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Conservation commission continues hearing on 414 Main Street addition, schedules site visit
Summary
The Groveland Conservation Commission kept open a public hearing for a proposed 8x16‑ft addition at 414 Main Street after commissioners questioned wetland buffer measurements; a site visit was set for June 6 and the hearing continued to June 10.
The Groveland Conservation Commission on May 13 continued a public hearing for a notice of intent for 414 Main Street, where applicants Gerard Naidu and Brenda O'Pure seek to add an 8‑by‑16‑foot room to a two‑family house that the commission’s chair said is located about 73 feet from a delineated wetland.
An applicant (Presenter, S5) told the commission the work would enlarge a cramped bedroom and keep the addition in line with existing structure. Commissioners pressed how the distances to the wetland — 73 and 102 feet in the applicant’s notes — were measured. The applicant acknowledged the measurements were taken with tape and that no wetland stakes were present, prompting members to note the figure is approximate.
Chair (S3) said staff should confirm the delineation in the field: “If we can at least say it’s 75 feet, then … we’ll look at it completely differently.” Commissioners agreed to perform a site inspection. The commission scheduled a site visit for Saturday, June 6 at 08:30 and moved to continue the hearing to its June 10 meeting after the site visit.
Next steps: commission staff will visit the property on June 6 to confirm the wetland boundary and report back at the June 10 meeting, when the hearing will resume. No final determination was made at the May 13 meeting.
