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Applicant asks to remove tree-protection condition at 329 Front St.; board discusses arborist study or replacement tree

5969075 · August 6, 2025
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The owner of a 329 Front Street subdivision asked the board to remove a recorded condition that restricts new foundations within a mature maple’s drip line; applicants said the tree straddles the lot line and they want flexibility for future development while offering to discuss replacement plantings if removal is necessary.

An applicant seeking a modification to a prior subdivision approval asked the Planning Board Aug. 6 to remove a condition that had required tree protection fencing at the drip line of a mature maple tree on the lot at 329 Front Street.

The condition, included in the original notice of decision, said plans “shall designate a tree protection fencing at the drip line of the existing mature maple tree and a note added to the plan that any new foundation shall not encroach this protection area prior to submitting final plan.” The applicant told the board…

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