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Board approves two‑lot split on Map 5 Lot 3‑2 with condition: drainage study required before building permits
Summary
The planning board approved a minor subdivision splitting Map 5 Lot 3‑2 into a 5.55‑acre lot and a 2.71‑acre lot, subject to a condition that a drainage study and plan be completed and approved by the town engineer before any building permit is issued; an abutter raised concerns about an on‑site beaver pond and possible flooding.
At the Jan. 21 meeting, the Alton Town Planning Board approved case P2502, a minor subdivision that divides Map 5 Lot 3‑2 into two lots (one of 5.55 acres and one of 2.71 acres). The board approved the submission as complete and, after hearing from the applicant, approved the subdivision with a condition: a drainage study and plan must be completed and approved by the town engineer before any building permit is issued for either lot.
Applicant Paul Zusco described the parent 8.25‑acre parcel and the proposed split; he explained wetlands and beaver pond features on the site and showed a contiguous‑upland calculation demonstrating the smaller lot meets the town’s minimum contiguous‑upland requirement for a 2‑acre zone (applicant reported 1.54 contiguous upland acres where 1.5 is required). The board and staff confirmed the required materials for a minor‑subdivision submission were present.
An abutter, Neal (Neal) Stanley, opposed locating a proposed house within the lower flat area adjacent to the pond and explained past local flooding and beaver‑dam issues at the site; he said water from the swamp has, at times, flowed toward his property. Stanley told the board, “My issue is my property getting damaged,” and asked that the board ensure any future building does not increase runoff onto his property.
In response the board added a condition of approval to require the applicant (or future builder) to submit a drainage study and engineering plan — to be reviewed and approved by the town engineer — before any building permit is issued for structures on the new lots. The board recorded the approval and the condition; planning staff will monitor compliance before issuing building permits.
