Case 3/11/2025–2
Summary
- Lot
- A-47-1
- Address
- 74 Stagecoach Road
- Owner
- The Dawn Ryan Revocable Trust of 2021
- Relief Requested
- Special exception under section 11.4(b) of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance
- Special exception under section 11.3 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance
- Purpose
- To allow the creation of a nature trail, including a boardwalk over Mill Brook,.
- Application
- The application
- The site plan
- The abutter list
- Letter from Attorney David Pinsonneault outlining the lot history and need for the proposed use
- Additional trail plans, submitted by the applicant, March 11
- Status
- Hearing continued to April 8, 2025
Documents
Abutter Submissions
- Email from abutter Heidi Blackmer, March 5.
- Letter from abutter William Ryan, March 10.
- Letter from the Wilton Conservation Commission, Mrch 10.
- Letter from abutter Cori Ryan, March 10.
- Email from Jane Davenport, representative of the abutter Hubert Hoover Revocable Trust, March 10.
- Site Walk questions from Jane Davenport, representative of the abutter Hubert Hoover Revocable Trust, March 13.
Reference Documents
- New Hampshire Supreme Court decision in case William Ryan & a. v. Dawn Ryan, referenced in Attorney Pinsonneault’s history letter.
- New Hampshire Trail Construction and Maintenance Manual, referenced in the trail plans submitted by the applicant.
Additional Applicant Submissions
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 — Hearing
Notice
The Dawn Ryan Revocable Trust of 2021 has requested a special exception under section 11.4(b) of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance and/or a special exception under section 11.3 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow the creation of a nature trail, including a boardwalk over Mill Brook, on Lot A-47-1, 74 Stagecoach Road.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider this application in a public hearing on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the Emergency Operations Center of the Wilton Fire Station, 102 Main Street (park across the street, NOT in the Fire Station parking lot; enter at the WEST end of the building).
Case Continued
The hearing on the request by The Dawn Ryan Revocable Trust of 2021 for a special exception under section 11.4(b) of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance and/or a special exception under section 11.3 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance has been continued to Tuesday, April 8, 2025. If granted, the requested relief would allow the creation of a nature trail, including a boardwalk over Mill Brook, on Lot A-47-1, 74 Stagecoach Road.
Minutes
Saturday, March 15, 2025 — Site Visit
Notice
The Dawn Ryan Revocable Trust of 2021 has requested a special exception under section 11.4(b) of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance and/or a special exception under section 11.3 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow the creation of a nature trail, including a boardwalk over Mill Brook, on Lot A-47-1, 74 Stagecoach Road.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. 74 Stagecoach Road to hold a site visit for this application. The site visit is a continuation of the public hearing on the case, and is open to the public. Its purpose is to assist the Board members and other interested parties to become familiar with the property involved in the application. Board members and other interested parties may, through the Board chairperson, ask questions about, and the applicant may point out, site details pertaining to the application, such as boundaries, contours, proposed buffers, driveways, etc. No other testimony will be taken, and no other discussion should occur.
Minutes
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 — Continuation
Notice
The Dawn Ryan Revocable Trust of 2021 has requested a special exception under section 11.4(b) of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance and/or a special exception under section 11.3 of the Wilton Zoning Ordinance to allow the creation of a nature trail, including a boardwalk over Mill Brook, on Lot A-47-1, 74 Stagecoach Road.
The Town of Wilton Zoning Board of Adjustment will continue its public hearing on this application on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wilton Town Hall Courtroom, 42 Main Street.