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Planning Board approves rescission of Adeline's Way subdivision and associated special permit
Summary
The board voted to rescind the 1998 definitive subdivision plan and special permit that established Adeline's Way after staff explained the subdivision improvements and roadway were never constructed; the motion carried with one recusal noted.
The Falmouth Planning Board voted to approve a rescission of the definitive subdivision plan and the special permit that had established Adeline's Way, citing MGL Chapter 41 Section 81W. Staff noted that the 1998 planned residential development (PRD) approved a six-lot subdivision and a new roadway, but the roadway and subdivision improvements were never constructed and all approved lots remain undeveloped except a preexisting single-family dwelling on Lot 1. The applicant, represented in the motion read by staff, is consolidating the previously approved subdivision into a single parcel and will record a rescission plan.
The motion included findings and conditions: the applicant must provide the Department of Public Works Engineering Division with a copy of the recorded rescission plan so Adeline's Way may be removed from the town's road inventory and applicable MassDOT records; no further subdivision shall occur except in accordance with MGL Chapter 41 provisions. The board moved and seconded the rescission and, after a brief question period about preexisting buildings, the vote was called; one member recused and the motion was approved.
Why it matters: Rescinding a decades-old subdivision clears municipal records, removes a planned roadway from the town inventory and formalizes the applicant's intent to pursue a different use of the consolidated parcel.
