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Applicant withdraws revised plan for Lloyd Papillon lot after questions about abutter notice
Summary
An applicant seeking front‑ and side‑setback relief for a single‑family house at 6 Basak Road requested to withdraw the application without prejudice after board members and the city solicitor raised concerns about abutter notice and plan changes; the board allowed the withdrawal.
The board accepted a withdrawal without prejudice for the application regarding 6 Basak Road (case 20240101011) after the applicant and the board discussed changes that had been made to the proposal since the original public notice.
Josh (last name on file as representing the applicant, Grama and Engineering) presented an L‑shaped revised plan the Conservation Commission had asked the applicant to prepare to meet wetland setbacks. Board members and the chair asked whether abutters had received updated notice of the revised plan. The city solicitor raised the option of obtaining a signed acknowledgement from the nearest abutter instead of republishing, but board members noted that any property owner within the required notice radius could claim lack of notice.
The applicant had submitted an updated plan to zoning staff on the prior Friday, but the application deadline for the next meeting had passed. To avoid the delay and added cost of republication, the applicant elected to withdraw the current submission without prejudice and refile with the updated plan to ensure proper notice to all abutters. The board granted the withdrawal without prejudice by voice vote.
Because the withdrawal was without prejudice, the applicant may refile a new, properly noticed application with the revised plan at a future meeting.
