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Sudbury Conservation Commission issues orders and determinations, schedules site visits
Summary
At its July 1 meeting the Sudbury Conservation Commission approved minutes, granted Certificates of Compliance, issued an Order of Conditions for a Boston Post Road renovation, issued several Negative Determinations and continued multiple hearings while scheduling site visits for two properties.
The Sudbury Conservation Commission on July 1 approved administrative items, issued several compliance determinations and adopted an Order of Conditions for construction and stormwater work at 225 Boston Post Road.
Chair David Henkels opened the meeting and the Commission first approved the minutes of its June 3 meeting after a motion by Commissioner Mark Sevier, seconded by Commissioner Ken Holtz. Commissioners Kasey Rogers and Luke Faust did not vote on that motion.
Coordinator Lori Capone told the panel the septic replacement at 26 Alta Road had been completed and the site was stable; the Commission unanimously voted to issue a Certificate of Compliance for that project. The Commission also moved to issue a Certificate of Compliance tied to the new Order of Conditions for Congregation B’nai Torah at 225–227 Boston Post Road.
The panel resumed a long-running Notice of Intent for 225 Boston Post Road, where Joshua Kline of Stonefield Engineering presented a revised, colorized site and landscape plan and addressed outstanding stormwater and driveway items. Capone said she had prepared a draft Order of Conditions and noted that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation still must decide whether to allow a revised driveway location. After discussion the Commission closed the hearing and voted to issue the Order of Conditions.
On a separate application at 21 Woodside Road, applicant Mark Row described driveway widening and other site changes and proposed planting five native trees and creating a roughly 2,500-square-foot meadow by leaving the lawn un-mowed until late fall as mitigation. Capone said the revised plan addressed previous questions but raised concern about how future owners would recognize and maintain the meadow; commissioners debated using markers or spreading a native seed mix and ultimately issued a Negative Determination of Applicability.
The Commission agreed to site visits for two properties with lengthy outstanding issues: 5 Hunt Road (where Robert Melvin of Stamski & McNary presented a StormTech dry-well system for runoff) and 94 Puritan Lane (where homeowners Christina McCarthy and contractor Evan Underwood proposed patio and boardwalk work in an area surrounded by wetlands). Several other hearings — Lot 2 Brimstone Lane, 11 Allene Avenue, 104 Plympton Road and an after-the-fact fence request at 150 Prides Crossing — were continued to July 15; the RDA for 24 Goodnow Road was continued to July 29.
The meeting closed at 8:35 p.m.
Votes at a glance: the Commission approved the June 3 minutes (motion by Mark Sevier; Commissioners Kasey Rogers and Luke Faust did not vote); issued a Certificate of Compliance for 26 Alta Road (unanimous); issued a Certificate of Compliance for Congregation B’nai Torah (unanimous); issued Negative Determination #3 for 21 Woodside Road (Commissioner Rogers abstained because she was not at the June 3 meeting); adopted an Order of Conditions for 225 Boston Post Road (unanimous); issued a Negative Determination for 51 Woodmere Drive (unanimous); continued multiple hearings to July 15 and July 29 as noted.
