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Planning Board approves waivers and boundary line adjustment for Koenig Trust subdivision; major subdivision continued
Summary
The Planning Board approved engineering/surveying waivers and a boundary line adjustment for the Walter L. Koenig Revocable Trust property off Tommy Lot Road, and voted to continue the major‑subdivision hearing to March 11, 2026, to resolve road‑use and easement details. Abutters raised concerns about maintenance and notice timing.
The Moultonborough Planning Board on Feb. 25 granted waivers to subdivision‑regulation survey and engineering requirements for large residual parcels tied to the Walter L. Koenig Revocable Trust application, approved a boundary line adjustment and continued the major‑subdivision hearing to March 11 to allow more time on road‑use and easement agreements.
Matt Hayden, the project's licensed land surveyor, told the board the proposal would create two new five‑acre lots fronting on Tommy Lot Road while leaving a 31.85‑acre residual (Tax Map 79 Lot 4) and a roughly 246.73‑acre residual (Tax Map 63 Lot 2). The plan shows a 30‑foot common driveway easement to avoid wetland impacts; Hayden said the plan uses a 50‑foot buffer/right‑of‑way on the plan to allow for potential future road improvements.
The application requested waivers from Subdivision Regulations sections concerning setbacks and engineering/topography requirements for the residual lots (Sections 4.3.1.3, 4.3.1.4, 4.3.1.5, 4.3.1.11, and 4.3.1.13). The board voted to approve those waivers (motion by Norman Larson; second John Annaian) by a 5‑0 vote.
Abutter Mark Epker, participating remotely, asked for a continuance to review the materials with counsel and raised concerns about private road maintenance responsibilities, cost sharing and environmental impacts, noting he and neighbors received notice only during a recent snowstorm. The board discussed Tommy Lot Road's status as a private road with easement rights; Mr. Hayden said the new lots would share maintenance costs and acknowledged there is no formal road association.
The board then voted separately on the boundary line adjustment (motion by Kevin Quinlan; second John Annaian), approving it 5‑0, and voted to continue the major‑subdivision application to the March 11, 2026 meeting at 7:00 p.m. to allow more detailed agreements addressing easements and Tommy Lot Road maintenance (motion by Kevin Quinlan; second Norman Larson).
