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Planning board classifies Genesee Street three‑lot split as a minor subdivision; variances still required
Summary
The board classified a proposed three‑lot split on Genesee Street as a minor subdivision, allowing the applicant to seek variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals; two board members abstained from the classification vote because of a potential conflict of interest.
The Lancaster Planning Board classified a proposed three‑lot subdivision on Genesee Street as a minor subdivision, clearing the classification step so the applicant can pursue required variances with the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Chris Cardillo of Block Longo told the board the town code defines a minor lot subdivision as four lots or fewer and said the proposal meets the classification criteria. He explained the applicant will seek two area variances next week: relief from the three‑acre‑per‑lot requirement and relief for frontage, and he asked the planning board to issue a determination so the applicant can proceed to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Board members discussed whether classification should precede ZBA action and emphasized that classification does not confer buildability — the ZBA must grant variances before lots are marketable or buildable. One member noted the owner currently holds the parcel in a revocable trust (Carmelo Zagario revocable trust) and disclosed a potential conflict of interest because of prior design work on neighboring houses; that member and another abstained from the vote.
After a motion and second the board voted to classify the proposal as a minor subdivision. The board recorded that further approvals and any required variances remain subject to the Zoning Board of Appeals and subsequent site‑plan review.
What happens next: the applicant will pursue variances with the Zoning Board of Appeals and, if granted, return to planning staff and the planning board for site‑plan review and any additional approvals.
