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Conservation commission approves order and waivers for 33 Canterbury Lane with restoration plantings and medallions
Summary
The commission accepted revised plans for 33 Canterbury Lane, approved waivers for work in bordering vegetated wetlands and 25-foot buffer areas, required a 2,750 sq ft restoration planting and installation of permanent bounds/medallions, and set two-year monitoring before a Certificate of Compliance can be requested.
The Conservation Commission voted July 23 to approve the order of conditions and associated waivers for 33 Canterbury Lane after staff and the applicant described mitigation and design revisions.
Staff summarized the findings of fact: the site contains a forested shrub swamp and wetland associated with an off-site stream; the applicant will reestablish previously mowed lawn as native plantings and create a 2,750-square-foot mitigation planting area. The project will install a minimum of seven permanent bounds with medallions along the wetland line and buffer, and the planting plan includes native saplings and shrubs to meet mitigation requirements. The commission voted to accept waivers for work within the bordering vegetated wetland and 25-foot no-disturb zone and to waive the associated fees; it also required two years of monitoring with annual reports before a Certificate of Compliance can be requested.
Commissioners discussed whether to require a dewatering plan up front; while some commissioners favored a pre-submitted plan because of recent enforcement activity, the commission agreed the existing approach will require a dewatering plan if and when dewatering is needed. Staff will include dewatering conditions in the order of conditions and the applicant must submit monitoring reports during the two-year period.
