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Planning Board endorses ANR plan to split 66 Jericho Way into five lots amid neighbor concerns
Summary
The board endorsed an Approval-Not-Required plan to redivide four lots at 66 Jericho Way into five, approving frontage and area compliance despite members’ concerns about the narrow private access and lingering easements.
The Planning Board voted to endorse an Approval-Not-Required (ANR) plan for 66 Jericho Way on Oct. 21 after a presentation by the applicant’s representative and a discussion about narrow access and preexisting easements.
Bob Freeman, representing the property owners and identified as working with Scofield Brothers, told the board the proposal would redivide four existing lots to create five lots, including an additional waterfront lot, and that each lot meets the town’s frontage and area requirements. Freeman said the private way is paved and "in pretty good shape," though "it's barely more than 1 lane for quite a bit of it down where we are." He noted the plan is an ANR endorsement and that three statutory standards for ANR endorsement are met: frontage on a qualifying way, minimum lot width/area, and the planning board’s determination that adequate access exists.
Several board members raised concerns. One member who said she knows the area well described the way as "not really a road" and warned neighbors may not learn about the new lot unless they watch this meeting. Members asked whether police and fire had been consulted and discussed existing utility and access easements that remain on the plans. Another member urged caution about leaching fields on the parcel and suggested the lot owner and future buyers will need to resolve access and septic arrangements at time of development.
After discussion a motion to endorse the ANR for 66 Jericho Way, using the plan last revised 10/17/2024 and prepared by Scofield Brothers of Cape Cod, was made, seconded and approved by the board.
Board members noted that while ANR rules permit creating lots that meet frontage and area requirements, the adequacy of the private way is ultimately a planning judgment and that future builders would need to consider safe access and septic constraints.
The board signed the endorsement and directed copies be provided to the assessors and town clerk.
