Conservation commission votes to release 16 Watts Field Drive from order of conditions (DEP file 240‑466)

The Norfolk Conservation Commission voted to release 16 Watts Field Drive from its order of conditions and remove DEP file number 240‑466 from the property’s title chain.

A commissioner moved to remove DEP file number 240‑466 from the order of conditions and the motion was seconded. The roll call recorded members saying "aye," and the chair declared the motion carried. The commission’s action authorizes staff to process a release from the order of conditions, which the materials describe as a release (rather than issuance of a new certificate of compliance) because the lot at issue is now separate and outside the originally constrained area.

Why it matters: releasing an order of conditions or removing a DEP file number from title is the administrative step landowners use to clear restricted conditions from municipal files once the commission and staff determine required stabilization and permit conditions have been satisfied.