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Planning board delays final action on 680 Bedford modification until recorded easement and updated plans are submitted
Summary
A minor modification at 680 Bedford Street — capping a swale outfall to convert point discharge into overland infiltration — was presented as an improvement by the applicant and town engineer. The board asked for recorded easement language and updated plan pages because the rear parcel changed ownership, and continued the item to June 17, 2026 to allow submission.
At the June 3 meeting the Planning Board reviewed a minor modification at 680 Bedford Street requested by the site's engineer, Kevin Grady of Grady Consulting. The change described and installed on site caps an existing pipe outlet and relies on a crushed‑stone swale/infiltration trench to eliminate a point discharge to an abutting property and instead allow overland infiltration.
Mr. Grady said the work is already constructed and that the modification reduces point discharge and lowers the site's calculated runoff; town engineer Greg Tanzy agreed the proposed detail improved on the previously permitted point discharge and reduced outflow by about 10 percent. The board and staff nevertheless asked for recorded documentation because the rear parcel containing the swale was recently conveyed: an easement should be recorded to preserve maintenance access and ensure the swale remains in place unless an equivalent mitigation is approved as part of a future site plan modification.
Abutting owner Adam Hansen (25 Swift Avenue and owner of 620 Bedford) spoke in support of protecting the swale, noting prior water issues on the rear parcel when it changed hands. The applicant said the sale included contract language reserving maintenance rights; board members asked that recorded easement language and an updated site‑plan sheet showing the as‑built swale and its easement be provided as part of the minor‑modification submission.
The board voted to continue the minor modification to the June 17 meeting to allow the applicant to file recorded easement language and an updated plan page. Staff noted an as‑built and conservation conformance review will be required before final sign‑off.
