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Septic replacement at 201 In Ursneck Hill Road continued; commissioners request tree mitigation and staking
Summary
An applicant seeking to replace a failing septic system at 201 In Ursneck Hill Road was asked to revise plans to include tree mitigation (replacement of a red oak), staking of a no-build zone and confirmation of DEP comments; the hearing was continued to March 12, 2025.
An application to replace a failing septic system at 201 In Ursneck Hill Road was continued to the Natural Resources Commission’s March 12, 2025 hearing after commissioners requested plan revisions including tree mitigation and staking of the no-build zone.
Matt, an applicant representative, presented plans showing the existing failed system and a proposed replacement that places part of the new system within the 100-foot wetland buffer. He told commissioners the Board of Health required a stabilizing poly barrier under a portion of the system because of proximity to a driveway.
Commissioners asked for a mitigation commitment to replace a red oak that will be removed, and for the applicant to mark the 25-foot/50-foot no-build or no-disturb zones on site. Staff also requested the revised plan include a table clarifying square-foot impacts inside each buffer band and to show the larger-diameter trees on the plan. The applicant agreed to add a replacement red oak to the planting plan and to stake the no-build zone prior to construction.
Why it matters: the replacement septic serves a private property and is partly within regulated buffer areas; tree removal and buffer staking influence the commission’s determination of appropriate mitigation and allowable disturbance.
Details
- Project: replacement septic system at 201 In Ursneck Hill Road; presenter identified himself only as Matt and said he represented the applicant.
- Site features: the plan shows the existing failing system and an area requiring vegetation removal including one large tree (described in the presentation as a likely red oak) and some mountain laurel and shrubs.
- Staff/commission requests: plant a replacement tree (a red oak) shown on a revised plan; stake the no-build/no-disturb area; mark larger-diameter trees on the plan; provide a mitigation table clarifying area calculations; incorporate any DEP comments when they arrive.
- Procedural status: applicant requested the hearing be continued to the March 12, 2025 NRC meeting to allow time for plan revisions; commissioners and staff agreed. Material deadline for the March 12 meeting was stated as the prior Friday.
What the commission did not decide
The commission did not issue a final determination on the septic replacement. Commissioners asked for plan revisions and a mitigation commitment and will revisit the project at the next hearing once staff and the applicant provide the requested materials.
