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Applicant advised to file definitive subdivision to upgrade paper street for new house on private way
Summary
An applicant seeking to upgrade a paper street to provide frontage for one new house was directed by the Charlton Planning Board to submit a definitive subdivision application and a list of waiver requests, with engineering details and fire‑department input.
The Charlton Planning Board discussed a request by applicant Chris Hansen for guidance on upgrading a paper street (private way) to create frontage and access for a buildable lot. The board advised Hansen to file a definitive subdivision application under the statute covering pre‑existing plan streets and to list any waivers his engineer will request.
Hansen said the paper street (labeled on plans and described at the hearing) is unbuilt and wooded and that he intends to create a gravel way to serve a two‑bedroom house on a roughly 10,000‑square‑foot lot. He told the board the proposed gravel drive would be…
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