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Danvers conservation panel issues order of conditions for 5 Spring Street after applicant agrees to move deck and clean wetlands
Summary
The Town of Danvers Conservation Commission closed a public hearing and issued an order of conditions for 5 Spring Street requiring the deck and stairs be relocated outside buffer zones, removal of a shed and wetland trash, limits on stockpiling and fertilizer, and that the existing garden remain no larger than its current size.
The Town of Danvers Conservation Commission on May 2025 voted to close a public hearing and issue an order of conditions for work at 5 Spring Street (DEP File 14-1434) after the applicant agreed to relocate a proposed deck and stairs and to address trash and storage near wetlands.
The commission said the changes — moving the deck and stairs outside the 35- and 50-foot buffer zones and relocating a shed outside those buffers — reduce the proposed project’s impact on adjacent wetland resource areas. Commissioners also required removal of trash from the wetland, daily removal of excavation spoils, restrictions on stockpiling within the 35- and 50-foot buffer zones, and a prohibition on fertilizer use on the garden…
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