Milford Inland Wetlands Commission approves pool at 110 Pine Knob Terrace with conditions

The Milford Inland Wetlands Commission on June 3 approved application IW-26-000011 for a 20-by-38-foot inground pool, bluestone patio and associated landscaping at 110 Pine Knob Terrace after staff said the applicant had addressed earlier questions about access, materials and erosion controls.

Mary Rose, staff member for the commission, told members the wetlands on the property had been delineated and surveyed and that the health department approved the proposed secondary septic location. She summarized staff communications about site access, material handling and erosion controls, saying the applicant will use the existing driveway for access, will haul excavated material off-site and intends to place silt fencing around the pool enclosure.

Commissioner Julie Valvo moved to approve the application based on the plans and supporting documents presented that evening; the motion included a package of conditions requiring compliance with the 2024 erosion and sedimentation control guidance cited in the file, installation and maintenance of soil erosion and sedimentation controls shown on the plans, wetland notifications to be placed on the as-built, submission of documentation to the MIWA office prior to release of any bond, compliance with the city engineer’s stormwater requirements, installation and maintenance of stormwater treatment shown on the plans, weekly inspections of erosion controls (and within 48 hours after significant precipitation events), correction of any erosion-control issues within 24 hours of inspection, posting of a construction permit bond, submission of an as‑built showing two‑foot contours and site structures, and an engineer’s certification that the completed project meets the design intent prior to bond release.

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Buddy Field. The clerk conducted a roll call and the chair announced the motion carries; commissioners present recorded affirmative votes and the permit was issued with the conditions read into the record.

The approval starts the permit conditions and timelines described in the motion; staff told the commission that documentation and the required as-built must be submitted before bonds are released and that the commission may require a survey of the as-built to confirm the relocated fence and wetland protections.

The commission’s action was procedural and conditional: it approves the work as presented while placing specific erosion‑control, stormwater and reporting conditions on the permit. The file notes the application had been on the agenda since April and that the statutory 65‑day review period was due to expire in early June.