Protects Hingham's wetlands, rivers, and open spaces. Reviews any construction projects near sensitive natural areas.
84 items across 8 meetings.
June 15, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Procedural roll call to open the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
🔄 Postponed
Continued review of compliance certificate request for Peter Phan at 4 Pine Grove Road.
📋 Proposed
Eight compliance certificate requests covering Lincoln Street, Shipyard Drive, Essington Drive, and Building 45 parcels (DEP Nos. 034-0186 through 034-0944) for Hingham Shipyard Marinas.
📋 Proposed
Kevin Green proposes to reconstruct an existing porch and add a deck within Conservation Commission jurisdiction.
📋 Proposed
Leonard Monfredo proposes to construct a sports court within Commission jurisdiction at 14 Seal Cove Road.
❌ Denied
Applicant has withdrawn the application to install an above-ground pool and decking at 8 Windsor Drive.
📋 Proposed
90 Industrial Park JV, LLC seeks after-the-fact approval for an 8-foot perimeter security fence already installed at 90A Industrial Park Road.
📋 Proposed
Commission votes on a restoration plan and will issue an Enforcement Order for the violation at 90A Industrial Park Road.
📋 Proposed
Minor plan change request for previously approved work at 53 Bel Air Road.
📋 Proposed
Commission votes to issue the Order of Conditions governing permitted work at 18 Shipyard Drive.
• Status unclear
Staff updates on ongoing conservation matters.
June 8, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Procedural roll call to open the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
🔄 Postponed
Continued request to close out DEP No. 034-1441 (Peter Phan), verifying prior Conservation Commission work was completed per permit.
📍 4 Pine Grove Road
📋 Proposed
Eight compliance closeout requests from Hingham Shipyard Marinas covering Lincoln Street, Shipyard Drive, and 2 Essington Drive parcels (DEP Nos. 034-0186, 034-0296, 034-0340, 034-0374, 034-0478, 034-0533, 034-652, 034-0944).
📍 349 Lincoln Street / Shipyard Drive / 2 Essington Drive
📋 Proposed
Kevin Green proposes to reconstruct an existing porch and build a new deck, requiring Conservation Commission approval near a protected resource area.
📍 21 Charles Street
📋 Proposed
Leonard Monfredo proposes to construct a sports court near a protected resource area at this residential property.
📍 14 Seal Cove Road
🔄 Postponed
Applicant-requested continuance on a proposal to install an above-ground pool and decking (Ambassador Pools).
📍 8 Windsor Drive
📋 Proposed
90 Industrial Park JV, LLC seeks after-the-fact approval for an 8-foot perimeter security fence already installed without a permit.
📍 90A Industrial Park Road
📋 Proposed
Commission will vote on a restoration plan and issue a formal Enforcement Order for the unpermitted work at 90A Industrial Park Road.
📍 90A Industrial Park Road
📋 Proposed
Minor plan change request for previously approved work at 53 Bel Air Road.
📍 53 Bel Air Road
📋 Proposed
Commission votes to issue the Order of Conditions governing permitted work at 18 Shipyard Drive.
📍 18 Shipyard Drive
• Status unclear
Staff updates on ongoing conservation matters.
May 18, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Attendance check to open the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Town-initiated workshop on a harbor resiliency project — details on file at the Conservation Commission website.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Request to close out a wetlands permit for work at 4 Pine Grove Road.
📋 Proposed
Request to close out a wetlands permit for work at 2 Langlee Road.
📋 Proposed
Applicant seeks a wetlands jurisdiction ruling to construct an in-ground pool, deck, and appurtenances at 25 Mill Lane.
📋 Proposed
Applicant seeks a wetlands jurisdiction ruling for a home addition and deck at 26 Westmoreland Road.
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on the Town Recreation Dept.'s plan to build 8 pickleball courts and associated parking at Bare Cove Park Drive, in or near wetlands.
📍 25 Bare Cove Park Drive
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on a new commercial patio and outdoor seating area at the Shipyard, potentially affecting nearby wetlands.
📍 18 Shipyard Drive
📋 Proposed
Commission will hold a public hearing on proposed changes to Hingham's local wetlands regulations, which govern what homeowners can do near wetlands.
📋 Proposed
Commission votes on a wetland restoration and replication plan tied to an existing enforcement order at 10 Village Lane.
📍 10 Village Lane
📋 Proposed
Commission votes to issue an enforcement order and approve a restoration plan for a wetlands violation at 90A Industrial Park Drive.
📍 90A Industrial Park Drive
• Status unclear
Staff updates on ongoing conservation matters.
📋 Proposed
Commission will nominate a Vice Chair.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjournment.
May 4, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine attendance check.
📋 Proposed
Zakary Glasberg seeks sign-off that prior permitted work at 10 Chestnut Place is complete and compliant.
📍 10 Chestnut Place, Hingham
📋 Proposed
Carl Dei Agnoli seeks compliance sign-off for completed work at 47 Smith Road.
📍 47 Smith Road, Hingham
📋 Proposed
Joseph and Laurie Flynn seek compliance sign-off for completed work at 2 Langlee Road.
📍 2 Langlee Road, Hingham
🔄 Postponed
Continued from 4/13/26; Town proposes 8 pickleball courts and associated parking at Bare Cove Park — hearing continuation to 5/18/26 requested.
📍 25 Bare Cove Park Drive, Hingham
📋 Proposed
New commercial patio and seating area proposed at the Shipyard development requires wetlands review.
