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Neighbors press questions as applicant trims Stockbridge proposal from three homes to two
Summary
Applicant team told the commission the Stockbridge proposal was reduced from 3 single-family homes to 2, moved further from wetlands and now proposes revegetation inside the 50-foot buffer; neighbors raised long-running concerns about lot history, snow removal, utilities and tree clearing; the commission continued the item to Sept. 9 for further review and peer-review feedback.
Brad Holmes, the wetland scientist for the Stockbridge project, told the commission the team revised the plans from three single-family houses down to two, moved dwelling locations farther from wetlands and modified the stormwater basin to reduce impacts to resource areas. He said the team intends to revegetate degraded areas within the 50-foot buffer and use native plant species chosen from the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension list.
"We revised the project, Still the same project, but we revised it from 3 single family homes down to 2 single family homes," Holmes said, and added that the common driveway location is similar and that septic systems will remain on-site. The applicant team said they are awaiting Lucas Environmental's peer review but expect those remaining items to be largely addressed.
Multiple abutters asked questions about the property history, whether the parcel had been part of the earlier Stockbridge Landing approvals, and how oversight and enforcement would prevent work from intruding into wetlands buffer lines. Douglas Callman (72 Stockbridge Road) said the parcel had been under review for two decades and expressed concern about renewed development activity. The applicant's counsel said the parcel is separate and not restricted by previous Stockbridge Landing approvals. The commission and applicant agreed additional details (tree-count for removals, snow-storage location, grading details along the access road, and utility-trench methods) should be added to the plans; commissioners moved to continue 9096 Stockbridge to Sept. 9 to allow Lucas Environmental, planning and stormwater comments to be received and for the applicant to provide the requested information.
