Alton ZBA says special-exception not required for one septic; approves two-unit density variance at Eagles Rest

At a Sept. 4 rehearing, the Alton Town Zoning Board of Adjustment found that a special exception for an individual sewage disposal system within the Aquifer Protection Overlay District was not required for one single‑family septic proposed inside the overlay at Eagles Rest, a 55‑home manufactured housing community, and approved a separate density variance to allow two additional units.

The applicant, represented by attorney Sean Dunphy of Cronin, Jasan & Zelensky, asked the board to rule that Article 602(c)(3) of the town zoning ordinance — the provision cited for special exceptions for septic discharges “other than that of typical single family domestic waste” — does not apply to the single new system proposed for one home inside the aquifer overlay. Dunphy told the board the application requested an individual septic system servicing one single‑family dwelling and therefore falls within the ordinance’s plain language for single‑family waste.

The board, after a brief public comment period and consultation with town counsel,…