Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Enforcement Fines topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Fines and violation orders: Great Island Associates fined, patio removals ordered
Summary
The Commission issued a $300 fine to Great Island Associates, withdrew a $300 fine for the Realty Trust, ratified enforcement orders requiring planting plans and set removal deadlines for unpermitted patios and walkways across multiple properties.
Enforcement actions and fines were a notable part of the Conservation Commission’s June 4 agenda, with commissioners assigning responsibility and deadlines to resolve unpermitted activities and missing mitigation.
In one after‑the‑fact filing for 0 Great Island Road, Down Cape Engineering clarified that the parcel is leased by Great Island Associates, which led the Commission to withdraw a previously considered $300 fine for Great Island Realty Trust and instead issue a $300 fine to Great Island Associates. The Commission requested lease documentation in the revised plan to establish responsibility for any future violations.
At 7 Cape Isles Drive (SE83-2533), the Commission determined the site is mitigation‑constrained and required immediate removal of an unpermitted patio and walkway by July 10, 2026 under a violation notice; a planting plan for the buffer strip must be submitted by July 16, 2026. Separately, the Commission ratified an enforcement order concerning unpermitted vegetation removal and a firepit at another property; the CA set a new deadline for a professional planting plan (August 16, 2026) and plantings due October 1, 2026, and recommended filing an RDA because the wetland is likely jurisdictional.
Commissioners emphasized that remedial work ordered through enforcement should not be deferred until redevelopment plans proceed, and required evidence of compliance (planting plans, documentation of removal) by the dates specified in the minutes.
