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Commission raises questions about wetlands, parking and impervious surface in DRC/site plan review
Summary
During review of a Development Review Committee site plan, commissioners questioned the lack of depicted wetland buffers, noted a substantial increase in impervious surface and reconfigured parking to accommodate trailers, and flagged uncertainty over enforcement of monthly monitoring reports.
Commissioners scrutinized a DRC/site plan that appears to add substantial impervious surface and convert personnel parking into trailer storage area, and they raised questions about whether wetlands and their buffers were properly shown.
One commissioner said the plan “shows no impact to the wetlands” but added that they remembered wetlands on the site and suggested double-checking the drawing. Commissioners praised the stormwater design in the submission but said the addition of paved area and trailer storage was a notable change.
Members also raised enforcement concerns: several questioned whether monthly monitoring reports referenced in site plans are consistently submitted and whether town staff have the capacity to track and verify compliance. A commissioner asked who is the named contact or “face” for the monthly report when engineering firms include those provisions.
No formal vote was taken on the DRC/item during the meeting because the applicant’s representatives were not present. Commissioners said they would follow up by requesting clarification and, if necessary, invite DRC staff or the applicant to explain the apparent discrepancies about wetlands, parking needs and the plan’s impervious-area calculations.
The commission’s discussion of the DRC/site plan was part of a broader meeting that included other agenda items and concluded with routine approval of minutes and adjournment.
