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Commission and homeowner agree to use existing split-rail fence as limit of work to resolve long-running 229 Parkell Road compliance issue
Summary
After reviewing a complex wetland-history file, the Conservation Commission agreed to accept the existing split-rail fence as the practical 20-foot no-disturb limit at 229 Parkell Road to avoid imposing additional surveying costs on the homeowner; staff will perform a final site visit before issuing a Certificate of Compliance.
The Conservation Commission discussed a complicated compliance matter for 229 Parkell Road involving orders of conditions dating to 2008 and follow-up activity in 2018. Melissa explained that wetland delineations changed over time, that a garden and debris found within the wetland during a past review complicated boundary interpretations, and that survey markers and old flags can produce confusion for homeowners attempting to map buffer lines.
To resolve the matter without imposing significant additional expense on the homeowner, staff proposed using the existing split-rail fence as the practical limit of work and to treat the area behind that fence as the landowner's responsibility to restore or allow to revert naturally. The homeowner agreed to the approach and to remove trellises and gardening structures in the area. Commissioners asked Melissa to conduct one final site visit to confirm conditions before the commission issues a Certificate of Compliance.
The commission did not issue the COC immediately; it will schedule a staff site visit and, pending confirmation that conditions are met, issue the compliance certificate to the homeowner.
