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Planning board approves amended Prescott Heights subdivision after updated survey
Summary
The Hooksett Planning Board approved an amended major subdivision for property on Prescott Heights and Smith Road after the applicant resubmitted a survey that addressed a prior recording problem, and found the proposal does not have regional impact.
The Hooksett Planning Board voted Monday to approve an amended major subdivision for property listed as Map 48 Lot 19 (Prescott Heights/Smith Road) after the applicant provided a new survey addressing a prior recording problem.
The approval resolved an earlier 2024 planning-board conditional approval that the town register of deeds would not accept because the original 2010 surveyor had since lost a license. Grant (town planner) told the board the applicant, Donald Wintleton, re-surveyed the lots and that the register of deeds should now accept the plans. Applicant Don Wintleton confirmed the property markers had not been moved.
Why it matters: The board had previously approved the subdivision in 2010 and conditionally in 2024. Because the earlier survey record could not be accepted by the register of deeds, the 2024 approval was effectively invalid; the new survey cleared that recording issue and allowed the board to revisit and finalize its approval.
At the meeting, the board first accepted jurisdiction over the application and then considered whether the proposal had potential for regional impact under RSA 36:56. After discussion the motion to find the proposal had potential for regional impact failed; recorded “no” votes on the regional-impact motion include Mike Summers, Sheena Gilbert, Jared Williams, Paul Scarpetti and Chris (surname not specified in the transcript). The board then voted to approve the amended major subdivision with the conditions listed in the staff packet and standard subsequent conditions.
Motion and votes: A motion to approve the application (cited in the meeting as pursuant to RSA 676:4 II) was made by Mike Summers and seconded by Sheena Gilbert. The board recorded affirmative roll-call votes for the approval. The board also recorded a unanimous roll-call vote accepting jurisdiction earlier in the item.
What the approval includes: The board’s motion approved the amended major-subdivision plan with the conditions enumerated in the staff packet (identified at the hearing as conditions 1–5 and standard subsequent conditions) and additional conditional items to be satisfied prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy (items 1–3 as listed in the packet). The applicant and the board confirmed there are no impact fees for this application under Hooksett rules.
Staff and speakers: Grant (Town Planner/Community Development) summarized the background and the recording issue; Don Wintleton (applicant) addressed the board; Jim Sullivan presided as chair and board members participating in motions and roll-call votes included Mike Summers, Sheena Gilbert, Jared Williams (alternate), Paul Scarpetti (remote), and Chris (surname not specified).
Next steps: With the conditions recorded, the applicant may proceed with recordation and subsequent permitting steps required by the town and any state agencies. The board’s finding of no regional impact reduces the need for intermunicipal referrals for this application.
Ending: The board closed the item after the roll call and thanked the applicant for addressing the survey recording issue.
