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Sandown Planning Board approves minor subdivision at 13 Cemetery Road, waives recreation requirement
Summary
The Sandown Planning Board accepted jurisdiction of and granted conditional approval for a minor subdivision at 13 Cemetery Road (Map 5 Lot 3), waived the on-site recreation requirement (Section 9.23), and conditioned final mylar signing on Hampstead Planning Board approval and a positive pre-order account balance.
The Sandown Planning Board on March 17 approved a minor subdivision that separates the existing dwelling at 13 Cemetery Road onto its own lot and leaves the remaining acreage as a larger tract. The board took jurisdiction of the application, granted a waiver of the on-site recreation requirement (Section 9.23 of the Land Subdivision Control Regulations) and approved the plan with conditions requiring matching approval from the Hampstead Planning Board and confirmation of the required pre-order account balance.
Ryan Lavelle of Lavelle Associates, the land surveying firm representing the Virginia Alan Morris Trust (2012), told the board the proposal covers Tax Map 5 Lot 3 in Sandown and includes a portion in Hampstead (Tax Map 1 Lot 32-1). "The intent of this subdivision is relatively simple," Lavelle said, adding that the property contains an existing log-cabin-style dwelling and that there is "no intent at this time to construct any additional homes." He said a high-intensity soil survey by BAG Land Consultants shows the proposed lot meets town and state requirements and that state subdivision approval has been obtained.
Board members discussed access from Cemetery Road (a Class 6 road) and noted a cemetery adjacent to the property. Lavelle said property owners and Hampstead provide maintenance and that safe access is available; he also told the board a variance was obtained for 201 feet of frontage on Cemetery Road. Chair Jaun White said the waiver request was consistent with prior one- and two-lot cases where no new development was planned.
On motions from the board, members voted to accept jurisdiction, to waive Section 9.23, and to approve the subdivision application with the explicit conditions that Hampstead’s planning board grant a matching approval and that the required pre-order account show a positive balance before mylars are signed and the plan is recorded. The board noted Hampstead must sign the mylars before the subdivision can be recorded.
Next steps: Hampstead Planning Board review and the applicant’s confirmation of the pre-order account and any final engineering items identified in review letters. Once those conditions are satisfied, the mylars can be signed and the subdivision recorded.
