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Board grants 300‑foot cul‑de‑sac variance for Pickrell/Pickel Pond Road subdivision after wide public comment
Summary
The board approved a variance allowing a 1,300‑foot cul‑de‑sac (300 feet longer than the ordinance limit) to enable a 26‑lot clustered subdivision on a 150‑acre parcel; residents raised concerns about wetlands, road condition and drainage, and applicants and engineers said state and planning review will address stormwater and septic issues.
The Laconia Zoning Board of Adjustment granted a variance to allow a cul‑de‑sac of 1,300 linear feet where the zoning ordinance limits cul‑de‑sacs to 1,000 feet, a change applicants said is needed to avoid wetlands and to enable a clustered subdivision of 26 single‑family lots on a 150‑acre parcel off Pickrell Pond Road.
Attorney Sean Dunfee, representing Parade REI LLC, introduced the application and said the design concentrates development to reduce road length and wetland impacts. Engineer Nick Loring told the board the proposal will require state review: "we are automatically need to apply to NHDES alteration terrain," he said, adding that NHDES and the TRC review process address stormwater volume, flow rates…
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