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Falmouth commission requires Notice of Intent for planting plan at 23 North Bourne Pond Road
Summary
After applicants argued native plantings in the buffer were exempt under state law, staff recommended a Notice of Intent. The commission voted unanimously to accept staff’s positive determination, meaning the applicants must file an NOI and staff will condition restoration work.
The Falmouth Conservation Commission on March 25 voted to require a formal Notice of Intent (NOI) for a proposed planting/restoration plan at 23 North Bourne Pond Road.
Attorney Brian Wall and consultant Lynn Hamlin presented an RDA seeking negative determinations that would allow approximately 605–610 square feet of native restoration plantings in the 25‑foot buffer zone. The applicants argued that planting native species in the buffer is exempt under the…
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