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Case 4/13/10–3
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 — Notice
The T. Arthur Babineau 1997 Trust (Marie L. Sirois and Patricia Babineau, Trustees) has applied for a variance to section 6.2.3 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance, to permit a reconfiguration of the lot lines of lots D–20, D–21, D–22, D–70, D–71, and D–83, on Holt Road and/or Putnam Hill Road, which would result in six lots, none of which would have the class V road frontage required by the ordinance.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider this application in a public hearing in the Wilton Town Hall Courtroom on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
The application for this case, and any other documents submitted with it, are available for inspection in the Wilton Town Offices.
The application as a PDF file.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 — Continuation
The hearing on the application by the T. Arthur Babineau 1997 Trust (Marie L. Sirois and Patricia Babineau, Trustees) for a variance to section 6.2.3 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance has been continued to the Tuesday, May 11 meeting of the Zoning Board. If granted, the variance would permit a reconfiguration of the lot lines of lots D–20, D–21, D–22, D–70, D–71, and B–83, on Holt Road and/or Putnam Hill Road, which would result in six lots, none of which would have the class V road frontage required by the ordinance.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 — Decision
The application by the T. Arthur Babineau 1997 Trust (Marie L. Sirois and Patricia Babineau, Trustees) for a variance to section 6.2.3 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance has been denied. If granted, the variance would have permitted a reconfiguration of the lot lines of lots D–20, D–21, D–22, D–70, D–71, and D–83, on Holt Road and/or Putnam Hill Road, which would result in six lots, none of which would have the class V road frontage required by the ordinance.
The Board found that
- The dead-end road length from Burns Hil Road to the new lots D–20–2 and D–71 would be excessive.
- Given the condition of Holt Road, new development at the end of the road would be disadvantageous to the people already living on the road. While the proposed variance superficially replaces six existing buildable (grandfathered) lots with six other buildable lots, the new lots would, in practice, be far more likely to be built on than the existing grandfathered lots, Thus, the variance would could be expected to have the effect of increasing the amount of development at the end of Holt Road.
- The “hardship” for the property is, in essence, its terrible access. But this is not something that can be remedied through a variance.
The selectmen, any party to the action or proceedings, or any person directly affected thereby may apply for a rehearing of this decision. A request for a rehearing must be filed in writing with the Zoning Board of Adjustment on or before Thursday, June 10, 2010, and must fully specify all grounds on which the rehearing is requested. (N.H. RSA 677:2)