The Manchester Planning & Zoning Board on Jan. 16 approved subdivision application S2024-012, a proposal by the water utility to split an approximately 8.32-acre parcel on Coas Avenue into two buildable lots, after a continued public hearing and board consideration of a requested waiver.

The application proposes two new lots, Lot 9A at 51,837 square feet and Lot 9B at 50,851 square feet, in an R-1A zoning district. The item was continued from a prior meeting so a representative of Manchester Waterworks could respond to abutter questions about stone markers placed on the site.

Philip Crowsdale, identified in the hearing as director of Manchester Waterworks, told the board there was no written agreement granting the abutter any portion of the property and said his office was not aware of any authorized transaction. Crowsdale said the stones had been placed by Waterworks staff at one point to stop an abutter from encroaching and that the utility will remove any boulders in the public right of way. He also described the planned sale process: the land sale will follow the city’s procurement code and land-sale ordinances, will be listed with an agent, will include signage on the property, and the utility will notify abutters.

Board members asked whether debris on the lot would be cleared; Crowsdale said the lot is cleared as of the hearing and the utility would maintain it for sale. During the business meeting the board voted to grant a waiver from the Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations (Article 6, Section 6.11) related to overhead-utility connection requirements. The waiver motion was made by Bob Gagne and seconded by Brian Beaupre; the board approved it. The board then voted to approve S2024-012 with findings of fact and staff recommendations; the motion to approve was made and seconded on the record and passed.

The transcript records an inconsistency in the applicant firm name between the public hearing and the business meeting (the application is identified at different points as “TF Warren Incorporated” and “TF Moran Incorporated”); the record presented to the board should be checked for the correct applicant name in the final file.