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Conservation commission approves conditional use permit for 2 Shady Lane with wetland‑buffer markers
Summary
The Somersworth Conservation Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing construction within wetland buffer areas at 2 Shady Lane, contingent on wetland buffer markers and several plan notes addressing invasive species, erosion control and lighting.
The Somersworth Conservation Commission voted to approve a conditional use permit for construction of a single‑family home and associated site improvements at 2 Shady Lane, allowing disturbance within the wetland buffer with conditions including installation of wetland buffer markers shown on the final plan.
The permit applies to property in the Residential Single Family (R‑1) district, Assessors Map 21 Lot 148 (CUP 12025). Surveyor Joe Berry, representing applicants Eric and Sherry Derfler, presented revised plans addressing comments from the commission and a recent site walk. "At the last meeting, there were comments about, night sky compliant lighting. So we've added a note to the revised plan stating that they should be downlit and shielded," Berry said.
Why it matters: the proposed house and site work intrude into regulated buffers around local wetlands.…
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