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Developers shrink Plainville Road plan after wetland delineation; commission accepts application for review and schedules site walk
Summary
The Inland Wetlands Commission accepted JBS Developers’ application for 598 Plainville Road on March 4 after consultants revised plans following a new wetland delineation. Presenters said units were reduced from 20 to 18, detention basins and grouped infiltration systems are proposed, and a site walk was scheduled.
The Town of Farmington Inland Wetlands Commission on March 4 accepted for review a revised application for JBS Developers’ 598 Plainville Road project after an updated wetland delineation prompted design changes.
Brian Panacom of Cole Civil & Survey told commissioners the applicant reduced the plan from 20 units to 18 and reworked the site to limit fill and wetland impacts. "We have 3.7 acres of upland review impact with the development; however, of that 3.7 acres only 1.2 acres would be actually new disturbance," Panacom said, describing larger detention basins and changes to building footprints.
Soil scientist David Lord, who carried out the wetland delineation and function/value assessment,…
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