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Weber Ridge amendment received; board requires well-casing note and records signage
Summary
The Planning Board received a Weber Ridge subdivision amendment to rotate septic and relocate wells; members required a note that wells near the road be sealed with casing ('donut') to limit salt intrusion and asked for wooded-buffer signage.
The Planning Board received an amendment Jan. 27 for Weber Ridge that adjusts septic orientations and well locations on individual lots. Eric Christiansen of South Coast Construction told the board the change is primarily to make house placements work around ledge and existing as-built conditions.
Staff said the revised septic still touches the original test bed but the rotation triggers an amendment because it moves on the recorded plan. Members expressed concern about road de-icing salts possibly contaminating wells positioned close to swales and edge-of-pavement drainage. One board member described options to reduce salt intrusion, and staff explained technical protections such as additional well casing and seals (a well "donut") could mitigate the risk.
Developer Eric Christiansen acknowledged ledge constraints and agreed to the staff request to add notes to the amended plan: a well "donut"/casing note, signage for no-cut wooded buffers, and a well-cap notation where applicable. The board received the amendment, voted that a public hearing was not required and granted a 30-day extension for the applicant to address staff red-line items; those procedural votes were unanimous.
Staff said the developer will add the specified notes to the plan and that future amendments or the final recorded plan will reflect as-built well and septic locations for public clarity.
