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Town receives application for 5 Goddard Road house; owners pledge conservation easement
Summary
Engineer Guy Hesketh presented a wetlands delineation and a compact septic design for a house on 5 Goddard Road; owners said they will pursue a conservation easement over most of their holdings and commissioners requested a site visit, clearer limits of work and stronger erosion‑control and planting plans before further action.
The Commission received an application from Doctors Warner and property owners for 5 Goddard Road and discussed soil, wetland and watercourse mapping, septic design and tree‑clearing limits.
Guy Hesketh, the licensed professional engineer representing the Warners, said a field delineation by a soil scientist identified wetland flags around a farm/frog pond and a connected watercourse; his firm surveyed the flagged points and superimposed the town’s 100‑foot and 200‑foot upland review areas. He described a high‑efficiency proprietary GST septic system that reduces the leach field footprint, and proposed erosion‑control measures including double silt fence and sediment logs.
Owner Susan Warner told the commission she and her husband plan to protect most of the larger parcel with conservation easements after construction, and pointed to long‑term stewardship of wetlands on adjacent parcels. Commissioners and staff expressed concerns about the proximity of a proposed 10‑foot setback to the wetland in one location, the extent of grading indicated on the plans, and the need for clear limits of work and a planting/stabilization plan for the steep slope above Broadhill Road. Kate said she will schedule a site visit and requested that the applicant provide clearer erosion‑control details, turf/planting specifications and an invasive‑species control plan.
Because the application was only received at the meeting and additional professional review (including comments from the town engineer) is outstanding, commissioners agreed to continue the item to the next meeting and to allow staff to coordinate a site visit and inter‑meeting review if feasible.
