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Commission finds proposed full-lot clearing at undeveloped lot requires notice of intent
Summary
Falmouth Conservation Commission voted to require a Notice of Intent for a proposal to clear a wooded undeveloped lot after staff flagged full Zone B clearing and plan discrepancies.
The Falmouth Conservation Commission on Jan. 29 accepted staff’s recommendation that a request to clear vegetation across an undeveloped wooded lot should be treated as a project requiring a Notice of Intent.
Alyssa Fallon explained staff’s concern that the proposal would clear an entire Zone B buffer on a currently undeveloped lot, a scope the commission typically handles through a Notice of Intent because it allows staff and the commission to confirm resource area boundaries, constrain work in Zone A, and attach conditions. Fallon said there were discrepancies between flags shown on submitted plans and field delineations performed by staff; the commission also noted that many of the supplied data sheets dated to 2008 and needed updating.
Commissioners voted to accept staff’s recommendation and issued a positive determination (positive 3 under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and positive 2 under the Falmouth Wetlands Bylaw). The vote was unanimous with the quorum present.
What happens next: The applicant was directed to file a Notice of Intent with corrected delineations and up-to-date plans so the commission can review conditions and mitigation that would limit impacts to Zone A and confirm plantings and restoration where required.
