Uh let's start with the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation indivisible indivisible
with justice for all. Someone skipped a beat >> for uh Mass General Law. We are being uh videotaped and we're going out live. Okay. Uh first up are some key action items.
Um first is Bentley Estates file number 15-009C. We have a S SW coal progress report and assurity reduction. >> Yep. Back to Bentley Estates. We have a bit of an update from Derek and a short
reduction request from Mr. Kofuri. I'm just going to go through the bullets of the update and um to follow along, Derek's also attached a lot of photos. So, regarding the roadway, um it's been constructed to final surface pavement
grade and the surface coat meet specifications. There are inconsistencies observed in the burm but remedial work has been advised when um assessing the sidewalk. The sidewalk has been installed to final grade and also met specifications. Um but there are
some irregularities in the grass strip that were observes a action has corrective action has been taken already. The grass strip there was some marginal vegetation observed. So monitoring is recommended to be ongoing. Um oil separator TE's must be installed in the catch basins and this has already
been called out in the December um review or sorry in the October review. Um for the roadway shoulders they're vegetated and stable. Um for lot number six which is still undeveloped. It's not loned and seated and the basin does need routine maintenance. The fire system has
completed land or landscaping is complete. The ballards just need to be installed. And then when it comes to law completion, everything is fully developed with the exception of lot number six. Um so the recommendations are as followed. Install the oil separator TE's
in all catch basins as previously noted. Continue monitoring and maintenance of all the grass strips and vegetated areas particularly adjacent to undeveloped lots. Install the safety ballards around the fire system to meet the safety standards and complete the loming and seating of the roadway shoulder adjacent
to lot number six. Um SW will also request the final ASB vote for review along with completion of all outstanding items. With regards to the shity um it is recommended to reduce the shity from the held 194,000 to 118,000.
18,000 will be retained for completion of section one um what we just described the completion of the roadway, the sidewalks, the fire system, etc. with 100k retained for section two being Whan Way which has not yet been constructed.
>> The road has been constructed. >> Oh, sorry. The road the >> not the utilities, pardon me. >> So, D could you tell me again about Whan Way? So way they're set to begin they want to begin in 2026 and Mr. Kofuri
would like assurityity reduction so that he can begin so that he has the funding to continue whining way. So they broke it out into two separate sections. This for phase two, this first part with Bentley Estates which we've been monitoring and
then the second part for Whanway which needs to be completed has 100k in charity and has not yet been assessed by SW Cole. >> So that's that sur that we have is separate than the 194 that we have.
>> I think in our review it's held as one lump sum but SW Cole has separated it out into two. They held 94 for this original Bentley phase section one of phase 2 and then 100K for Whan and in different in a past review SW has submitted they were the ones who
separated it out and said keep 100K for Whan way retain this part for the Bentley side and he's the one who's recommending keeping 18K for this this remainder of phase of section one pardon and keeping 100K for section two we in our accounts have it as one shy so the
overall shy would be reduced from 194 uh,000 100,000 to 11,800,000. >> So they're suggesting that um it would cost $15,000 to complete everything but whing away. >> Yeah.
Save. and to put a 20% contingency of $3,000. >> And um I don't understand the total sity you got written here is 176,000. um that Derek sent us um a slightly
incorrect um review at first. So, pardon if there is an inconsistency. It should be reduction of 76,000 from 194k to 118K. So, I know that's a little confusing,
but okay. >> So, pardon. It's not 176, it's 118 and a reduction of 76,000. >> So I I okay >> I am of the opinion that for instance on
the estimate of $15,000 to do something uh and to put a 20% contingency on that is not sufficient because if it defaults and we have to do it, it's going to cost us more than that.
So I would I would uh think that perhaps if we retain 25,000 on that part >> Mhm. >> and reduce it by whatever that is to 125,000. >> Okay.
>> I don't know what everybody else thinks, but I think that's >> a safer thing to do. >> Yeah, I agree. >> So we would end up with a to total um shorty 125
and I'm not sure that the 100 for the other roadway is sufficient either >> because I'm sure that we could not do it. It's constructing a whole road, right? >> The road's been constructed. So there
some outstanding items like the sidewalks. Um, I think there's some work that needs to be done on the fire system, the curbing and seed and lom of the areas in between the sidewalk and the roadway. >> Okay. So then I would entertain some
kind of motion. >> Uh, Mr. Mr. Chair, I would move that we reduce the uh shity by $69,000 for a total retained um shorty of $125,000. >> I second that.
>> All those in favor? >> I I >> I >> That's unanimous. Okay. Uh next up is Bruce Ron Lane, file number 25-2553. Approval not required plan.
>> Good evening to the board. Attorney Mong on behalf of the applicant. Um, be mindful. I don't have >> Sorry. Thank you. Mhm. Beautiful. All right. So, we're dealing with
Berseron Lane here. This is the subject property, lot two, and then this is lot 2A. We're simply taking this small triangular piece of um the southern butter and adding it to the northern
piece of property to make it a form a buildable lot. Um this is pretty much the only lot on here that's not already developed. You have a two family house to the north. This is sitting here as vacant land and then there's a residence on lot two. Um, and they struck up a
deal to subdivide this small piece of uh, I believe it's like 2,000 ft. It's kind of hard to read here. Um, to add to lot 2A to then make it form a buildable lot. We have the requisite front edge. We meet the upland requirement. It was
just shy of the square footage for a buildable lot by, I believe, 2,000 ft² or,900 square ft. So, we're adding this triangular piece to in fact create the buildable lot. Um, and it meets all the other requisite um requirements under
the bylaws. Pretty straightforward on this one. >> Okay. Um, so who's the applicant? Uh so the land owner is April Valoy and that she is technically the applicant
because it is her property being subdivided and then after you know so long as the board approves it then that property will be transferred to the Northern Butter which is owned by Raposa Properties.
>> Okay. >> Yep. So this is a proposal to convey parcel A area 2318 square ft from lot 2 to lot 1A. The lots both front on Berseron Lane away in existence when the subdivision control law became effective in Westport. They
both meet the minimum frontage requirements and they have the way has sufficient wid suitable grades and adequate construction to provide for the needs. It is a gravel road with some drainage issues. The lots in question do meet the minimum intensity regulations for Westport. um after the conveyance.
So staff finds that the proposed ANR meets the criteria for endorsement and recommends an endorsement of the proposed plan. >> So this will be an approved lot for a single family house. >> Yes. Yeah. It doesn't have enough square footage for a two family.
>> Just checking. Mr. Chairman, uh I would move that uh we approve this AN for endorsement because it complies with our rules and regulations for um non approvals not
required. >> I have a question. >> Go ahead. >> So once this is approved, how many buildable lots are there on Bjon Lane? To be honest with you, I'm unaware of any beyond this one. I
>> Well, how many are then? How many would that make in total? >> As in that are not currently built on or because right now, so coming off of Route 177, the first two lots have houses. This lot on the westerly side
does not. Go down next two, next two, next two. It looks to me like there's one more on the uh very southern border there. That's one large parcel um that has a house on it. So, as far as I'm
aware, I think this is the only remaining buildable lot um that's a form on Berseron Lane. And this one is right at the beginning of the lane way. >> So, this is a gravel way. >> Yes. >> Is this a rural residential way?
