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Conservation commission flags incomplete Northern Pintail-Birdsey subdivision plan, schedules site review
Summary
The Moultonborough Conservation Commission said the Northern Pintail-Birdsey subdivision application lacks sufficient detail on impervious cover, grading, stormwater, erosion control, septic and wetland impacts; it voted to draft a letter of concern and to present that letter to the Planning Board, and scheduled a site visit for June 17.
The Moultonborough Conservation Commission on June 1 identified what it called significant gaps in the Northern Pintail-Birdsey subdivision application and voted to press the Planning Board for more information.
Cornelia Schneider, the commission's Planning Board representative, reported that members found the plan does not provide enough detail to evaluate the viability of the proposed buildable lots, citing missing information on impervious cover, grading, stormwater management, erosion control, septic systems and wetland impacts. The commission said approving a subdivision without those details could expose the town to future legal or variance-related issues.
At the meeting, Anni Jakobsen moved that Chair Brian Sanford and Town Planner Chuck Wise draft a letter outlining the commission's concerns; Marie Samaha seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Jakobsen then moved that Max Hoene present that letter at the Planning Board meeting on June 10; Samaha seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Commissioners also authorized a ConCom site meeting on June 17 at 1:00 p.m. to review the proposed development at 5 Ferry Road. Separately, Chuck Wise and Max Hoene will visit the Camp Tecumseh site to review the undisturbed 25-foot wetland setback buffer referenced in that application.
The commission emphasized that municipal shoreland protections can differ from state shoreland rules and instructed the chair to contact the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services to clarify the town's notification process for shoreland applications. No formal remediation or permit conditions were adopted at the June 1 meeting; the commission's next steps are the drafted letter, the June 10 Planning Board presentation and the June 17 site visit.
