Scituate Conservation Commission Approves Three Coastal Permits, Orders Unpermitted Patio Removed

SCITUATE -- June 15, 2026, Scituate Conservation Commission unanimously approved three coastal wetlands permits and pressed an enforcement case at its June 15 virtual meeting. The board closed hearings for a 14-by-32-foot pool at 82 Scituate Avenue, a second-floor elevated deck at 60 Rebecca Road, and a garage-plus-deck addition at 71 Jericho Road, issuing orders of conditions for each with minor added requirements including a dewatering detail and an open-riser stair recommendation to ease storm drainage. A proposed single-family dwelling at zero Bailey's Island was continued to July 20 after the commission received a peer-review letter from Lucas Engineering the same day and heard concerns from member Eric about a 31-to-9 imbalance in trees being removed versus replaced. The most charged discussion centered on 42 Crescent Road, where builder Todd acknowledged on a phone call that substituting permeable pavers for approved lawn without commission sign-off was "a hundred percent mistake," but the board, with members Penny and Brendan leading, rejected a proposed mitigation trade and directed Conservation Agent Jen to draft an enforcement letter specifying a removal deadline and penalty language for the unpermitted patio and equipment pad.