📍 18 Shipyard Drive, Hingham
💬 Discussed
Discussion of a waiver request for work in a Special Flood Hazard Zone (FEMA-designated high-risk flood area) at 44 North Street.
📍 44 North Street, Hingham
🗳️ Voted on
Commission votes on an ECR-prepared restoration proposal to resolve an existing enforcement order for wetland/buffer zone violations at 383 East Street.
📍 383 East Street, Hingham
🗳️ Voted on
Commission votes on an ECR-prepared restoration and replication plan to resolve an enforcement order at 10 Village Lane.
📍 10 Village Lane, Hingham
💬 Discussed
Staff updates on conservation matters.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.
April 27, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Town Recreation Department proposes 8 pickleball courts (~8,700 sq. ft.) and 11 parking spaces near bordering wetlands, a certified vernal pool, riverfront area, and ACEC; stormwater to drain to a new rear retention basin.
📍 25 Bare Cove Park Drive
💬 Discussed
Debris from the existing building will be removed, but wetland debris cleanup is outside this project's scope and would require a separate filing.
📍 25 Bare Cove Park Drive
💬 Discussed
No work is proposed within 100 feet of the 2005-certified vernal pool; Commission may impose seasonal activity restrictions near it.
📍 25 Bare Cove Park Drive
💬 Discussed
No ACEC-specific time restrictions apply, but seasonal conditions near the vernal pool and mosquito-spraying restrictions near sensitive areas could be added as permit conditions.
📍 25 Bare Cove Park Drive
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned 5-0 at 11:46 AM.
April 13, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved 5-0.
❌ Denied
COC denied because homeowners hadn't completed required changes (limiting mulch bed to four feet and adding plantings); they may reapply after working with staff.
📍 19 Fulling Mill Lane
✅ Approved
Full COC issued for completed deck/balcony project after plantings passed two-year monitoring.
📍 9 Chestnut Place
✅ Approved
COC issued certifying an invalid Order of Conditions where work never started.
📍 30 Shipyard Drive
✅ Approved
Approved rebuild of single-family home, driveway and deck near Weir River salt marsh, with 116 sq.ft. native-planting mitigation and erosion controls.
📍 58 Bonnie Brier Circle
✅ Approved
Approved ~950 sq.ft. one-bedroom ADU and upgraded nitrogen-removing septic in Weir River riverfront area; asphalt removal required to improve conditions.
📍 10 Friend Street
🔄 Postponed
Town's proposed eight pickleball courts and parking on former Tracer's property, requiring demolition of an asbestos-containing building, continued to May 4 amid stormwater, vernal pool and invasive-species concerns.
📍 25 Bare Cove Park Drive
💬 Discussed
Town proposes transferring ~8 of 10.8 acres of parcel 106-0-3 near the Transfer Station to Conservation as mitigation for Route 3A impacts, plus Conservation Fund contribution; commission agreed pending written liability opinion.
💰 Contribution to Hingham Conservation Fund (amount unspecified)
📍 Parcel 106-0-3, near Transfer Station off Hobart Street
✅ Approved
Approved restoration plan for unauthorized buffer-zone grading by adjacent business owner, requiring hand removal of invasives (no herbicide), work to begin in 2026.
📍 0 Whiting Street
✅ Approved
Deadline to submit restoration plan for enforcement order extended to April 30, 2026.
📍 383 East Street
✅ Approved
Approved after-the-fact change for a garage built partly within the 50-foot wetland buffer, requiring 80 sq.ft. of additional native plantings; Troyer opposed.
📍 43 Wanders Drive
🔄 Postponed
Continued to May meeting.
📍 21 Martins Lane
💬 Discussed
A PhD-candidate intern was hired for a 10-week pollinator project starting in May; commission bid farewell to departing member Nina Villanova, now running for School Committee.
April 13, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Attendance check to open the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
🔄 Postponed
Continued review of compliance certification for work completed at 19 Fulling Mill Lane by Sarah & Adam Gordon.
📋 Proposed
Commission reviews whether permitted work at 9 Chestnut Place was completed per approved Order of Conditions.
📋 Proposed
Compliance certification for completed work at 30 Shipyard Drive by the state Dept. of Conservation & Recreation.
🔄 Postponed
Continued but not yet opened: Richard D'Ambrosia proposes to raze and rebuild a single-family home at 58 Bonnie Brier Circle within the Commission's jurisdiction.
🔄 Postponed
Continued but not yet opened: Victoria Grady proposes an accessory dwelling unit and upgraded Title 5 (state septic) system at 10 Friend Street.
📋 Proposed
Town of Hingham Recreation proposes to construct 8 pickleball courts and associated parking at Bare Cove Park Drive.
📋 Proposed
Commission considers a land swap involving a portion of parcel 106-0-3 tied to the Route 3A project; Article 97 (state constitutional protection for public conservation land) requires legislative approval for such transfers.
📋 Proposed
Commission votes on the restoration plan submitted under an enforcement order at 0 Whiting Street by Bristol Bros.
📋 Proposed
Property owners at 383 East Street seek more time to submit a restoration plan required under an existing enforcement order.
📋 Proposed
Request to approve an after-the-fact change to previously permitted work at 43 Wanders Drive.
📋 Proposed
Commission addresses an encroachment onto conservation land at 21 Martins Lane and will issue a response letter.
• Status unclear
Staff updates on ongoing conservation matters.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjournment.