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Developers present two‑lot subdivision for Beal Road; scheduling review set
Summary
An applicant for two new home lots on Beal Road presented a scheduling review to the Montpelier Development Review Board describing lot sizes, on‑site septic and drilled wells, and minor road work; staff and neighbors flagged road stability, runoff and stream setbacks for later review.
The Montpelier Development Review Board heard a scheduling review April 7 for a proposed two‑lot subdivision on Beal Road, where applicant Shea Property Services LLC described plans for two single‑family homes served by a community septic system and drilled wells.
The project engineer, John Petrovsky, described the larger lot as about 6.15 acres for a proposed five‑bedroom house with a one‑bedroom accessory dwelling unit and the smaller lot as about 2.86 acres for a four‑bedroom house. Petrovsky said the team holds a state wastewater permit and intends to use an on‑site, shared conventional septic system to avoid clearing trees and to maintain gravity drainage rather than installing pump stations.
Board and staff members emphasized that the meeting was a scheduling review — an early, informational step — and that the board’s land‑division review focuses narrowly on preventing lot layouts that would render parcels undevelopable or create conflicts with existing lots. Planning staff noted the application will return for a subsequent round with comments from the city’s conservation and public works staff folded into the record.
Neighbors raised site access and road‑condition questions. Kevin Goss, who lives below the project, asked whether public access up the hill would continue; staff and the applicant confirmed Via Road is a class 4 public right‑of‑way and will remain accessible, though Department of Public Works (DPW) flagged that culverts and sections of the gravel road need repair to handle increased traffic. The applicant said erosion control measures and stone check dams are planned for construction and that the design goal is to disperse runoff across the road rather than concentrate it.
Board members and staff discussed stream setbacks and whether watercourse buffers or flood hazard zones need to be shown on final plats. The board noted that prior filings and the staff report already identify steep slopes and flood hazard areas; staff said the conservation commission will review the application and provide comments for the record during the next review cycle.
No formal vote was taken at the scheduling review; the board closed the item after asking the applicant to address DPW and conservation comments in the next submission.
