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Homeowner told to seek formal remediation after unpermitted patio, walls and steps found
Summary
At 134 Millbrook Terrace the commission found work beyond an approved pool permit — a patio, walls and steps — and issued a notice of violation; the homeowner agreed to work with staff on a remediation plan including native plantings, increased rain garden capacity and wetland markers.
The commission reviewed a violation at 134 Millbrook Terrace after staff found a built patio, walls and steps that exceeded the scope of a previously approved agent permit for an in-ground pool. The staff report and photographic exhibits showed added impervious surface and bank alterations within the Upland Review Area; a notice of violation was issued and the homeowners were asked to appear.
The homeowner said the patio and steps were done by a contractor family member and that the pool-related access concerns motivated the additions. "We were trying to make the place look better, not worse," the homeowner said at the meeting. Commissioners told the homeowner that retroactive approval would require a formal remediation plan showing how additional impervious surface will be compensated (for example by an enlarged rain garden) and that plantings should be native species.
Staff recommended the owner work with a landscape architect and submit a remediation application; the commission directed staff to follow up and to require wetland markers, native plantings and stability measures appropriate to the disturbed area. The homeowner was told not to proceed with further disturbance without permits and that a formal plan would be necessary to resolve the violation.
