Conservation commission issues negative determinations for 66 Wyman Street addition

The Woburn Conservation Commission on April 10 closed the public hearing and issued Negative 4 and Negative 6 determinations for a proposed one‑level house addition at 66 Wyman Street, allowing the project to proceed subject to an appeal period.

The house owner, Maria Paiva, told the commission she and her husband have lived at 66 Wyman Street for nearly 20 years and are seeking a ground‑floor addition to allow them to age in place and accommodate family. “It will be a one level,” Paiva said, adding the addition is not intended as a luxury unit but as a small, single‑level unit to help care for her husband, who has Parkinson’s disease.

Commissioners noted the lot is outside the mapped floodplain and that the applicant had met with staff and provided required documents. Following a brief exchange about site stakes and surveyor oversight, a motion to close the public hearing passed. The commission then moved to issue the two negative determinations; the motion passed and the determinations were issued. The commission’s administrator said the written order will be issued to the applicant and that there is a 10‑day appeals period from the date of issuance.

The determinations issued mean the commission found the proposed work either not subject to certain jurisdictional requirements or exempt under the commission’s regulations (Negative 4/6 as cited by the body). Paiva and members of the public were advised to await formal paperwork from the conservation office confirming the issuance and appeal timeframe.

Commission staff told Paiva the office will notify her when the paperwork is ready so she can proceed with contractor scheduling and final survey layout in the field.

The commission did not attach additional conditions beyond the standard determination language identified at the hearing. If appeals are filed within the statutory period the determinations could be reconsidered, the administrator said.