Starksboro DRB approves McCormick two‑lot minor subdivision

The Starksboro Development Review Board on June 25, 2026 unanimously accepted and approved a final plan for a two‑lot minor subdivision submitted by Donald and Amy McCormick. The Final Plan Review hearing opened at 6:40 p.m.; Chair Evelyn Boardman swore in the applicants and recorded that there were no conflicts of interest.

During testimony the applicants presented the project narrative and responses to the town's Section 426 review criteria and described the proposed access as a private drive serving three residences. Board members discussed whether the access should be classified as a private road or private drive under the bylaw, and the applicants stated the proposed lots meet required setbacks for lots with no road frontage. Motion: Arnell Paquette moved that the application be accepted as meeting the criteria for a minor subdivision; Rob Liotard seconded. The motion carried with the vote recorded as "All in favor." Later in open deliberative session, Tom Perry moved to approve the application and Rob Liotard seconded; the board again voted unanimously to approve the plan.

The approval implements the two‑lot split as described in the application and does not, in the minutes, list conditions attached to the approval. The record shows the board relied on the applicants' Section 426 responses and the applicants' representation that required setbacks would be met.