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Somerset council continues hearing on 5401 Uppingham addition after neighbors press stormwater concerns
Summary
After neighbors urged stronger safeguards for a landscape infiltration system, Somerset town council continued a public hearing on a building‑permit amendment for 5401 Uppingham Street to allow time for additional arborist and technical review and to give parties time to seek construction‑period protections.
Somerset, Feb. 24, 2025 — The Somerset Town Council on Monday continued a public hearing on a building‑permit amendment for 5401 Uppingham Street after neighbors raised questions about how the project’s stormwater measures will affect adjacent yards.
Town staff summarized the application: the owners, Wonyoung Kai and Wu Yong Chang, proposed a one‑story front addition, a two‑story rear addition, a new driveway and two HVAC units. Staff told the council the site plan meets town setback and height rules and includes nonstructural environmental site design (ESD) practices — notably a landscape infiltration facility and permeable pavement — intended to infiltrate runoff from new impervious surfaces. Staff and the project surveyor said the proposed infiltration…
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