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Planning board conditionally approves boundary line adjustment to fix house and septic encroachment
Summary
On May 6, 2026, the Madison Planning Board voted to conditionally approve Case 26‑03, a boundary line adjustment to eliminate a house and septic system encroachment at 5 Gratian Drive. Approval is contingent on marking corners, updated setbacks, and a revised septic approval number.
The Madison Planning Board on May 6, 2026 conditionally approved Case 26‑03, a boundary line adjustment intended to remove a residential structure and a sewage disposal system from an abutting lot.
Ron Briggs, a project surveyor with Briggs Land Surveying, presented the proposal for property owner Richard James Shore at 5 Gratian Drive. Briggs said the adjustment transfers small parcels between Map 113 Lot 43 (the lot with the house and driveway) and the larger merged parcel formerly described as Lot 34. "We gain about 40 square feet extra land," Briggs told the board, and said the change reduces Lot 43's area nonconformity while leaving the frontage unchanged.
Board members pressed for technical details. Briggs confirmed the existing septic was assessed as needing replacement and that he will provide a new septic-system design and the state's septic approval number when available. He also said that Bridal/Bridle Path Road is no longer listed as a road on the tax maps and therefore cannot be counted as frontage for subdivision purposes.
The board accepted a conditional-approval approach. The conditions recorded in the motion were: set and mark the boundary corners; update final plans to show building setbacks and the proposed septic location; include the revised septic approval number; and permit plans to be signed out of session once those items are complete. The board also discussed and accepted waivers related to surveying the whole of Lot 34 and topographic surveying for that lot as part of the final plan package.
Committee member (S2) moved to approve the boundary line adjustment with the stated conditions; Committee member (S3) seconded the motion, and the board voted in favor. Colleen (the town administrator) confirmed the list of required items that must be completed before the plans are signed out of session.
The board did not set a monetary exchange between the parties; Briggs said he did not know the compensation arrangement and that it would not surprise him if the exchange were $0. The board also recommended that the applicant provide a certified plot plan as part of the final submission.
The case was approved conditionally and the surveyor may obtain signatures after submitting the updated materials and the state's septic approval number.