>> I don't know that it meets that requirement. I think that it pre-exists our definition of a rural residential way because this was originally used to access that those lots that um abut on Saudi pond.
>> Why do you want to go back to the other the overview? >> Oh, the GIS. >> Oh, on GIS. >> It's that color photo that you have. >> I've had this. >> Oh, okay. Perfect. That works. Yeah. So these three all have houses. This one
doesn't. This has a building on it. But as you can see, Berseron Lane continues down and then goes along Saudi Pond over here. So some of these are the, you know, postage stamp lots that have been in existence for quite some time. >> Well, I I think I know where Mark is going with this question because if it's
a rural residential lane, only four lots can have frontage on it for a building. >> Yeah. I don't think we're >> and six uh total with access with frontage on a different way but access on this um and so all these little lots
on Sav still have access through Berlin way. >> Yeah, I believe it also that tails out into Robert Street if I'm not mistaken. It may or may not. I don't think it shows it on the plan, but >> I don't I don't believe that it
qualifies as a rural residential way because this has been in existence and we're also not the last lot on the plan here. This has been in existence. >> Yeah. But the the lots that are carved
out, there's seven lots. uh I believe came before us to approve this uh extension of Berseron Lane or a re definition of it. Um
do we know if we have a a previous approval? >> I didn't see that in my research. Um >> it was a while ago. Yeah. >> And it was um >> Jessie Rodri
>> like maybe eight or 10 years ago or >> No, no, it was like since I haven't been on the board that long >> since >> this was one parcel and they subdivided it. From my research, it was it had frontage
on a way that was suitable adequate grade as the planners have pointed out and met the criteria as a 4A lot. I understand the concern, but you know, it isn't the last house on gravel road. It is the second house. And you know, it's about
150 200 feet off of Route 177. So, I'd say it's in the most well-maintained area of the of the dirt road. Um, you know, I think it meets the criteria. >> My recollection and also reading the the
correspondence from the attorney, I think, which had been submitted previously. Um, this is a road that predates the zoning. We have allowed for a divisions on this way and we have
um made a judgment that the roadway was of adequate construction previously. So, it looks like on the satellite picture that um
the existing house, the duplex on lot two had its driveway coming through the middle of lot 1A where We're here. This is the lot in question.
We're taking the triangle from here. >> Their driveway is not being interfered with this driveway is shown here. Now, I do know that the property here, they are family. So, there may have been, as you can see, they've been driving over that,
but the driveway is shown on the frontage portion of the lot on Bermont Lane. So I don't think we have any concern with the driveway. >> See what I can't remember is because
when we approved this I and I you may be entirely right but I uh I just don't recall whether we were looking at a proposal with you know there was there were fewer lots being proposed and we under that basis we
accepted it. I I don't know the full history. I'm not going to sit here and speak on it, but >> I can't recall the exact details. >> I do think this lot this lot has been in existence for quite a while since that subdivision occurred and it but for
being 2,000 square ft shy of being 4A. You know, I think that what happened was some of these lots were already con with homes constructed on them and that was what caused this um to to be slightly
shy of the requisite. >> But but I I I don't think we ever approved it as a subdivision. >> We we didn't we never approved this as a subdivision with a rural residential
road requirement. No, I as far as I'm aware I'm not aware of anything. >> I I my recollection is that this this isn't just my recollection. This is a way that was in existence prior to >> 1800s.
>> Yes. As I said, it went down to Saudi. So, you know, I think it's clearly a form. So, you know, I I think that we can this is a dimminimous change to the to the lots, >> right?
the the question and it's probably not gerine to anything except my my thought process when we did these ANRs before why was it made less than the 60,000 square ft when clearly it could have
been >> like I said I think that southern abut had the piece that was needed and so because that first lot that has a two family duplex on it. The one that's right up against 177, I don't know if
that took extra land from this southern lot. I really I've not done like a extensive historical research of this parcel. Um, just given the fact that I felt it met the requisite requirements for a form A. Um,
so and I know that the owner of the parcel that is purchasing and now becoming buildable has been working to try to cut a deal with with uh the applicant for quite some time. So they were just able to come to an agreement recently and that's what brings us forth
today. >> It was 2021. There were a couple honest but it was 2021 >> four years. So four years ago, um
>> was one of them lot 1A uh 61 lot one showing lots 9 and 10. You are hereby notified that the plan entitled plan only the assessor's plot 61 lot one showing lots 9 and 10
have been approved. >> I think that those are the ones that were on the east side of the road but it it doesn't matter. Um, >> so Mark, you want to second that?
>> I do. And so I second it. >> All those in favor? >> I >> I. >> Thank you. >> Thank you to the board. Have a good evening. >> Next is C. Corey Ridge Estates file number 23-035C.
Dismissal of Corey Ridge appeal updateformational update only. No board vote required. >> The impellants for this case came to a settlement outside of the appeals process and so the case was dismissed with prejudice and the planning board's
decision still stands as it was issued. Dia has been in contact with Sean Leech who's preparing some of the final items that we had asked them to prepare as the as a condition of approval. We don't have any of those items at this time,
but it is expected to move forward with the same conditions that the board approved. >> Okay. So, have we signed the plan already or do we need to sign it when he brings it forward? >> I don't know if there was if he brought a myar to us or not. So, well, where do
you >> He we don't have the myar. >> Yeah, we don't have a >> Okay. Uh D. Francis Estates file number 24-037C- SBA-LIB.
Discussion of the construction roadway timeline and endorsement of form F covenant in my >> Hello. Good evening members of the board. My name is Nicholas Gomes. I represent the applicant. Uh I am here before you on the
Prince states matter. >> The what? the Francis Estates matter and at this point I think we are seeking to um go over the timeline of the anticipated construction and being able
to move forward with the project. Uh so we are anticipating to work right away uh to start on the project and we anticipate uh being done early on in the
2026 timeline uh getting the entire roadway installed so we can access the various lots as early as April of next year. So, we're trying to uh really make up for um time, put it in motion, and
add some residence to your wonderful town. You anticipate getting the base coat down before the asphalt plants close. >> We are gearing towards and trying to do so. Um, and we
I didn't receive any uh feedback from my client and its team of um contractors that that was going to be an issue. >> Mhm. >> Okay. So, do we have uh consulting engineer ready and able to to go inspect what
they call for? >> We will contract with we'll ask MBL if if we can contract with them. Yep. Okay. >> And we have sufficient shy for that. I mean the deposit for inspection. >> Actually, I don't know off the top of my head. We would probably have to start a
new account deposit construction. >> It'll definitely need to be replenished at some point. So, um if it does now, then we'll ask ask for that. And we have to endorse form F covenant. >> Yep. We have a covenant on the laws
which also means we can endorse the my law too. So I do have the form F here. I'll pass it down. And I've got a blue pen, too. Last page for you guys. So, do we need a a a vote on accepting
the format as the covered? >> Yeah, that would be appropriate. >> Mr. Mr. Chair, I would offer a motion to um accept the covenant in our standard form
um and endorse the subdivision plans that have been previously approved. >> I second that. >> Okay. All those in favor? I >> I >> Thank you very much for the vote and your time tonight.
