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Board approves second industrial lot wetland‑crossing variance; applicant to secure DES permits and return for site‑plan
Summary
The zoning board granted a variance for a 20‑foot access road that will cross wetland to reach roughly 6 acres of buildable land on a larger lot, with the board noting DES and planning review are required and that the lot lies within the town’s industrial/TIF/ERZ districts.
The zoning board granted a second variance at the same meeting (ZBA25‑004) to allow a wetland crossing on Tax Map 209, Block 1 (a larger property along Safford Drive) after the applicant argued that roughly 6 acres of the lot are otherwise inaccessible without a crossing.
Civil engineer Chad Branson (Fieldstone Land Consultants) explained the parcel is approximately 15.17 acres with about 5.93 acres of upland north of a jurisdictional…
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