Applicant told commission stream is now flowing; DEP flagged culvert design and additional engineering required at 182 Wayside Inn Road

The Conservation Commission resumed the hearing for 182 Wayside Inn Road on June 23 as applicant Andrew Leverone presented an updated master plan that consolidates a gravel driveway and stream crossing, a garage expansion, an accessory building, and a proposed pool. Leverone told the Commission he believed the stream had resumed steady flow and should be considered perennial.

Coordinator Lori Capone said designation of the stream as perennial places most of the proposed work within the outer Riverfront Area and stressed that the existing culvert/stream crossing “does not meet stream crossing standards,” according to DEP comments. She told the Commission the current crossing design fails to meet state standards and must be redesigned with required calculations (including openness ratio) and submitted simultaneously to the Commission and DEP. Capone also identified missing plan elements: accurate impact calculations for existing and proposed Riverfront Area alterations, a revised survey, quantified planting lists, and clear mitigation locations.

Commissioners discussed the Wetlands Protection Act’s 10% Riverfront Area threshold and the potential need to remove some project elements if the total disturbance cannot be reduced. Staff recommended another site visit; the applicant’s engineering team must resubmit a revised, compliant plan before the Commission can evaluate the project fully. Mr. Leverone requested to continue the hearing to August 4, 2025, which the Commission approved unanimously.