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Builders, town staff debate 200-sq.-ft. soil-disturbance permit requirement
Summary
Local builders told the council the requirement to submit engineer-prepared soil/grading plans for disturbances over 200 square feet is delaying projects and raising costs; town staff said the rule, enacted in late 2023, was intended to prevent post-construction drainage problems.
Local builders told the Westfield Town Council during public comment that a town requirement to provide a soil and grading plan for any disturbance over 200 square feet is delaying permits, raising costs and surprising homeowners.
Builder and Westfield resident Evan Topolow said the 200-square-foot threshold is “practically nothing” and that the requirement forces homeowners and contractors to pay engineers and to wait weeks or months for approvals. He estimated the extra work adds “several thousand dollars” in fees per…
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