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Goose Farm LLC to legalize small structures; owner agrees to 10-foot buffer and revegetation plan
Summary
Goose Farm LLC sought to legalize a deck, generator, AC, bin and landscape wall within wetland setbacks; applicant counsel and the owner agreed to provide a 10-foot vegetative buffer (flags 6–9) and submit a planting plan; planning staff will condition and approve the revegetation plan to avoid leaving the record open.
At the March 31 meeting the board considered Goose Farm LLC’s application at 30 Wayne Scottstone Highway to legalize several existing accessory features—a deck, generator, AC unit, landscape wall, fence and a garbage bin—some of which sit within wetland setbacks.
Attorney Jackie Hubbard described the constrained property, prior approvals and the applicant’s efforts to revegetate after earlier demolition. She said the improvements are largely tucked behind vegetation and not visible from the road and that the owner is amenable to creating a vegetative buffer.
Planning staff said the lot sits within the Harbor Protection Overlay District and that a 10-foot vegetative buffer of wetland-tolerant, low woody plants would materially improve water-quality outcomes. Owner Valerie Mnuchin confirmed intent to naturalize the property and to work with the planning department on a revegetation plan.
The board conditioned approval on the applicant filing a planting/revegetation plan that shows the root-barrier or bamboo-removal protocol where necessary; the applicant agreed to submit a plan for planning-department review and the hearing record need not remain open if the plan is filed and approved.
Next steps: applicant to provide a planting/revegetation specification and a proposed revegetation map for planning-department approval.
