Summary
A family wants to split a ~12,600-square-foot lot into two ~6,300-square-foot lots so a new house can be built for their daughter. That's far below the 40,000-square-foot RA-40 minimum, and the board's attorney flagged that the lots were merged before the family bought the property in 2015. The board reserved decision and floated the town's new accessory dwelling unit law as a workaround.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 3
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
If approved, one new single-family home would be added to the neighborhood with its own sewer connection; if denied, the family may pursue an accessory dwelling unit instead.
The property owners, who want to build a home for their daughter, and potentially the neighborhood if the accessory dwelling route is used.
None identified at hearing; neighbors submitted letters expressing no objections, though the board questioned whether those letters described the subdivision.
Mentions & discussions (1)
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