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Developer asks conservation commission to back parking change and buffer reduction near Head Pond; commission tables decision
Summary
Developer of University Vista townhouses asked the Hooksett Conservation Commission to accept parking built around a cul‑de‑sac and a reduction to wetland buffers caused by an enlarged beaver pond. Commissioners said they will consult state regulators and requested maps before making a recommendation to the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
A developer seeking to advance the University Vista townhouse project asked the Hooksett Conservation Commission on Wednesday for a recommendation to the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) to allow parking around an existing cul‑de‑sac and a reduction in wetland buffer areas created by an expanded beaver pond.
Developer Jeff Berg said the project originally showed a parking area 500 feet into the woods but that the team now proposes about 15 parking spaces around the existing cul‑de‑sac to serve conservation trail access. He also told commissioners that beaver activity has raised the height of a dam and expanded wetlands, creating new buffer impacts on the project site.
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