On July 15, the Mattapoisett Planning Board tied up loose ends on two subdivision plans and authorized a third being heard for the first time.
Returning to the board was Andy Stackpole of Field Engineering, representing William Maxfield, who plans a two-lot subdivision off Harbor Acres Lane. The plan includes the use of an existing, extended roadway built in 1978. Because it is intended that the roadway maintain its private status, it does not have to meet established construction requirements. That does not waive the need for acceptance of the roadway by the Mattapoisett Police and Fire departments.
Previously accepted waivers were reviewed and will be granted. Those waivers include: no sidewalks, no drainage calculations, no stacking, no erosion controls and no permanent monuments.
Board member John Mathieu explained that a roadway agreement must be prepared to place maintenance of the private roadway as the responsibility of the property owners. Pending receipt of a confirming letter of acceptance of the roadway plan by the Fire Department, the hearing was continued to August 5. Such a letter from the Police Department is already in hand.
A subdivision already underway at what is now known as Park Lane, Park Lane Extension Estates (part private roadway and part public), was before the board on this night for further discussion regarding a roadway surety. The property owners of the 15-acre parcel are Andre Ricksts, Scott Atkinson and Margo Wilson-Atkinson.
An agreement for the holding of one lot as roadway-construction surety was in place, but when one owner’s private residence sold quickly, it became necessary to make other surety arrangements – a cash surety or bond, or a different lot.
It was determined that bonds were not available on construction projects already underway. Another solution was agreed upon after further discussion. A different lot would be held, making it possible for the originally held lot to seek a building permit, and a cash surety of $5,250 would be ponied up.
A third hearing was quickly handled. Approved was a Form A, Approval Not Required for a two-lot subdivision near Acushnet Road owned by R&M Realty Trust, Vera C. Gibbons Revocable Trust.
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board is scheduled for Monday, August 5, at 7:00 pm.
Mattapoisett Planning Board
By Marilou Newell