6 Lake Attitash Way - Notice of Intent
A single‑family house, detached garage, pervious‑paver driveway, drywells, and a permanent conservation easement are proposed for a ~1‑acre lot at 6 Lake Attitash Way; the Planning Board approved the site plan and special permit on 01/12/2026 and the project is before the Conservation Commission for an Order of Conditions.
AI summary
A new single‑family house with a detached garage, pervious‑paver driveway, and drywells is proposed at 6 Lake Attitash Way on an approximately 1‑acre lot. The design provides on‑site infiltration (pervious pavers and 1,000‑ and 300‑gallon drywells), includes an operation and maintenance plan (~$200/year), and reserves most of the parcel as a perpetual conservation easement to be recorded in favor of the City. The Planning Board approved the Special Permit and Site Plan on January 12, 2026; an Order of Conditions from the Conservation Commission and the required recorded documents are outstanding conditions of the approval.
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Project details
What is proposed
The applicant proposes a new single‑family residence with a detached one‑car garage, a shed, a pervious‑paver driveway, site grading, landscaping, and associated stormwater and erosion‑control measures at 6 Lake Attitash Way. Stormwater controls shown on the plans include a pervious paver driveway with a stone recharge base and two drywells sized for rooftop and garage runoff.
Where and how big
The parcel is approximately one acre (Assessors Map 59, Lot 103A) in the Residence‑20 district and lies within the Water Resource Protection District (Zone B). The pervious paver driveway is shown as about 1,032 square feet. Stormwater calculations in the submitted report list impervious areas and water‑quality volumes for the driveway and roofs (driveway WQv provided ≈344 cubic feet; a 1,000‑gallon drywell for the principal roof and a 300‑gallon drywell for the garage are shown in the engineering materials).
Stormwater, conservation and construction specifics
The engineered stormwater plan is designed to provide at least the 1‑inch water‑quality volume for new impervious area on site using the permeable paver system (which allows infiltration through joint material and a stone reservoir beneath) and drywells (underground infiltration structures) for roof runoff. The Stormwater Report models post‑development peak flows and shows reduced discharge to Lake Attitash Way for the evaluated storms; modeled flows to an adjacent isolated wetland show very small increases for some large‑storm events (the largest modeled increase reported is +0.05 cfs for the 50‑year event). An Operation and Maintenance Plan assigns long‑term responsibility to the property owner, prescribes regular inspection and vacuuming or power‑washing of pervious pavers as needed, periodic inspection/repair of drywells (initially after major storms and then annually), requires a maintenance log, and estimates annual O&M costs at about $200.
The application includes a draft Perpetual Conservation Easement Agreement to place the remaining undeveloped portion of the lot under a permanent conservation restriction to be conveyed to the City. Construction drawings include erosion and sediment controls and require structural drawings for any retaining walls greater than four feet prepared by a Massachusetts‑registered structural engineer.
Status
The Amesbury Planning Board held public hearings (initial hearing 10/27/2025) and issued a Site Plan and Special Permit decision approving the project on January 12, 2026, with conditions that reference the Conservation Commission’s forthcoming Order of Conditions. The project requires an Order of Conditions from the Amesbury Conservation Commission and other recorded legal documents (including the conservation restriction and the Order of Conditions) and final endorsed plan mylars before construction may commence.
Discussion at meetings
- APPROVEI think I would go ahead and make that motion to approve the waiver, considering all the mitigation and effort that the applicant has put into making this the best plan possible for the land and preserving the resource area to the best of their ability and doing their best at helping with the existing flooding issues and not contributing to it.
- APPROVEThe motion was made by Commissioner McCarthy to approve the NOI.
- CONTINUEto continue since, you know, they're not even here.
- CONTINUEI'm going to entertain a motion to continue this until our November meeting.
- CONTINUESo moved.
- CONTINUEContinue NOI for 6 Lake Attitash Way until September 2nd
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