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ZBA grants special permit for limited earth‑moving at Keys Road site to enable conservation restoration
Summary
The board approved a special permit for about 20 acres of on‑site regrading and spreading of previously excavated gravel at the Keys Road property, allowing the North County Land Trust to begin low‑impact grading and initial plantings with conditions on operating hours and coordination with school bus schedules.
The Zoning Board granted a special permit on Feb. 18 allowing earth‑moving work at the Keys Road property to begin a planned ecological restoration by North County Land Trust.
Russell Burke of BSC Group and Emily Merlino, director of land programs for the land trust, described plans to regrade stockpiled sand/gravel on roughly 20 acres of the 1,157‑acre site and to spread the material on site to create more stable grade for native Sandy Plain grassland restoration. They said no material would be…
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