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ARB approves agricultural‑overlay property modifications with easement conditions
Summary
The board approved multiple as‑built items for 157 Long Lane, but ordered that deer fencing and the driveway gate be moved behind a binding 50‑ft scenic/conservation easement and corrected where fence lines encroach on neighbors’ parcels.
The Architecture Review Board approved a package of as‑built improvements at 157 Long Lane subject to specific easement and survey corrections.
Owner Carmen (speaker 4) asked to legalize several previously installed items — an above‑ground fire pit, an outdoor enclosed shower, two AC compressors, cascading steps off a deck, an 8x12 shed that was moved to conform with setbacks, about 200 feet of 8‑foot deer fencing, a 6‑foot chain‑link driveway gate and an 8x8 above‑ground hot tub. The property sits within an agricultural overlay and abuts farmland; the board emphasized that the parcel carries a binding 50‑foot scenic and conservation easement granted by the owner’s parents in 1975.
Board members agreed with the applicant on the safety rationale for some fencing but said the easement is a legal restriction that prohibits structures within its width. The board’s approval requires that the deer fencing and gate be moved off the easement line, that fence segments now on neighboring property be corrected and that an updated survey accompany any CO inspection. Members also recommended, as a design preference, that an agricultural‑style deer fence be used rather than a stockade in the front, and allowed three years for the owner to complete required adjustments and submit permits.
The motion to approve was passed unanimously with the conditions noted.
