Planning Board adopts Stormwater Regulations amendments with tree standards
West Newbury Planning Board voted 5-0 to adopt amended Stormwater Regulations, adding performance standards for tree-cutting projects disturbing more than one acre.
Planning Board · Meeting of May 19, 2026
West Newbury Planning Board voted 5-0 to adopt amended Stormwater Regulations, adding performance standards for tree-cutting projects disturbing more than one acre. Lori Kennedy, a water resources engineer with Horsley Witten Group, presented the amendments, which also updated definitions and adjusted procedures to align with Board of Health practices. Raymond A.
Cook and board members raised questions about stump retention language and acreage calculations during the public hearing. There were no public comments.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of May 19, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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