>> Okay. So, which ones do we have to sign? There's a lot of paperwork here. >> Oh, sorry. Just uh I think second to last page should say planning board. >> No, we'll have the myar and the paperwork ready for pickup tomorrow. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Here you go. Thank you.
>> And then I'll get that recorded at the regist. >> Okay. >> Yep. Where's we need some sort? A blue pen. >> Say it again. >> We need a blue pen. >> Blue pen here. >> Oh, I'm sorry.
>> Do we need a new copy to sign that? >> No. No. If one is in blue, that's great. >> If one is in blue. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> We just need to distinguish >> what the original is. Thank you. >> And this roadway timeline is just for
our information >> and hopefully so we can line up with your uh independent examiners. >> Can you talk to everybody about that? >> No, the consult construction pre-construction meeting.
>> Oh yeah. Yes, we would like to um schedule a pre-construction meeting. I'll reach out to you tomorrow. >> Thank you. Yeah, >> we'll we'll endorse those at the end of our meeting. >> All right. I appreciate your help today and thank you very much to the staff all along and thank you again. >> Thank you.
>> Good luck with the construction. >> Okay. Next is Lton Trust file number 03-9 C endors form O. >> Yep. So at the October 21st, 2025 planning board meeting, if you recall,
we released the shity for Magnolia, Cypress, and Sycamore Lane or we partially released the shity. We retained 15K, releasing 20 uh 200,000. Um the 15K was retained for the ASB builds and for the confirming of the bounds installation. So we just didn't
create the form O at the time. So we'd just like to sign um the for or endorse the form O for the release of that 200k shy. please. >> Okay. Do we need a vote or we've already >> You've already voted. Yep. So, I'll pass this down with the pen.
>> Thank you. >> Mr. Chair, I just um the notary is going to have to edit the >> right. But I'm I'm h I'm happy. This this is a standing piece of business here and I'm
happy to sign it. But the the notary entire board on it. >> Yeah. I just Okay, next is 685 Sanford Road, file number 25-2684. Approval not required. Plan.
Hi, good evening. Uh Rick Rundy, uh here representing my father. Uh related to both properties here. Question. Simple estate planning uh move. Previously there was one contiguous lot uh that has been handed
down through 9 to 10 generations uh of family and uh in fact has a revolutionary war uh headstone in the woods that is a a great great great great great grandfather of
mine. So, we are looking to uh and if you're interested in tribute, we've got a parchment from Samuel Adams, Governor of Massachusetts, uh recognizing the Revolutionary War uh service. So, our intent entirely here is not to do anything new or build, but simply to uh uh protect the property to hand it down
to the next generation. My property is this one here, uh which we had carved out about 20 years ago uh when I got married. That's held in a trust. uh we are splitting off my father's to put into a trust to start a five-year look back plan and taking the other piece of
it and attaching that to mine which is already existing in trust and I'm going to be purchasing that in order to facilitate that. So, uh fairly straightforward just from an estate planning purpose in terms of what we're trying to accomplish. >> Okay, we don't have that.
>> You should we should have the Oh, >> we have page 79. Okay, >> very good. So, what is the Revolutionary War >> reference on? Well, that's just a family connection. Just in terms of context on
why we're not looking to subdivide or develop the property, it's simply land held in >> and family. >> Are you the family that ran a hardware store? >> Spent a lot of money in your place. >> But it was appreciated.
>> No, it was a great it was a great store. You know, these will always be gruel. and we could charge things and uh you know it was great. >> So, Mr. Chairman, I think this is this
is very understandable. Please from this remainder lot. They're cutting a a compliant lot and then leaving an an unbuildable
retained piece to to be attached to the the remainder of the families. So I I think this is complies with our requirements for approvals is not required.
Yeah, I I I agree. The only question I have is you leaving a 50-foot strip from Sanford Road into the big park. Uh when you're turning the corner,
uh you're not saving 50 ft. And I don't know if you have any thoughts of subdividing that in the future >> with with this piece here. Yeah, >> it was primarily uh out of the concern for uh the the cut lot here will be
placed into a new trust which is then subject to a 5-year look back. So if we were to lose that lot, the 50 the 50 foot move in from the wall there allows me on this side to retain control of that stall wall in terms of the the vegetation and coverage. just it was it
was simply that not in terms of trying to put a road uh up to this piece here. My driveway when you look at the satellite, this is a stone wall here >> and my driveway actually sits on that side of it. So, it's really just to make sure that that stone wall should there be a property change in the future isn't
interfered with by uh new neighbors. Okay. >> And then this is the end of that too. So, it would make for kind of an awkward road anyway, but my driveway runs right up that side currently. >> And this this strip on the on the top
>> uh ancient rightway. It's an old farm road. It actually used to connect all the way up to Tickle Road. Um but it's just an old uh ancient rightway that's too small for a road. >> Yeah. >> Cool. So, who was that? >> The rightway. Yeah.
>> Uh shared by via letters as far as what we can tell from from title. Okay. >> It's spectcted by Stella. I think it's the Stella Drive circle and then continues back to tickle. >> Okay. So, I would entertain a motion.
>> Uh, Mr. Chair, I move that we um we endorse a plan as an approval not required because it meets our planning board requirements for such plans. >> I second that. >> All those in favor? Oh, great.
Should I get it out and have them sign it? Make a new form >> cuz they changed the >> next up is Stacy Lane, >> an official next file number 28-2C
endorse form O the myar and release of shity. >> Okay. So 10,000 insurity was held for the completion of the roadway. On October 23rd of this year, I conducted a site visit to assess um
and there there was substantial growth growth observed. Um there is a civil issue of an abutter creating access um on Fiser Road. Uh somebody who lives on Fischer Road creating access um to Stacy Lane from the back of their lot.
Um but residents and neighbors were guided to resolve this matter internally. Um, currently Stacy Lane is being petitioned for acceptance at annual town meeting 2026. Um, that civil issue needs to be disputed um during the acceptance, but
besides that um the planning department recommended release of shy for completion of the ways. So, it's your opinion, we're done. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah, we've been it's been constructed and signed off on for a while. We've
been waiting for the grass growth to establish and it has established for the most part except for the one area where there's been someone driving off of Stacy Lane to access the back of their property. >> So motion
>> Yes, please. >> Uh I Mr. Mr. Chair, I move that we endorse the form A and release the remaining shorty uh in the amount of $10,000 and any interest of his approval.
>> I second. >> All those in favor? >> I I >> I'm passing along the form O for Stacy Leanne, also Ben Estates, which I edited to reflect the right shity that was discussed. >> And as a reminder, blue pen, please.
>> Thank you. By the way, I mean, I see in here out of it was out of order, but I I didn't see it till now. The letter >> uh on Berseron Lane. >> Yeah, I >> the status of Wayne. Yeah, >> from from Rick Ves,
>> I just reading. >> Yeah. See the other Okay. Uh, next is what's whole group contract extension for Westport's barrier beach management plan.
