Kingston planning board approves amended site plan to relocate final unit at Granite Fields

The Kingston Planning Board on Feb. 18 approved an amended site plan to relocate the final condominium unit (Unit 20) in the Residential Village at Granite Fields, a 34-unit, age-restricted development along Mulligan Way and Bent Grass. The board voted that the amendment had no regional impact and approved two waiver requests; the application will move forward subject to final plan revisions and utility tie-in work.

The decision resolves a dispute that dates to the project's original approval in 2013, when Kingston voters allowed a 55-and-over residential use in the commercial zone provided units were at least 1,000 feet from the centerline of Route 125. Unit 20 was originally planned in front of existing units 18 and 19; because those buyers’ deeds granted them limited common area to the road, the developer sought to relocate the remaining unit. That change required a variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment, which granted relief in December 2024, and now required…