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Belgrade planning board approves DR Estates subdivision revision with stormwater condition
Summary
The Belgrade Planning Board approved a four‑lot subdivision revision for Dire/D Lane North, granting waivers for standard submissions and conditioning final approval on a drainage plan to prevent stormwater from flowing onto the property to the north; votes were unanimous on waivers and on final approval.
The Belgrade Planning Board voted Feb. 5 to approve a subdivision revision submitted by applicant Tyler Evans for the DR/Dire Estates property (division of lot 9 into four lots) after granting several submission waivers and adding a project‑specific drainage condition.
The board approved waiver requests under Article 4 for additional submissions — including a stormwater management plan, high-intensity soil survey, hydrogeologic assessment and traffic analysis — stating the request was for a limited revision to an already-disturbed roadway and that several submissions were not reasonable for the scope of the amendment. The motion to approve the waivers (items 1–6 as presented) passed unanimously (5–0: Baker, Sakaro, Shield, Alexander, Lang).
Because nearby residents had raised concerns about historic drainage that the applicant’s prior grading had directed onto abutting property, the board required a project-specific condition: prior to the sale of any of the proposed four lots or the issuance of any building permit, the applicant must submit a plan to prevent any stormwater drainage from reaching the abutting property to the north. That plan must be reviewed and approved by the planning board and the condition will be placed on the recorded final plan.
Planning staff read draft findings of fact and conclusions of law to support the decision and referenced state review criteria cited in the ordinance. After incorporating the condition, the board voted to approve the subdivision revision, with the final approval recorded as unanimous (5–0).
Staff and board members noted that some road work and grading already exist on the site and that the condition is intended to avoid relocating an existing drainage nuisance rather than to substitute for a full stormwater management plan for the entire historic subdivision. The board directed the applicant and staff to ensure the drainage plan is specific about routing water to vegetated open space and to include best management practices to limit erosion during construction.
