<div dir="auto">Seems to me the permit clearly prohibited the new activity and the builder is in violation. As a former zoning enforcement officer I think we would have had them cease activity and have them amend their original permit rather than require individual permits for each lot (regarding the earth removal only). </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mike Mena</div><div dir="auto">Community Matters Consultants, LP.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 9:36 AM Matthew Benoit via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">A 14-lot residential subdivision is approved and the limits of earth removal include a 100’ perimeter buffer of “no earth removal” up to abutting property lines. Over time, the roadway is built, a bond established, the earth removal permit
is closed out, and all lots are released. Now, the builder seems to be removing earth all the way to the back lot lines, completely disregarding the 100’ buffer previously established for the roadway construction. The claim is, the new earth removal is incidental<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/29+Depot+Street+%0D%0A+Douglas,+MA+01516?entry=gmail&source=g">
</a> to home construction which, is consistent with building code. However, it’s an ENORMOUS amount of earth removal, maybe 20,000-30,000 cy per lot. I would love to have individual earth removal permits for each house lot, but is that a stretch? Curious if
other communities have run into this and how it was handled. Thank you in advance for your responses.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Matthew C. Benoit, Notary Public<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Community Development<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">508-476-4000 x206<u></u><u></u></p>
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</blockquote></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Mike Mena, Partner</font></div><div><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Community Matters Consultants, LP</font></b></div><div><a href="http://www.communitymattersma.com" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">www.communitymattersma.com</font></a></div><div><a href="mailto:communitymattersma@gmail.com" target="_blank"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">communitymattersma@gmail.com</font></a></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">530-518-0449</font></div></div></div>