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Board conditions Landro/Orlando Farm resubdivision on bamboo removal and active revegetation
Summary
The board approved a conditional resolution for a resubdivision presented by Wayne Bruin, requiring a revegetation plan, active removal of invasive bamboo, installation of split‑rail fencing, and recorded covenants tying 50% natural vegetation compliance to building permits.
The Planning Board voted to approve a conditional resolution for a Landro/Orlando Farm resubdivision that will create a third lot, but the approval is contingent on a number of conservation and map conditions focused on revegetation and invasive species removal.
Wayne Bruin, speaking for the applicant, described existing invasive bamboo in the northern buffer and agreed to submit a bamboo removal plan and a revegetation plan for native species. Board members and staff emphasized active restoration rather than passive wait‑and‑see revegetation; one board member summarized the board’s direction as “Removal of all bamboo…Submit a plan…installation of a split rail fence prior to map signature.” The resolution ties revegetation obligations to building permits and requires the applicant to demonstrate 50% natural vegetation coverage prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for new construction.
The board clarified that the buffer will be enforced by covenant (not an easement), that certain map notations must be amended per the town engineer’s comments (excluding topography and proposed driveway locations from the filed plat), and that corner monuments and other final‑map requirements be addressed. The motion passed with five in favor and two absent.
