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Conservation Commission weighs developer's proposal for 0 Lawton Avenue over wetland impacts
Summary
At a Conservation Commission meeting, staff described contested wetland delineation and asked whether a developer should be required to pursue an expensive peer review for a proposed dwelling at 0 Lawton Avenue; commissioners agreed to record a straw-poll guidance and did not take a formal vote on the project.
The Conservation Commission discussed a Notice of Intent for 0 Lawton Avenue and whether the applicant should proceed with an independent peer review after staff described contested wetland mapping that could make the project subject to direct wetland impact limits.
The discussion centered on technical delineation questions and the cost-benefit of peer review. A staff member said the applicant "was wanting the Commission to weigh in on whether or not they should move forward with their peer review because that takes time, effort, money to go through this peer review process" and asked for the commission's informal guidance rather than a formal vote.
Staff described the…
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