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Waterford commission reviews plan to replace long-vacant home at 156 Butlertown Road
Summary
The Waterford Conservation Commission received an application to replace the vacant house at 156 Butlertown Road. The owner and the project engineer said the 62%‑wetlands parcel limits siting and size; the plan proposes rebuilding in the existing footprint, moving the garage, installing a code septic and reconfiguring the driveway.
Gayle O'Neill and an engineer representing the property presented an application to the Waterford Conservation Commission on April 23 to replace the house at 156 Butlertown Road.
"The house has been vacant for twenty-seven (27) years," owner Gayle O'Neill told commissioners, and David L. Cooley, P.E., of DLC Engineering Services, LLC said "the parcel is approximately sixty-two percent (62%) wetlands," which he said constrains the size and placement of a new residence. Cooley described a plan to build the house in the present location, install a code‑compliant septic and well, move the garage closer to the house and reconfigure the driveway to improve access to Butlertown Road. The plan also notes an existing stone wall that partly extends into the wetland clearing limits.
The commission took the application as received and did not take final action at this meeting. Staff and the commission will review wetland limits and siting options and may request additional details before a decision. No formal vote on the project was recorded beyond receipt of the application.
Next procedural steps: the commission's staff will continue technical review of the plans and wetlands delineation; applicants were advised to expect follow-up requests for detail and possible site‑specific mitigation options before any permit is issued.
