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Zoning board approves two variances to allow wetland crossings for industrial‑park lots
Summary
The Swansea Zoning Board granted variances to allow two limited wetland crossings in the Industrial Park / ERZ / TIF district, permitting access to otherwise land‑locked upland areas. Both approvals are conditioned by required state wetlands permits and standard design/mitigation measures.
At its March 3 special meeting the Swansea Zoning Board granted two variances to allow wetland crossings that the board said are necessary to access sizable upland building areas inside the town’s industrial park and tax‑increment finance (TIF) area.
Fieldstone Land Consultants’ civil engineer Chad (presented under the name Chad Brandon/Chad Grama in the hearing record) spoke for both applicants. The first application, described in the hearing record as EBA 25‑F‑003, was filed by Sapphire Business Park LLC for tax map 209, lot 4. The applicant said the proposed crossing would impact roughly 2,000 square feet of wetland to provide access to approximately one‑third of the lot’s buildable upland. The engineer described a standard access crossing — a driveway with appropriate culverts, headwalls and erosion controls — and said the crossing would be sized to meet New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) wetlands standards and the Army Corps of Engineers’ jurisdiction where applicable.
The second application concerned a larger parcel (about 15.17 acres) filed as part of the industrial‑park district (the record identifies the owner/developer as 234 Olmstead…
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