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Wells ZBA allows existing dirt driveway within 75-foot shoreland setback to remain
Summary
The Wells Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant an after-the-fact request allowing an existing dirt driveway behind Building B at 203 Post Road to remain within the 75-foot Shoreland Overlay District setback, with no upgrades allowed and permission limited to maintenance and repair.
The Wells Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously on Dec. 8, 2025, to grant an after-the-fact request allowing a dirt driveway extension behind Building B at 203 Post Road (Map 108 Lot 38) to remain within the 75-foot Shoreland Overlay District setback.
Unidentified Speaker 1, a board member overseeing the deliberation, read the board’s findings of fact, noting that the driveway extension was added around 2007 prior to the current owner’s purchase of the property. The findings state the property was purchased by Nayan Patel on Dec. 23, 2021, and that a site plan prepared by engineering consultants was approved by the Town of Wells planning board in August 2025.
The planning-board site-note referenced in the findings required…
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