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Board cautions developer proposing nine units in West Village overlay; major zoning relief likely required
Summary
A conceptual review of a proposal to redevelop two lots at 2 Lakeshore Drive and 6 Whittier Highway into nine rental units plus ground‑floor retail drew board concerns about density, sewer capacity and parking; members advised merging lots, reducing units and obtaining Bay District Sewer Commission confirmation.
At a nonbinding conceptual review on June 24, the Moultonborough Planning Board told a developer that a proposal to redevelop two lots in the West Village overlay into nine rental units with ground‑floor retail would likely require substantial zoning relief.
Jonathan Booten presented the concept on behalf of owner Keith Clayton. The two lots combine to roughly five acres and currently contain a lakeshore kayak store and a vacant storage building. The concept envisions a six‑unit residential building with ground‑floor retail and a separate three‑unit building with garages. The applicant said units would be rented on annual leases, not sold as condominiums or offered as short‑term rentals.
Board members noted that the West Village Overlay District allows roughly one unit per 10,000 square feet and that the proposed nine units represent roughly three-to-four times the permitted density. The board suggested merging lots to reduce nonconformity, obtaining an early sewer capacity letter from the Bay District Sewer Commission, presenting visual renderings in future applications and reducing the density request to something closer to zoning allowances.
Other concerns raised included parking adequacy, nonconforming building footprints, and the need to secure sewer capacity early in the process. The board encouraged the applicant to continue refining the concept before filing a formal application and warned that a full application would likely trigger a regional impact determination for referral to the Lakes Region Planning Commission.
