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Planning Board receives Hawks Nest subdivision pre‑application, schedules site walk
Summary
The Wells Planning Board voted to receive a pre‑application for the Hawks Nest clustered residential subdivision and scheduled a site walk for the applicants and board members to inspect flagged wetlands, test pits and staking before final compliance review.
The Wells Planning Board received a pre‑application for the Hawks Nest residential cluster subdivision and set a site walk to inspect on‑the‑ground conditions before moving forward.
Duke Chamberlain, an engineer with Atar Engineering, described the proposal as a residential cluster subdivision on a 23‑acre parcel off Bald Hill Road with an existing Hawks Nest Lane right‑of‑way, one outparcel and eight additional cluster lots. Chamberlain said the lots would be about an acre each, the plan preserves roughly 11 acres of open space composed of wetlands and uplands and calls for a road built to town standards with a cul‑de‑sac.
Chair opened the item and, after a brief exchange about availability of the project engineer, the board voted to receive the pre‑application. The board discussed wetlands that have been flagged, test pits and staking that the applicant said would be visible at the site walk. Chamberlain offered to show test pits and staking at the centerline and confirmed the wetlands were delineated.
The board set a site walk for the Saturday the 20th (times discussed ranged between 8:00–9:30AM in the meeting); the applicant committed to mark the centerline and test pits to aid the inspection. Members emphasized they will check grading, drainage and parking adequacy during the site visit and that staff will review compliance items after the walk.
Next steps: the board will convene the site walk and staff will return findings on drainage and compliance for the board’s review at a subsequent meeting.
