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Developer says each Broken Bow unit will have grinder pump; board delays final review to Aug. 13
Summary
At a Falmouth ZBA meeting, the applicant for Broken Bow Estates outlined grinder-pump ownership and a 20-year replacement reserve, addressed sight-distance and landscaping concerns and agreed to peer review; the board voted to continue the matter to Aug. 13 for additional checks.
Nick Marione, representing the applicant for Broken Bow Estates, told the Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals that each condominium unit will have its own grinder pump and that the developer will pay for installation. Marione said residents would be responsible only for sewer bills to the town.
Marione described a condominium replacement reserve that includes a 20-year line for grinder-pump replacement. "We carried a 20 year reserve for it with a reserve a $105 a month each unit," he said, citing an annual reserve of about $14,006.88 and an approximate 20-year total near $172,000. He told the board manufacturers say pumps typically last about 15 to 20 years.
Board members and an attendee urged the applicant to investigate alternative in-house pumps to reduce excavation and lifetime costs. An attendee said a basement-mounted "IH" pump can be installed economically and may reduce the need for costly excavation; Marione said he would review that possibility with the pump supplier identified as RF Mahoney.
The board also discussed sight-distance measurements at the development's two entrances. Marione said required stopping sight distance at the posted 20 mph would be 115 feet and that the plan shows clear sight distances well in excess of the minimum at both entrances. Members raised concern about proposed snow-storage locations that could affect sight lines; Marione said landscaping near entrances would be kept low and that snow placement would depend on storm size and might require removal from the site in large storms.
Members asked that the landscape plan mark significant perimeter trees to clarify which will be preserved and which will be removed. The applicant agreed to mark trees along property lines and to meet abutters directly affected by tree removal.
Marione said peer review will focus on engineering matters — wastewater, stormwater and site engineering — and that traffic review had not been scheduled because of the applicant's interpretation of thresholds. One board member cited Institute of Transportation Engineers guidance and preliminary calculations suggesting the project may exceed the ITE 100 vehicle-trips-per-day threshold and asked Marione to recheck the traffic threshold before the next hearing.
After discussion the board voted to continue the Broken Bow Estates hearing to Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. for further peer-review results and clarifications.
