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Owner seeks pervious bluestone patio and planting changes at 28 Robinwood; hearing continued to March 27
Summary
Applicant requested waivers and asked to replace an existing impermeable paver patio with a bluestone pervious patio, change some landscaped areas to lawn and add native plantings; the commission continued the hearing to March 27 and asked for a condition limiting lawn chemicals in the 25‑foot buffer.
The commission continued public hearings for a proposed landscape amendment at 28 Robinwood Avenue to March 27 after reviewing plans to replace an existing impermeable paver patio with a bluestone pervious patio, extend the patio down a slope, and alter planting and lawn areas near a bordering vegetated wetland.
Why it matters: The property includes a bordering vegetated wetland and a 25‑foot buffer; the application would alter existing lawn and planting areas within that buffer and requested waivers for erosion-control placement and the waiver fee. The commission flagged potential water‑quality impacts from lawn care products where lawn exists adjacent to the wetland.
Project and design details: John Rockwood (Echotec) described the proposal to remove…
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