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Sudbury Conservation Commission issues multiple Orders of Conditions, Certificates of Compliance and extensions
Summary
At its July 15 meeting the Sudbury Conservation Commission unanimously approved several Orders of Conditions and Certificates of Compliance for residential projects, granted a Negative Determination for a farm fence, and authorized extensions for longstanding reviews; conditions addressed irrigation, erosion control and placement of mitigation plantings.
The Sudbury Conservation Commission met July 15 and voted unanimously to issue Orders of Conditions and Certificates of Compliance for a slate of residential projects and to grant select extensions and a Negative Determination.
Chair David Henkels opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and the Commission moved to approve the minutes from June 17 by roll call vote. Multiple hearings that evening concluded with unanimous action: an after-the-fact fence at 150 Prides Crossing (applicants Tim and Jennifer Shannon) received an Order of Conditions after the coordinator noted a pending DEP file number; applications for an addition at 5 Hunt Road and a patio and rock wall at 94 Prides Crossing were approved with conditions; and a proposal for a detached garage at 11 Allene Avenue was approved with required plantings and as-built plan requirements.
Coordinator Lori Capone told the Commission she had circulated draft Special Conditions for several matters and emphasized perennial compliance items such as invasive-species management and limits on lawn establishment. For the 94 Prides Crossing project, the Commission included a perpetual condition to permit limited mowing (2–3 times per year) while prohibiting fertilizers, pesticides, structures or fill so the area can revert toward wetland habitat if left undisturbed.
The Commission also issued a Negative Determination of Applicability #3 for a farm fence at 1011 Concord Road after Allison Goldfarb described a five-foot no-climb wire mesh fence to contain animals and deter predators. Capone requested a pre-installation meeting with the fence contractor and documentation of final installation; the Commission approved the Determination with those conditions.
In regulatory housekeeping, Certificates of Compliance were issued to close out prior Orders related to the Shannon and McCarthy properties, and the Commission approved one-year extensions for several older Orders and an ORAD where site hydrology has shifted, including discussion of re-evaluation where beaver activity has increased wetness on open-space parcels.
The Commission adjourned at 9:18 p.m.
