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Planning Board approves Camp Tecumseh plan for three seasonal staff cabins with conditions
Summary
The Moultonborough Planning Board approved Camp Tecumseh’s site plan to add three seasonal modular staff cabins at 975 Moultonborough Neck Road, imposing conditions including E‑911 registration, lighting limits, stormwater maintenance, and a seasonal‑use restriction (May–October).
The Moultonborough Planning Board voted unanimously on June 10 to approve Camp Tecumseh’s site plan to construct three modular staff cabins at 975 Moultonborough Neck Road (Tax Map 212, Lot 1).
Doug Knight, director of Camp Tecumseh, told the board the camp—operating for more than 120 years—seeks three new cabins to upgrade accommodations for existing senior staff; no new campers or staff positions are proposed. Each cabin will include two parking spaces; the project also includes one new well and one new septic system with state septic approval in hand.
The approval followed discussion of exterior materials, occupancy and seasonality, and emergency access. Board members noted the cabins’ vinyl siding and improved internal standards, including propane furnaces. Town Planner Charles Wise recommended conditions requiring the applicant to register road names and cabin numbers with New Hampshire E‑911 and to provide updated site plans to the Land Use Office and emergency services prior to certificate of occupancy or as otherwise agreed.
The board attached a detailed set of conditions precedent and subsequent that the Planning Board included in the motion. Conditions require the applicant to obtain all necessary federal, state and local permits, maintain stormwater and drainage facilities in perpetuity, complete required inspections prior to occupancy, and limit use of the structures to seasonal camp operations from May through October. The approval also requires exterior lighting to comply with Zoning Article 6.6.5 and contains an expiration provision under RSA 676:4‑A that would cause the approval to lapse on June 10, 2029 unless substantially acted upon.
Abutter and amateur astronomer Steve Kacenjar asked the board to limit new outdoor lighting to preserve existing dark‑sky conditions adjacent to the camp. Mr. Knight responded that only porch lights are planned and that no significant outdoor lighting will be added. The board incorporated exterior‑lighting compliance into the approval conditions.
The motion to approve the site plan and the earlier administrative waivers for plan sheet size under Site Plan Review Regulation 10.2.1 passed unanimously. The approval record notes that the tax‑map reference in the staff memo was corrected to Tax Map 212, Lot 1.
