Commission approves small‑scale plan amendment and access easement variance for Moseley property, 4–1

Property owner Richard Bosley presented a request to change 16.3 acres from agricultural to residential and to formalize a recorded 20‑foot ingress/egress easement that provides access to a rear parcel. Bosley described the property’s history (nursery use, prior recordation of an easement in 2016) and presented a survey and title research to support access rights.

Neighbors — including the owner of a parcel along the proposed drive — opposed the access plan, citing headlights, maintenance and wetland impacts. The commission heard evidence of the recorded easement and of long‑standing use; after deliberation the board approved the comp‑plan amendment and the non‑zoning variance (each 4–1). Staff noted that the non‑zoning variance included conditions on driveway standards and that the approvals do not change permitting or environmental review that will still be required.