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Conservation commission approves Driscoll addition after members confirm minimal slope disturbance
Summary
The Woodstock Conservation Commission approved a 670 sq ft first-floor addition at 4109 South Road, finding the design avoids cutting into steep slopes; the vote was unanimous after commissioners reviewed site plans and heard assurances from the applicants.
The Woodstock Conservation Commission voted to approve a 670-square-foot first-floor addition proposed at 4109 South Road, the applicants said the design avoids excavation into the steep slope behind the house.
The applicants, identified in the record as the Driscolls, told commissioners they bought the house seven years ago and are seeking a main-floor master bedroom so they can spend more time there. "Basically, what we're trying to do is we bought the house 7 years ago, and we're up there pretty much about 35% of the time... we're trying to get this master bedroom, 1st Floor living on the house," one applicant said. Commissioners examined a steep-slope overlay and the site plan and asked whether the addition would require cutting into the slope; the applicants said it would not and that the addition would sit over existing flat lawn.
A commissioner moved to approve the project "with no further conditions from our board," and the motion was seconded by Jenny; the board recorded a unanimous affirmative vote. "I move we approve this project with no further conditions from our board," the commissioner said, and the board responded with aye votes. The commission recorded the motion and the vote as an approval rather than a conditional recommendation.
The applicants described construction details, saying the new portion will use red cedar tongue-and-groove siding and that the addition will have a crawl space rather than another full basement. They also said the existing basement remains dry and that runoff pipes from Bryant Road are far from the house. The commission did not attach additional stipulations and recorded the action as an approval.
Next steps: The approved outcome will be part of the application record; commissioners noted the Town/Village Development Review Board (TDRB) is the permitting authority and can accept or override local advisory comments on projects.
