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Planning board assigns engineer to review Perino two‑lot subdivision amid questions over on‑site uses
Summary
The board authorized Town engineer Ron Gaynor to work with the Perino family on a proposed two‑lot subdivision intended to separate a residence from a greenhouse nursery. Members raised concerns that on-site storage and heavy equipment may currently violate zoning; the applicant said subdivision would resolve the “two principal uses” issue.
The Planning Board voted to assign the town engineer to review a proposed two-lot subdivision for the Perino family at 58 Libby Lane and to keep the board informed of progress.
The applicant's representative described a 7.98-acre parcel to be split into a residential lot and a commercial lot tied to an existing greenhouse and nursery. “We're drawing a line in a map to take a single 7.98 acre parcel and turn it into 2 parcels,” the presenter said, explaining that the split would separate residential and commercial uses.
Several board members raised concerns that current storage containers and heavy equipment on the site could constitute code violations. One member asked whether subdivision approval would automatically eliminate use violations; staff responded that a recorded subdivision would remove the 'two principal uses' violation by separating uses onto distinct parcels. The board agreed assigning engineer Ron Gaynor to work with the applicant was a necessary first step to resolve outstanding property-maintenance and code-enforcement items.
The motion to assign the engineer passed; the board emphasized this is an initial step and further review, field visits and possible court/administrative enforcement actions could follow if other violations persist.
