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Swansea ZBA denies Black Belt LLC leach‑field variance; drive‑through special‑exception continued
Summary
The Zoning Board denied Black Belt LLC's request to locate a leach field within the town's 125‑foot wetland setback, citing conservation opposition and wetland concerns; related site‑plan and drive‑through special‑exception items were continued to a follow‑up meeting for further review.
The Town of Swansea Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 5–0 to deny a variance requested by Black Belt LLC to locate an on‑site leach field inside the town’s 125‑foot wetland setback for a proposed commercial building at the Route 12/Marcy Hill Road corner.
Civil engineer Mark Bognery, representing the applicant, described a proposed 2,380‑square‑foot restaurant with two drive‑through windows, 15 parking spaces and an on‑site wastewater system that the applicant’s design team said would meet or exceed New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) requirements. Bognery told the board the team had sought to place the system in upland near the building to avoid any wetland filling or alteration and noted prior fill on the property dating to the 1980s.
Conservation commission members and several neighbors urged denial. The commission’s written comments…
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