I would like the board's permission to extend our contract with Woods Whole Group for 77 78,339 um through June 30th, 2026. We were This is the amount is the a
amount that we were awarded from the coastal zone management grant. We're very pleased with the work that Woods whole group has been doing. I think they've done an excellent job in the public engagement processes. And so what they're going to be doing is continuing
to do public outreach um with various town departments um to talk about in particular to talk about um the way that the the town ought to be managing these resource areas, particularly in and the
light of storms. and just to make sure everyone is on the same page that this is going to be the approach moving forward. Um, as well as finalizing the barrier beach management plan and taking that through to permitting um by the end
of the the contract period. >> Um, and the the grant provider is okay with the extension. >> They are okay with the extension. The reason why I'm asking the planning board for permission is because for the
procurement process, because we're not putting it out to an RFP, I checked with their finance office and they said that it's fine to extend the contract so long as the board votes on extending the contract. >> Okay. >> And that's due to the the dollar amount of the
>> Do we have the money for this? >> Yes. Yeah. Yeah. We secured the award or we got notice of securing the award a couple of months ago and we're in contract with Coastal Zone Management on the grant >> and originally it was supposed to expire
at the end of the year. >> Well, the the previous grant did expire at the turn of the fiscal year. So, this is another grant that we were awarded but kind of piggybacking off of that contract. We are actively in contract
with Woods Hole Group um for the municipal vulnerability preparedness grant. So this is yet another extension of the services that they've been providing. >> Okay. I think they're a very good firm and and
our ability to address the the whole area and beach system is really important. Oh, Cherry and Web Beach will also be included in this. >> In this one? >> Yeah, in this one. >> That'll make some somebody I know happy.
>> Okay. So, Michael, >> we'll get John's vote. >> So, they completed what they initially proposed in their phase one, so to speak. Mhm. >> They've completed all of the things that they originally
contract were contracted to do under phase one. >> Yeah, they have. Um, so we have a draft of the plan in hand. Um, that's still being reviewed by coastal zone management before we're able to officially issue it to the public. So,
that is forthcoming, but Wood's whole group had prepared it um in a timely fashion. and we've just been waiting for CZM to let us release it. All all grant deliverables have to be approved by CZM before they're released to the public.
Um but so so what they're doing with this is to continue refining that plan by meeting with various town departments that have interests in the barrier beaches as well as having check-ins with um additional stakeholder groups like
Mass Ottabbon um West Portland Conservation Trust. We wanted to spend a little bit more time meeting with everyone who has an interest in the management of these barrier beaches before moving on to final permitting um
with the state. And so they'll be taking this through that final draft as well as the permitting procedures. Um, and the the permitting will will begin later
on next year, probably April, May, and finishing in June. And once we have uh approval on approved permits >> Mhm. >> then we can apply for grants to help
fund whatever that includes. Um, not this will give us that the barrier beach management plans will give us we have a series of recommendations of what the town should pursue in in
managing these areas to to better manage these areas. And so that will give us it won't unlock grants, but it'll give us additional um it'll give the applications additional give the request a little bit more
emphasis in the review process because we've gone through this planning process >> um spelling out how these resources should be utilized. >> Okay, Mr. Mr. Chair, if you're ready, I would move to uh extend the Woodsole
group phase 2 contract to June 30th, 2026. >> I second that. >> All those in favor? >> I >> I Okay. Planners report. We submitted two grant applications to
the Buzzards Bay watershed infrastructure support grant. The first was for MS4 work um which we requested $97,000 to fund variety of different obligations
in the town's MS4 permit. So that's doing the illicit discharge detection and elimination investigation. a complete mapping of the town's storm sewer system, which is a pretty tall order. Um, updating the town's storm
water management program and pollution plan updates, as well as helping with the various reporting to the EPA. And we're going to work on a municipal storm water best practice. Um, retrofit
at the public library is the area that we had identified. The retrofit is a part of the it's a recommended component of the MS4 permitting. Um and so we want to do this because it's in service of a
larger storm water project that we're working on for the head of Westport and this is up the storm sewer system. Um so that's why we selected that location. So we submitted this I submitted this
yesterday. Uh we're working with Kleinfelder and um Mass Maritime will also help out with some of this uh to do some of the if I don't know if you've seen them out there before with the their elicit discharge detection
trailer, but they go around town with a trailer that has mass maritime on it and um they have bring the cadetses out and it's a good partnership so people get on job experience while they're still in school. So anyway, that that's what the first grant application was for. And
then the second one was for continuing the work that we've been doing at Hicksbridge. So we requested $32,000 to continue um uh or to to look at to to request funds
to move the preliminary designs through permitting as well as um for implementation. and uh well I guess final engineering and and then implementation. And so this is a part of a this component of a
larger $1.76 million project. So this is only going to fund a portion if if we're selected would only fund a portion of the project. And so what we'll use the funds if we secure the award is to um rework the current entrance ramp. And so
the the entrance ramp, what we would like to do here is improve the the safety conditions of that ramp. It's pretty steep. Um, and we're no longer able to use the ramp from the Noachoke uh association property. And so we'd
like to make it easier for trailers to come in and out of that. Um, and as well as make sure that the storm water from the ramp is being captured and treated before discharge into the Westport
River. Um, we decided to go with the site access first just because that seems like a sensible place before to to start mobilizing for future iterations of the project which will include improved storm water improvements to the
parking area. Um, doing some salt marsh restoration and completely replacing the the boat launch. >> So, who are we applying to? support. >> This is the
This grant is the Buzzards Bay watershed infrastructure support grant which is through the Buzzards Bay National Estuaries program >> which is a mouthful but um yeah it's through that program but we have other
funding sources identified like the Seapport Economic Council. uh we sub will be submitting a grant application through the new eco one-stop program as well um once that's released
later I think early 2026. So >> so a good source of the one at the head of Westport might be the seport because they already funded fixing them all. Mhm.
>> So you said this is 30 what? How much? 300 >> 302. There's >> for the Hicks brbridge landing. >> Yeah. For Hicksbridge Landing. With this grant program, you can only submit a total of two applications per municipality and you can't exceed in
total requests $400,000. So that's why we landed on 302. It was just what whatever was left over from the MS4 request. I really wanted to prioritize the MS4 request just because we only have um like $18,000 a year uh to do
that work. And we have probably just taking a stab at it, but probably between 60 to $80,000 in work we have to do before year 10 of the MS4 permit, which is coming up in three years. So, if we can get this done under this
grant, that'd be great because that would free up significant part of our budget for the next couple years. >> That would be good. A lot of communities um hire somebody >> Mhm. >> on on staff to do this work.
>> Y >> uh and allocate about $120,000 a year to do it. So, if we're able to do it this way with an $18,000 budget, >> but one of the things I was interested
of is does part of this 300,000 go toward improving the access to that landing because now without the no choke land, you know, we used to have a you could go in one way and go out another way.
