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Planning board approves lot-line transfer, three‑lot subdivision and site plan for 15 Blackwater Road with conditions including city council conveyance and eas
Summary
The Somersworth Planning Board on a series of votes approved a lot‑line transfer from Eversource, a three‑lot subdivision of a 7.2‑acre parcel and conditional site‑plan approval for a 30‑unit condominium project at 15 Blackwater Road, subject to city‑council acceptance of the conveyance and recorded access easements for the city and Eversource.
The Somersworth Planning Board on a series of votes approved a lot‑line adjustment, a three‑lot subdivision and conditional site‑plan approval that together clear the way for a 30‑unit condominium development at 15 Blackwater Road and formalize ownership of a small triangular parcel now held by Eversource.
The approvals allow a 2,623‑square‑foot strip of land to be transferred from Eversource to the city, subdivide the roughly 7.2‑acre parcel into three lots (a roughly 2.7‑acre ball‑field lot, a 0.6‑acre lot containing an existing brick building, and a 4.3‑acre condominium parcel), and fund construction of six condominium buildings totaling 30 units. The planning board made each approval subject to conditions including city council acceptance of the conveyance and recorded access easements for the city and Eversource.
Why it matters: the parcel includes the Summersworth Little League ball field and abuts an existing Superfund parcel and a proposed solar field. The decisions affect public access, Superfund monitoring access, future maintenance of utilities, sidewalk and road improvements on Parkview Terrace, and required state permits for stormwater and land‑disturbing work.
The lot‑line revision was described by Michelle Mears, Director of Planning and Community Development, as a transfer of a “2,623 square foot portion of land from Map 22, Lot 9, owned by Eversource, to Lot Map 22, Lot 50” and staff recommended approval with conditions. Planning Board member Mark Richardson first moved that the application presented “has no regional impact,” a motion the board approved. Planning Board member Jeremy Rhodes then moved the lot‑line adjustment approval; the motion passed after board discussion and with conditions that include city council acceptance of the conveyance and recorded access easements for both the city and Eversource.
Chris Rice of TF Moran, the applicant’s engineer, summarized the three‑step sequence for the board: first, Eversource will transfer…
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