Board of Survey and Planning okays lot subdivision for Pizzi Farm

In a brief meeting this Wednesday, the Board of Survey and Planning accepted plans to formally divide Pizzi Farm’s property into four lots.

The Board of Survey and Planning is a seven-member board in charge of regulating public and private ways and making decisions on the status and boundaries of lots in the city.

Among other duties, under the state’s subdivision control law, it determines whether property owners can split their properties into multiple lots by approving or disapproving their plan, or deciding that it does not require approval.

According to lawyer Bob Bibbo, who represented Pizzi Farm, the board signed off on a plan put forward in 2006 by the owners to divide the property formally into four lots, determining it did not require approval. The documents for this decision were not filed properly with the city and subsequently lost, so the owners returned to the board this week to get the division re-endorsed. Owner Richard Pizzi explained the purpose of these plans was for a bank appraisal.

Board members decided to double-check the board’s records for its original decision and questioned Bibbo on why the plans were not filed, but neither Bibbo nor Pizzi were able to identify the original lawyer responsible for filing the plan. After some deliberation, they agreed to sign off on the new plans.

The board also at its Sept. 3 meeting agreed to wait for additional information on a gas station’s application for a special permit for larger-than-regulation driveways at 962 Main St. in order to conduct further research on potential drainage issues. The board will take up the case again at its next meeting on Oct. 1.