Applicant seeks to split 2‑acre shop parcel in Boylan subdivision hearing

Holton Roderick Boylan, the applicant, told the Bakersfield Planning Commission he has permits for a house on his property and is seeking a fixed‑area allocation to create a separate 2.0‑acre lot for a shop used by his business, LedgeTech Drilling and Blasting. "The shop is for LedgeTech Drilling Blasting...it's more per se place for our equipment to land so we can work on it in the wintertime and keep all our supplies there," Boylan said, explaining the parcel split would allow company and partner ownership arrangements.

Commissioners reviewed the submitted map and bylaws governing fixed‑area allocations. The chair read the applicable standards aloud, including the 2‑acre maximum and the requirement that "a deed restriction shall be recorded in the town clerk's office prohibiting further use of the fixed area allocation subdivision on the parent parcel for a period of at least 20 years." Commissioners identified missing or unclear information on the drawing—frontage dimensions, boundary dimensions, arc versus straight‑line measurements, contours, utilities, and wetlands—and asked the applicant to resubmit a corrected survey and map before the commission would move for final approval. One commissioner said, "I would rather see another drawing before we make a motion on this because I feel like it's important for us to make sure that everything is correct rather than make it conditional."

The commission described next steps: the applicant should have a licensed surveyor verify frontage on Route 36 (and show easements), add required boundary and contour data, and record any easement language on the deed so future owners understand rights of way. The applicant said he would get the map revised and return to the commission; the chair indicated the commission could likely act on a corrected final map at the next hearing.