The Essex Junction Development Review Board on April 17 approved a boundary line adjustment and the final plat for a proposed three‑lot subdivision that will create one immediate residential building lot and two lots for future development and extend Meadow Terrace to connect with Taft Street.

The board approved two separate motions — first to adjust parcel lines to donate a small island of land to the Center for Technology Essex (CTE) and second to approve the final plat and road connection at 11 Meadow Terrace in the R‑1 district — both motions carried unanimously with the conditions printed in the staff report.

The move to extend Meadow Terrace is driven by the number of dwelling units on the existing cul‑de‑sac: adding the new lot triggers the town’s requirement for a road connection rather than an expanded cul‑de‑sac, the applicant said. Scott Ronstedt, a civil engineer who described himself as president of Consulting Engineers and the project representative alongside Chris Welch for Center for Technology Essex, told the board the team resolved earlier sketch‑plan comments and completed engineering work on utilities, stormwater, erosion control and lighting.

Ronstedt said the developer adjusted the driveway alignment to create a perpendicular intersection with the new extension and agreed to extend sidewalk and add a handicap ramp so the new segment aligns with the existing sidewalk on Upland Road. He said the project as submitted includes utility stub provisions anticipating future lots so later connections will not require tearing up the new street.

During discussion board members asked about traffic calming and street trees. The applicant said signage and stop signs will control speed, and the landscaping plan proposes 16 street trees; the tree advisory committee received plans but had not raised objections. Board members also pressed the applicant on an oddly shaped open‑space parcel (Lot 7A) and were told the configuration was chosen to keep open space contiguous.

The board heard that the CTE home‑building program previously permitted five lots; the program builds houses as part of a student/educational program and the applicant said it intends to return later to seek approval for additional lots or alternate housing configurations such as duplexes. For now, only one new building lot will be released so the program can move forward on a faster timeline.

The board motion package included a boundary line adjustment to transfer a small parcel to the CTE parcel so the high school property will not be cut off by the new road. Both motions were approved with conditions; the staff report lists standard platting and construction conditions (stormwater handling, erosion controls, lighting that meets code, etc.). The record shows no roll‑call vote count; the chair announced each motion “carried unanimously.”

Next steps: The applicant will complete the listed conditions in coordination with city staff and the city engineer before recording the plat and beginning construction work on the road and the first lot.

Votes at a glance: Boundary line adjustment — approved (motion carried unanimously). Final plat and road connection for the three‑lot subdivision at 11 Meadow Terrace — approved (motion carried unanimously).