>> And that that's a very I don't know if this is appropriate time to discuss this, but it's It's neither here nor there. Maybe regarding the the grant, but maybe it is. It's just that it's a very tight narrow spot right at the end of the
bridge or the beginning of the bridge. Cars come down the road >> at a pretty fast clip and they're coming up across the bridge at a fast clip. And if you imagine a car pulling out with a trailer, a boat, a trailer out of it,
>> trying to do a UI go towards Darkness. Yeah. >> So, that is what I'm trying to vision how that's going to work. I mean, we need to make something needs to be made to improve that. >> Um, or we need to put, uh, you know,
signs up, >> slow danger, you know, uh, entering traffic and things to calm people down. >> You're spot on with that. And that's what we'll be working on if we receive this funding is to rework that that
access because that's a you know the access is the critical piece to make this whole work and to make it work safely. The no choke association situation that was an unexpected hiccup in the redesign process and so we didn't
have the funding to rework the design of the current entrance with the funding that we had available at the time. So that's a big reason why we prioritized it with this grant application. >> You make a very good point. I my my wife Rose was down a voyage and I
helped lug those boats in and out of there and get them out. And it's and they're 32 feet long on a trailer. So now you with with the truck you're talking about turning something that's 55 or 60 ft long. It's
>> Yeah, >> it's tough. >> All right, so I'll move on to an update to the our hazard mitigation plan. We had our final committee meeting. Bob and and Jim were at the meeting this
morning. So this plan um what is going to happen next with it is that the uh that park cororp is going to incorporate the public comments that were made from the survey that we had released a couple of months ago. They're going to finalize
that. We're going to go to the select board on December 15th to present an overview of the plan to them. will request that they vote to endorse the plan and then that plan will be submitted to MIMA and then subsequently
FEMA for their approval and then the plan will be in full effect. We are going to continue the hazard mitigation planning committee meetings into the future meeting quarterly once we get our approval. We'll be meeting quarting
quarterly just to discuss what are the priorities for implementation and see where we can collaborate with different departments on that implementation. So um we're we already have a head start on some of the implementation items because
we've been working along kind of as we've been developing different plan recommendations. We've been working on trying to find funding for different different um recommendations in that plan. So, I think we'll be in a good place for that. So, we'll just see what
happens with the plan approval process. I've not submitted a plan to FEMA before, so I I don't know how long it it will take. They said a couple of months, but we'll see. >> So, uh once it's approved, the plan is
is endorsed by the select board. Mhm. >> Uh and the the committee continues to meet quarterly, >> right, >> to talk about implementation and which which pri which have the highest priorities and stuff like that.
>> Um does the committee still have the ability to amend this plan? >> That's a good question because I think we could probably amend it on an unofficial basis. I would
have to ask PAR to see because they have a lot of experience in preparing these plans. Um so I I would ask them um need to ask them if there's a process you have to go through to amend it with MIMA and FEMA. I would imagine that there probably is
>> cuz I I would hope like the climate resilience plan once that gets done that it becomes a living document that it can be >> amended as as things change as we complete some stuff other things are
going to crop up that we didn't think about. >> Yeah. and and that would be great because then you don't when it comes time to renew these are uh I believe fiveyear plans and so you don't have to do a complete overhaul
>> like we are now because the last plan was approved in 2003. So a lot lot's changed since then. >> Um and we essentially started from scratch with with this version. So I'll
I'll follow up on that. And do we have to give a recommendation from the planning board to the select board on this? >> We don't have to, but it wouldn't hurt, but for the for the formal process, it's
not necessary. >> Well, I think some of us will show up when the thing is presented to the to the split board anyway. That's on the 15th. Yes. On the 15th, >> December. >> Yep.
>> Okay. An update on our Route Six neighborhood plan. I would like to invite the planning board to come out to this meeting or we're going to have a public meeting at the M Humber School on
December 11th at 6 o'clock. And what we'll be doing at this meeting is going over the so we're working with Serpent on this and Serpent has prepared a number of uh
kind of visioning exercises. I'm sure you've all been through them before where you're looking at various types of development precedents and then the feedback that you get from people's reactions to those development
precedents will then eventually inform a a report that spells out the vision for the neighborhood and then you can subsequently use that to incorporate into uh zoning amendments. And so that's the whole goal of this is to ask the
community, what would you like to see from commercial development in the future? How can we update um our land use table? How can we update our uh not just for commercial development, but for residential development? Do we want to
create a new program for starter homes and cottage clusters and things of that nature that can um fit in with the character of of Westport, but allow some additional housing opportunities
um in a pretty key corridor um where there are some changes eventually coming. Uh there should be a road diet of Route 6 that we we don't know when that's coming. I haven't heard anything
from DOT, so I'm not sure. But when you change if it goes down to a one lane road, it's going to function very differently. And so, um I think it that is coming especially for
Westport probably sooner or I don't want to say sooner rather than later. I think for Westport going down to one lane and maybe with some pull-offs is probably more likely. Um, and so I think we should plan for what
the built environment around that can look like. And so that's what we're attempting to do is to get the finger on the pulse of what the community would like over a 10 15 year period uh for incremental change. And I think that's really a key point of this is that we're
not looking for, you know, largecale de new development. We're looking at what is the next level, the next increment level um that folks could uh support
moving forward. So >> this would be for the route six corridor. >> Yes. Uh and and some of the adjacent areas as well. So, looking at some of the neighborhoods adjacent to
Route Six. Um, it I I have a map of it that I can pull up. >> So, it so we've gone through this process a couple of times already. Uh, we did the narrow street development study.
Um, and we did the servant study from 20 something years ago. Um that kind of broke route six up into three three different sections. uh the western most being mostly
commercial, the middle being mostly uh excuse and the the Dartmouth and more village and but I think that was done at a time when the factory building was still
still there. I'm not sure. >> It was done in uh in 2014 I think it was. No, it was done way before then. >> Before then the the narrows. Oh, well >> the narrows in 2014. >> Okay.
>> The original route six study was done >> 20 years ago >> maybe. No, that's not >> 22 years ago. So that's the study area up there that's highlighted in the >> that's the new one.
>> Yeah, that's highlighted in the and it we had updated it with the STOD when um after Serbed had come and discussed with the board. So that that's been added in there. Um I think you know one of the thing
one of the things that uh I think needs to be addressed in this plan is that the recommendations for development and some of the previous plans haven't come to fruition in the
last decade or so. And so I think it's time for a new vision of what >> the the corridor could look like. >> So is this what am I looking at what Serpent has done and is going to present at the meeting?
>> This is a >> do they have graphics like this of different concepts? This is a draft and actually we met with them today so it's no longer current but >> but they will have these kinds of diagrams and and
>> yeah like there's this one on demographics of the area but then there's um >> you know like the design precedents that we I was talking about >> building that's a good looking building. >> It is a good looking building.
>> Which one are you talking about? Oh, >> yeah. You It's that one you designed. >> We didn't pick that on purpose. They didn't know. >> So, this one's like about building massing and and design and stuff. And
then this other one is about how the the streetscape works and, you know, kind of standard planning. stuff about how the public space works with the private space and how that relates to the street. And then um we'll
take that and distill it and do a a report and have recommendations for changes in the zoning code. >> Sounds good. >> Well, as we know, these kinds of meetings are not with the public are
very it's very difficult. You you give them a sort of a you know, a group of images and and people have their own preconceived notions and and ideas. And usually
people who are at these meetings have some very specific agenda about what they would like to see or not not like to see. So >> it's just it's very hard to kind of come to >> a consensus.
