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Charlton Board of Health OKs 75-foot setback variance for proposed Beach Middle Road house
Summary
The Charlton Board of Health on Aug. 19 approved a variance allowing a soil absorption system to be sited 75 feet from an existing well for a proposed single-family house on Beach Middle Road, after hearing an engineerletter and abutter concerns about septic placement.
CHARLTON, Mass. — The Charlton Board of Health voted Aug. 19 to approve a 75-foot setback variance so a soil absorption (septic) system may be installed 75 feet from an existing well on a proposed single-family lot on Beach Middle Road.
The board considered an engineerletter describing variances requested under 310 CMR 15.211 and 310 CMR 15.214, and reviewed a plan for a proposed two-bedroom house on a preexisting lot and a separate 2.5-acre parcel planned for a three-bedroom house. The applicant asked the board to grant the distance variance because a shared or alternative road access in the parcel split could not be legally established, preventing a larger separate lot…
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