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Conservation commission issues order with conditions for hotel expansion at 50 Christie's Drive
Summary
The Brockton Conservation Commission voted to issue an order of conditions for a proposed four‑story, 40‑room addition to the existing hotel at 50 Christie's Drive, approving revised plans and attaching special conditions including a prohibition on snow storage in the wetland buffer and a preconstruction meeting.
The Brockton Conservation Commission on Aug. 20 issued an order of conditions allowing a 40‑room, four‑story addition to the 43‑room hotel at 50 Christie's Drive to proceed to the planning board, after consultant reviews and revisions to stormwater and planting plans. The commission's approval included special conditions that prohibit snow storage in the wetland buffer, require conservation markers, and require a preconstruction meeting and a partial certificate of compliance before occupancy.
Why it matters: The project sits adjacent to Lovett Brook and within mapped FEMA Zone A floodplain; the commission's conditions attempt to reduce risk to bordering vegetated wetlands and to ensure stormwater systems function as designed.
Project engineer Scott Faria of HomeGrid Engineering summarized the proposal and recent revisions: “we're looking forward to just getting…
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