Essex planners debate buffer width and active reforestation for RPDI district
Commissioners and dozens of public commenters debated whether to expand RPDI interior buffers from 50 to 75 feet, favor function‑based reforestation standards, and require stronger enforcement and longer maintenance periods to preserve screening, reduce noise, and protect stormwater functions.
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The Essex Planning Commission spent a sizable portion of its June 11 meeting debating rules for buffers in the RPDI industrial district, with commissioners and public commenters split over whether to increase the interior buffer from 50 to 75 feet and how prescriptive reforestation requirements should be.
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