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Board clarifies: approved special-use permit does not remove watershed review requirement
Summary
A board member asked whether a previously approved special-use permit affects watershed thresholds; board members agreed the special-use approval does not exempt the project from watershed review and compliance with watershed conditions is still required.
During discussion after the presentation on 408 Park Street, a committee member asked whether the site's previously approved special-use permit created a conflict with the watershed threshold that now triggers board review. The member noted the special-use permit had been issued for the expansion earlier and asked whether the watershed review was simply a processing matter.
"It's just processed," another speaker replied when the question was raised. The chair clarified: "This doesn't have anything to do with special use permit," indicating the board treats special-use approvals and watershed compliance as separate tracks; an approved special use does not automatically waive watershed requirements. One committee member observed that special-use approvals commonly include conditions requiring compliance with watershed rules, which would remain in force.
The exchange resolved that the watershed permit process must still be completed for the expanded impervious area, and that any conditions tied to the special-use approval remain applicable where relevant. The board then proceeded to consider the motion to approve the watershed permit application.
