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Board sets public hearing for April 15 on Gumwood Drive flood‑plain variances after preliminary legal debate
Summary
The board set a public hearing for April 15 to consider area-variance requests affecting lots in flood‑plain and watershed overlay districts on Gumwood Drive. Counsel and staff debated whether the zoning board could hear the application before planning-board flood‑plain and road-elevation issues are resolved.
The board scheduled a public hearing for April 15 on area‑variance requests for 6 Gumwood Drive and a nearby lot that lie within multiple overlay districts, including the flood‑plain, stream‑corridor and reservoir watershed overlays.
The hearing will matter because the requests implicate flood‑plain regulations and whether relief should be granted when existing access roads lie below the regulatory flood elevation, a condition that triggers additional procedural steps and may limit the board’s authority.
At the meeting,…
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