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Sharon DRB asks Camp Curtis applicant to amend subdivision filings after missing permit is flagged
Summary
The Sharon Development Review Board directed the Camp Curtis applicant to amend its subdivision application to show four lots and provide a narrative after the board identified a likely missing permit for Lot 2 that predates a 2008 permitting rule.
John Roe, chair of the Town of Sharon Development Review Board, asked the Camp Curtis applicant on March 11 to amend his subdivision application to clarify the property’s lot history and a possibly missing permit.
The board reviewed permits presented by Rob Townsend of American Consulting Engineers and Surveyors and heard from applicant Marc Curtis. Dee Gish requested a written timeline of work on the property after Townsend displayed the available permit documents. Roe noted that one subdivision on the property occurred in 2006, before a permitting regulation adopted in 2008, so a Lot 2 permit “might not be in existence.” He proposed treating the filing as a remedial subdivision to clarify the record.
Why it matters: the DRB said it needs an accurate record of how many lots have been created and whether any prior subdivision predates current permitting rules so the board can complete preliminary plan review and correctly notify abutters if required.
Town officials instructed the applicant to return with an amended application that reflects four subdivided lots and explicitly identifies that one of those subdivisions is a pre-existing lot. The board also requested a narrative documenting the complete history of subdivision activity on the property; Frances Mize, SPC/DRB clerk, agreed to provide the applicant a blank application form to start from scratch.
The board agreed to continue preliminary plan consideration and to clarify the Lot 2 record before sending notices to abutters, effectively pausing formal public-notice steps until the application is corrected. No formal vote on the subdivision was taken during the meeting; the board’s action was a direction to the applicant to amend and return with supplemental documentation.
Next steps: the applicant (Marc Curtis) and his surveyor (Rob Townsend) are to submit the amended application and the requested narrative at a future meeting, at which the DRB will resume preliminary plan review and determine whether abutter notices or other steps are required.
