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Somerset council denies permit amendment after neighbors warn raised driveway will alter stormwater flow
Summary
After a contested hearing, the Somerset Town Council denied a permit amendment for 4905 Cumberland that would have left a driveway trench drain 12 inches higher than a preexisting boundary inlet, citing unresolved questions about altered drainage and long-term maintenance.
At a Sept. 2 Somerset Town Council hearing, the council denied an amendment to the stormwater plan for 4905 Cumberland after neighbors raised concerns that the built driveway would change drainage and increase flood risk to adjacent properties.
The amendment, filed by property owners Guido and Charmaine Braccioli, would have placed the driveway’s upper trench drain 12 inches higher than a preexisting boundary inlet. Town staff and a county stormwater inspector described site work and inspections; staff estimated upstream contributory runoff and described the installed 8-inch outlet piping. The permanent administrator told the council that, if the system works and remains unobstructed, ‘‘there should be no issues’’ with the…
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