Peabody commission requires trench drain, camera inspection for proposed Stacia Road driveway

The Peabody Conservation Commission on Nov. 12 set technical conditions for a proposed driveway extension and utilities at 0 Stacia Road designed to serve a future dwelling. Attorney John Kelty and planner Christopher Mello told the commission the jurisdictional area was the 75‑foot driveway extension that enters the wetland buffer.

Commissioners were chiefly concerned with stormwater: they pressed the applicant to show how an infiltration trench would perform in winter, how runoff would be routed and where the trench would outlet. Commissioner Bruce (and others) recommended adding a trench drain — a linear grate over the stone infiltration bed — to ensure a conveyance path when the ground is frozen.

The applicant agreed to revise plans to show a continuous trench drain (box drain) set in the stone bed, pipe connections to the existing nearby catch basin and a connection to a 6‑inch overflow pipe around the house. Commissioners also required a pre‑construction camera (TV) inspection of the existing 12‑inch concrete pipe that outlets from the catch basin so the commission can confirm how that pipe connects to the downstream system; the applicant said he would run a camera and provide the video to the commission prior to construction.

The commission said the revised detail and camera footage should be placed on the plan and circulated to staff for review; the commissioners indicated the motion to move forward was contingent on those revisions and a roll call vote reflected approval of the conditioned plan.