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Planning Board clears two‑lot subdivision at 50 Portage Pass Road with DES approval pending
Summary
The Board approved the Marianna L. Cayten 2023 Trust two‑lot subdivision (Tax Map 80, Lot 1) by a 7‑0 vote, attaching plan note revisions, a DES approval requirement for the lot under 5 acres, and a July 22, 2027 recording deadline.
The Moultonborough Planning Board unanimously approved a two‑lot subdivision creating a new roughly 2.5‑acre Lot 1.1 for the Marianna L. Cayten 2023 Trust at 50 Portage Pass Road, subject to plan note revisions and receipt of New Hampshire DES subdivision approval.
Licensed land surveyor Matt Hayden told the board the parent parcel exceeds 14 acres and that legal access to the new lot will run from Shoals Farm Road to Portage Pass Road by easement; the plan grants a 30‑foot common driveway easement of approximately 300–340 feet. Hayden confirmed test pits for the 4,000‑sq ft septic/test area are included on the plan and that, because the new lot is under five acres, state subdivision review is required and is in process.
Town Planner Charles Wise commended the applicant for meeting access requirements but cautioned against inferring a 'no further subdivision' restriction on the parent lot from the approval track. Member Sandra Kelly asked whether a 'no further subdivision' restriction would apply only to Lot 1.1; Wise said he would not extend such a restriction to the parent parcel and recommended clarity in plan notes so future rights are not unintentionally limited.
The motion to approve — moved by Vice Chair Connolly and seconded by Member Kelly — passed 7‑0. Conditions precedent include completing monuments and confirming the date DES subdivision approval was acquired, adding required plan notes, and recording by July 22, 2027. Conditions subsequent require compliance with the Moultonborough Zoning Ordinance, adherence to future zoning in effect at the time of any future subdivision, and obtaining E‑911 addresses prior to occupancy.
What’s next: the applicant must submit final plan revisions including Note 11 documenting the DES approval date and record the plan by the board’s July 22, 2027 deadline.
