Coming before the Mattapoisett Planning Board on April 1, this time with a filing for an Approval Not Required petition, was applicant Colin Labrie, represented by Chris Vandenberghe of Civil and Environmental Consultants.
During an informal meeting in March, Labrie and Vandenberghe met with the board to propose an eight-lot subdivision in a 9-acre parcel in the Holly Woods neighborhood.
That proposal met with some resistance from homeowners in the area, giving voice to concerns over traffic and stormwater runoff, along with changes to the character of the area. Labrie was encouraged by the board to meet with his neighbors to discuss the project and discuss their concerns. Waivers requested before a formal filing included the requirement of sidewalks and the allowance of a 650-foot, private roadway.
With a formal ANR filing before the Planning Board on Monday, this time for a three-lot plan, board members noted they were compelled to grant the filing, as the proposal met all requirements, and it was the applicant’s right to develop the property in this manner.
When asked the difference between the original proposal, a Preliminary Subdivision, and an ANR, Planning Board Chairman Tom Tucker explained that a Preliminary Subdivision required the creation of frontage, whereas with an ANR, due to adequate square footage, frontage was not an issue.
The request was approved with Tucker commenting that, “We can do nothing (to prevent it).”
The next meeting of the Mattapoisett Planning Board is scheduled for Monday, May 6, at 7:00 pm.
Mattapoisett Planning Board
By Marilou Newell