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Open Space Committee presents revised ANR for 156 Bulmer Road; board questions boundaries and historic underwater lots
Summary
The Open Space Committee presented a revised ANR reducing acreage at 156 Bulmer Road from ~29.27 to about 26 acres after legal review removed small historic parcels; the board questioned boundary delineation, GIS vs. survey accuracy, and whether the endorsed plan had a clear recorded vote in the meeting record.
The Southampton Planning Board heard a revised Approvals Not Required (ANR) plan for 156 Bulmer Road on June 24 from Diana Federman, who represented the town’s Open Space Committee. The revision removes approximately three acres from the plan after legal review and third‑party interests were identified; the ANR acreage reported to the board is about 26 acres.
Federman told the board the previous plan listed 29.27 acres but that legal counsel and title matters identified two acres and an additional one‑acre parcel associated with other parties that must be reflected in the new plan. Board members asked whether the historic small lots that now lie in Alder Pond had been properly located by survey or by reference to the town GIS. Members repeatedly cautioned that GIS-derived dashed boundaries are not a substitute for ground survey and that the registry of deeds had returned the plan for clarification.
Discussion centered on whether the revised plan changed lot configuration (the applicants said it was intended to record what has historically existed and to separate the portion being retained by the owners from the portion being offered to the town). Marked concerns included: (a) the location and dimensions of the small historic lots now partly or entirely underwater; (b) whether endorsement by the planning board should proceed without additional survey verification; and (c) logistics — which revised date to use on the endorsed plan (the applicants provided a June 15, 2026 revision date on one copy).
A motion to endorse the revised ANR plan was made and seconded on the record. The audio transcript captures the motion and members’ assent but does not include a clear roll‑call tally in the recorded segments; the chair and staff said they would retain plan copies and the chair would forward a formal written endorsement to the registry and relevant town offices once paperwork is finalized.
