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Planning board approves Meyer Subdivision to formalize longstanding driveway access
Summary
The New Boston Planning Board approved a two‑lot minor subdivision creating a 0.062‑acre non‑building lot to formalize a driveway that historically crossed a neighbor’s property; the board granted waivers and set conditions for final recording.
The New Boston Planning Board on April 28 approved the Meyer Subdivision, creating a 0.062‑acre non‑building lot to formalize an existing driveway that was discovered to lie on a neighboring parcel. John Lafave, a consultant with Fieldstone Lake Consultants, said the split is to resolve an access issue arising after a town line monument was lost decades ago.
The board granted the applicant waivers from traffic, environmental and fiscal impact study requirements and accepted the application as complete, with conditions that corrected documents and tax map numbering be submitted before recording. "Its sole purpose is to provide that access," Lafave said, describing the lot as strictly non‑building and noting the team filed a declaration of non‑building lot to record those limits.
Lafave told the board he had delineated wetlands and calculated flood‑zone boundaries and that the new lot could not meet dimensional setbacks or frontage but was necessary to regularize the driveway. A resident who has used the lane for years described the driveway’s longstanding presence and the practical need to formalize access.
Board members asked staff to ensure the plan references the Zoning Board of Adjustment approval and that the tax map/lot numbers match the assessor/GIS records prior to recording. Planning staff said revised plans received before the board’s May 12 meeting could be endorsed at that meeting and sent to the registry for recording on May 13; Lafave said he could provide the corrections within weeks and accepted June 1 as a workable backstop if needed.
A committee member moved to approve the subdivision "for Cynthia Maria Walker and Christopher Thomas Langtot for Tax Map 201, Lot 1, formerly Tax Map 3, Lot 12218 Parker Road," the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor. The applicant thanked the chair and board and left the meeting after the approval.
The approval formalizes access only; the recorded declaration and plan notes will limit future development on the new lot.
