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McCurdy Vt LLC seeks three‑lot subdivision at 1533 Little Pond Road in Londonderry
Summary
An application before the Londonderry Development Review Board seeks to split a 130‑acre parcel at 1533 Little Pond Road into three lots; discussion focused on frontage for Lot 1, whether that frontage is grandfathered and conservation‑overlay and wildlife‑habitat considerations. The zoning administrator will consult town counsel.
McCurdy Vt LLC filed an application for a three‑lot subdivision of a 130‑acre parcel at 1533 Little Pond Road, the Development Review Board heard on Aug. 21, 2024. Applicant representative Gary Rappanotti told the board the parcel currently contains one mobile home, that no new roads are proposed and that the applicant had identified three potential homesites on the property.
Will Goodwin, the town zoning administrator, told the board that town bylaws "allow but do not require" the DRB to impose building envelopes in the Conservation overlay; the applicant said it preferred not to designate building envelopes prior to sale. Board members raised questions about frontage for Lot 1 on Cobble Hill Road; Mr. Rappanotti said the frontage is less than the current minimum for a new lot but that the parcel was an existing, grandfathered lot and is served by an "ancient way." The zoning administrator said he would consult town counsel to determine whether the lot’s frontage is legally grandfathered and noted it would be possible to add an easement from Little Pond Road through Lots 2 and 3 if required.
Goodwin said he had notified the Conservation Commission and contacted Vermont Fish & Wildlife and the Windham Regional Commission about wildlife habitat in the vicinity. Older Fish & Wildlife maps identified the area as bear habitat, he said, but he told the board that current mapping does not show this area as having higher wildlife‑habitat importance than surrounding parcels. The hearing was moved toward executive session by motion at 6:15 p.m.; the minutes record the motion’s makers but do not record a vote result in the text.
Next steps noted in the minutes: the zoning administrator will consult town counsel on the frontage/grandfathering question and continue review of state permitting the applicant has begun. The board tentatively scheduled an executive session for Sept. 5, 2024, and set its next regular meeting for Sept. 18, 2024.
