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Conservation commission clears most repaving at 568–580 Pleasant St., flags small riverfront corner
Summary
The Howard Conservation Commission voted 4–0 to issue a negative determination of applicability for a parking‑lot repaving project at 568–580 Pleasant St., allowing most work to proceed while noting a roughly 300‑square‑foot sliver in the riverfront area and requesting stormwater documentation.
The Howard Conservation Commission on Dec. 18 voted unanimously to issue a negative determination of applicability for a Request for Determination (RDA) from the applicant for 568–580 Pleasant Street (Norwood 2024‑23), allowing most of an existing parking lot to be repaved.
Dan Campbell, representing Level Design Group on behalf of the applicant, told the commission the site was approved under site‑plan review in 2015 and that the current work would pave a former gravel area and repave the rear portion of the lot. Campbell said a small portion of the repaving would fall within the 200‑foot riverfront zone but asked the commission for a negative determination to proceed with the planned work.
Tom Schultz, a wetland scientist with Goddard Consulting, presented field data from three on‑site points (about 38 feet, 70 feet and 120 feet from the parking area) and said the sampled locations did…
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