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Planning Board approves three‑lot subdivision for Williams property with conditions, asks for driveway profiles and state sign‑off
Summary
Case P25-10, a three‑lot subdivision of a 95.35‑acre parent parcel (two new two‑acre house lots and a large residual parcel), was approved with conditions including state subdivision approval, driveway profiles to be provided, and a note on current‑use status.
Paul (agent for Prospect Mountain Survey) presented Case P25‑10 on March 18 for the owners Scott and Penny Williams. The application subdivides a 95.35‑acre parent parcel into three lots: two new two‑acre lots intended for future building and a large residual parcel that contains a gravel pit.
The board discussed whether the plan’s future‑lot sketch (which shows an eventual loop road and additional lots) turned the filing into a major subdivision. Paul and board members clarified that the application before the board was for the immediate three‑lot subdivision; future concepts were informational only. The board asked the applicant to either remove the illustrative multi‑lot sheet from the current submission or clearly date and label it as conceptual; the applicant agreed to correct plan dating and remove or relabel the future‑concept sheet.
Technical items required before final sign‑off included driveway profiles and cross‑sections from street to each proposed building site, as required by the regulations. The board also added a condition that the applicant obtain state subdivision approval for the recorded change; Paul said he typically obtains state sign‑off after town approval and would submit it when available. Planning staff added that the town assessor’s current‑use status must be clarified and, if necessary, acreage removed from current use before lots are built.
Outcome: The board voted to approve Case P25‑10 subject to conditions precedent and subsequent conditions that appear in the file: submission of driveway profiles and cross sections, documentation of state subdivision approval, and confirmation of any current‑use changes for the affected acreage.
Why it matters: The approval allows two immediate buildable lots while leaving the larger residual land (gravel pit) intact; the town recorded a number of technical follow‑up items to protect road access, erosion control, and tax‑status clarity.
