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Wilbraham Planning Board approves two nonsubdivision lot plans
Summary
The Planning Board approved two nonsubdivision plans — for 4 Mohawk Street and 30V Red Bridge Road — authorizing the chair to endorse both as not requiring subdivision control law approval; both motions passed by roll call vote, 5-0.
The Wilbraham Planning Board on Jan. 7 approved two nonsubdivision lot plans, allowing the town clerk to record both instruments while noting the lots are not buildable without future road access or additional approvals.
In the first item, surveyor Dan O'Brien explained that Christopher Nascembeni had received a variance allowing construction of a single‑family home with insufficient frontage; the owners now plan to sell and asked to record a lot (labeled A2) that is explicitly marked “not a building lot” in case Manchonis Road is extended later. Planning Director Michelle R. Buck told the board the plan may be signed only because it is labeled not a building lot and that the parcel cannot be developed until adequate road access exists.
The second item involved Evergreen Design Build's preliminary division of a recently purchased 48‑acre parcel along Red Bridge Road. Dan O'Brien said an interested buyer would acquire a roughly 15‑acre Lot 2 and that creating that parcel would, by default, isolate a roughly 2.5‑acre Lot 1; both proposed lots have sufficient frontage, upland area and mapped wetlands, and future driveway access and Conservation Commission filings are anticipated for Lot 2.
Board member Tracey Plantier moved to approve Nonsub Plan 26‑01 (4 Mohawk Street) and Nonsub Plan 26‑02 (30V Red Bridge Road); both motions were seconded by John H. Luttrell Jr. and approved by roll call vote, 5‑0. The motions authorized the chair to endorse each plan with the board's determination that approval under the subdivision control law was not required.
Why it matters: Recording nonsubdivision plans labeled “not a building lot” allows property owners to clarify parcel lines for sale or future subdivision without creating immediately developable parcels. For the Red Bridge Road parcel, Conservation Commission review and driveway permitting remain future steps that would be required before construction.
Next steps: The chair will endorse both plans for recording. Conservation and driveway permitting are expected to follow for the Red Bridge Road lot if a buyer pursues development.
