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Engineer presents 26-lot Beach Hill Road subdivision; board focuses on dead-end road rule, sewer and traffic
Summary
An engineer representing developer Brandon Hilts presented a conceptual 26-lot subdivision at 113 Beach Hill Road. The Planning Board’s discussion centered on whether the proposed road arrangement violates the town’s 1,000-foot dead-end street guideline, and probed water/sewer options, potential need for pump stations, wetlands/AOT permitting, traffic impacts and phasing.
Mario Focto, representing applicant Brandon Hilts, presented a conceptual subdivision for tax map 208, lot 60 (113 Beach Hill Road) that would create 26 traditional lots and two new roads forming a loop. “Front of the board for discussion is a 26 lot subdivision on tax map 208, lot 60, also known as 113 Beach Hill Road,” Focto told the board.
Road length and safety: a central technical dispute concerned the town’s maximum dead-end street length. Focto said one proposed segment measures about 1,100 feet and the other just over 1,040 feet; depending on how the board interprets the loop and the tail, the measured dead-end could be about 1,600 feet or as little as roughly 600 feet beyond the loop. Staff reminded the board that the subdivision regulation states: “Dead-end streets…
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