NEW GLOUCESTER – The Planning Board has approved a revised site plan to build a duplex house on Upper Village Street in the Historic District.
Dennis Waterman is proposing to subdivide a 39-acre parcel into eight lots at the end of the Ethel Sawyer Road.
The board grappled this week with a requirement of two connections to a public street when there are more than 200 vehicle trips daily. Although the subdivision is on a private street, the ordinance makes no distinction on the requirement.
Based on prior approvals by the board that granted 15 lots to Waterman, the 200-trip threshold would permit only five lots instead of eight being requested.
The board failed to agree in two votes to allow five versus six lots for Waterman.
The second connection, said Town Planner James Isaacson in a memo, makes for better traffic flow for the house lots on Ethel Sawyer Road and better Fire Department access.
A fire pond will also be required.
Connecting the subdivision would also provide a second connection for the Bell Agency’s remaining land, where 13 homes have been built on the Bridgham Road off Route 100. Any expansion of lots there would also require a second connection to a public road, which is a town-owned portion of the Ethel Sawyer Road.
No action was taken, but the board agreed to take a site walk of the property on Thursday.
Scott Decker is proposing a three-lot clustered subdivision on eight acres on the Penny Road off a deeded right of way.
The board completed a site walk on the parcel, and the developer will now proceed with soil tests and a hydrological study. Abutters will be listed, and a homeowners association will be developed.
Decker will provide a permit by rule to allow septic systems to be constructed 40 feet from a brook instead of the required 75 feet. The first commercial subdivision on Sabbathday Road along a portion of former Route 26 is proposed by Phoenix Associates, said engineer Scott Saucier.
The 24-acre parcel will be developed into four commercial lots. Three businesses are now located there.
The parcel is in the residential-commercial zone in the Groundwater Protection Overlay District, which restricts certain types of commercial and industrial uses.
Any new commercial uses proposed for the lots require board approval under site plan review.
A 600-foot access road will enter the parcel and turn for an additional 250 feet to provide access to each new commercial parcel.
No action was taken until submission requirements and a site walk can be performed.
Finally, Dana Cunningham of Portland was granted an amendment to construct a duplex home on Upper Gloucester Street. The duplex will be 43 feet by 26 feet and located essentially from setback line to setback line.
Two three-bedroom units with vinyl siding and fiberglass roof shingles are proposed.
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