Conservation Commission issues enforcement order for unauthorized work at 123 Oak Hill Road

Apr 8, 2026

After staff review and aerial imagery showing alterations within wetland buffers and the 100-year flood line, the commission issued an Enforcement Order requiring a new wetland delineation within 60 days and a remediation plan within 90 days; a tenant on site confirmed making the alteration.

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Town staff told the Conservation Commission that a stop-work order had been issued for 123 Oak Hill Road on March 20, 2026, after a proposed conversion and site plan review revealed on-site changes near wetlands and floodplain boundaries. Salem reported that September 2025 aerial images and a recent site visit indicated alteration within 100 feet of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands and the 100-year flood line, and that the on-site tenant confirmed they had made the alteration.

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