Planning Board grants two wetland-buffer conditional use permits for Mountain Road builds

The Concord City Planning Board on Feb. 19 granted conditional use permits for two separate new-house projects on Mountain Road that will require limited disturbance of wetland buffers.

Reardon Property Services LLC sought the permits for 557 and 563 Mountain Road in the medium-density residential district. Planning staff recommended conditional approval for both projects and noted the Conservation Commission had recommended approval of the 557 Mountain Road request. The applicant did not request waivers for 557 Mountain Road; staff’s conditions included erosion-control measures and restoration with native wetland plantings.

Erin Reardon Lambert, representing Reardon Property Services, told the board the 557 Mountain Road request involves a small, 77-square-foot impact to install a foundation drain because of a high groundwater table; the firm will raise the building 3–3½ feet otherwise, which would look “sort of standing out of the ground,” she said. Reardon Lambert said the project team will add erosion control and a native wetland planting plan as staff recommended.

For 563 Mountain Road, staff noted that the project previously received state subdivision approval from New Hampshire DES in February 2021; staff included a precedent condition to confirm well siting or to relocate the well if necessary to meet wetland protections.

The board adopted staff’s findings of fact and voted to grant the conditional use permits for both parcels, subject to the packet’s precedent and subsequent conditions.