>> Yeah. about what is best >> and will >> be in everyone's interest for the best interest of the town. But >> you got to start somewhere. >> You have to start somewhere. And it is it is a tall order. I mean, you have to
take into consideration not just the folks who live in the neighborhood, but the town as well. And is it going to garner twothird support at town meeting? And that's that's tough to thread that needle. order. So I and I think we ought
to go into this with the knowledge that a lot of people don't want to see Westport turn into Dartmouth. >> Mhm. >> But I think we can also talk to the to that issue by saying that our geology or
topography, whatever you want to call it, is not suitable for what's happened in Dartmouth. >> It's it's wet on either side of the road. Um, >> right. >> I think if Route 6 were to be permitted today, it wouldn't get permitted.
>> Right. Right. So >> I've I've really been emphasizing that with in our meetings with Serpent that their the maps that they create should all show the areas that are restricted from development whether it be from
wetlands, aquifer protection areas, um conserved lands, it all needs to be reflected in the mapping because I think we're looking at a very large area but the area that is actually developed developable is very constrained,
>> right? Very small. >> And I think it's important to to put that out there. Also, we don't have, frankly, we don't have the utilities, you know, so the utilities are going to be a huge constraint. You're not going to see like a five over one in Westport. It's just never going to happen.
>> Five over one, 26. Uh it's kind of the classic thing that's being built in a lot of quickly growing cities where it's retail on the bottom and five floors of residential over top. >> This is just >> sorry planner jargon TV.
>> I wouldn't I wouldn't use that term in a public meeting just because people are going to be >> public. Yeah, I guess so. >> Touche. >> So um I think that's great. So that's
December 11th. >> Yeah, December 11th at 6 o'clock at the Matt Humber School >> and the public is invited. >> Yes, absolutely. >> All right. Next, I have an I was going to let John give an update on this. I don't really have too much to update on
the open space and recreation plan. I did go to their meeting as a liaison for the planning board to talk about some of the recreation related initiatives that we have ongoing through the planning board. So the two main ones are the
Hicks bridge landing and the bike trail that we're doing or I shouldn't say bike trail, it's a shared use trail um extending from the Cookan River Rail Trail. And then as well as what Serpent and the South Coast Bikeway Alliance got
funded for for the Cross Westport um Sharies Trail. I was going to then have John lead in with an update on what their next steps are, but uh the there were a handful of folks who attended their survey was a lot more successful.
I think they got like 180 responses on that survey, which is pretty good. Um, there's a recording of the meeting if you'd like to look at the or see what was presented at the open space recreation plan. So, anyone interested, you can check that out on the town's YouTube page. But aside from that, I
don't really have any act any updates because I'm not on the committee. So, um, and next is an up or uh is the eco onetop expressions of interest. We submitted four expressions of interest
to this new program. Um like on the development side where there's the onetop for growth where you have the rural development fund and mass works and all those other programs. Now there's one there's a one-stop shop for
all the environmental pro uh environmental grant programs. So I submitted one for the cold water culvert project that we've been working on over the last year or two years with Buzzards Bay Coalition. It's for the continuing
the design work at Angeline Brook Lions Brook and Snell Creek for the culverts and I think Cornell uh the Cornell Road Angeline will be a bridge crossing. The next one I submitted was for the head of Westport. We were I had sub initially
submitted an MVP action grant application for flood and storm water resilience planning and developing some conceptual engineering maybe some preliminary engineered plans um for the head of Westport and it was denied but within two points of funding and so I
think if we get some feedback we can potentially turn that into a successful application next year. and I submitted one for funding. Well, it's an expression of interest, so they'll review it and give
us feedback, but um this one's for getting funding for the getting signage for evacuation routes in Westport. So, not just evacuation routes, but uh having signage to identify floodways.
So, and let people know >> flood hazard, >> right, that this is a flood hazard area. stay, you know, don't drive through here during a a hurricane or something like that. So, I think the funds will be used mostly to install to acquire the signage
and install install it with a contractor. I would like to build in a contingency just in case there are any roadway surveying needs. Um, but from what I understand is that the that the fire department has already
identified the routes that we need to take. So, that's a follow-up item from this morning's hazard mitigation planning meeting is to get that from from them. Um, which I think would make for a stronger grant application. And then Dia had submitted one for dune and
beach monitoring. So, she'll talk to you about that. That's kind of a continuation of the barrier beach the draft management plan that came out of the first contract with wood school group. So this was an expression of interest for do bean and do bean beach
and do monitoring and management. So one aspect we were thinking could be um mean high level mon uh taking measurements of mean high water levels and um beach transetss. So I requested 30k for maybe a drone or some kind of surveying
equipment so that the conservation this the we're envisioning that the first year they'd help us with training and capacity and then this would be kind of taken on by the conservation commission to do regular monthly um data collection at the beaches to kind of monitor the
shoreline change. Then a second subcomponent of this of this expression of interest would be um some sort of establishing a culture of consistency around beach and dune practices um pre and posttorm practices, securing
fencing, removing fencing and debris, posttorm removing debris and then also um like regular enforcement of dog regulations of um walking near the clover habitats, trash management So, some sort of maybe beach brigade or
volunteer crew that kind of manages the beach's day-to-day activities and then also um tracks these um long-term changes. So, it's an expression of interest. Um I worked with Chris Capone on the application. Um like I said, we
requested 30K for funding, I believe. Um kind of looking at quotes for different kinds of suring equipment and drones. But hopefully, you know, something comes of it. It's it's I think it's I think it aligns with the priorities that we have in some of our ongoing um plans and
drafts. But um as far as how strong of an application it is, I'm not sure. I had Woodsole group also weigh in and um help uh provide some insight into quotes and stuff. Part Yeah, part of it would be uh I forgot about this aspect. Uh
dune grass, beach grass planting. So, acquiring beach grass and planting it. So, kind of multiple aspects here. Hopefully, they'll give us some feedback. That's what I'm hoping for. >> Yeah, get some feedback on it. It's it's it's really at its core a capacity
building um a capacity building application for the town's ability to apply the recommendations of the barrier beach management plan. Um, I think it, you know, that's it's something that, uh,
the conservation commission could use some assistance with, like with, uh, doing the beach or the the dune monitoring with acquiring like a LAR drone to take those measurements. >> Um, >> yeah,
>> you might talk to me as person. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, >> he's the drunk guy. >> Yes, we know him well. >> So, I I spent uh two hours planting doom grass this weekend. >> Oh, >> I did hear about that. George told me
about that. >> And it was surprisingly easy. I could >> Oh, okay. >> That's good to hear. >> So, >> I don't know about my back, but >> understood. But I think I planted I
don't know three or 400 things of doom grass. So >> Wow. >> Well, George told me they had like 20,000 plantings they had to do in a weekend. So >> Oh my goodness. >> I don't know how many I planted. I just kept on going. >> Yeah. Yeah. You just got to >> Amazing.
