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Board debates jurisdiction on two floodplain lots; applicant to consider withdrawal or revise application
Summary
An application to build two single‑family houses on 6 and 8 Gunwood Drive spurred a lengthy Sept. 3 discussion about floodplain and stream‑corridor rules and whether prior ZBA variances remove the planning board’s site‑plan review authority; no final decision was made.
An application by Barnes Estates LLC for site‑plan approval and a special permit for two single‑family dwellings at 6 and 8 Gunwood Drive generated extended discussion on Sept. 3 about floodplain, stream corridor and aquifer overlay requirements and whether prior Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) relief removed the planning board’s jurisdiction.
Applicant counsel said the ZBA granted variances earlier in the year and that the applicant plans to raise first‑floor elevations two feet above the flood elevation, with no basements. Planning staff and counsel for the town raised technical requirements tied to floodplain development permits administered…
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