Conservation Commission

The agenda includes continued Notices of Intent for a multi‑family development at 28 Haverhill Rd, an accessory dwelling unit at 3 Old Merrill St, and a dock at 62 Lake Attitash Rd; a Request for Determination of Applicability for Clarks Road paving (Amesbury DPW); Certificates of Compliance for 59 Lake Attitash Rd and 12 & 14 S Hunt Rd; an Emergency Certificate for foundation repair at 13 Lakeshore Dr; and consideration of the Housing Production Plan.

The commission approved the Notice of Intent for a single‑family home at 29 Lake Attitash Road (DEP 002-1360) with conditions including monitoring and a performance bond; it also approved Boston Gas’s Chestnut Street pressure‑relief valve installation (DEP 002-13683). Commissioners issued Negative Determinations for the 465 Main Street landscaping/driveway work, the City’s Pond Street repaving, and removal of the Upper Millyard pedestrian bridge, and granted a three‑year extension for 39 Poplar Street (DEP 002-1229).

The commission approved the Notice of Intent and issued an Order of Conditions for the Rocky Hill Development (265 R, 277 R, 281, 287, 287 R, 287.5 Elm Street). Hearings for projects at 29 Lake Attitash Rd, 4 Lake Attitash Rd, 28 Haverhill Rd, 3 Old Merrill St, and a Chestnut Street (Boston Gas) gas-main/pressure-relief-valve project were continued to the October 5 meeting.

The Commission continued multiple Notices of Intent, including the multi-lot Elm Street NOI (265R, 277R, 281, 287, 287R, 287.5 Elm St) to Sept. 8 with peer-review consultant BETA requested to attend, and approved a Certificate of Compliance for 26 Merrimac St.

The Commission continued the Rocky Hill MBTA Community Development Project hearing (DEP 002-1362) to September 8 and requested Beta (peer reviewer) attend. The Commission also issued a Certificate of Compliance for the retaining wall work at 26 Merrimac Street (DEP 002-1343).

The Commission considered multiple permit matters including the multi-lot Elm Street NOI (265R–287.5 Elm St.) and an ADU at 3 Old Merrill St.; it issued Negative Determinations for 0 Deer Island and 7 Birch Lane, granted a Certificate of Compliance for 28 Lake Attitash Rd. (DEP 002-1284), and lifted the Enforcement Order for Lions Mouth Road.

Review of an RDA for demolition at 128 Kimball Road filed by the City of Amesbury.