>> Um >> and it's amazing. You look at the ones that were planted last year. >> Mhm. >> They're growing. >> They have seed heads. I mean, >> and apparently they grow like a foot >> into the doom and everything. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Keep on going.
>> Mhm. >> It's amazing. >> All right, that's it for the planners report. So, Dia, do you want to do the assistant planners report? >> Sure. >> Assistant planners report. First thing is climate resilience committee. Little update on resilient Westport. Um we're
meeting this Thursday and in preparation of the meeting um Jeff and I have kind of been meeting with the subcommittees to get those priorities and impacts ranked. Um so we've been making great progress actually. I think at this point
all except for three of the water impacts have been ranked. The new ranking system has proven to be somewhat similar to the previous one um employed by UMass, meaning a lot of the results
ended up in the low category. Jeff had separated out high, medium, low. In fact, most of them are in the low category. So, but that's okay because they're not all the same score. So, we're still getting a stratified score and we might just readjust what low is.
Maybe low isn't from one to 300. Maybe it's from one to 75 or something. >> So I I think that we're in a good place to touch base with everybody on Thursday. You know, now that we have this chunk kind of out of the way, maybe we just need to touch base.
Do we all feel okay about this ranking and we can move forward to some of the meat and potatoes of the of the text writing? And this also gives us a chance to get ahead on community engagement. How do we want the community to, you know, interact with these rankings and and get their feedback on what they
think, too? So, I think we're in a better place than we were last week. Um Jeff was out of town a little bit. He's back. So, that's great. Um and then, let's see. I'm going to be meeting with Kim Batello um
tomorrow uh sorry Thursday before the meeting regarding um community engagement and maybe looping the school in the fifth graders in. So I'll give you guys an update on that um come the meeting. So yeah, CRC Resilient Westport is is chugging along luckily. Just met
with Bob today. We had a really successful meeting. All right. So, those who don't know, Kempello is the educational director of the water. >> Yes. Yep. Exactly. >> Might be outreach coordinator. Yeah. Yep. And then projects. I sent you guys
another updated projects report. This is just so you can visualize everything we've done this calendar year. Everything that's come before us, what's open, what ended up getting closed. And um there's one that's a pre-application that didn't quite fit into a category,
brick metastate. So we've gone through 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ANRS, which is great. And then closed off some site plans, some subdivisions, a lot of solar, and making our way through some of the other things like for example, lot and trust, Bentley Estates. We're closing off some of the
shies with that. Inheritance Lane, they actually told me that they finished construction. They didn't realize they had to submit an asville. So they're mobilizing to submit the asphalt right now. Corey Ridge, the appeal was just dismissed. Fences estates, we just endorsed the myar. So we're making our way through. We're trying to we're
trying to get it done. Um I just got an update from 1180 American Legion Highway under site plans. They're coming before the ZVA in December. Then they'll come to us for final plans. So this has helpful for me, too, because I can, you know, get on some of these people too and be like, "Okay, what's going on?" So
just wanted to share with you guys. >> That's good. >> Yeah. I just had a question for you. >> So on let's say on the solar the closed projects means that they are >> they finish construction they
>> or or they were withdrawn. >> I I left out withdrawn. I left out anything that's withdrawn from this. >> Well I thought uh thought the rod and gun club >> Oh I thought they decide not to do that. >> They're withdrawn. Yeah. Then I forgot to delete that one. I'm sorry. I deleted
some other withdrawn stuff. Yep. So closed besides rod and gun, it just means they're operating. So I could have changed that close to operating for solar. >> Yeah, that's probably a better way to say that. >> And then on the u the Route 88 Sullivan Soulage. >> Yeah.
>> But didn't we we discussed this? I thought we did discuss it at the uh the previous meeting on October 21st, but it's not in the minutes. This is the one where they want to come in opposite the um >> fire station. >> The fire station and there was the issue
of the drainage and we made no decision on it because you were going to look in or discuss it further with >> Right. Right. And they're actually they're also changing their own plans. First they were requesting some waiverss for their utilities. Now they're putting it back underneath. Now they're meeting
with the power sources. So no no update from them right now. They're they're kind of figuring it out as they go to. They they came requesting a lot of changes and they're kind of changing their plan, too. Um, but we I met with them. I went on a site visit
there within the last two weeks. Um, and Derek goes out there pretty consistently, too. So, um, the construction is is is up to par. It's just about they've just running into some issues with their utilities, but they've switched and decided to put them all underground now
and they're waiting on some meeting with their utility provider >> and some of the drainage that we didn't want to go >> didn't want to go there soil next to Route 88. >> Right. >> I only bring it up because I drive on Route 88 and now that leaves are off the trees, I've seen a lot of moving
equipment that's just sitting there. >> Right. Right. All all of the all of the racks are I think all the all the racks are installed. We need to put the uh the panels on. >> Well, they're some of the panels are on the ones right next to 88.
>> I just wrote one. >> Mhm. >> And I don't know if all I could really think to look >> deeply, but you could see him through the tree. >> When I had touched base with the the developer, he had said that
they aren't altering the drainage of the gravel roadway, they're just improving it. So when he said that the water would sheet flow back into the woods, he was saying that that is what the water always did previous to Route 88 being a development there. So when the concern
about it over maybe overflowing the wetlands, the contractor said this is how it's always drained in this area. So it's it's just a return to the natural flow. So he felt like it wasn't a concern with the with the discharge to a
wetlands complex in the back. >> Well, I think I think 88 is a barrier to the the historic sheet flow >> in that area. I mean >> used to go from west to east. >> Uhhuh.
>> And with route 88, it's not going to get over 88. It's going to go into the ditch. >> Okay. Yeah. So now you've got two parallel roads. you over 88 and the new access road >> and there's just this swale in between, >> right? >> So, and the new road blocks any drainage
from going east. >> Yeah. It remains to be seen how they're going to address that issue because if I recall correctly, some of the the electrical is going to be underneath uh some of the some of the subsurface storm water
infrastructure. um which is why they wanted to elevate the utilities, but we told them that's going to require an amendment to your special permit. So, I don't really know where they're they're headed, but we're trying to stay
on top of it to get them to sort it out. >> Okay. >> That's it. >> Okay. Uh I have a question before we get to minutes. Um, somebody floated dates for meeting with the finance committee.
>> I did. >> I didn't respond, I don't think. But >> you did. >> Okay. >> Yeah, we talked about it. Or maybe you emailed me about it. I think you said the dates were fine, >> but I I filled out their survey and >> we don't know. >> I haven't heard anything back.
>> Can you send me a copy of our budget? >> Sure. And if we want to change anything, who do we start with? Jim Hartnett or with the finance committee? >> Uh, we could ask the finance committee.
It's already been submitted to Jim Hartnett to be approved. Um, so but it could be he's already made his recommendation to the finance committee, but obviously the board can make a different recommendation. Um, yeah.
