Planning Board backs special-use advisory for 411 Payne Road

The New Shoreham Planning Board on Aug. 13 voted to send a favorable advisory to the Zoning Board for a special-use permit for 411 Payne Road to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and replace it with a new single-family dwelling.

Board Chair made the motion to forward the advisory under Article 3, Section 306(e) and Article 4, Section 406 of the town zoning ordinance. The motion passed on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.

The board read a set of findings supporting the advisory: the lot will continue to be used as a single-family dwelling; the proposed design is compatible with the architecture and character of the neighborhood; the dwelling will use town water and sewage; the dwelling will be moved slightly on the lot to meet current setbacks; the property does not abut any identified natural or historic resources; and the proposed development is consistent with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan.

Board Chair said, “I will make a motion to send a favorable advisory to the zoning board for a special use permit for 411 Payne Road, for demolition of a single family dwelling and construction of a single family dwelling, meeting certain thresholds per section 406 of the zoning ordinance.”

With no substantive questions or requested changes from board members, the chair moved that the findings be attached to the motion; members voted in favor and the board closed its review of the application.

The advisory will appear on the Zoning Board agenda for formal consideration. The planning board record does not show a recorded vote count or the names of the maker and seconder beyond the chair’s motion and a second being called for on the record.

Details recorded at the meeting note the ordinance sections cited and the board’s six findings supporting the advisory; staff will include the board’s findings with the application packet transmitted to the Zoning Board.