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Planning Board grants preliminary approval for 63 Watson Mill Road after granting stormwater waiver
Summary
The board voted unanimously to grant a waiver of the stormwater quality submission standard (section 188‑803) and then adopted findings and granted preliminary subdivision and site plan approval for a four‑lot private‑way extension at 63 Watson Mill Road, with conditions addressing private waste hauling and confirmation of DPW capacity.
The Planning Board considered the continued application for 63 Watson Mill Road (Map 111, Lot 9) and granted the applicant both procedural relief and substantive approval.
Applicant Austin Fagan described driveway locations, an existing linear exemption he said had already covered a large percentage of impervious treatment, and the intent to treat a larger volume than the city standard through DEP BMPs. The applicant requested a waiver from certain submission requirements for stormwater quality treatment under section 188‑803; by motion and roll‑call vote the board granted that waiver, clarifying the waiver pertained to submission/subdivision requirements rather than waiving the underlying technical standard.
The board then discussed conditions to address solid‑waste collection on the private portion of the road, noted requirements for demonstration of financial/technical capacity prior to building permits, and confirmed as‑built/inspection requirements for utilities. By unanimous vote (5‑0) the board adopted amended findings of fact and conditions and granted preliminary subdivision and site‑plan approval for the project. Conditions require confirmation of DPW capacity for municipal waste pickup or inclusion of private hauling provisions in the road‑maintenance agreement, and submission of financial capacity documentation prior to building permits.