>> So, should we do that before the meeting when they come back with the meeting or should we do it at the meeting? >> Uh, if there's anything you'd like to to change, I think we should should talk about it beforehand. >> So, send me send me the budget. >> Sure. the the budget that I had submitted to the town administrator is
this essentially the same budget that we've had since I started working here um in terms of operations but the obviously the staff salary has been increased by 3% or whatever was applicable for >> do we know what that is supposed to be
for 26 >> what that what that looks like in a a dollar amount yeah >> yeah I'll I'll send that to you tomorrow. >> Okay. Minutes. >> There are two items under
correspondence, too. I don't >> These these are really quick. >> Okay. The zoning board of appeals for 107 at 1017 Sodom Road uh heard a case where there was a non-aggricultural
operation. The building inspector issued a cease and desist which they appealed to the ZBA. The ZBA subsequently told them that all of the non-aggricultural operations
must cease, which the non-ag operations were a pool water business and a mulching business. The materials for the mulching were not being generated on site. They were being brought in from somewhere else and they considered that
um more of an industrial application. The ZBA agreed with that. So the ZBA told them that they have to move the mulching materials from the site by December 31st, which was uh the building inspector initially gave seven days, but they gave them an extra
>> time period on Sodom Road. Was it on APR property or just uh >> uh I believe it is APR property? It's between Adamsville and Charlotte White. It's that section of Sodom. >> Well, that's a big section. I know, but
those are the only two intersections. >> Those are the two main roads >> where they move all the uh the grass. >> Yeah. Where they took the walls out, >> right? It's right >> right beyond that. It's in that cluster of >> Yeah. And it's been sold to the Westport
Land Trust apparently. >> Well, a different one. I think >> it's in the back. >> In the back. >> Okay. He and his siblings said the owner sold the land to the West Fort Land Trust.
Final transfer is expected in by June 1st of 2026. >> Yeah, because Russ ended up speaking to them. >> Okay.
>> Okay. And then the other one is a notice from the ZBA regarding 708 Sanford Road. There is a dental office there which is in the uh residential zoning district and so
it's therefore a non-conforming use and the ZBA gave them permission to expand the non-conforming use to expand the structure housing the dentistry. >> The chair of the board is a patient. I
know. I laughed when I when I saw that in there. He Yeah, >> he excused himself. >> Roger recused himself because he's a patient. >> So, I mean, that's that's been there as long as I've been around looking at stuff. Um,
I don't think that's been there since, but I don't know. H >> um what what what can we learn from their decision? >> If you keep your teeth fixed, you're
okay. I I think one of the things that we're trying to address right now and is how to deal with these commercial areas that have I I think people value that these different
services are available, restaurants, whatever they may be. Um but the underlying zoning doesn't allow for them. Um and that is a a barrier to small business. And I think we want to support those small businesses. And that's why we applied to the one-stop
program to deal with um some of the non-conforming commercial uses in Westport's historic uh village areas. And so I think the takeaway from it is that the really the residential
agricultural zoning district is it's one sizefits-all and you have a very long town with very distinct areas of town and that doesn't really work. >> So you ought to consider um
the area where the dental office is because it's also a variety store up there. Mhm. >> One of the nodes that we should consider. >> Yep. >> Because it it it serves the neighborhood basically. >> Yeah. And even if there is an area of
town that isn't incorporated into this grant applica or the the grant project, we can >> completely just take whatever Yeah. Yeah. and propose it at town meeting. And the the
business non-conformity is is a a real issue here since we have a lot of a lot of those events. And some of them,
you know, if you if it was something like a a dentist office or something like that in in essentially a house, um, you know, you you think that stays as as
even though it's a non-conforming use, it stays as a pretty stagnant non-conforming use. But there are there are other businesses that have trucks and yards and equipment and stuff that that are doing well. We'd like to we'd
like our businesses to do well. >> Mhm. >> But but they have, you know, it isn't a stagnant nonconformity. that is that doesn't when I mean stagnant they mean it's a
non-conformity that's that's not really changing like like a real estate office >> Mhm. >> that that's understandable but but a business that is really extend expanding on the outside
that's a a different issue. >> Yeah. Absolutely. >> Yeah. And there are plenty of nonconformities that that that did not exist before zoning. So that they have >> they have crept in since zoning
>> but continued to expand or grow and that's that's an issue. >> So we have to think about how to deal with that. >> Yeah. I mean you in one hand you don't want to see the sort of sprawling of
little businesses throughout the town. You'd rather see you know concentration in villages. >> You'd like to see the the like to see the village the central village be a successful business area
>> be a village too and not have to drive for business. But anyway, um but at the same time, you don't want to drive small businesses out of out of town, >> right? Exactly. >> Or out of business. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
>> So, our ADU bylaw was the one that was flagged by the AG. >> Yep. So, I had a call the other day from somebody about converting somebody's garage or part of
it to an ADU. >> Mhm. >> Um, but the existing garage has been there for decades and decades and decades. Violates the rear yard setback by a foot and a half. So, it's supposed
to be six feet and they got 4 and 1/2 ft. >> Mhm. Are they going to be able to convert part of the garage to an ADU without moving the garage? >> Is it a legal nonconformity? >> Yeah. Well, I think it is. It's existing. Nobody's ever said that.
>> I don't see why not. The ADU bylaw doesn't have any restrictions on uh actually the AG's office
sternly advised us that if dimensional requirements are being used to prevent ADU development then they can find our uh or excuse me new ADU if it's being used to prevent a new
ADU or any ADU development that the regulation can be found to be unreasonable. And I think if it's a legal nonconformity and we're going to use that as grounds to prevent an ADU from being developed,
I think it would fall into that category of what the AG was advising us of what not to do. >> So So what what is a legal nonconformity? a nonconformity that's existed and nobody said anything.
>> Well, that would not be a legal nonconformity, but you know, something that may have pre-existed zoning or some the zoning may have changed. >> And I think dimensionally some of the my my understanding of the case law is
a change of use in a building that doesn't change the nonconformity, >> right? That is you you have you have a a use and you have the you have a non-conforming use in the building and and you change that. Let's
say they have to expand the building and they expand it in the front but they don't expand it into the re let's say they have they're required to have a five yard a five foot sideyard setback.
They have a 4 and a half foot setback and they expand the building but they expand it >> the other way >> the other way and it doesn't increase the non-conformity generally that's found to to be reasonable.
>> So what I told them is if they're taking one of the garage bays and making it an ADU Yeah. >> and leaving the outside of the building alone right >> you're not increasing the nonconformity. So, I don't think that the building inspector would give them a season of
disaster or not give them a building permit. >> I think I think >> if even if they did, I think the zoning board would right would look favorably upon. >> I think that's that would comply with our new bylaw. >> Yep. >> Mr. Chairman, I had a chance to read the
minutes. If we can move to that, sir. I found them to be extensive and complete. People have had a chance to look at them. I would move that we approve them. >> Yeah, I I've read them also and I agree.
I I second the motion. >> That was a motion, I think. >> Okay. It was a second motion. >> Okay. All those in favor? I I >> I >> super then I would entertain unless anybody has anything else a motion to return.
>> So move Mr. Chair second. All those in favor I I