Santoro applicants schedule field walk for cottage replacement, propose holding tank

Lou and Michelle Santoro described plans to demolish an aging seasonal cottage at 3474 Smith Road and replace it with a walkout design that would include a holding tank so occupants need not use an outhouse. They said the new structure would remain a two-bedroom dwelling per Wildwood rules and that the replacement aims to improve accessibility for an elderly relative.

Commission staff said the item was new to the agenda and recommended a field walk to observe foundation footprint and site constraints; the commission scheduled a field walk for the Wednesday before the next regular meeting and recorded that staff would notify the applicants by email. The commission discussed tree removal, driveway relocation and erosion controls (silt fence and stockpile areas) as matters to review during the field inspection.