Wenham · about 3 mi from our shop
Retaining Wall Design & Construction in Wenham, MA
Walls and fences aren't on the Main Street historic district's exclusion list, so a new wall visible from the street likely needs a Certificate of Appropriateness.
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Retaining walls in Wenham
What to know before you start.
Near wetlands, the town presumes building within 50 feet harms the resource area. We plan wall locations accordingly.
Wenham is mostly level, so walls here are more often garden, seat and terrace walls than big retaining walls.
Local rules that can affect your retaining walls project.
30 and 50 feet on a house lot
On a single residential lot, work closer than 30 feet to a resource area, or building closer than 50 feet, is presumed to harm it. The Commission may require a naturally vegetated strip at least 50 feet wide, or 100 on waterways.
Source: Wenham Water Resources Protection Regulations ↗Main Street historic district
The Wenham Historic District runs along Main Street from the Beverly line to the Hamilton line. At-grade terraces, walks and driveways are excluded from review, but walls and fences aren't on the exclusion list, so they likely need a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Source: Wenham Historic District Bylaw ↗
We check the current requirements for every project before we start.
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