road
• Oct. 27: Notice of Intent hearings, 175 Lexington and 6 Page Road
• Dec. 8: Notice of Intent hearing for 4 Prescott Lane

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