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Planning board tells HudVal to get zoning variance, septic details for ADU at 1391 County Route 7
Summary
HudVal partner Jason Epstein asked the board to legalize an upper‑floor ADU in a barn at 1391 County Route 7. The board instructed the applicant to obtain a zoning variance first and provide a sanitary/septic plan and well locations before final site‑plan approval.
On Zoom, Jason Epstein, representing HudVal, asked the board to legalize a second‑floor accessory dwelling unit in an existing barn at 1391 County Route 7. Epstein said the second‑floor unit is about 850 square feet and had functioned as part of an illegal multifamily arrangement for around 20 years; the owners purchased the property roughly six months ago and now seek to formalize the back unit as an ADU.
Board members focused on wastewater and water supply: several members said they needed a sanitary/septic evaluation and the precise locations of two existing wells shown on revised plans. Epstein said the current septic likely is inadequate and that the team will hire a septic engineer and submit a plan sized for up to five bedrooms. The chair explained the correct procedural sequence: “You go get the variance first, and then you come back to us, and we’ll decide whether we’re approving the site,” and the applicant said he would pursue a variance at the zoning board of appeals and resubmit to planning after obtaining the zoning determination.
Why it matters: The board’s direction reflects a common sequence for legalization of pre‑existing nonconforming residential uses — zoning relief first, then site‑plan review and septic engineering — and preserves public‑health review by requiring engineered septic documentation before final approval.
