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Applicant cites floodplain, traffic and dune rules as reasons assessment should fall
Summary
Owners and their appraiser told the Kennebunk BAR that a 2024 FEMA flood-map change, traffic/contractor staging at a busy intersection, drainage issues causing garage water intrusion, and dune/DEP restrictions reduce marketability and support a lower land value for 2 Great Hill Road.
During the June 1 hearing, owners and their attorney emphasized site-specific constraints they say reduce the parcel's market value. The transcript records claims that a 2024 FEMA flood-map change placed the entire property in a flood zone and that dune and Department of Environmental Protection regulations would likely require elevation for more-than-50% improvements, complicating renovation or rebuild options.
Owners also raised neighborhood conditions: the lot sits at a busy corner (Sea Road/Beach/Great Hill) where contractor staging, traffic and noise—along with nearby public storage of kayaks and surfboards—diminish privacy and marketability. The record notes runoff and drainage issues that have caused garage water intrusion despite mitigation. The applicant asked the Board to focus objections on land valuation and requested that, "if allocation were required, [the abatement] be applied entirely to land."
