Applicant asked to provide paperwork before certificate of compliance for 137 Old Point Road; item continued to Aug. 4

An applicant who removed an in-ground pool and refilled the area at 137 Old Point Road was told to submit a short written certification and an as-built plan before the Newburyport Conservation Commission will issue a certificate of compliance.

Carrie Fowler, the property owner, told the commission she removed a pool, filled it with clean sand and planted grasses; she said she will upload a drawing she prepared and vendor paperwork showing the sand source. Commissioners asked for a written statement from the applicant confirming the work followed the approved plans and for an as-built drawing to be added to the commission file.

Commissioner Julie Godpritsen asked whether the packet should include a professional certification and an as-built; the commission clarified it typically requests an applicant letter rather than an engineer-stamped document for minor repairs but did not find an as-built in the file. Staff said they did not receive the applicant drawing with the commission record and the applicant agreed to upload it to the project file.

Chair Steve (identified in the record as speaker 2) said members could review the posted materials before the next meeting and proposed continuing the item. The commission voted by roll call to continue the certificate-of-compliance request to the Aug. 4 meeting; members indicated that if the requested materials are posted and adequate, the commission will consider issuing the certificate at that meeting and the owner likely will not need to attend.

The commission noted the applicant provided a vendor name for the sand and was advised to include vendor documentation showing the material as "clean" or beach-grade. The item is continued to the conservation commission meeting on Aug. 4, 2026.