465 Main Street - Request for Determination
Replace asphalt driveway and add a low granite planter at the front of the Welter residence at 465 Main Street; WPA Form 1 filed with the Conservation Commission.
AI summary
A Request for Determination was filed to remove and replace the asphalt driveway and to install a low granite planter at 465 Main Street. Plans dated 08/20/2026 show a 5" high granite planter with granite curbing, cobblestones and three granite posts; the WPA Form 1 lists a bounded planter area of ~140 sq ft while the drawings label a planting area of ~75 sq ft. The form was signed 09/01/2026 and submitted to the Conservation Commission.
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Project details
What is proposed
Kenneth Welter submitted a Request for Determination of Applicability to remove and replace the existing asphalt driveway at 465 Main Street and to install a new raised planter at the front of the driveway adjacent to Main Street. The planter is shown as a 5‑inch high granite planter with granite curbing set at a 45° slope, granite cobblestones, granite end caps, three 7" x 7" granite posts and a 2" black iron pipe in the plan details.
Where and how big
The property is at 465 Main Street (Lat. 42.84170, Long. -70.91352). The WPA Form 1 identifies a bounded planter area of approximately 140 square feet; the project drawings label a planting area of about 75 square feet and include plan and section details (plans dated 08/20/2026). The driveway surface is to remain asphalt but will be removed and replaced; drawings note the paved shoulder, fog line, an existing storm drain and an existing wooden guard rail at the site.
Status
The Request for Determination (WPA Form 1) was signed by the applicant on 09/01/2026 and filed with the Conservation Commission, with the applicant indicating a local newspaper notification will be placed as part of the filing.
Discussion at meetings
- APPROVEIssue a Negative Determination of Applicability for 465 Main Street (Welter) with erosion-control conditions and monitoring as required.
