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Concord NRC approves a bundle of administrative actions, RDAs and a minor modification; votes at a glance
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Summary
At its hybrid meeting the Natural Resources Commission approved administrative approvals for school and club projects, issued an RDA acceptance for 143 Everett Street, granted a negative determination for a Middlesex School guard shack, approved an order for 83 Monument Street, and approved minor modifications for Novo Riverside Commons (300 Baker Ave).
The Concord Natural Resources Commission used its meeting to approve a slate of administrative actions and determinations, voting unanimously on short administrative approvals, an RDA acceptance and a minor modification.
Among the items, the commission:
• Issued an Order of Resource Area Delineation for 143 Everett Street (DEP file 137‑1730), accepting the applicant’s delineation of a ditch and resource area; the motion passed unanimously after no public comment.
• Granted a Negative Determination (Negative Determination #3) for Middlesex School’s guard‑shack and approach work after staff and the applicant’s engineer said the new guard shack and approach reduce impervious area within the buffer and sit outside the 50‑foot line; the commission recorded that the work does not require recording at the registry.
• Approved administrative plan changes for the Middlesex School field house project—adding a 4‑foot pedestrian permeable‑paved access and a net buffer reduction of about 348 square feet—and other administrative approvals including tree removals in outer buffer zones and a certificate of compliance for 343 Commonwealth Avenue (DEP file 137‑1631).
• Approved an order of conditions for 83 Monument Street (DEP file 137‑1731), covering a garage‑to‑addition conversion with standard and special permit conditions.
• Approved minor modifications to the Novo Riverside Commons project at 300 Baker Ave (DEP file 137‑1660), where building footprints shifted slightly and stormwater grades were refined after geotechnical testing; staff said limits of work and wetland impacts remain unchanged.
Votes were recorded as motions and carried unanimously. Where staff recommended preconstruction site visits or conditions (for tree removals, the certificate of compliance and restoration monitoring), commissioners added explicit conditions to retain oversight.
Votes at a glance (select items): • 143 Everett St (DEP 137‑1730): Order of resource area delineation — approved unanimously. • Middlesex School (DEP 26‑4): Negative Determination #3 for guard shack — approved unanimously; not required to be recorded. • 83 Monument St (DEP 137‑1731): Order of conditions issued — approved unanimously. • 343 Commonwealth Ave (DEP 137‑1631): Certificate of compliance issued — approved unanimously. • 300 Baker Ave (DEP 137‑1660): Minor modification approved — approved unanimously.
The approvals reflect routine project clearances and staff recommendations; commission members asked clarifying questions on permeable pavement, tree hazard assessments, and recommended preconstruction visits in several cases.
What happens next: staff will finalize documentation and record required certificates and orders; applicants will schedule preconstruction visits where required and comply with permit conditions.
