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Commission requires cleanup, testing and revised plans for proposed redevelopment at 703 Route 28
Summary
The Conservation Commission ordered immediate removal of hazardous materials before issuing a certificate of compliance for 703 Route 28 and continued the property's redevelopment NOI until applicants provide an invasive‑species plan and soil testing for oil, gas and metals.
The Yarmouth Port Conservation Commission on June 4 directed cleanup and tighter technical review for redevelopment plans at 703 Route 28, where commissioners found potentially hazardous materials on the site and raised concerns about the scope of proposed vegetation removal.
Representatives from BSC Group, Kieran Healy and Paul Mancuso, presented both a continued Certificate of Compliance matter (SE83-75) and a Notice of Intent for redevelopment (SE83-2531). The commission acknowledged the previously constructed revetment complied with approved plans but expressed concern about trash and containers identified during a site visit. Commissioner Bradford Bower moved to issue a certificate of compliance only after immediate removal of hazardous materials; the motion carried with one abstention.
On the redevelopment NOI, the commission and the CA pressed the applicants to limit ecological harm. The CA asked why the entire riverfront area was proposed for grubbing rather than selective removal; commissioners said they preferred protecting existing native vegetation when feasible. Commissioner Christian Bova requested soil testing for oil, gas and metals at three locations to groundwater depth to ensure groundwater protection; the commission said those results must be submitted prior to the preconstruction meeting.
The commission also requested an invasive species management plan, clearer delineation between meadow and maintained lawn within the buffer zone, use of straight species for red maples (not cultivars), reduced spacing between shrub plantings to match local recommendations, and details supporting the applicant’s calculation of degraded riverfront area. The NOI was continued to June 18, 2026 to allow submission of the revisions.
The Commission emphasized remediation over deferral: issuing the COC only after hazardous materials are removed would prevent leaving pollution cleanup as a condition of future redevelopment that might be delayed or abandoned. No specific schedule for final redevelopment approvals was set beyond the continuance and preconstruction requirements.
